VII LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
October 26th -28th, 2016.
Place:Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga (Av 42, No 48-11), Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia

STRUCTURE OF THE ACADEMIC EVALUATION AND SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE CLAIB 2016

• Regional Committee and local organization of CLAIB 2016 for the selection of manuscripts for evaluation formed by professors of Universities from Bucaramanga and Colombia: UIS, UDES; UPB, UNAB, EIA.
• National Academic Group with the support of BME leaders from the five regions of Colombia.
• International Support Group from member countries of CORAL, IEEE, IFMBE for the evaluation of manuscripts as the one used in CLAIB 2014 (Paraná, Argentina).
• Pre-congress courses leaded by professors proposed by IFMBE, CORAL, IEEE-EMBS Y ABIOIN.
• Practical workshops.
• Ecological thematic trails for academic interaction.
• Organization of groups of areas for the congress in relation with physical spaces.
• Selection of evaluation groups by thematic rooms and posters.

AGREEMENTS AND PUBLIC RELATIONSHIPS OF CLAIB 2016

• Pre-congress courses in Universities of the Metropolitan area of Bucaramanga: UIS, UDES, UPB, UNAB, Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia (EIA).
• Hospital Engineering Workshops in FCV and FOSUNAB.
• Workshops on education – innovation and business development, ethics and legal issues in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering.
• National Editorial Committee EIA and local.
• Selected articles from the congress proceedings to be published in IFMBE , CORAL Y ABIOIN diffusion media.
• Ecological Day with thematic trails – Hiking groups, Civil Defense and Red Cross.
• International companies – commercial exposition.
• State support, international entities, universities, hospitals.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION OF CLAIB 2016

• Budget and business plan CLAIB 2016.
• Security committee for the control of information, inventories, placement and money.
• Reception and guidance committee.
• Committee for mobility and transportation.
• Diffusion of the event by social networks.
• Committee of credentials reception and touristic, social, health and transportation guidance.
• Merchandizing structures and commercialization canals.
• Direction Board of the Congress CLAIB 2016.
• Agreements for Institutional support from public and private organizations.