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| New proteomics journal | Bentham Publishers is launching new Open Access online journal - The Open Proteomics Journal (ISSN 1875-0397). As a member of the Editorial Board, I am inviting you to submit research articles and letters to The Open Proteomics Journal. All published open access articles, being freely accessible online for all to view, receive broad international exposure. If you are interested in submitting an article to this Open Access journal, then please either refer to the journal Instructions for Authors on the the journal website or, alternatively, contact us by e-mail at toprotj@benthamopen.org or sanazehra@benthamscience.org for submission guidelines. Best Season's Greetings.
See also: www.benthamscience.org/open/toprotj
Contributed by Dariusz Leszczynski on December 13, 2007 |
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| 2008 Gordon conference in Bioelectrochemistry | July 20-25, 2008. University of New England Biddeford, ME.
"Bioelectrical control of cells and tissues: its potential for novel clinical therapies"
The conference will focus on electric field interactions with cells, from the scale of tissue and whole cell behaviour to the molecular and nanoscale processes underpinning electrical effects. Sessions will emphasize the latest advances in understanding of the biology and biophysics of electric field interactions with cells, with contributions from dynamic speakers and discussion leaders from the international scientific community and industry.
See also: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2008&program=bioelec
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on November 21, 2007 |
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| Bioelectromagnetics Volume 28, Issue 8 (December 2007) | Bioelectromagnetics Volume 28, Issue 8 (December 2007) is now online with
eight Regular Research and two Brief Communications articles. For details,
see http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34135
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on November 14, 2007 |
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| BEMS February Winter Workshop | | The BEMS Winter Workshop will be held February 8, 2008 in Washington, DC. Location: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20024 Please call (202) 484-1000 ext. 5000 or toll free 800-635-5065 to make your reservations. The group rate is $159, the group code is BIO027. Details about the workshop will be posted soon.
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on September 26, 2007 |
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| Bioelectromagnetics Volume 28, Issue 7 (October 2007) | Bioelectromagnetics Volume 28, Issue 7 (October 2007) is now online with eight Regular Research articles, two Brief Communications articles, and two sets of comments and responses.
See also: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34135
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on September 18, 2007 |
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| Bioelectromagnetics Volume 28, Issue 6 (September 2007) | Bioelectromagnetics Volume 28, Issue 6 (September 2007)is now online with one Review Article, seven Regular Research articles and four Brief Communications articles.
See also: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34135
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on August 6, 2007 |
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| BEMS 2007 wrap-up |  The 29th Annual Meeting of The Bioelectromagnetics Society is now coming to a close. The venue of Bunka Hall in the city of Kanazawa was host to 325 participants for the five days of the technical program.
New board members elected for the next three year period are: Niels Kuster (vice president), Phil Chadwick (secretary), Maren Fedrowitz (medicine/biology), Carl Blackman (medicine/biology), Indira Chatterjee (physics/engineering), and Chiyoji Ohkubo (at large).
For those of you who were not able to attend, there are some photos being collected on a web site indicated by the link below. If you did attend and have some photographs to share, feel free to share them there!
See also: http://www.flickr.com/groups/bems/
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on June 15, 2007 |
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| Bioelectromagnetics Volume 28, Issue 5 (Juy 2007) | All Bioelectromagnetics journal volumes are published on early view on the Wiley website. An RSS feed is available for the abstracts and the full articles are available to subscribers and for pay-per view at the publisher's website (see below).
See also: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34135
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on June 13, 2007 |
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| New editor sought for BEMS newsletter | | Mays Swicord has announced that he is stepping down as editor of the BEMS Newsletter, effective as soon as a successor is named. The Society asks all members to consider nominating themselves or a willing colleague.
Full postion description and the search process are described in full text link below.
Contributed by Ben Greenebaum, President on February 26, 2007
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| Edward L. Hunt Memorial Celebration will be held February 24, 2007 in Olney MD | | Edward L. Hunt, founding member, first secretary/treasurer of BEMS, passed away on Dec. 29 at his home in Olney, Maryland. He had metastatic melanoma.
A Memorial Celebration will be held in his honor on Saturday February 24 at 1:00 pm at the Sharp Street United Methodist Church, 1310 Olney Sandy Spring Rd (Route 108), Sandy Spring, Maryland 20860.
A reception will be held at the church immediately following the celebration.
For more information, please contact: Stephanie Hunt
(415) 225-0985 or (415) 221-1537
Stephjanehunt@hotmail.com
See also: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/12/AR2007011202118_5.html
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on February 7, 2007 |
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| Abstract submission deadline for BEMS 2007 moved to January 19 | The deadline for submission of abstracts for the BEMS 29th Annual Meeting is Friday, January 19, 2007. If you are planning to submit an abstract, we strongly urge you to access the online submission instructions and get started.
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2007
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on January 12, 2007 |
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| BEMS Newsletter #193 now available online | This last issue of 2006 features the announcement that long-time BEMS member Janie Page of California has accepted the position of Managing Editor of the Society's Newsletter, after the resignation of Janet Lathrop, who had served since 2000. Readers also can find an open letter from journal editor James Lin in response to a US Office of Research Integrity finding (also included) about one of his grant applications.
Among many other interesting articles, this edition also features a challenge, given in an open letter, to BEMS to improve the Society's efforts at international inclusiveness. The new issue contains many more features, announcements, and invitations, including new calendar items.
Don't delay, download the newsletter today!
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on January 11, 2007 |
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| Finland Distinguished Professor Programme | Funding opportunity for Professor-level researchers willing to work in Finland.
