Dear colleagues,

EMBC 2024 is approaching and I am looking forward to meet many of you soon. This email serves to give you an overview of some activities that were (co-)organized by members of our chapter. Please forgive me if I overlook some activities, feel free to let me know any suggestions and I will compile another list.

• Ralf Seepold (HTWG Konstanz) and Thomas Penzel (Charite University Hospital Berlin) organized a mini-symposium "Advances in Sleep Health Using Novel Approaches in Data Analytics and technology". It will take place Wednesday (July 17) 8:30 – 10:00 in Fiesta 9 & 10.
  
  
• Steffen Leonhardt and Alfred Hülkenberg (RWTH Aachen) organized a mini-symposium "Recent Advances in Bioimpedance As a Tool for the Assessment of Muscle Condition" on Tuesday (July 16) 8:30 – 10:00 in Monterrey 2&3.
  
  
• Ralf Seepold and his team (HTWG Konstanz) organized a workshop "Contactless Sleep Monitoring: Sleep stages, Fiber-Optic Sensors, Drowsiness – Limitations, Challenges, and Future Perspectives" on Sunday (July 15th) 13:30 – 17:30.
  
  
• The EMBS YP committee organized an event "EMBC YP Career Catalyst Series: Building Up Your Researcher Profile" and invited Prof. Björn Eskofier (FAU Erlangen) on Thursday 10:00 - 11:30 in room Baja. Please find the registration and further information here.

Apart from that I am looking forward to meet you at the Social Events: 

• Welcome Reception on Monday 17:30 at Veracruz Hall
  
  
• Student and YP Reception on Tuesday 18:00 at Coronado L (Registration required)

Already looking forward to the future, I want to mention that the EMBC 2024 will be in Kopenhagen and therefore very close to us geographically. It would be great to organize joint activities from our chapter! Please let me know if you have any ideas.

Best regards and have a safe travel to Orlando,
Nicolai Spicher for the EMBS Germany Chapter Excom