<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex"><div style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:initial"><div><div id="m_-6270540163887604515gmail-:uc" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div id="m_-6270540163887604515gmail-:ud" style="direction:initial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:auto hidden"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:1.2">*******************************************************</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">[Apologies for cross-postings]</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">You can find all the information about the call at:  </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"><a href="https://2025.cbms-conference.org/call-for-sts/" title="https://2025.cbms-conference.org/call-for-sts/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,120,215)">https://2025.<span class="gmail-il">cbms</span>-conference.org/call-for-sts/</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:1.2">*******************************************************</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:20pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:20pt;line-height:1.2"><span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> 2025 </span></b><b><span style="font-size:20pt;line-height:1.2">Call for special tracks</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:20pt;line-height:1.2">-----------------------------------------------</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">The 38th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (<a href="https://2025.cbms-conference.org/" title="https://2025.cbms-conference.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,120,215)">IEEE <span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> 2025</a>) will be held at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas), Madrid, Spain, from Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th of June 2025. </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Attracting a worldwide audience, <span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> is the premier conference for computer-based medical systems, and one of the main conferences within the fields of medical informatics and biomedical informatics.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">IEEE <span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> 2025 invites proposals for organization of special tracks that will be held in parallel with the general conference track. The themes of the special tracks should not overlap with the general conference topics and should focus on emerging research fields. All tracks are expected to enable stimulating discussions of state-of-the-art, emerging, visionary, and perhaps controversial topics. Their papers should report on significant unpublished work and must meet the same standards as main conference papers. All accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">We expect all accepted tracks to adhere to the conference paper submission and reviewing schedule, as outlined in the dates indicated below.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> Special Tracks chair(s) will be interacting with organisers of accepted workshops to ensure a high-quality workshop program. In the case of detecting several similar submissions, the <span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> 2025 organization can propose the fusion of those proposals.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Special Track requirements</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">The organizers of a special track must comply with a set of principles and obligations, listed below:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px;margin-top:0cm"><li style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">A <b>specific webpage with information about the special track will be created</b> by <span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> after the acceptance notification. The organizers must provide the following information to be added to such webpage: special track description, list of topics, call for papers, submission information (must be the same as <span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> 2025 regular track), special track organizers, special track program committee members, any other relevant information. </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">The organizers of the special track are responsible for the peer-review process within their track</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">. They must add their own Program committee members/reviewers to the submission platform, ensure that receive all the reviews on time, check the quality of the reviews, and establish the acceptance/rejection decision. The final decision will be sent by <span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> 2025 PC Chairs. They also must pay special attention to potential conflicts of interest and ensure that all the general ethical rules of research are followed.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">At least one of the organizers of the special track must register and attend to <span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> 2025 in Madrid</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">. The organizer(s) who attend <span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> will also chair the specific session that will be assigned in the agenda to their track.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">The organizers of the special track are responsible for the publicity of their track to try to win as many submissions as possible</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">. Please bear in mind that a special track with less than 4 accepted papers could be canceled. In this case, the accepted papers will be moved to the regular track.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="color:rgb(70,120,134);text-decoration-line:underline"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"><a href="https://2025.cbms-conference.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/C4ST_sept2024.pdf" title="https://2025.cbms-conference.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/C4ST_sept2024.pdf" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,120,215)">Download Call For Special Tracks!</a></span></b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">  <b>Important Dates</b></span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px;margin-top:0cm"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Deadline for special track proposal:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> November 8, 2024</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Special track notification acceptance:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> November 15, 2024.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Submission Guidelines</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> Each proposal must include:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px;margin-top:0cm"><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Special track title</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Rough estimate of the expected ST size as number of sessions (with 4-5 papers per session)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">A brief biography of ST organizer(s)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">List of Special Track program committee members</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">A draft of Special Track “Call for papers” (important dates must be the same of the main conference, reported below)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">One or two appropriate journals or follow up publications: tracks are expected to organize a special issue, if planned.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">The proposal must be sent to info[at]<span class="gmail-il">cbms</span>-conference[dot]org</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li></ol><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0cm 36pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"><span class="gmail-il">CBMS</span> Special Track Chairs</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:Aptos;font-size:16px;margin-top:0cm"><li style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span lang="ES" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Alba García Seco de Herrera</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Gilberto Ochoa-Ruiz</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li><li style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Sharib Ali</span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b><span lang="ES" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">Other information</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:1.2"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm;font-size:10pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2">For more information, please contact info[at]<span class="gmail-il">cbms</span>-conference[dot]org.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt;line-height:1.2"> </span></p></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div></div><div style="clear:both"></div></div><div style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background:transparent;font-size:0.875rem;padding:0px;width:auto;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-top:none;margin:0px"><div style="border-top:0px;padding:0px"><div style="clear:both;margin:0px;padding:16px 0px;border-top:none"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div></div></div></div>