The Finland Distinguished Professor Programme (FiDiPro) is a joint funding programme of the Academy of Finland and Tekes (Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation) to recruit foreign Professor-level top researchers to Finland for a period of 2 to 5 years. Expatriate Finnish Professor-level top researchers who have worked abroad for a long period are also eligible for FiDiPro Professorship.
Funding can be applied for by Finnish universities and research institutes. The applicant for funding in the FiDiPro programme is always a Finnish university or research institute, not the visiting researchers themselves. The programme raises the level of scientific and technological competence in Finland and adds a international element into the Finnish research system.
During the current FiDiPro call, short proposals must be submitted to Tekes by 28 February 2007, 4.15 pm.
http://www.fidipro.fi/
If you are Professor-level researcher interested to study biological effects of mobile phone radiation using proteomics approach and work at STUK in Helsinki, Finland, then contact ASAP Prof. Dariusz Leszczynski (dariusz.leszczynski@stuk.fi).
See also: http://193.167.189.71/opencms/opencms/Projects/FiDiPro/DocumentArchive/Public/FiDiPro_aiehakemuslomake.doc
Contributed by Dariusz Leszczynski on January 11, 2007 |
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| CALL FOR PAPERS | The abstract deadline is January 15, 2007, to submit an original paper to a special issue of the journal, Annals of Telecommunications, dedicated to “Engineering aspects of health protection and exposure assessment.” Guest editors are Joe Wiart of France Telecom Research and Development, Soichi Watanabe of Japan’s National Institute of Communications and Technology, and Luis Correia of Portugal’s Institute of Telecommunications at the Technical University, Lisbon. Publication is planned for Autumn, 2007. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to:
• Numerical methods
• Experimental methods
• Modeling
• In situ and personal exposure assessment
• Uncertainty estimation
• Statistical approaches
• Standards and protocol development for new uses
See also: For more information on the special issue and for abstract and paper submission guidelines, visit: http://www.annals-of-telecommunications.com/documents/authors_instructions.pdf
Contributed by Janet Lathrop on December 20, 2006 |
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| Student travel grants for BEMS2007 in Kanazawa, Japan | BEMS members, students and/or their advisors are hereby notified of the opportunity to apply for student travel support to attend the 29th Annual Meeting, June 11-15, 2007 at Bunka Hall, Kanazawa, Japan. To be eligible for reimbursement, the student must be a first author, present their paper at the meeting and be a member of the Society.
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2007
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on November 9, 2006
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| General info about BEMS in powerpoint format | To all members: if you are traveling to a scientific meeting and have an opportunity to introduce BEMS - here is a little help for you... The document linked below is a brief overview of BEMS that is available for promoting awareness about BEMS and the activities we engage in.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/doc/bems-about.ppt
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on November 9, 2006 |
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| 29th ANNUAL MEETING, JUNE 10-15, 2007, KANAZAWA, JAPAN | | The Bioelectromagnetics Society will hold the 29th Annual Meeting June 10-15, 2007, at Bunka Hall, Kanazawa, Japan. Dr. Richard Nuccitelli chairs the Technical Program Committee. The Local Organizing Committee is negotitating with Nippon Travel to block sleeping rooms at several hotels both near Bunka Hall and elsewhere in Kanazawa.
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2007
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on November 6, 2006
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| Peggy McLeod passed away | Beloved wife of Bruce McLeod, BEMS President 2004-2005, passed away Monday, October 16, 2006 due to complications from her lung cancer.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in her name may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK, 73123-1718.
See also: http://bozemandailychronicle.com/articles/2006/10/19/obituaries/mcleod.txt
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on October 25, 2006 |
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| Swedish National Institute for Working Life (NIWL) set to close | The National Institute for Working Life (NIWL) has been an important force for investigating the effects of of non-ionizing radiation and the work of NIWL in this area has had strong impact on science and policy well beyond the borders of Sweden. The institute is now slated to be closed by July 2007. See the full text for more details from Kjell Hansson-Mild, past president of BEMS.
See also: http://www.arbetslivsinstitutet.se/en/
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on October 19, 2006
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| Erice school on mechanisms of interaction | The third Course of the School will cover different aspects of interaction mechanisms between electromagnetic fields
and biological systems, including a discussion on their implications for in vivo and in vitro studies. All areas of interest
will be covered by lectures, seminars, and discussions where senior scientists will share with participants their own
experience. Round tables on specific items will be organised jointly with the European Coordination Action EMF-NET.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/doc/erice2006-v3.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on August 31, 2006 |
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| Special issue of PROTEOMICS on EMF Research | Special issue of PROTEOMICS, with articles from the 2005 WHO/STUK Workshop on Applicability of Proteomics and Transcriptomics in EMF Research, has been just published.
See also: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/76510741
Contributed by Dariusz Leszczynski on August 26, 2006 |
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| Bioelectrochemistry Gordon Research Conference | Aussois France Sept. 3-7, 2006. This conference focuses on the mechanisms of cellular interactions with electric fields at nanoscales. The empasis is on the physicochemical interactions that are accountable for the observed biological functions. This approach encourages the interpretation of experimental observations in terms of hypotheses that involve biophysical mechanisms for altering life processes. Although the scheduled presentations provide the focus for the discussions, all participants are encouraged to present posters that will stimulate additional discussion: some of the posters will be selected for short presentations to the entire group in the "Hot Topics" session.
See also: http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2006/bioelec.htm
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on June 27, 2006 |
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| Dr. Theodore (Ted) Litovitz Passed Away | | Dr. Theodore (Ted) Litovitz passed away on Monday evening, May 1st, 2006. His funeral will be at 11 am on Thursday, May 4th at the National Funeral Home, 7482 Lee Highway, Falls Church, VA, adjacent to King David Memorial Gardens.
