The 30th Annual International Conference of IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'08) will be held from August 20 to 24, 2008 at the Vancouver Conevention and Exhibition Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The general theme of EMBC'08 is "Personalized Healthcare through Technology", covering a broad spectrum of topics from biomedical and clinical engineering and physics to medical and clinical applications. Transfer of research results from academia to industry will also be a focus of the conference. Specific themes include: 1. Biomedical Signal Processing 2. Biomedical Imaging & Image Processing 3. Bioinstrumentation; Sensors; Micro,Nano & Wearable Technologies 4. Bioinformatics & Computational Biology; Systems Biology; Modeling Methodologies 5. Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems Engineering 6. Neural Engineering; Neuromuscular Systems; Rehabilitation Engineering 7. Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics; Tissue Engineering; Biomaterials 8. Bio-Robotics; Surgical Planning & Orthopedic Biomechanics 9. Therapeutic & Diagnostics Systems, Devices & Technologies; Clinical Engineering 10. Healthcare Information Systems; Telemedicine 11. Technology Commercialization; Education, Industry and Society Important Dates Feb 1, 2008 Mini-Symposia/Special Session Request April 7, 2008 Four Page Paper Submission April 29, 2008 Exhibition Booth/Table Reservation June 13, 2008 Notification of Acceptance June 27, 2008 Final Program Available July 11, 2008 Author Final Submission and Payment July 18, 2008 Early Conference Registration July 18, 2008 Hotel Reservation