We are pleased to invite you to Leipzig for the 17th Annual Meeting of the German Society for Computer- and Robot-Assisted Surgery from 13 to 15 September 2018.
Since 2002, the annual CURAC conference has been the central forum for technical developments and clinical applications in the field of computer- and robot-assisted surgery. The CURAC actively and successfully links these two fields and enables intensive professional dialogue between users and developers every year.
In the fastest growing city in Germany, we would like to pursue with you the "No Limits" of research and development in the most diverse fields of computer- and robot-assisted surgery. The event is organized by the Innovation Center for Computer-Assisted Surgery (ICCAS) of the University of Leipzig.
We hope for numerous participants and impressive contributions! Further information can be found here shortly.
Your Conference Presidents
Prof. Dr. Thomas Neumuth and
Prof. Dr. Andreas Melzer
Conference CURAC 2018
Contact: curac2018@curac.org
Important Dates
Paper Submission until 15.06.2018
Notification about acceptance of the paper by 13.07.2018 (new)
Camera-ready version of the paper by 25.07.2018 (new)
Registration (online) by 03.09.2018
Early-bird registration by 16.08.2018
CURAC 2018 in Leipzig: September 13-15, 2018
Scientific topics of CURAC.2018 cover applications of all operative medical domains (ENT, neurosurgery, orthopedics, etc.), such as:
Call for Papers (PDF)
At the core of this interdisciplinary conference are your submitted papers that will be presented and discussed in detail as talk, poster and interactive computer demonstrations.
You are cordially invited to submit scientific contributions to CURAC.2018 via the abstract management system. Please create a new user account under the menu item "Register and submit paper". The submissions in German or English should contain one to six pages, enriched with illustrations and tables (please use the Word template or the LaTeX template). Please choose one of the following two categories when submitting to the abstract management system:
• Full Papers (especially suitable for technical reports, 4 to 6 pages)
• Extended Abstracts (especially suitable for clinical reports, 1 to 2 pages)
Please select the appropriate format according to the page size you require. We also expressly encourage the submission of preliminary and early contributions.
Full Papers are particularly suitable for technical or more detailed scientific contributions. Extended abstracts are suitable for clinical reports, for example. The Program Committee reserves the right to select the submissions as lectures or posters.
The contributions will be evaluated by the program committee of CURAC 2018 according to the usual criteria of applied, interdisciplinary research.
Lectures and posters may be presented in English or German. The language may also be freely chosen when submitting contributions as full paper or poster.
The oral presentation lasts a maximum of 15 minutes (12 minutes talk + 3 minutes discussion). The lecture time of Session XIII is 10 minutes (8 min. Lecture + 2 min) discussion.
The central media check is located in the area of the conference office. Please submit your presentation on a USB storage device at least 1 hour before the start of the session. It is possible to test the presentation and edit it if necessary. Please note that different encodings may cause problems with video or audio formats. Therefore, please visit the media check-in good time!
Please prepare your presentation in PPT (X) or PDF format. A presentation device with
All contributions will be evaluated by the program committee of CURAC 2018 according to the usual criteria of application-related, interdisciplinary research. The contributions will be published in the digital CURAC conference proceedings. Best Paper Award publications may be proposed for publication in the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
Venue on Thursday, 13.09.2018
University Hospital Leipzig
House 4 - Operational Center (OPZ) - Auditorium and Mall
Liebigstrasse 20
04103 Leipzig
Venue on Friday, 14.09.2018 and Saturday, 15.09.2018
Study Center - Faculty of Medicine
Liebigstrasse 27
04103 Leipzig