Ted was a great researcher, mentor and friend within the bioelectromagnetics community. His passing has evoked many heartfelt responses. Stefan Engstrom, the BEMS president, said, "I am very saddened to hear about Ted's passing." Asher Sheppard wrote, "His irresistible enthusiasm and playful enjoyment of scientific exploration enlivened many an hour at meetings, in the hallways, and at the dinner table. He was a supportive team leader who encouraged independence of inquiry from his students and colleagues". Richard Nuccitelli added that, "He was one of the best speakers I have ever heard in our field. I always made it a point to attend his presentations because they made the subject come alive as only a broad-minded physicist could accomplish." Marko Markov, who came to know Ted more closely through contacts outside BEMS meetings wrote, "To talk for Ted and not say what a captivating and magical speaker he was, is as to say nothing. He was beloved as an artistic and erudite scientist".
The BEMS office is in contact with Dr. DiCarlo, a former student of Dr. Litovitz, to organize the eulogy for the great person and friend who was taken from our midst. It will be presented at the June meeting in Cancun. If you would like to contribute your thoughts, please contact the BEMS office or Gabi Waite at gnindl@iupui.edu.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/memorial.php?do=view&id=34
Contributed by Gabi Nindl Waite on May 2, 2006 |
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| Seeking BEMS Committee Volunteers for 2006-2007 | To: All BEMS Members
From: Ben Greenebaum, VP/President-Elect
Re: 2006-2007 Committee Memberships
The Board of Directors of the Bioelectromagnetics Society has a number of committees that help Directors, Officers and staff do their work and provide a channel for the broader membership to have their views influence policy and procedures. Almost all of these committees function via email and do not meeting in person. Some are more active than others. The incoming President appoints members each summer.
Like Bruce McLeod last year, I would like to have a broad base of willing members who can help the Society run well and face some of the challenges that a shrinking funding base is posing. I have listed in the link below the standing committees of the Board. Would anyone who is interested in serving on one or more of these or who thinks of another person who would be good on a particular committee, please let me know your interest by emailing me or sending me a note by snail mail.
Thanks,
Ben Greenebaum
greeneba@uwp.edu
University of Wisconsin-Parkside
Box 2000, 900 Wood Road
Kenosha WI 53141-2000 USA
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on April 6, 2006
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| Rapporteurs report from WHO Helsinki workshop (Nov 2005) | The Rapporteurs' Report from the WHO Workshop on "Application of Proteomics and Transcriptomics in EMF Research", held at STUK, Helsinki, Finland on October 30 - November 1, 2005 has been finalized and is available online.
See also: http://tinyurl.com/n42p2
Contributed by Dariusz Leszczynski on March 15, 2006
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| BEMS 28th Annual Meeting Registration Information | BEMS 2006 is now open for early registraion. This is what you get with paid registration.
- Admission to all scientific sessions, including lectures and poster sessions
- Conference documents (final program, CD of abstracts and a list of participants)
- Coffee at breaks
- Continental Breakfast Monday through Thursday
- Welcome Reception on Sunday evening
- Box lunches at Monday & Tuesday poster sessions
- Tuesday evening Social Event
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2006
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on March 2, 2006 |
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| Bioelectromagnetics Discontinues Voluntary Page Charges | Bioelectromagnetics has discontinued requesting authors’ institutions to honor the voluntary page charge that has been in effect since the journal was founded in 1980. The Bioelectromagnetics Society Board of Directors voted to drop the page charge at its meeting on February 4, 2006.
Contributed by Ben Greenebaum on February 24, 2006
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| Bioelectromagnetics Converts Fully to On-Line Manuscript System | As of April 1, 2006, Bioelectromagnetics will only accept submissions through the Manuscript Central manuscript handling system.
See also: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/bem
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on February 24, 2006
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| Bioelectromagnetics now accepting on-line submissions of manuscripts | As of the end of last week, the system for submitting mansucripts to
Bioelectromagnetics was put into operation. For a limited time the
editors will consider manuscripts submitted either through the on-line
system or through the previous method of email attachments or the postal
system. In a couple of months, assuming no big problems, we will announce
a date after which we will only consider manuscripts submitted on-line,
except in what the Editor in Chief considers very extraordinary
circumstances, basically, when an author who truly has no
opportunity to get on-line access.
See also: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jabout/34135/ForAuthors.html
Contributed by Ben Greenebaum on December 21, 2005
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| BEMS 2006 abstract submission now open | The online submission system for BEMS 2006 is now accepting submissions. The deadline for submissions is January 16. We are using a new system for the abstract text, so take a look now and don't wait until the last minute.
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2006/
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on December 19, 2005 |
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| “EMF-Portal” - A new Information Platform on Electromagnetic | The EMF-Portal especially aims at citizens interested in the subject, but it also offers a multitude of comprehensible information on electromagnetic fields, their effects and law of physics to experts on the basis of scientific facts.
See also: http://www.emf-portal.de
Contributed by Gerd Friedrich on December 1, 2005
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| Workshop on "Application of Transcriptomics and Proteomics in EMF Research" | Abstracts and PowerPoint presentations are available at Cost281 website. Rapporteurs' report will be available in December 2005. Articles based on all presentations will be published in May 2006 special issue of Proteomics.
See also: http://www.cost281.org/documents.php?node=109
Contributed by Dariusz Leszczynski on November 8, 2005 |
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| Second Course of Bioelectromagnetics at Erice School Announced | | EMF and Genotoxicity will be the topic of study at the Erice School of Bioelectromagnetics in October.
