Visit the Abstract Book Online where you can search for the abstract that you are interested in.  

Abstract Book CD-ROM: Delegates will receive an abstract CD-Rom Voucher in their congress bag and are invited to go to the Philips Healthcare stand (B201 in Zone A2) to redeem their personal copy.

Abstract Book will also be available on the Bayer Stand N°B2-C403

Poster Reception

On Monday 1 September, the Council for Basic Cardiovascular Sciences invites all participants in the Basic Science programme to the Poster Reception to be held in the Poster Area ( Zone B4) from 18:30 to 20:00.

Abstract Review Committee

Reviewers of the submitted abstracts are acknowledged for their contribution to the reviewing and selection of data to be included in the scientific programme. Consult the list of the Abstract Review Committee.

Information to Abstract Presenters

We invite you to connect to your My ESC account to complete your agreement form:

• an oral presentation - access the Speaker guidelines
• a poster presentation - access the Poster Session Information

Poster Session Information

Poster sessions: consist of a visual display of research highlights. There are four half-days of poster displays. You can meet the authors during the morning and afternoon breaks from 10:00 to 11:00 and 15:30 to 16:30.

Set up:
If your presentation is in the morning your poster must be set up between 08:00 and 08:30, removed between 12:30 and 13:00 and be on display from 08:30 until 12:30. You or one of your co-authors must be present throughout the coffee break (10:00-11:00) in order to discuss the poster.

If your presentation is in the afternoon your poster must be set up between 13:30 and 14:00, removed between 18:00 and 18:30 and be on display between 14:00 and 18:00. You or one of your co-authors should be present throughout the coffee break (15:30-16:30) in order to discuss the poster.

Technical information:

Please note these dimensions and keep for when you prepare your poster.

Please note that the use of the official ESC logos is not allowed on your poster.
This also applies to ESC Association, Working Group and Council logos.

Suggestion: Design your poster layout in the following sections:

At upper edge, across the width of whole poster:

• Title
• Author(s)
• Address

In the following section:

• Purpose
• Methods
• Results
• Conclusions

The title should be emphasised by the use of bold-face type. When displayed the letters used should not be smaller than 15mm. The subtitle should be printed in the same kind of lettering, but semi-bold and not less than 10mm high when displayed. This guarantees clear reading even from a distance of 2-3 meters.

The text should be broken up by the inclusion of drawings and/or photos. The use of colour makes the poster more attractive and effective. Material for mounting your poster to the poster board will be supplied by the organisers. Please refer to the ESC staff at the Poster Assistance Desk in the poster area for further assistance.

e-Poster: The full content of posters will be available for electronic consultation at the e-Library in the Poster Area during the meeting and post-meeting on the ESC Web Site.

In order to be included on the onsite poster e-Library, all material (in electronic form only), can be uploaded here or by clicking on the link provided on your agreement form (once submitted)) up to Friday 29 August 2008.

However, submitting your poster for electronic consultation does not replace the traditional paper presentation. Electronic posters give the delegates the opportunity to consult poster presentations at anytime during the congress, in particular those they have missed.

Call4Posters®: Call4Posters® is an online service that offers you the opportunity to create a professional poster quickly and easily and even enjoy the convenience of having your poster delivered onsite at the meeting at the Poster Assistant Desk zone B4.
To use this service please visit: http://www.call4posters.com/esc/