Awards & Prizes

Young Biomedical Engineering Presentation Prize

This prize is awarded to a young biomedical engineer based upon their paper presentation at the EPSM-ABEC 2009 Conference.

Eligibility Criteria

The Engineers Australia Young Biomedical Engineer's Award is to be presented to a student whose studies are leading to an engineering qualification in a field related to biomedical engineering, or an engineer who is either a biomedical engineer or in the process of satisfying entrance to the College of Biomedical Engineers. The work being considered for the award must be the person's own work.

The recipient must be 35 years of age or younger at the time of the conference.

Applicants must indicate that they wish to be considered for the award at the time of submission of a one-page abstract (as detailed in the Call for Papers).

Only papers being presented orally will be considered for the Award (i.e no posters).

Judging Criteria

The abstracts will be considered by a panel of referees nominated by the College of Biomedical Engineers for inclusion in a session in the conference specifically for presentations by the short-listed applicants. Abstracts which the jury decides are not to be considered for the Award will be considered for presentation during a general session of the Conference.

The recipient of the Award will be decided by the referees, who will attend the oral paper presentations. Assessment of the abstract and oral presentation will be based on consideration of the following areas:

1. Technical content
2. Delivery and presentation style
3. Originality
4. Relevance to biomedical engineering and value to the wider community
5. Use of visual aids
5. Discussion and ability to answer questions

The judges decision will be final. Presentation of the Award will be made at the concluding session of the conference.

Details of Award

The recipient of the Young Biomedical Engineer's Award will receive a certificate and a cash prize of $750:00

Varian Medical Systems Prize

This prize is awarded to the best oral presentation related to radiotherapy at the EPSM-ABEC 2009 Conference.

Eligibility Criteria

All oral presentations related to radiotherapy accepted and displayed will be eligible.
Only papers being presented orally will be considered for the Award (i.e no posters).
Invited speakers are not eligible.

Judging Criteria

The recipient of the Award will be decided by the referees, who will attend the oral presentations. Assessment of the abstract and oral presentation will be based on consideration of the following areas:
1. Strong technical content with emphasis on original work as opposed to reviews
2. Quality of delivery – easily understood
3. Good audio-visual presentation
4. Relevance to radiotherapy and value to the wider community
5. Use of images, graphs and tables
The judges decision will be final. Presentation of the Award will be made at the closing ceremony.

Details of Award

The recipient of the Varian prize will receive a cash prize of $1000.00 and commemorative trophy.

CMS Alphatech Poster Prize

This prize is awarded to the best poster related to radiotherapy at the EPSM-ABEC 2009 Conference.

Eligibility Criteria

All posters related to radiotherapy accepted and displayed will be eligible.
For a poster to be displayed the author, or a colleague who has been associated with the work, must register and be present at the poster viewing session.
Invited speakers are not eligible.

Judging Criteria

The recipient of the Award will be decided by the referees, who will attend the poster viewing sessions. Assessment of the poster presentation will be based on consideration of the following areas:
1. Strong technical content with emphasis on original work as opposed to reviews
2. Quality of poster – easily understood
3. Good visual presentation
4. Relevance to radiotherapy and value to the wider community
5. Use of images, graphs and tables
The judges decision will be final. Presentation of the Award will be made at the closing ceremony.

Details of Award

The recipient of the CMS Alphatech poster prize will receive a cash prize of $500.00 and commemorative certificate.