Maria Rosaria Scarfi of CNR, the Institute for Electromagnetic Sensing of Environment, Naples, Italy, and Vijayalaxmi of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, directors of the Second Course, "Electromagnetic Fields and Genotoxicity" to be held in Erice, Sicily, Italy, on October 3–8, 2005, have announced the outline and faculty for the course.
The second Course of the School will cover different aspects of genotoxicity in relation to electromagnetic field exposure, including a discussion on recent results on in vivo and in vitro studies in lectures, seminars and discussions where senior scientists will share their own experience, according to organizers. The last day will be partially devoted to oral and poster presentations by participants. A diploma will be awarded by a Scientific Committee to the author of the best poster.
See the Calendar page on this Website for more.
Contributed by Janet Lathrop on August 31, 2005 |
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| Editor-In-Chief Position - Bioelectromagnetics | | Bioelectromagnetics, the international, peer-reviewed journal of the Biolelectromagnetics Society published by Wiley-Liss, Inc, is seeking a new editor-in-chief due to the announced retirement in June, 2006, of the current editor, Dr. Ben Greenebaum. Bioelectromagnetics is also the official journal for The Society for Physical Regulation in Biology and Medicine and The European Bioelectromagnetics Association. See the link below for more details about this position.
A screening committee composed of members of the three above societies will begin reviewing applications on or about September 1, 2005; while applications will be received until the position is filled, late applications may not receive as full consideration.
Send applications to:
Gloria L. Parsley
Executive Director
The Bioelectromagnetics Society
2412 Cobblestone Way
Frederick, MD 21702
Contact BEMSOffice@aol.com for general inquiries.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/editor-in-chief.php
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on July 15, 2005 |
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| BEMS May / June Newsletter Now Available | | The latest edition of the Bioelectromagnetics Society Newsletter, #184 for May / June 2005, is now available and ready for download in pdf format on the Web at http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/newsletter/news184.pdf
Page One features an article announcing the decision by BEMS and ElectroMed to hold joint annual meetings beginning in 2006 in Cancun, Mexico, plus an account of the most recent ElectroMed meeting in Portland, Oregon. And, President Bruce McLeod offers a congratulatory message to BEMS members for good turnout in the recent election.
Inside pages of the new issue include an Open Letter from the BEMS Board of Directors to Louis Slesin plus an accompanying editorial from President McLeod. Other stories in the May / June newsletter inform readers of several upcoming conferences and announce the nomination deadline for this year's Wiley Prize, which recognizes contributions in biomedical research.
The Call for Papers is also included for two coordinated meetings planned in Melbourne, Australia in November---the 2005 Australasian Radiation Protection Society Conference and the World Health Organization workshop, "Radiofrequency Fields: Health Effects and Policy Options for Protection."
Contributed by Janet Lathrop on June 10, 2005 |
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| Abstract collection for Bioelectromagnetics 2005 | The abstracts for the joint BEMS/EBEA meeting in Dublin are now available for download. See the meeting page for details.
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/bioem2005
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on June 7, 2005 |
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| Call for participation and draft program for the Workshop on Application of Proteomics and Transcriptomics in EMF Research | The Organizers have posted on the web sites of the WHO EMF Project (see link below) and the Cost 281 (http://www.cost281.org/) the draft program of the workshop. All listed speakers have accepted invitations and are coming to Helsinki. Also, call for participation and call for abstracts for short presentations has been issued. The deadline is August 19th, 2005. All scientists accepted for participation in the workshop will be informed by September 2nd, 2005. Due to space limitations participation will be limited to 70 persons. For those who will be unable to attend, the peer-reviewed articles based on the workshop presentations will be published in June 2006 in journal PROTEOMICS (ISI 2003 Impact Factor of 5.766).
See also: http://www.who.int/peh-emf/meetings/proteomics_helsinki05/en/index.html
Contributed by Dariusz Leszczynski on May 24, 2005 |
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| BioEM 2005 Posterboard Specifications | Posterboards for Bioelectromagnetics 2005 will be vertical format aluminum systems with blue velcro-friendly panels measuring 3 ft. wide x 7 ft. tall (95 cm wide x 234 cm tall).
Poster setup is in O'Reilly Hall on Sunday, June 19, 2005 from 1pm to 6pm. Posterboards will be dismantled immediately following the conclusion of Poster Session C on Wednesday, June 22 at 3:45pm.
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on May 4, 2005 |
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| March / April BEMS Newsletter Now Available | The latest issue of the Bioelectromagnetics Society Newsletter, #183, for March / April 2005, is now available and ready for download.
The newsletter recalls the life and accomplishments of bioelectromagnetics pioneer and d'Arsonval Award winner Herman Schwan, who died in March, as well as the passing of Louis Heynick, who was active in various IEEE standard-setting committees. Other highlights of the latest Newsletter include:
• Details of the Stun Gun Mini-Symposium in Dublin
• The Schedule-at-a-Glance for BioEM Events in Dublin
• News of a Report from the US NAS PAVE PAWS Panel
• Details of the US Air Force Pre-BioEM Symposium
• Points of Interest to the Scientific Traveler in Ireland
• Letters to the Editor, the Calendar, and more
Contributed by Janet Lathrop on April 28, 2005 |
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| Bioelectromagnetics 2005 - U.S. Air Force Workshop | U.S. AIR FORCE WORKSHOP
John Henry Newman Buildling
University College Dublin
Sunday, June 19, 2005
2:00pm – 4:00pm
The Air Force Workshop will focus on the use of molecular biology to identify changes in genes and proteins that may lead to physiological, pathological, or behavioral events. Research techniques, such as genomic and proteomic assays should be used to identify changes in gene and protein expression, but should not be construed as providing conclusive data that indicate beneficial or adverse health effects. These assays should be used to help the bioelectromagnetics community make hypotheses as to the physiology, pathology, or behavior that might be expressed. Laboratory experiments must then be conducted to determine the validity of these hypotheses. Understanding the influence of early mediators on physiology, pathology, or behavior will enhance our understanding of the bioeffects of exposure to electromagnetic fields. Scientists interested in providing brief presentations during the Air Force Workshop should contact Dr. Patrick Mason (1-210-536-2362 or Patrick.mason@brooks.af.mil).
