SIPAIM 2015
Nov. 17-19, 2015, Cuenca, Ecuador
http://www.sipaim.org/



Aim and Scope
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The 11th International Seminar on Medical Information Processing and Analysis (SIPAIM) aims to bring together medical and bio-medical researchers, students and professionals, especially those with a strong interest in image and signal analysis. The conference will serve as a forum to communicate results, exchange ideas and promote the creation of technical and scientific collaboration networks.



Paper submission and Topics
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Prospective authors are invited to submit an extended abstract and, upon acceptance for publication by the program committee, send a full manuscript that will be published in the SPIE Digital Library.

Papers should be related to one or more of the conference's six main topics:

- Medical and Biomedical Imaging

- e-Health

- Digital Pathology

- Analysis of medical procedures through imaging

- Representation Based Biosignal Analysis

- Biosignals


An extended list of sub-topics may be found in the event's web page:

http://www.sipaim.org/?mod=topics


Abstract and manuscript submissions for SIPAIM 2015 will go through the SPIE Submission and Review System.


http://spie.org/x113458.xml

Important dates
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Deadline for Submission: July 01, 2015
Notification of Acceptance: July 31, 2015
Final Manuscript Submission: September 15, 2015
Conference: Nov 17-19, 2015


Venue
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The Conference will be held at the University of Cuenca, within walking distance of the historic center, listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Trust site since 1999.

Located in the highlands of Ecuador at about 2500 meters above sea level, Cuenca enjoys a mild climate year-round: Days are generally warm and nights are cool. The city offers accommodation facilities for all budgets and is well connected to Quito and Guayaquil via direct-flights. Van services from Guayaquil are also available.(http://www.operazuaytur.com/).



Organization
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General chair
Eduardo Romero, Ph.D.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Colombia

Co-chair
Natasha Lepore, Ph.D.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California - USA

Co-chair
Jorge Brieva, Ph.D.
Universidad Panamericana - Mexico

This year SIPAIM will be organized by:
Universidad de Cuenca (http://www.cuenca.gov.ec/)
Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (http://www.ups.edu.ec/sede-cuenca).

Other sponsors include:
The SIPAIM Society (http://sipaim.org)
Prometeo Project, Senescyt, Ecuador (http://prometeo.senescyt.gob.ec/)
Consorcio Ecuatoriano de Internet Avanzada (CEDIA-https://www.cedia.org.ec/)


Invited Speakers
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Dr. Anant Madabhushi (Digital Pathology)
Dr. Paul Thompson (Medical and Biomedical Imaging)
Dr. Fernando Mora (e-Health)
Dr. Paul Yushkevich (Medical and Biomedical Imaging)
Dr. Norbeto Malpica (Representation Based Biosignal Analysis)

Please feel free to circulate this announcement among your colleagues.

We look forward to meeting you in Cartagena for SIPAIM 2014.

Best regards,

SIPAIM 2014 Organizing Committee