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All sessions of the meeting, including exhibits, posters,
and oral presentations will take place in the David Lawrence
Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Transportation To and From the Airport
The Greater Pittsburgh International Airport is located 25
miles from the Convention Center with an approximate taxi
fare of $35 each way. Shuttle service is available at the
airport.
Registration
All attendees are expected to register for the meeting. Register
early and get the pre-registration fees, which are much lower
than onsite registration. The pre-registration deadline
is March 31, 2006. If you are attending the Regenerate
2006 Meeting please indicate on the registration form to receive
a 20% registration discount.
Registration fees include: Abstract CD-ROM, admittance to
all scientific sessions, tutorials, technology and training
forums, panel discussions, exhibits, opening reception, poster
and exhibition reception, and breaks (additional fees apply
to Wednesday workshops).
Member Rates
Member rates apply to members of the Society For Biomaterials,
USA, other world biomaterials congress societies, and TERMIS.
Members of TERMIS or world biomaterials congress societies
must include a photocopy of a current dues receipt or membership
card with registration to qualify for member discount. World
biomaterials congress societies are Australian Society for
Biomaterials, Canadian Biomaterials Society, Chinese Committee
for Biomaterials, Chinese Taipei Society for Biomaterials
and Controlled Release, European Society for Biomaterials,
Indian Society for Biomaterials and Artificial Organs, Japanese
Society for Biomaterials, Korean Society for Biomaterials,
and Latin American Society for Biomaterials. Probationary
Special Interest Group members do not qualify for member rate.
Full-time student and Post-graduate meeting registration
includes access to all scientific sessions, Opening Ceremony
Reception, anda complimentary Abstract CD-ROM. To qualify
for discounted registration rates, proof of full-time student
or post-graduate status must accompany registration.
Cancellations/Refunds
To cancel your registration and receive a refund, a written
request must be received by March 31, 2006. Cancellation requests
received by this date will receive a refund less a $75 processing
fee. Requests will be processed after the meeting. All requests
received after March 31, 2006, will forfeit 100 percent of
monies paid.
Web Registration
Registration
for members and non-members may be submitted via the SFB Web
site. NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED VIA TELEPHONE.
Final Program, Certificates of Attendance,
and Visa
Certificates of attendance will be available for all registrants
at the on-site registration desk. Badges will be required
to be worn at all functions of the meeting. Participants are
expected to make their own travel arrangements, and procure
their own visas. The final program will be distributed at
the meeting.
The official language of the meeting is English.
Dress Code
Business casual is the recommended dress for the meeting.
Transactions Book
All of the abstracts being presented at the meeting, both
oral and poster will be on CD-ROM, which is included in your
meeting registration. A printed Transactions Book will be
available for purchase upon registration.
Special Needs
The Society For Biomaterials wishes to take steps to ensure
that no disabled person is excluded, denied services, segregated,
or otherwise treated differently than other individuals because
of the absence of auxiliary aids and services. If you require
any auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans
with Disabilities Act, please indicate so on your registration
form.
2006 Regenerate World Congress on
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
On Thursday, April 27, 2006, the Society For Biomaterials
will be holding sessions concurrently with the 2006 Regenerate
World Congress on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.
Working collaboratively with PTEI and TERMIS, the SFB Program
Committee offers the SFB Thursday Program to regenerate attendees,
and reciprocally, the Regenerate Program is also available
to SFB meeting attendees. Regenerate's Thursday Program includes
the following sessions: Third Party Reimbursement; Biomechanical
Training of Tissue Constructs; Digitally Enabled Tissue Engineering;
Bioreactors; Extensions of Regenerative Medicine to Ex-Vivo
Discovery; Structural and Biomechanical Characterization;
Addressing Immune System Issues; Imaging in Regenerative Medicine;
and Controlled Ligand Presentation. For more information,
or to register for the entire Regenerate 2006 Meeting, please
visit: www.regenerate-online.com.
Sponsors and Exhibits
Each year, the Society For Biomaterials Annual Meeting serves
as the central gathering point for the entire biomaterials
field. This year's Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
promises to offer an exciting interaction between conference
registrants and exhibitors. In order to provide exhibitors
with steady exposure to conference attendees, all coffee breaks
and poster sessions will be held exclusively in the exhibit
area. This format encourages frequent contact and dialogue
between biomaterials scientists in industry, academia, and
the exhibiting companies.
For more information on exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities,
please visit the Exhibit & Sponsor Info page of this website;
download the Exhibitor
and Sponsorship Prospectus, or contact:
Chris Brown, Exhibits Manager
Society For Biomaterials
15000 Commerce Parkway, Suite C, Mount Laurel, NJ 08054
(856) 439-0500 • cbrown@ahint.com
Exhibit Hours
Thursday, April 27: 9:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 28: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Innovation
Corridor
For the first time, SFB is excited
to host an "Innovation Corridor Poster Session"
during the 2006 SFB Annual Meeting. The "Innovation Corridor"
provides a unique opportunity for academic researchers to
foster world-class collaborations among academia, early stage
research organizations, industry, and governmental agencies.
Innovation Corridor Posters will be located in the exhibit
hall of the Convention Center on April 27 and 28, 2006. Innovation
Corridor Poster presenters should have an academic affiliation
and the technology presented should be patented (or patent
applied for) by a university technology transfer office. Click
here for an application. Please return applications to
the SFB office via email (info@biomaterials.org)
or fax: 856-439-0525.
NIST Invitational
Meeting: Standards to Support US Technological Innovation
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Topic: Next Generation
Measurement Tools to Advance Tissue Engineering &
Regenerative Medicine
Date: Friday,
April 28 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m |
This meeting is part of an effort by the National Institute
of Standards and Technology to provide a realistic assessment
of the U.S. Measurement System to support US Technological
Innovation (http://usms.nist.gov/).
We are inviting businesses and universities to help define
the new measurement infrastructure needed to advance the growth
and development of the nation’s tissue-engineering and
biomedical industry by providing input into: (i.) the measurement
capabilities that NIST is currently developing for testing
biomaterials interactions with cells and tissues, and (ii.)
the needs that will support technological advances in this
broad-based industry. This open forum will examine the proposed
measurement needs and will identify barriers to innovation.
If interested, contact Dr. Lori Henderson at (301) 975-4348
or lori.henderson@nist.gov.
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