VENUE
AND HEADQUARTERS HOTEL
The Fairmont Royal York, Toronto, Canada is the venue and
headquarters hotel of the:
14th WORLD CONGRESS ON HEART DISEASE
INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF CARDIOLOGY
ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS 2008
The Fairmont Royal York
100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 1E3
Tel: (416) 368-2511, Fax (416) 368-9040
e-mail:
royalyorkhotel@fairmont.com
Reservations
Dept.
1-800-663-7229
Global Reservations Centre 1-800-441-1414
LANGUAGE
The official language of the Congress is English.
CLIMATE
The average
July temperature in
Toronto
is moderate, mostly sunny during the day, with the possibility of
clouds and rain approx:
21ºC /
68ºF. A
light jacket for the evening is suggested as temperatures may cool
down. Clothing is informal for all occasions.
VISA
Participants may require a visa to enter
Canada. We therefore
suggest that you contact the Canadian Embassy/Consulate in your
country or ask your travel agent for assistance.
REGISTRATION FEES
| |
before
December 20, 2007 |
from
December 21, 2007-
May 15, 2008 |
from
May 16-
July 10, 2008 |
after
July 11, 2008 |
| Participant |
US$
495.- |
US$
595.- |
US$
680.- |
US$
760.- |
| Nurse,
Technician, Trainee * Student ** |
US$
400.- |
US$
450.- |
US$
520.- |
US$
595.- |
| Farewell
Dinner (optional) |
US$
90.- |
US$
90.- |
US$
90.- |
US$
90.- |
|
Get-Together Reception
cost for Accompanying Person(s) |
US$
35.- |
US$
35.- |
US$
35.- |
US$
35.- |
* letter of verification required
** valid student card required
Fees for PARTICIPANTS include:
participation in all scientific sessions, Congress kit, program,
abstract book, printed material of the Congress and invitation to
Get-Together Reception.
PAYMENT
Payment for
registration fees may be made directly via our website:
CardiologyOnline.com, by credit card, i.e. Visa, MasterCard,
or American Express, by cheque payable to the
14th World Congress on
Heart Disease, or by bank transfer
to the 14th World Congress on Heart Disease.
For further
information regarding a bank transfer, please contact the
Secretariat.
CANCELLATION POLICY
50% refund on registration fees is applicable if written
cancellation received before
April 10.
25% refund on registration fees is applicable if written
cancellation received before July 10.
From July 11 no refund available.
INSURANCE
The Congress Secretariat and Organizers cannot accept liability for
personal accidents or loss of or damage to private property of
participants, students and accompanying persons, either during or
indirectly arising from the 14th World Congress on Heart
Disease. Participants should make their own
arrangements with respect to health and travel insurance.
ABSTRACTS
Participants interested in presenting oral communications and/or
poster presentations are invited to submit their abstract(s)
directly via this website for
consideration by the Scientific Committee.
Abstracts sent by
mail or fax will not be processed by the Secretariat and will not be
forwarded to the Scientific Committee for review. In case of
genuine difficulties, please contact the Congress Secretariat:
klimedco@ucla.edu. Please do not submit multiple copies of the same
abstract. If submitting an amended abstract, please indicate that it
is a replacement abstract.
Symbols,
tables, graphs or pictures cannot be submitted via the website.
Abstracts containing symbols, tables, graphs or pictures must be
e-mailed as a Word document attachment to the Congress Secretariat:
klimedco@ucla.edu. Include the presenting author's full contact details as well as the
category under which your abstract should be reviewed.
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF ABSTRACTS:
APRIL 15, 2008
PROCESSING OF ABSTRACTS
All abstracts will be reviewed by at least seven members of the
Scientific Committee. An abstract may be accepted for oral
presentation, as a poster, or may be rejected.
You will
receive confirmation that your abstract has been received,
indicating the abstract number, which it has been allocated. Please
refer to this number in all correspondence regarding the abstract.
The
Scientific Committee will assess all submitted abstracts, and
information regarding acceptance and scheduling will then be sent to
authors. Authors whose abstracts are accepted agree to give the
International Academy of Cardiology permission to publish his/her
abstract(s), without compensation, in the Journal of Heart Disease
and on its website
www.CardiologyOnline.com.
Authors whose
abstracts are accepted will be expected to pay Registration fees no
later than June 10, 2008 in order to present their study at the
Congress.
The abstracts
of the Congress will be published in THE JOURNAL OF HEART DISEASE,
the official journal of the International Academy of Cardiology.
EXHIBITION
An exhibition is planned to take place during the Congress. For
further information, please contact:
The Organizing Committee
14th WORLD CONGRESS ON HEART
DISEASE
PO Box 17659
Beverly Hills, CA 90209, USA
Tel: +1 310 657 8777; Fax: +1 310 659 4781
E-mail:
klimedco@ucla.edu
Website:
www.CardiologyOnline.com
SATELLITE SYMPOSIA AND
SPONSORSHIP
For further information, please contact:
The Organizing Committee
14th WORLD CONGRESS ON HEART
DISEASE
PO Box 17659
Beverly Hills, CA 90209, USA
Tel: +1 310 657 8777
Fax: +1 310 659 4781
E-mail:
klimedco@ucla.edu
CONGRESS SECRETARIAT
Please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat if you require
additional information or assistance. All correspondence should be
addressed to:
14th WORLD CONGRESS ON HEART
DISEASE
PO Box 17659
Beverly Hills, CA 90209, USA
Tel: +1 310 657 8777
Fax: +1 310 659 4781
E-mail:
klimedco@ucla.edu
Website:
www.CardiologyOnline.com
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