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on April 19, 2005 |
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| Bioelectromagnetics 2005 - Stun Gun Mini Symposium | STUN GUN MINI-SYMPOSIUM
John Henry Newman Buildling
University College Dublin
Sunday, June 19, 2005
9:00am – 12:00pm
Dr. Raphael Lee, organizer
A pre-conference mini-symposium on Stun Gun Technology will be held on Sunday morning, June 19, 2005, from 9a.m. - 12 pm in the John Henry Newman Building of the University College Dublin, Ireland. The focus of this symposium will be the technology, physiology and potential adverse side effects of the use of electronic weapons or stun guns, which are rapidly being deployed in military and police use. There has been controversy in the popular press about this technology. The panel of scientist will address the theory and application of this technology. The symposium is to serve as forum for scientific discussion about this new biomedical application of electric fields. For further information contact Gloria Parsley, BEMSoffice@aol.com, 1-301-663-4252.
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on April 19, 2005 |
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| Herman Schwan obituary | Herman Paul Schwan, renowned scientist, loving and devoted husband and father, died quietly in his home in Radnor, Pennsylvania on March 17, 2005. An obituary presented by Ken Foster is available on the Society pages (see link below).
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/memorial.php?do=view&id=28
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on April 12, 2005 |
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| Stun Gun Conference Potomac Institute for Policy Studies | February 14, 2005
News Release
Contact:
Meghan Blake
703-525-0770
mblake@potomacinstitute.org
http://www.PotomacInstitute.org
Arlington, VA –On February 23-24, 2005, experts from medical, law enforcement, policy, academia, and industry discussed the latest issues associated with stun guns. Currently, over 100,000 law enforcement personnel use stun devices which are designed to temporarily incapacitate non-compliant individuals, while minimizing harm. The forum was sponsored by the Potomac Institute for Policy Studies and Aegis Industries, Inc. “The Potomac Institute brought together some of the best minds in the nation to discuss this issue,” said Dr. Dennis McBride, President of the Potomac Institute. “The scientific approach used by these experts will provide a sound perspective on both the extensive benefits, and potential risks of this technology.”
See also: http://www.potomacinstitute.org/media/pressreleases/2005/stungunpostevent.htm
Contributed by Bruno Marino on March 1, 2005 |
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| BEMS Newsletter January/February 2005 | The latest edition of the Bioelectromagnetics Society Newsletter, #182, for January / February 2005, is now available and ready for download in pdf format. Members will not want to miss the message from President Bruce McLeod on Page One, in which he introduces a new report by the Long Range Planning Committee.
Contributed by Janet Lathrop on February 28, 2005 |
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| The September/October newsletter published | The current issue of the newsletter is out. It reports from the summer board meeting. The third international workshop in Kos (Greece) was well-attended and Betty Sisken, Sheila Johnston, and Marko Markov report and comment on the meeting. Another meeting report concerns a symposium on EMF hypersensitivity held in London in September.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/newsletter/news180.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on November 1, 2004 |
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| New subcommittee will examine BEMS Newsletter reporting | A subcommittee chaired by Dr. Dariusz Leszczynski has been formed to gather data and develop a report on the issue of complaints about possible biased reporting in the BEMS Newsletter. Dr. Leszczynski, who is the chair of the BEMS Publications Committee, agreed to take on this task at the request of President Bruce McLeod. The subcommittee has been charged with gathering data about the number, variety and content of Newsletter reports about EMF-related meetings. It is anticipated that the BEMS Board of Directors will receive the report at the annual board meeting in June 2005. The subcommittee consists of the following BEMS members: Om P. Gandhi, Michael Kundi, Dariusz Leszczynski, John C. Male, Michael McLean, Lee A Rosen, Myrtill Simkó, and Shoogo Ueno.
Contributed by Dariusz Leszczynski on September 21, 2004 |
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| History of the first 25 years | The history booklet commissioned to record and celebrate the first 25 years of the Bioelectromagnetics society has been finalized. The result is available as a Adobe PDF download (see below) and an on-demand print version is available from www.cafepress.com/bems. William Beck conducted interviews and wrote the text. A special history committee chaired by Carl Blackman guided the project to completion.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/doc/bems-history.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on September 21, 2004 |
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| Electronic access features for the Bioelectromagnetics journal | Jennifer Mahr of John Wiley & and sons publishing has provided an update of the online access features of the Journal. The full list includes personalization to save searches; alerting services; reference linking with PubMed and ISI; search features within Wiley as well as globally.
A new feature called EarlyView will also be available soon: fully citable electronic publication of articles before they go to press.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/doc/bemj-online-access.php
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| Newsletter number 178 to be the last printed issue | The society newsletter will become an electronic-only publication, to be announced and published only on the bioelectromagnetics web site in the future.
