Latin American CORAL-EMBS Student Paper Competition
CORAL, together with IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, sponsors a paper competition for Latin American Students who must be either members of the national societies associated with CORAL or EMBS Student Members (Graduates and Undergraduates). Students should submit their entry to the Conference as a Contributed Paper by April 23, 2010. Each student’s Faculty Advisor will be required to endorse their student's submission by submitting a Nomination Form (download Word or PDF file of the Nomination Form) between 23 April and 13 May, 2010. Failure to submit the accompanying Nomination Form within the submission window will invalidate the respective student paper submission for the student paper competition. This form is also available at http://embc2010.embs.org
Remember Competition Deadline for Submission: April 23, 2010
Submissions are evaluated on their originality, scientific merits, structure, and clarity of composition. All submissions will be peer-reviewed and finalists selected based on the merits of submissions and corresponding nominations. Finalists must attend the Conference and present their papers as either a platform or poster presentation and also at a special session for the Latin American CORAL-EMBS Student Paper Competition.
Each Finalist will receive free conference registration and partial travel support in US dollars according to their air fare expenses:
| Argentina | $250 USD |
|---|---|
| Brazil | $350 USD |
| Chile | $350 USD |
| Colombia | $700 USD |
| Costa Rica | $1,100 USD |
| Cuba | $1,100 USD |
| Mexico | $1,100 USD |
| Peru | $500 USD |
| Uruguay | $250 USD |
| Venezuela | $700 USD |
In addition, first, second and third place winners will be selected from the 10 finalists and these winners will receive monetary awards of $1,000, $750 and $500 USD, respectively.
Additional information regarding this CORAL-EMBS Latin American Student Paper Competition (LA SPC) may be obtained directly from the LA SPC Committee organizers:
Prof. Joaquín Azpiroz
Prof. Emilio Sacristán
CORAL/CI3M office (Mexico)
Phone/Fax: (52-55) 85024569
Email: ci3m@me.com
CORAL-EMBS Latin American Student Paper Competition (LA SPC) Guidelines
Students interested in participating in the competition should:
- Create a profile in the Conference Paper Management System or update an existing Profile
- Complete the Paper Deposit payment via the Conference Online Registration and Paper Submission System from the Conference Website: http://embs.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/start.pl
- Submit their entry to the EMBS Annual Conference as a Contributed Paper by 23 April, 2010
- Inform their advisor's that they should also submit a Nomination form for their student's entry between 23 April and 13 May, 2010 (the advisor should verify both student status and EMBS or CORAL membership).
Papers describing either complete results of original research or a project containing a significant design element will be accepted as entries. The student author (or the student representative of a design team of up to 4 students) should be listed as the first author and the student's advisor as the second or the last author. Other individuals may be listed as co-authors, if appropriate. The first author will be considered the “corresponding author” and will be required to coordinate communication with the conference office and their co-authors. The student must be a member of the EMB society, or of a national society affiliated with CORAL, at the time of paper submission and prior to 23 April, 2010. A paper deposit payment must be completed at the time of submission.
A student may submit only ONE entry.
Rules for manuscript preparation for the Paper must be followed as outlined on the conference web site and in the Author's Kit. Please note that for a paper outlining a design project, the construction of the project, the accompanying design considerations, and verification of project success should be detailed in the paper. All papers must be within the 4 page limit.
LA SPC submissions without a faculty advisor's Nomination Form (received by 13 May, 2010) will not be considered in the competition. Log-in to the Paper Management System, select the link to upload the Nomination Form and complete the required fields (Note: Proposer = Advisor). Do not fax, e-mail or mail the nomination forms to the Latin American Student Paper Competition (LA SPC) Committee as submissions done this way will not be considered in the competition.
The Review Process
LA SPC submissions will be reviewed in the usual manner by the Conference Editorial Board for their suitability to be included in the technical program of the Conference. Those receiving high scores in the initial review will then be reviewed by the LA SPC Committee to short-list the Finalists. The nomination by faculty advisors is a very important document here (remember it must be received between 23 April and 13 May, 2010).
Note: Any student wishing to have his or her entry withdrawn if it is not selected as a Finalist should have their Advisor clearly indicate this by checking the corresponding box when submitting the SPC nomination form.
