First Call for Participation

MICCAI 2008, the 11th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, will be held from September 6 to 9, 2008 in New York City, USA. MICCAI typically attracts over 600 world leading scientists, engineers and clinicians from a wide range of disciplines associated with medical imaging and computer assisted surgery.

Topics

Topics to be addressed at MICCAI 2008 include, but are not limited to:

• General Medical Image Computing
• Computer Assisted Interventional Systems and Robotics
• Visualization and Interaction
• General Biological and Neuroscience Image Computing
• Computational Anatomy (statistics on anatomy)
• Computational Physiology (virtual organs)
• Innovative Clinical and Biological Applications

Important Dates

January 20, 2008	Tutorial and workshop proposals
February 10, 2008	Acceptance of tutorials and workshops
March 07, 2008 Monday March 10 2008, 11:59pm EST	Submission of full papers
May 14, 2008	Acceptance of papers
June 9, 2008	Camera ready copy for papers
September 6 - 10, 2008	Tutorials, Conference, Workshops

Submission of Papers

We invite electronic submissions for MICCAI 2008 (LNCS style, double blind review) of up to 8-page papers for oral or poster presentation. Papers will be reviewed by members of the program review committee and assessed for quality and best means of presentation. Besides advances in methodology, we would also like to encourage submission of papers that demonstrate clinical relevance, clinical applications, and validation studies.

Proposals for Tutorials and Workshops

Tutorials will be held on September 6 and/or 9, 2008 and will complement and enhance the scientific program of MICCAI 2008. The purpose of the tutorials is to provide educational material for training new professionals in the field including students, clinicians and new researchers.

Workshops will be held on September 6 and/or 9 2008 and will provide opportunity for discussing technical and application issues in depth. The purpose of the workshops is to provide a comprehensive forum on topics which will not be fully explored during the main conference.

Executive Committee

Leon Axel, New York University, USA (General Co-Chair)
Brian Davies, Imperial College, UK (General Co-Chair)
Dimitris N Metaxas, Rutgers University, USA (General Chair)