1966 Rochester Conference on Data Acquisition and Processing in Biology and Medicine

The 1966 Rochester Conference on Data Acqtiisition and Processing in Biology, and Medicine was held on July 25-27. In addition to the 40 participants - authors, session chairmlen, and committee members - approximnately 120 people registered. The keynote address was given by Dr. Karl Frank (National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, National InstituLtes of HeIalth), who related objectives of society, which he characterized as arbitary rather than preordained, to goals of biomedical engineerinig. He conicentrated mlostly on aspects of neurological control, imaking a plea for the development of miultiple electrodes, and better communications betwveen the human user of computers and the computers. The remainder of the conference events are briefly summarized and reviewed.