1. BMES 1 st Spring GBM

2. YouTube Video Taste of Biomedical Engineering Tissue Engineering / Regenerative Medicine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mHFKynA_gc

3. Point System Establishing Active Membership Must have a total of 8 points to be active: 1 point for General Body Meetings 1 point for Committee Meetings 1 point for Socials 1 point for Workshops 1 point for Blog Post 2 points for Outreach Events 2 points for Industry Tour To run for office, members must be considered “active” To vote in Executive Board elections, members must be considered “active”

4. Events www.ufbmes.com will add Calendar, Points Physiology Competition Graduate Student & Medical Student Panel MD/PhD students Future GBM’s will feature Faculty Speakers presenting Research “What Now” event – Jan 20 th Mentoring (REUs, UF research, BME classes)

5. Physiology Competition Date: March 18 th, 2016 Agenda: Featured Speaker Medical Competition Will have trivia “Dance your PhD”

6. Internal Outreach Hot Chocolate/Movie Social Please fill out your exam dates in the document below https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QO4TDwmZ9zSHcYuGf7EgDXh56T XmGLGPkKjJoYcj790/edit?usp=sharing https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QO4TDwmZ9zSHcYuGf7EgDXh56T XmGLGPkKjJoYcj790/edit?usp=sharing This will help solidify ALL event dates (GBM, outreach, special events, socials

7. External Outreach Habitat for Humanity 1/23 (8:30 am - 2pm) If you signed up on the Google Form, I will be contacting you with final information and so rides can be arranged 3/12 (8:30 am -2pm) POSSIBLE extra date if more individuals express interest 4/02 (8:30 am - 2pm) Still room for more individuals to sign up!! Project Downtown EVERY Saturday & Sunday from 1-2pm @ Bo Diddley Plaza Downtown If you go please send me a selfie with your name at 407-949-4836 so you can get points!

8. Science Activities with Kids Locations: George Washington Carver Science Program (321 NW 10th St) Cone Park (East University Public Library) WMS Elementary School (SE 12th St) Caring & Sharing Learning Center (1951 SE 4th St) Weekly in February, March, April Will be sending out a Google form sometime this week for sign ups! Chiles Elementary Science Night Date TBD (sometime in February)

9. Industry Affairs Plans for Spring 2016 Shands Tour Industry visit Sponsorship package Industry visitors (GBM/Separate Talks) Plans for Fall 2016 Medical design competition Contact: Anna Gams, annagams@ufl.edu

10. Research and Development Team Current Projects: Fall detection device integrated with SIM card module Electromyographic sonification system for auditory biofeedback to aid in gait/walking/physical rehabilitation Meeting time: Every Friday 5:10PM in Marston Science Library

11. Secretary Make sure you sign in if you are not receiving BMES emails. Sign in is necessary to acquire points! Points are used for obtaining E-board positions and denote you as an active member.