IFBIC 2023 Program and the Final Announcement: updated on April 19.

The IFBIC 2023 Program and the Final Announcement have been uploaded below. The Final Announcement includes information such as
- Venue (Room and Map),
- Keynote and Tutorial lectures,
- Get-together and Forum dinner, and
- Access (Airport access, Railroads and metros)

IFBIC 2023 Program (final)Apr19
IFBIC 2023 Final Announcement

Objective and Scope

In recent years, attacks using explosive devices occur frequently not only on battlefields and in regions of conflict but also in urban areas due to terrorism, resulting in a large number of blast injury victims. International cross-disciplinary collaboration is essential to investigate physical causes of blast injury, to characterize the vulnerability of anatomical systems and their functions to blasts, and to develop the means to prevent, mitigate and treat blast injuries.

Building upon the past successful meetings, the 7th International Forum on Blast Injury Countermeasures (IFBIC 2023) will be held from May 17 (Wed) to 19 (Fri), 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. The objectives for the 7th Forum include:

a. Assemble an international forum to increase understanding of blast injury and its countermeasures through a multi-disciplinary approach
b. Identify knowledge gaps in blast injury
c. Identify opportunities for collaborative research to improve prevention, diagnosis, and treatment addressing the entire spectrum of blast-related injuries

The meeting agenda includes the following broad topic areas.

1)Blast injury epidemiology and environmental sensing of blast shockwave hazards
2)Primary blast injury (due directly to shockwave effects)
3)Secondary (penetrating ballistic fragments) and tertiary (acceleration and blunt force) blast injury
4)Long-term effects, cumulative effects, and chronic symptoms due to blast exposure
5)Prevention, mitigation, treatment of blast injuries
6)Diagnostic measures / biomarkers
7)Computational modeling and simulation of blast phenomena and blast injury
8)Characteristics comparison between blast-related TBI and blunt TBI
9)New technology and methods for blast injury research and medicine

For more details, please see the Second Announcement and Call for Papers posted below.

Downloads

IFBIC 2023 Abstract template
IFBIC 2023 Pre-registration Form
IFBIC 2023 Hotel Reservation Form

General information

Meeting title:
 The 7th International Forum on Blast Injury Countermeasures (IFBIC 2023)

Organized by:
 National Defense Medical College Japan (NDMC)
 U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC)
 U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC)

Venue:
 Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo
 Room: 3rd Floor of the South Tower, Grace Room （グレースルーム）
 2-2-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo 160-8330, Japan

IFBIC 2023 secretary office:
 Email: ifbic2023@ndmc.ac.jp
 Fax: +81-4-2996-2081

Conference Website:
 https://www.ndmc.ac.jp/schoolnews/ifbic2023/

Abstract Submission

Please prepare your abstract using the template posted above. Abstract submissions should be emailed to the IFBIC 2023 secretary office no later than February 28 (Tue), 2023.

 IFBIC 2023 secretary office:  ifbic2023@ndmc.ac.jp

All submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the IFBIC 2023 Program Committee and notification of abstract acceptance will be made by March 17 (Fri), 2023.

Registration

Pre-registration is required for all participants, and participation will be limited by venue capacity. Please send the pre-registration form to the IFBIC 2023 secretary office via email. The pre-registration deadline is March 29 (Wed), 2023. “On-site” registration will not be offered.

Hotel Accommodations

For the participants who wish to stay at the Forum venue, the IFBIC 2023 secretary office plans to reserve a block of rooms. Please send the hotel reservation form posted at the conference website no later than April 28 (Fri) by email or fax to the IFBIC 2023 secretary office.

Email: ifbic2023@ndmc.ac.jp
Fax: +81-4-2996-2081