2nd AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON HUMAN VIBRATION
June 4-6, 2008 – Chicago, Illinois, USA
ABSTRACT
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are currently being accepted for the 2nd American Meeting on Human Vibration. Topics for presentations may include but are not limited to:
Effects of short- and long-term exposure to vibration on drivers, and machine operators
Health effects of whole body and hand-arm vibration
Modeling and analysis of the hand-arm and whole-body system dynamics
Absorbed power, energy and Dose-response relationships
Motion sickness and low frequency effects on the body
Noise and vibration coupling effects on health
Ergonomics and seat designs
Active seat suspension and human vibration control
Advanced tool and machine designs
Vibration isolation methods
Sensors technology and data collection
Nonhuman models of vibration exposure
Accepted abstracts will be published as a NIOSH numbered document. Each participant will receive a bound copy of this publication. Electronic versions of the abstract will be made available on the NIOSH website after the conference.
Abstracts should be limited to a maximum two pages with 12-pt font and single spaced text. All margins should be 2.4 cm (1inch). The title should be typed in bold capital letters and centered at the top of the page. The name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s) should follow the title.
The text should be organized using appropriate section headings, such as Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References. Section headings should be in bold and centered on the page. Figures or tables may be presented in the abstract, but all figures, tables, and text must stay within the margins and the two-page limit. (See sample attached abstract)
All abstracts should be submitted electronically in MS Word via email attachment to amayton@cdc.gov. The submission must accompany a statement from the corresponding author as to whether the submission is for an oral or poster presentation. The organizers will attempt to comply with the author’s preference for presentation.
The deadline for receipt of all abstracts is December 1st, 2007
For questions regarding abstract format please contact Alan Mayton at (412)386-4657, amayton@cdc.gov; or Chris Jobes at (412)3864894, cjobescdc.gov.
You can download a sample abstract at the following link.