Also in this issue: Ross Adey in memoriam; Book report: Bioelectric Medicine; Report on ICNIRP meeting in Sevilla; FGF/COST281 workshop report and much more.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/newsletter/news178.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on June 14, 2004 |
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| Abstract book and final technical program available | There will be no printed version of the abstract book available at the meeting this year, so downloading a copy of the abstract book provides a good way to prepare for the annual meeting. The final technical program is now also available for download.
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2004/
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on June 10, 2004 |
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| Ross Adey dies at 82 | 
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
I regret bringing you the sad news that Ross Adey died this morning in Redlands, California after a brief illness that followed a long period battling a persistent lung infection. His passing was peaceful, with family at his bedside. His son Geoffrey indicated that plans for a memorial service are pending and will be announced for a date that probably will be
some weeks in the future, most likely in Los Angeles. The arc of his long and productive life began 82 years ago in Adelaide, Australia and, even to these very last days, was marked by keen interest in new scientific developments, gracious manners and articulate speech, and a feisty spirit.
It is difficult for me to imagine that his strong voice is now silenced and his acquisitive mind and forward-looking intellect are gone from our midst.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/memorial.php?do=view&id=27
Contributed by Asher Sheppard on May 20, 2004 |
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| Bioelectrochemistry Gordon Research Conference July 25-30, 2004 | It is time to register for this year's Bioelectrochemistry Gordon Research Conference to be held in New London Connecticut July 25-30. There are many exciting sessions on Electrical and Magnetic effects on living systems. You can view the program on the web site: http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2004/bioelec.htm
Contributed by Richard Nuccitelli on April 5, 2004 |
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| Annual meeting technical program finalized | The technical program for the 26th annual meeting of BEMS is now available from the meeting page (see link below). On that page you will also find general information as well as registration forms.
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2004
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on March 18, 2004 |
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| COST 281 second "Watchdog-Report" published | COST 281, a network of leading European research groups in the field of biologic effects of electromagnetic fields has published its second Watchdog-Report. The report gives a comprehensive overview on the progress of research on the field or potential health implications form mobile communication systems made during the last year.
The report can be downloaded from the COST 281 Website.
See also: http://www.cost281.org
Contributed by Gerd Friedrich on March 5, 2004 |
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| Newsletter - winter board meeting and workshop | The most recent society newsletter is now available for download (see below). Report from the winter workshop on medical applications of electromagnetic fields. Some prominent discussion from winter board meeting, including decisions taken to resolve a budget shortfall. Also a letter with commentary and criticism by former society president Martin Blank on the degree to which the society endorses, or give the appearance of endorsement to sides in the EMF/RF health debate (with replies from newsletter editor Mays Swicord and journal editor Ben Greenebaum).
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/newsletter/news176.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on March 3, 2004 |
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| Fast-track by-laws change to allow electronic voting passes comfortably | In the last election for officers of the board of directors, a substantial number of ballots never reached the intended recipients. This initiated an election rescue mission in which second ballots were sent by email and fax to those that had not voted. A separate electronic election was conducted and the additional votes were approved by the BEMS 25th annual business meeting. To avoid similar last minute rescues in future elections, it was decided to ask the membership at large to approve a change the by-laws to allow electronic voting for electing officers of the society. The ballot passed comfortably (182 in favor, 8 opposed, 4 abstaining).
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on December 10, 2003
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| Nomination deadlines extended | BEMS would like to announce the extension of the call for nominations deadline to December 31, 2003. Please submit your nominations as outlined on the Election Announcement and D'Arsonval Call for Nominations.
Contributed by Gloria Parsley on December 8, 2003 |
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| Erice school in Bioelectromagnetics scheduled for April 2004 | The Ettore Majorana Centre will host a Bioelectromagnetics school honoring Alessandro Chiabrera, to be directed by Fernando Bersani. Follow the link below for the full calendar item.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/calendar.php?show=story&id=104#news104
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on November 26, 2003 |
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| Supplemental issue of Bioelectromagnetics: RF literature reviews | A special supplemental issue of "Bioelectromagnetics" vol 24, issue S6, (2003), has been published on the Internet and will soon be in the mail to subscribers.
This issue contains review papers of the literature concerning various aspects of the health effects of RF, commissioned by the IEEE ICES Subcommittee that is presently revising the guidelines concerning RF and microwave exposure. Please note that the Editor's Note and Introduction (2nd and 3rd papers in the Table of Contents, below) set forth some of the context, goals and limitations of scope of the reviews.
By special arrangement between the publisher, the editors, and the leadership of the IEEE ICES, full text of all articles in this supplement are available without cost on the publisher's Internet site (see below).
See also: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34135
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on November 18, 2003
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| Memorials for deceased members | The Memorial Committee announces a webpage, aimed at honoring deceased
BEMS members. The introductory page contains links to the Memorials and information about
the committee. The pages will continuously be updated with your
information. Please send names, text and pictures concerning your
colleagues and friends who should be recognized by the Society even if
it has been years in the past. The Committee relies on the input of the
living to honor the dead.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/memorial.php
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on November 1, 2003 |
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| ICHO 2004 Approaching -- Alert to Young Investigators | For anyone interested in the biomedical/thermal applications in bioelectromagnetics: ICHO 2004 - 9th International Congress of Hyperthermic Oncology
St. Louis, MO, USA, April 20-24, 2004. The young investigator abstract submission deadline is Dec 19, 2003.
See also: http://icho2004.org/
Contributed by Eduardo Moros on October 31, 2003
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| German mobile telecommunication research programme | A large German EMF research program is open for participants from other countries. Fairly recently a number of projects were announced calling for interested scientists to report their interest for these projects. This is a very short notice with a deadline for notification of interest set at September 30, 2003.
