** Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2008 International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics (BMEI 2008) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 28 - 30 May 2008, Sanya, Hainan, China Submission Deadline: 10 November 2007 http://www.hainu.edu.cn/BMEI2008 Call for Papers, Invited Sessions & Sponsorship The aim of BMEI2008 is to bring together researchers working in many different areas of biomedical engineering and informatics to foster international collaborations and exchange of new ideas. The BMEI 2008 conference proceedings will be published by the IEEE and will be indexed in both EI and ISTP. Selected good papers will be recommended for publication in SCI/SCI-E indexed international journals. The BMEI 2008 will be co-located with the 2008 Congress on Image and Signal Processing (CISP 2008: http://www.hainu.edu.cn/CISP2008), in order to promote cross-fertilization between the broad areas of biomedical engineering and signal processing. ABOUT SANYA Sanya is one of China's premier tourist destinations, with white-sand beaches, charming scenery, hot-springs, and popular activities such as scuba-diving and rafting. More than 20 ethnic groups, including Han, Li, Miao, and Hui, inhabit Sanya and make Sanya a wonderful place to appreciate the various cultures of China. For more information, visit the conference web page or email the secretariat at bmei2008@hainu.edu.cn Join us at this major event in scenic Hainan !!!