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2017 Annual MeetingOctober 11-14, 2017Phoenix Convention CenterPhoenix, Ariz.Contact:

Doug Beizer Communications Director8201 Corporate Drive, Suite 1125Landover, MD 20785-2224Phone: [email protected]

www.bmes.org

2017 BMES Annual Meeting ProspectusWe look forward to seeing you soon at BMES 2017!


What is the Biomedical Engineering Society?The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) is the world’s leading society of professionals devoted to developing and using engineering and tech-nology to advance human health and well-being. The Society has nearly 7,000 members and is growing at a fast pace.

BMES’s mission is to build and support the biomedical engineering community with activities designed to communicate recent advances, discoveries, and in-ventions. The Society also supports education and professional development for those working in academia, government, medicine, and the private sector.

What is the BMES Annual Meeting?The BMES Annual Meeting brings together thousands of professional scien-tists, engineers, professors, researchers, academics, and health care providers who are leaders in biomedical engineering and bioengineering. They attend the meeting to learn about the latest in biomedical engineering research.

This meeting has a well-earned reputation for bringing together the best and brightest experts to share the latest in biomedical engineering technology, re-search and development, and application in the following topic areas:

■ Research Tracks

■ Bioinformatics, Computational and Systems Biology

■ Biomaterials

■ Biomechanics

■ Biomedical Engineering Education

■ Biomedical Imaging and Optics

■ Cancer Technologies

■ Cardiovascular Engineering

■ Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

■ Device Technologies and Biomedical Robotics

■ Drug Delivery

■ Nano to Micro Technologies

■ Neural Engineering

■ New Frontiers and Special Topics

■ Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Engineering

■ Respiratory bioengineering

■ Stem Cell Engineering

■ Tissue Engineering

■ Translational Biomedical Engineering

■ Undergraduate research


Why Should You Exhibit at BMES 2017?At BMES 2017, you can…

Engage in one-to-one dialogue with purchasing influencers > Attract qualified leads > Establish brand with biomedical engineering “brain trust” > Meet university faculty that want to develop start-up companies or prototypes > Generate publicity and build awareness for new products/services > Network at fastest growing biomedical engineering Meeting > Recruit students and post doctoral candidates for your university and much more ...

Who Should Exhibit? Companies that provide the following products /services should exhibit.

■ 3D printers

■ Air filtration equipment

■ Antibodies

■ Atomic force microscopes

■ Biohazardous/waste mgmt.

■ Bioprinters

■ Cell culture hoods and incubators

■ Cell culture media

■ Cell culture suppliers

■ Cell sorting/counting

■ Centrifuges

■ Chemical reagents

■ CNC mills

■ Custom peptide synthesis

■ Flow Cytometry reagents

■ Fluorescent labels

■ Glassware

■ Gloves, gowns & masks

■ Histology services

■ Image acquisition

■ Image analysis

■ Lab animal suppliers

■ Lab furniture and fumehoods

■ Laboratory software

■ Rapid prototyping systems

■ Safety equipment

■ Spectroscopes

■ Tissue cultures

■ Laser manufacturers

■ Mechanical testing devices

■ Microfabrication equipment

■ Microscopes

■ Modeling software

■ Molecular reagents

■ Optical components

■ Patent Legal services

■ Physiology teaching lab suppliers

■ Polymer suppliers

■ Rapid Prototyping instruments


Who Attends the BMES Annual Meeting?The BMES Annual Meeting is the largest and FASTEST growing event for the biomedical engineering and bioengineering fields. Attendance is expected to reach more than 4,000 attendees in 2017.

Nearly 4,000 professional scientists, engineers, professors, researchers, academics, students and health care providers who are leaders in biomedical engineering will gather in Phoenix for BMES 2017. BMES members lead top-ranked university research labs and make the purchasing decisions for products and services.

Attendees are:

■ Department chairs and professionals who control millions of dollars in annual biomedical research and laboratory budgets.

■ University faculty that want to develop start-up companies or prototypes with industry.

■ Healthcare Industry Biomedical Engineering Researchers reviewing the latest research.

2016 Attendee Titles Include:■ Bio/Nanofluidics Lab Director

■ Biomedical Engineer

■ Cardiac Surgeon

■ Chair, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

■ Dean of Engineering

■ Department Chair, Biomedical Engineering

■ Lab Director

■ Nanomedicine Director

■ Postdoctoral Fellow

■ Postdoctoral Research Associate

■ Principal Research Scientist

■ Professor, Biological Engineering

■ Professor, Biomedical Engineering


Acta Biomaterialia

ADInstruments

American Physiological Society

Biomedical Engineering Division of the American Society for Engineering Education

Arizona State University

ASME

Biomomentum Inc.