See also: http://www.emf-forschungsprogramm.de
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on September 26, 2003
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| BEMS 2004 - call for papers |  The 26th annual meeting of the Bioelectromagnetics society will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. A call for papers and abstract submission information is available on the page link below. The abstract submission deadline is January 9, 2004. Program details to follow in February.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2004
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on September 26, 2003 |
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| Upcoming Special Issue of IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science | Following a third International Symposium ELECTROMED 2003 (held June 11-13, 2003 in San Antonio, TX), an IEEE-TPS Special Issue on "Non-thermal Medical/Biological Applications of Ionized Gases and Electromagnetic Fields" is scheduled for publication in August 2004. Manuscript submissions are welcome from the Symposium participants, as well as from all other scientists who are interested in this field. Manuscripts must be submitted via Manuscript Central not later than September 30, 2003.
See also: http://www.electromed2003.com/ieee.pdf
Contributed by Andrei Pakhomov on August 13, 2003 |
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| Student awards at the annual meeting | The Curtis Johnson awards for best platform and poster presentation went to Neviana Nikoloski (ITIS Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland 6-6) and Charles Cook (St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, Ontario, Canada P-91-A), respectively. Second and third place platform presentations were delivered by Naomi Shupak (Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada ST-5) and Ulla Forssén (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden ST-13). Second and third place poster awards went to: Madeleine Lupke (University of Rostock, Germany P-114-C) and Gayane Ayrapetyan (Life Sciences Int'l Center,
Yerevan, Armenia P-131-B). The EMF Therapeutics award for the best student presentation on therapeutic applications of electromagnetic fields was awarded to Dawn Desjardins (University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada ST-1). Italicized codes refer to the abstract book (see link below).
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/doc/bems2003-abstracts.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on July 15, 2003 |
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| August 7 German TV Program Will Feature Some BEMS Members | Those who attended the annual meeting in Maui in June may have noticed a film crew interviewing several Society members and invited speakers. This was Sebastian Bösel, an editor for the public television network, ARD Channel 1, in Munich, Germany, with the Honolulu-based cameraman and sound technician he hired to assist in producing a documentary on the "Mobile Phones and Human Health" debate now going on in Germany.
Contributed by Janet Lathrop on July 14, 2003
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| May/June issue of the newsletter | The 172nd issue of the BEMS newsletter announces that James Lin will receive the d'Arsonval award at the upcoming 25th annual meeting in Maui. There are also reports from the COST281 hosted workshop on base stations. An outline is presented of the soon-to-be published historical booklet of the first 25 years of the society.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/newsletter/news172.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on June 13, 2003 |
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| Abstracts for the 25th annual meeting now online | The abstracts for the 25th annual meeting in Maui are now available for download. It is an 8 Mb download, so be prepard to give it some time if you are getting it over a phone line.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/doc/bems2003-abstracts.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on June 10, 2003 |
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| Vacancy at WHO: Head of Radiation Programs | There is a vacancy for the Head of the Radiation Programs within the Radiation and Environmental Health Unit at WHO.
If you are interested please follow this link. The deadline for applications is May 26, 2003.
Any further information on the job can be obtained from
Mike Repacholi.
Tel: +41-22-791-34-27
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on May 18, 2003 |
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| March/April newsletter out | The 171st issue of the BEMS newsletter has been mailed, and it is also available online (see link below).
It contains updates about the summer's annual meeting in Maui along with tips on things to do apart from attending the meeting! There is also information about several other meetings later this year, plus the continuing opinion columns.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/newsletter/news171.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on April 28, 2003 |
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| BEMS Newsletter #170 | | A very interesting and stimulating BEMS Winter Workshop organized by
Ewa Czerska and Lee Rosen was held on Feb. 7 at the Omni Shoreham
Hotel in Washington, DC. Talks focused on stimulation of the nervous
system using magnetic fields but also included talks on nerve
regeneration, millimeter wave effects and functional MRI (fMRI). A
full report appears in the current issue, January/February 2003, of
the Bioelectromagnetics Society Newsletter.
Also from the newsletter, read about a scientific
disagreement brewing between the European Cooperation on Science and
Technology (COST) Action 281 committee and the Comité Européen de
Normalisation Electrotechnique (CENELEC), Brussels. COST281 Chair
Norbert Leitgeb of the Graz University of Technology, Austria,
reports that the COST Action 281 Watchdog Report issued Dec. 9, 2002,
found "wide and mostly positive resonance with readers." However,
CENELEC objected to COST281's conclusion that "CENELEC misuses
ICNIRP's total EMF limits for limiting emissions of single sources."
COST281 hopes its criticism will open further debate of this
standards question.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/newsletter/news170.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on February 24, 2003 |
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| Abstract submission deadline is January 10, 2003 | Just a reminder: submissions for the 25th annual meeting of the Bioelectromagnetics Society are due by close of business on January 10, 2003.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2003
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| BEMS Newsletter for November/December | The current issue of the newsletter is out (see link below). Some highlights: A report from a FGF/COST281 workshop on in vitro evidence from RF exposure; An opinion piece by Michael Kundi on a recent review of mobile phone risk; Announcement on the opening of the Chiabrera center for the study of Bioelectromagnetics.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/newsletter/news169.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on December 23, 2002 |
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| BEMS Winter workshop on therapeutic applications | A BEMS sponsored workshop on the medical benefits of electromagnetic stimulation of the nervous system will be held on February 7, 2003 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, NW, Washington, DC. Hotel reservations can be made at: (202) 756-5113.
