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

2. Conference city

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 themes Cardiovascular and Biofluid MechanicsFrans van de Vosse Tissue and Cellular EngineeringFrank Baaijens/Carlijn Bouten Soft Tissue BiomechanicsJacques Huyghe Bio MechanicsBert van Rietbergen Orthopaedic and Dental BiomechanicsRik Huiskes Musculo- Skeletal DynamicsFrans van der Helm

7. Mini-symposia: Cardiovascular and Biofluid M. Cardiovascular and Biofluid MechanicsFrans van de Vosse Tissue and Cellular EngineeringFrank Baaijens/Carlijn Bouten Soft Tissue BiomechanicsJacques Huyghe Bio MechanicsBert van Rietbergen Orthopaedic and Dental BiomechanicsRik Huiskes Musculo- Skeletal DynamicsFrans van der Helm

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

9. 8:30 9:00 9:30 9:40 11:00 11:20 12:50 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

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