SEBECC 2010
October 29, 2010
Clemson, SC
SOUTHEAST BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CAREER CONFERENCE

Agenda

The following is the agenda for the conference scheduled on October 29, 2010

T I M E

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8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 - 8:40 AM Introduction and Opening Remarks
Moderators:
Martine LaBerge, Chair of BME, Clemson University and Abdel Bayoumi, Chair of BME, The University of South Carolina
Introduction and Opening Remarks: Ambassador David H. Wilkins, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Clemson University
8:40 - 9:10 AM Morning Keynote
Brent Ladd, Vice President/General Manager, Healthcare Systems & Stryker Finance on behalf of Stephen MacMillan, CEO, Stryker Corporation
"Medical Device Industry Outlook and Trends: Social Responsibility"
9:15 - 10:30 AM Concurrent Session I
Leadership Skills for Sucess
Job Search Road Map
Hot Topics in BME I- Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
10:30 - 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM Concurrent Session II
WL Gore Innovation Workshop
BME Careers I
Pre- and Post-Graduate Workshop
12:00 - 1:45 PM Lunch and Poster Session
1:45 - 2:30 PM Afternoon Keynote
Moderator: Richard S. Swaja, AIMBE Fellow, Director of the Bioengineering Alliance of South Carolina
Keynote: Rebecca Bergman, Vice President of New Therapies and Diagnostics, Cardiac Rhythm Management, Medtronic Inc.
"Transitioning to the Real World"
2:30 - 2:45 PM Break
2:45 - 4:00 PM Concurrent Session III
Entrepreneurial Activities in BME
BME Careers II
Hot Topics in BME II - Biosensing and Bioimaging Industry and Research
4:00 - 6:00 PM Career Networking Session and Reception
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