BIOPAC Systems, Inc.

Bose Corporation

Boston University

Boston Scientific

Cambridge University Press

Carnegie Mellon University

Case Western Reserve University

The City College of New York

Clemson University

CRC Press – Taylor of Francis

Cornell University

Covidien

C.R. BARD

CURE International

Dalhousie University

Dassault Systemes SIMULIA

Department of Veterans Affairs (HRRO )

Drexel University

Edwards Lifesciences

Engineering World Health

Evaheart Medical

FASEB Marc Program

Florida International University

Georgia Tech / Emory University

Hamamatsu Corporation

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society

Immucor

Johns Hopkins University

Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research

Kimberly-Clark

Korea Institute of Science and Technology

Marquette University

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Materialise

Medtronic, Inc.

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute

Morgan & Claypool Publishers

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

National Instruments

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Northeastern University

Northwestern University

The Ohio State University

Peking University

Penn State University

Polyscitech Division: Akina Inc.

Purdue University / Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rothman and Company PA

RURO , Inc.

Rutgers University

Springer

St. Jude Medical

Temple University

Texas A & M University

Tufts University

Tulane University

The University of Akron

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

The University of Arizona

Thoratec Corp.

University of Arkansas

University of California, Davis

University of California, Irvine

University of California, Riverside

University of Delaware

University of Florida

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The University of Kansas

University of Maryland College Park

University of Memphis – University of Tennessee Health Science Center

University of Miami

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

UNC – NCSU Biomedical Engineering

University of Pittsburgh

University of Rochester

University of Southern California (USC)

University of South Carolina

University of Texas, Arlington

University of Texas, Austin

University of Washington

Valtronic

Vanderbilt University

Virginia Tech-Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

Washington University – St. Louis

Wayne State University

Whitaker International Program

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

World Precision Instruments, Inc.

Yale University

Zimmer

Previous BMES Exhibitors Include:


Exhibit Hall BoothsMeet face to face with the bio-medical engineering community by exhibiting at BMES 2017. Our exhibition hall combines both the exhibits and all 1,800+ poster pre-sentations in one hall.

Every 10x10 booth includes:

■ 2 full registrations■ Pipe and drape ■ One 6 foot draped table■ 2 chairs & 1 wastebasket■ Post meeting attendee list

Sponsor Benefits Gold Silver Bronze

Exhibit Booth

10x10 exhibit booth ($2,250 value) x

20% discount on booth rental x xRegistration Badges

Six (6) full conference registrations ($4,350 value) x

Two (2) full conference registrations ($1,450 value) x xProgram Advertising

Half-page ad in meeting program ($1,000 value) xQuarter-page ad in meeting program ($500 value) x

Attendee List

Pre-registration list provided three weeks prior to meeting ($2,800 value) x

Post-registration list provided three weeks after meeting ($2,800 value) x x xSponsorship Acknowledgement

Sponsor logo on BMES Website ($500 value) x x xSponsor logo on meeting signage ($500 value) x x xSponsor logo in meeting program ($500 value) x x x

Reserved by 6/1/17 Reserved after 6/1/17

Exhibit Booths

10’ x 10’ $2,250 $2,550

10’ x 20’ $4,500 $4,800

10’ x 30’ $6,750 $7,050

20’ x 20’ $7,200 (20% discount) $7,500 (20% discount)

University/Non-Profits

10’ x 10’ $1,500 $1,800

10’ x 20’ $3,000 $3,300

10’ x 30’ $4,500 $4,800

20’ x 20’ $4,800 (20% discount) $5,100 (20% discount)

Premium Booth Locations (see floorplan)

10’ x 10’ $2,350 $,2650

10’ x 20’ $4,600 $,4900

10’ x 30’ $6,850 $7,150


Phoenix Trade Show Floor Plan


PLATINUM $25,000 Please contact Edward Schilling, BMES Executive Director, [email protected], to discuss custom Platinum sponsorship packages.

GOLD $15,000 Gold One | Tote BagSponsor logo appears on tote bag distributed to all 4,000 attendees.

Gold Two | Lanyards Sponsor logo appears on badge lanyards distributed to all 4,000 attendees.

Gold Three | Women in BME LuncheonSponsor prominently acknowledged by BMES President at event attended by more than 300 people. Sponsor logo dis-played at event. Sponsor may have 2 minutes of podium time at start of event.

Gold Four | Celebration of Minorities in BME LuncheonSponsor prominently acknowledged by BMES President at event attended by more than 125 people. Sponsor logo dis-played at event. Sponsor may have 2 minutes of podium time at start of event.

