1. Amsterdam Eindhoven Den Bosch Proposal ESB 2004 meeting Location: Den Bosch, the Netherlands Mediaeval city (1200) Easily accessible by train (60 min from Amsterdam) Organising group: Division of Biomechanics & Tissue Engineering Department BioMedical Engineering Eindhoven University of Technology Time frame: June 2004 Sunday 20 - Wednesday 24

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3. Conference venue ‘Theater aan de Parade’ Theater Large auditorium (>500 p) up to 6 parallel sessions Excellent past experience: Venue of 1999 annual PPS meeting (450 p) Price range: 50-125 Euro/per night Hotels

4. Biomedical Engineering Biomechanics & Tissue Engineering Molecular Bioengineering Biomedical Imaging & Informatics Cardiovascular Biomechanics Prof. Frans van de Vosse Dr. Peter Bovendeerd Dr. Marcel Rutten Soft Tissue Biomechanics & Tissue Engineering Prof. Frank Baaijens Dr. Carlijn Bouten Dr. Cees Oomens Dr. Jacques Huyghe Bone Biomechanics Prof. Rik Huiskes Dr. Bert van Rietbergen Dr. Rene van Donkelaar

5. Chairman:Prof. Frank Baaijens Secretary General:Dr. Cees Oomens Treasurer:Dr. Rene van Donkelaar Members:Dr. Carlijn Bouten Dr. Bert van Rietbergen Dr. Marcel Rutten Dr. Peter Bovendeerd Dr. Jacques Huyghe Prof. Rik Huiskes Prof. Frans v.d. Vosse Organisation committee

6. Conference mini-symposia Bone biomechanics Implant fixation Ultrasound and Bone Cardiovascular biomechanics Cell biomechanics Soft tissue biomechanics Functional Tissue Engineering Mechanobiology Musculoskeletal dynamics Injury and Impact biomechanics Dental biomechanics Sports biomechanics Rehabilitation biomechanics Scientific Committee: Prof. Frans v.d. Vosse Prof. Rik Huiskes Dr. Jacques Huyghe Mini-symposia organisers

7. Conference layout 9:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00 24:00 Registration & Reception Banquet SundayMondayTuesdayWednesday Pre-conference Course

8. 8:30 9:00 9:30 9:45 11:00 11:30 12:45 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:15 16:15 16:45 17:45 Plenary Coffee Sessions Break Lunch Plenary Break Tea Break Conference schedule

9. Pre-conference courses Bone Biomechanics Cardiovascular Biomechanics Tissue Engineering International known guest lectures

10. Biomedical Engineering Biomechanics & Tissue Engineering Molecular Bioengineering Biomedical Imaging & Informatics Cardiovascular Biomechanics Prof. Frans van de Vosse Dr. Peter Bovendeerd Dr. Marcel Rutten Soft Tissue Biomechanics & Tissue Engineering Prof. Frank Baaijens Dr. Carlijn Bouten Dr. Cees Oomens Dr. Jacques Huyghe Bone Biomechanics Prof. Rik Huiskes Dr. Bert van Rietbergen Dr. Rene van Donkelaar

11. Host group Organisation committee Venue Hotels Pre-conference course Outline of programme Conference topics Outline

12. Conference city Amsterdam Eindhoven Den Bosch Den Bosch (‘s-Hertogenbosch) Mediaeval city (<1200) Bourgondic life style many, excellent restaurants, bars, etc All facilities within walking distance Easily accessible by train 60 min from Schiphol (Amsterdam) airport 20 min north of Eindhoven Weather: typically 20-25 C in June