On behalf of the Scientific Programme Committee we would like to invite you to submit a paper to the 23rd International Conference of the European Federation for Medical Informatics - MIE2011 - in Oslo, Norway, August 28th to 31st, 2011.

MIE2011 is co-hosted by the Norwegian Society for Medical Informatics (FDH) and the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI), and will be a primary venue for the European health informatics community in 2011. Details about the conference are available at our web: www.mie2011.org

The MIE2011 theme is "User Centred Networked Health Care".

The objective of the conference is to highlight the broad range of health informatics achievements at regional, national and international level. We invite the full range of submissions of original work in health and biomedical informatics research and innovation. Your submission can discuss health records, standards, social media, social care, telemedicine, software development, as well as strategies for user involvement, user-centeredness, benefits for patient care, development for sustainable use, and new challenges when health professionals collaborate in (virtual) teams with colleagues and patients.

The conference programme will include keynotes, parallel tracks with oral presentations of accepted contributions: papers, panels and poster. Furthermore, there will be application-oriented track with EFMI corporate members and we will introduce a village where pre-competitive innovations will be presented.

MIE2011's opening will commence at Akershus University Hospital, one of the technologically most advanced health facilities in Europe. During the opening Day, interactive workshops will feature the hospital's extensive experience with advanced health technologies, complemented by tours through the hospital, focusing on Health Care of the Future (HP Global Centre of Excellence), Integrated EHR, digitalized radiology and laboratory.

The submission site is now open, and the Scientific Programme Committee invites participants to submit full papers (deadline January 30, 2011), posters, short communications, panel or workshop proposals or software demonstration proposals.

Important deadlines:
Full paper submission: January 30, 2011
All other submissions: March 15, 2011
Notification of acceptance: March 31, 2011
Resubmission of accepted papers: May 1, 2011
Conference: August 28 - 31, 2011

Final acceptance of a selected contribution requires that the presenting author is a registered delegate at MIE2011, and the submission has to be revised according to the recommendations of reviewers and the SPC.

More information can be found at our web site: www.mie2011.org

We look forward to see you in Oslo for MIE2011.