University benefits

■ Free room for Thursday night university reception■ 50 guaranteed student volunteer slots

SILVER $8,000Silver One | Branded PenBranded pen designed by the sponsor and produced by BMES included in every meeting bag.

Silver Two | Branded Magnetic Clip/Memo Holder

Branded clip designed by the sponsor and produced by BMES included in every meeting bag. The 3.3 inch long memo clip features a heavy-duty spring-loaded hinge, magnet on back and rubberized grip.

Silver Three | LGBT Dessert SocialSponsor prominently acknowledged by chair of event held Wed. night of the meeting. Sponsor logo displayed at event.

University benefits

■ Free room for Thursday night university reception■ 25 guaranteed student volunteer slots

BRONZE $5,000Bronze One | Track Sponsorship Sponsor name/logo prominently displayed on technical track announcement signs. Sponsors may choose which specific technical track to sponsor. These podium sessions are among the highest attended events at the meeting.

Bronze Two | Pocket Program Company logo/advertisement on back cover of pocket program. Each pocket program

Bronze Three Step and Repeat BackdropYour logo and the BMES logo appear on a step and repeat backdrop (red-carpet style). The backdrop will be setup near the exhibition floor entrance. Attendees take pictures in front of the backdrop for posting on Facebook, Insta-gram, Twitter and other social media platforms.

Bronze Four Afternoon Refreshment BreaksCompany/organization logo prominently dis-played at serving areas for afternoon breaks.

Bronze Five | Morning Coffee BreaksCompany/organization logo prominently dis-played at serving areas for morning breaks

University benefits■ Free room for Thursday night university

reception■ 15 guaranteed student volunteer slots

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Maximizing Your Exposure at BMESBMES 2017 offers numerous options that maximize your exposure to our 4,000 attendees but that are not part of the sponsorship packages.

These additional sponsorship/advertisements can help you:

■ Keep your organization’s name and product/ services in the forefront of BMES attendees.

■ Increase booth traffic with your advertising graphics displayed outside the exhibit hall.

Floor stickers $3,000, 3 available Floor stickers will lead attendees from registration directly to your booth. These stickers will have your custom graphics along with the BMES logo. There will be 6 stickers, with an approx. size 2’ x 2 ’. Each sticker will have your custom graphics.

ReCharge Kiosk $2,000, 4 available BMES will offer a ReCharge kiosk for attendee to get a quick “jump start” for mobile devices, laptops and tablets that are about to run out of battery power. The station will be located in a high traffic area of the convention center and consist of:

■ Charging cords for a variety of mobile devices

■ 1 large video screen sign that can play 3 images of your choosing (Logo, booth number, so on)

Daily Photo Journal $750, 6 available Each day of the meeting, BMES produc-es a photo journal showcasing the day’s events. This slide show is shown in high-traffic areas of the convention center. You can input 2 custom slides into the day’s slide show (horizontal jpeg image). Please indicate which day of the meeting you want your slides displayed: 2 slots available Thursday, 2 slots avail-able Friday, and 2 slots available Saturday.

Banner Ad in Daily Update Electronic Newsletter $950, 8 available

Each day of the 2017 Annual Meeting, BMES will send an eblast to ALL 4,000 of the 2017 attendees. This eblast will include photos and describe the day’s highlights with interviews from speakers and attendees. Your sponsorship of the day’s eblast includes an advertising banner linked to your website. Advertising banner approximately sized at 145 pixels wide x 300 pixels tall. Two ad positions available per day; please indicate which day you want: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday).


Sponsors of the BMES Annual Meeting (all levels) get 20% off all advertising rates

BMES 2017 Annual Meeting ProgramAdvertise in the 2017 BMES Annual Meeting Program, distributed to all conference attendees. Reach more than 4,000 leading researchers, department heads, graduate and undergraduate students, corporate and medical executives.

■ Back cover $5,500

■ Inside back cover $3,000

■ Inside front cover $4,000

■ Two-page spread $5,000

■ Full-page ad $2,000

■ Half-page ad $1,250

■ Quarter-page ad $750

Totebag insert $2,500Insert your flyer or branded item into the meeting bag, which is given to all 4,000 attendees.

Banner Ad in Daily Update (Electronic Newsletter) $950, 8 availableEach day of the 2017 Annual Meeting, BMES will send an eblast to ALL 4,000of the 2017 attendees. This eblast will include photos and describe the day’shighlights with interviews from speakers and attendees. Your sponsorship ofthe day’s eblast includes an advertising banner linked to your website. Advertising banner approximately sized at 145 pixels wide x 300 pixels tall. Two ad positions available per day; please indicate which day you want: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday).

Contact:Doug BeizerBMES Communications [email protected]

www.bmes.org

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