The Omni Shoreham hotel is 1/2 a block from Woodly Park Zoo / Adams Morgan Metro Station.
For or further information follow the links below, or contact:
Ewa Czerska, or
Lee Rosen.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/doc/workshop2003-therapy.pdf
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on December 19, 2002
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| EMF - questions and answers | An updated version of the NIEHS guide to common questions about electric and magnetic fields associated with the use of electric power is available on the EMF Rapid web site (see below).
See also: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/emfrapid/booklet/home.htm
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| Overhaul of the BEMS website | This website has just undergone serious remodeling to a database-driven format. The benefits is a site which is easier to maintain and it also lays the groundwork for future online features such as complete abstract submissions, member interaction and automated services such as news update servies and calendar reminders.
One noticeable change is how you login to access the enhanced services. If you haven't previously signed up for a web account, please consider following the link below. If you are a current BEMS member you should also request that your account be linked to the member directory.
See also: http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org/login.php?do=register
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| PAVE PAWS Committee Members Proposed | The National Research Council of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NRC/NAS) is seeking comments on a roster of provisional committee members who, if they are confirmed, will be charged with overseeing a project to assess the potential health effects from exposure to PAVE PAWS low-level phased-array radio-frequency energy, according to NAS/NRC. NAS/NRC will accept comments on its expert panel at any time over life of the project, but formal comments on provisional appointments made yesterday are sought now, during the 20-calendar day period following the Feb. 5 posting of candidate names. These comments will be considered before committee membership is finalized.
See also: http://www.nationalacademies.org
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| BEMS 30th Annual Meeting - San Diego |  The Bioelectromagnetics Society will hold its 30th Annual Meeting June 8-12, 2008 at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego, California, USA. Dr. Michael McLean is the Technical Program Chair and Dr. Robert Cleveland is serving as Vice-Chair of the Technical Program Committee.
See also: http://bioelectromagnetics.org/bems2008
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on November 21, 2007 |
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| U.S. NCRP Opens Recent Report on Therapeutic Radionuclides to Comment from SPRBM, BEMS Experts | David A. Schauer Executive Director, recently announced that comments are welcome from experts who wish to respond to a U.S. NCRP draft report, "Precautions in the Management of Patients Who Have Received Therapeutic Amounts of Radionuclides"
The report drafted by Scientific Committee 91-1 entitled is submitted for review with the intent that it will be published as an NCRP report if approved by the Council members. Schauer asks that reviewers "please focus your comments on substantive rather than editorial problems in the draft report (e.g., technical errors, references that are not included and incomplete or incorrect interpretation of data)."
Access to the document and the online system for responding to the draft is located at the URL listed below.
The deadline for submission of comments is October 12, 2005.
If you have any difficulty accessing the website, obtaining an electronic copy or submitting comments please contact Laura Atwell at atwell@NCRPonline.org or 301.657.2652 (x18).
source: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 400, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-3095 USA.
Voice +1 (301) 657-2652. Fax (301) 907-8768.
http://NCRPonline.org
See also: http://review.ncrponline.org/
Contributed by Janet Lathrop on September 13, 2005 |
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| NCRP Draft Reports Online for Review | | The US National Commission for Radiation Protection (NCRP) Board of Directors has approved, on a trial basis, the viewing of NCRP draft documents on its web site, http://www.ncrponline.org/review.html
It is emphasized that draft documents appearing at this site are not approved for publication and are not to be referenced or cited as approved NCRP documents.
Draft documents have been converted to a PDF. The current report on line for review is, "Draft SC 46-13, Structural Shielding Design and Evaluation for Megavoltage Radiotherapy Facilities. (July 8, 2005)." Download the Response Form (PDF) and return it to NCRP before the deadline for comments, August 15, 2005.
See also: http://www.ncrponline.org/review.html
Contributed by Janet Lathrop on July 26, 2005 |
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| Removal of magnetic field protects from pain in mice | Frank Prato et al report in a recent issue of the journal Bioelectromagnetics that shielding mice from ambient magnetic fields induces analgesia (protection from pain) in the animal. It is not clear whether it is a 100-fold reduction of the earth's magnetic field or of the stray field generated by electrical power that causes the effect. The repeated observations of the phenomenon suggest that the "normal" everyday fields have a function to fill and the results rank as some of the strongest documented biological effects of low-level magnetic fields.
Full article in Bioelectromagnetics vol 26(2), pp. 109-117.
See also: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/109876560/ABSTRACT
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on March 17, 2005
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| Mobile phone use and the risk of acoustic neuromas | An epidemiological study from Karolinska Institutet suggests that long term use of mobile telephones increases the risk of developing acoustic neuroma. A strenght of the study is that the observed risk of developing the disease correlates with the side the phone was used, hence offering a potential causal link between exposure and the emergence of the neuroma.
See also: http://www.epidem.com/pt/re/epidemiology/abstract.00001648-200411000-00003.htm
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on October 15, 2004
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| Magnetoresistive sensors for femtotesla fields | Recent refinements of magnetoresistive sensors now allow measurement of fields in the femtotesla region. This makes this technology a potential alternative to superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) for applications such as magnetoencephalography (MEG) and low-field magnetometry. The new application also uses superconducting elements but is able to operate at liquid nitrogen temperatures (77 K) instead of those of liquid helium (4.2 K) normally used for very sensitive magnetic field sensing. The noise of the sensor is dominated by 1/f noise at low frequencies (<150 Hz). It is predicted that sub-femtotesla sensitivies should be achievable using tunnel magnetoresistance sensors.
See also: http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/short/304/5677/1648
Contributed by Stefan Engstrom on July 2, 2004 |
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