The Bioelectromagnetics Society BEMS was founded in 1978 and is the leading international scientific...
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The Bioelectromagnetics Society BEMS was founded in 1978 and is the leading international scientific organization addressing the science of electromagnetic
The Bioelectromagnetics Society BEMS was founded in 1978 and is
the leading international scientific organization addressing the
science of electromagnetic fields and the interaction with
biological systems. BEMS is a multidisciplinary organization whose
membership includes engineers, physicists, epidemiologists,
physicians, chemists and biologists.
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BEMS Mission Statement The Bioelectromagnetics Society promotes
the exchange of ideas to advance the science of natural and applied
electromagnetic fields in biology and medicine.
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Subjects of interest include: Response of living organisms to
electric and magnetic fields at frequencies from DC to visible
light; Endogenous fields of biological systems; Mechanisms of
interaction of electromagnetic (EM) fields with biological systems;
Absorption by & distribution of EM energy in biological models
and living organisms; Diagnostic and therapeutic uses of
electromagnetic energy; Commercial bioelectrochemical
applications.
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BEMS Fosters Scientific Communication Bioelectromagnetics The
official journal of: The Bioelectromagnetics Society The European
Bioelectromagnetics Association The Society for Physical Regulation
in Biology and Medicine Newsletter of The Bioelectromagnetics
Society published bi-monthly. Website:
http://www.bioelectromagnetics.org
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Bioelectromagnetics The BEMS Journal The Society strives to
provide its members with services that stimulate and enhance the
quality of their research and that promote an exchange of
scientific information. The Bioelectromagnetics journal has been
published since 1980 with worldwide subscriptions by individuals
and libraries. Over the past 26 years peer reviewed scientific
papers have been published in Bioelectromagnetics.
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Website Society information, upcoming meetings and other items
of interest to both members and non- members can be found on our
web site: www.bioelectromagnetics.org Historical and current
Newsletters Meeting Abstract Books since 1996 Calendar of events
History Book Membership list (Available to members only)
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BEMS Newsletter The Society publishes a newsletter that serves
as a vehicle for rapid dissemination of: ongoing research
information; recent developments of the use of EM fields in
medicine and the bio-industry; reported environmental effects;
meeting announcements, and other items of interest to the
bioelectromagnetics community BEMS Newsletters are posted on our
web site.
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Bioelectromagnetics 2005 University College Dublin Dublin,
Ireland June 20-24, 2005 Joint meeting with the European
BioElectromagnetics Association (EBEA) Approximately 500 attendees
expected, including researchers, scientists, engineers, physicians,
representatives of the European press and the general public.
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BEMS Annual Meeting Premier meeting of the year for anyone
interested in electromagnetic field interaction with biological
systems. Approximately 300 scientific papers, both invited and
contributed, are traditionally presented. Workshops and panel
discussions devoted to current topics that are either particularly
important (e.g., possible "side effects" of NMR imaging), of
particularly interest to a number of members (medical applications)
or require intense scientific debate.
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Student Development The Society recognizes the importance of
student interest and fosters student development by offering:
Travel grants to attend the Annual Meeting; Waived registration
fees; Student presentation competition; Reduced membership fees;
Bioelectromagnetics discounted subscription.
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Awards The prestigious d'Arsonval Award has been presented by
the Society to recognize extraordinary accomplishment within the
discipline of bioelectromagnetics to: 1.Herman P. Schwan 1985
2.Arthur W. Guy 1987 3.Dr. W. Ross Adey 1989 4.C.A.L. Bassett 1991
5.Carl Durney 1993 6. Om P. Gandhi 1995 7. Nancy Wertheimer 1999 8.
Thomas S. Tenforde 2001 9. James C. Lin 2003 10.Chung-Kwan Chou
2006
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Statistics 600-700 members from 40+ countries 400-500 attend
the Annual Meeting except for years when we hold joint meetings,
which have 700-800 attendees 300-400 Member subscriptions to the
journal
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Student Awards The Curtis Carl Johnson Memorial Award is
presented in recognition of the best scientific paper presented by
a student in the Platform Competition and in the Poster
Competition. Second and third place awards are also presented.
Additional Memorial Awards may be presented.
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Symposia and Workshops In addition to the Annual Meeting, BEMS
co sponsors symposia or workshops around the world with other
scientific or medical entities including: The Society for Physical
Regulation in Biology and Medicine (SPRBM); The Bioelectrochemical
Society (BES); The European Bioelectromagnetics Association (EBEA);
The URSI General Assembly.
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The Society has five (5) categories of membership: Full Members
Associate Members Student Members Sustaining Members
Emeritus/Retired Members To download a membership application,
please visit: www.bioelectromagnetics.org 2004-2005 Officers and
Board of Directors Membership Categories Sitting from left to
right: S. Engstrom, B. McLeod, S. Ueno. Standing from left to
right: M. Markov, M. Simko, G. Parsley (Executive Director), G,
Nindl, J. Miyakoshi, P. Valberg, R. Cleveland, K. Hansson-Mild
(Technical Program Co-chair), B. Greenbaum, R. Nuccitelli,
Vijayalaxmi, Y. Hamnerius, M. Swicord (Newsletter Editor), S.
Johnston, M. McLean, B. Goldberg, L. Plitt (BEMS Office), T.
Shigemitsu. Missing: M. Taki
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Written History of the Society The History of The
Bioelectromagnetics Society can be found on our website and
consists of eight chapters written in a narrative style. The
document includes: Societys Journal; abstracts from the Societys
annual meetings; secondary resource materials; anecdotes developed
from interviews conducted with BEMS founders and members during the
Societys annual meeting in Quebec City in June 2002.
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Sponsor Categories The Bioelectromagnetics Society is thankful
for the generous support of our sponsors. We have four categories
of giving: Platinum Gold Silver Bronze
