MICCAI 2010, the 13th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, will be held from September 20-24, 2010 in Beijing, China. The venue for MICCAI 2010 is the China National Convention Center (CNCC). Located in the Beijing Olympic Green, the CNCC is right next to the Bird's Nest (China National Stadium), the Water Cube (National Aquatics Center) and the National Indoor Stadium.

TOPICS
Topics to be addressed in MICCAI 2010 include, but are not limited to:
* General Medical Image Computing
* Computer Assisted Interventional Systems and Robotics
* Visualization and Interaction
* General Biological Image Computing
* Brain and Neuroscience Image Computing
* Computational Anatomy (statistics on anatomy)
* Computational Physiology (virtual organs)
* Innovative Clinical/Biological Applications and Surgical Procedures

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
We invite electronic submissions for MICCAI 2010 (LNCS style, double blind review) of up to 8-page papers for oral or poster presentation. Papers will be reviewed by members of the programme review committee and assessed for quality and best means of presentation. Besides advances in methodology, we would also like to encourage submission of papers that demonstrate clinical relevance, clinical applications, and validation studies.

PROPOSAL FOR TUTORIALS AND WORKSHOPS
Tutorials will be held and will complement and enhance the scientific program of MICCAI2010.The purpose of the tutorials is to provide educational material for training new professionals in the field including students, clinicians and new researchers. Workshops will be held and will provide opportunity for discussing technical and application issues in depth. The purpose of the workshops is to provide a comprehensive forum on topics that will not be fully explored during the main conference.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

* GENERAL CHAIR/CO-CHAIRS
Tianzi Jiang,Institute of Automation,Beijing,China (Chair)
Alan Colchester,University of Kent,UK
Jim Duncan,Yale University,USA

* PROGRAMME CHAIR/CO-CHAIRS
Max Viergever,Utrecht University & UMC Utrecht,The Netherlands (Chair)
Nassir Navab,TU München, Germany
Josien Pluim,University Medical Center Utrecht,The Netherlands

* WORKSHOP CHAIR/CO-CHAIRS
Bram van Ginneken,Radboud University Nijmegen,The Netherlands (Chair)
Yong Fan,Institute of Automation,Beijing,China
Polina Golland,Massachusetts Institute of Technology,USA
Tim Salcudean,University of British Columbia,Canada

* TUTORIAL CHAIR/CO-CHAIRS
Dinggang Shen,University of North Carolina,USA (Chair)
Alejandro Frangi,Universitat Pompeu Fabra,Barcelona,Spain
Gabor Szekely,ETH Zurich,Switzerland