BioInspired! So What? Now What!

2011/02/09 Updated link to reference official conference website.

Elsevier is proud to announce the International Bionic Engineering Conference 2011. This new conference aims to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial development in a field that is rapidly growing and gaining recognition across many disciplines. Intended as a common ground for the exchange of ideas, the Organizers call upon key researchers in industry and academia from around the globe to engage each other with presentation and in conversation that inspires bionic solutions to some of the biggest engineering problems facing industry today. 

Why you shouldn't miss this conference?

• First meeting to act as a common ground for industry and academia in bionics
• Key leaders in the field to organize and present
• Most recent developments in bionic research and applications in industry
• Networking opportunities between academia and industry

Oral and poster abstracts are now invited on the following topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system. Abstract submission deadline: 25 March

Topics for submission:

• Industry success stories
• Impact on engineering
• Sustainability and Responsibility
• Understanding of materials in biomimetics
• Environmental Aspects of biomimetics
• Sensors and signal processing
• Bio-inspired materials and self-x-mechanisms
• Energy Systems
• Fluid dynamics
• Functional surfaces
• Robotics, motion systems and artificial intelligence
• Textiles (medical / technical / fashion)
• Medicine (prosthetics and orthotics)
• Agriculture
• Materials
• Architecture & Built Environment

 
Author notification deadline  Friday, 6^th May 2011 
Author registration deadline Friday, 20^th May 2011

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Thanks to Julian Vincent and the Biomimetics mailing list for the pointer!  Julian mentioned that "We are already planning a session on sustainable settlements (towns, cities . . .) based on bionic principles."