Registration & fees
Registrations can be made exclusively online. Register online now!
Due to unexpected movements in the currency exchange rate we need to readapt the prices in Euro per November 1st, 2008.
Registration fee before 18 December 2008, EUR (Euro) 645.– / CHF (Swiss Francs) 900.–
Registration fee after 18 December 2008, EUR 700.– / CHF 980.–
Single day tickets EUR 180.– / CHF 250.– (available at the congress site only)
Registration will be confirmed upon receipt of payment.
Registration office:
MCI Zurich Office
A. Wenderott
Flughofstrasse 54, CH-8152 Glattbrugg, Switzerland
E-Mail, Phone +41 (0) 44 809 42 80, Fax +41 (0) 44 809 42 01
Group Registration
For group registration a minimum of 10 participants is required. Please contact MCI Zurich Office to obtain further information. Congress documents and bags can be collected as early pick-up upon request.
Modification & Cancellation
All modifications or cancellations must be notified in writing (by mail, fax or e-mail) to MCI Zurich Office. For each modification requested by the participant, EUR 30.– or CHF 50.– will be charged for administrative costs. In case of cancellation up to 15 January 2008, deposits will be refunded less 35% for administrative costs. After this date, no refund will be possible.
Registration desk:
The rgistration desk and congress secretariat is located in the foyer of the Congress Center.
Opening hours:
15 February 2009 16:00-18:30
16-19 February 2009 07:30-11:30 & 15:30-18:00 & 19:30-20:30
20 February 2009 07:30-11:30
Hotel Reservation
Hotel rooms are available at a special convention rate. Reservations can be made on our website after May, 13th 2008.
General Information
Location
Congress Center, Davos, Switzerland (http://www.davos.ch/)
Davos, Switzerland
Programme Committee
Ruth Amstein, Ph.D., Zurich, CH
Paolo G. Camici, M.D., London, UK
Peter Kearney, M.D., Cork, IE
Thomas F. Lüscher, M.D., Zurich, CH
Keith H. McGregor, Ph.D., Sophia Antipolis, FR
Bernhard Meier, M.D., Berne, CH
Bertram Pitt, M.D., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Maarten L. Simoons, M.D., Rotterdam, NL
Michal Tendera, M.D., Katowice, PL
Salim Yusuf, M.D., Hamilton, Ontario, CA
Local Programme Committee
Corinna Brunckhorst, M.D., Zurich, CH
Roberto Corti, M.D., Zurich, CH
Firat Duru, M.D., Zurich, CH
Urs Eriksson, M.D., Zurich, CH
Johannes Holzmeister, M.D., Zurich, CH
Philipp A. Kaufmann, M.D., Zurich, CH
Nils Kicher, M.D., Zurich, CH
Rolf Jenni, M.D., Zurich, CH
Ulf Landmesser, M.D., Zurich, CH
Willibald Maier, M.D., Zurich, CH
Christian Matter, M.D., Zurich, CH
Georg Noll, M.D., Zurich, CH
Frank Ruschitzka, M.D., Zurich, CH
Jürg Schwitter, M.D., Zurich, CH
Felix C. Tanner, M.D., Zurich, CH
Pedro Trigo Trindade, M.D., Zurich, CH
Faculty
Abraham William T., M.D., Columbus, OH, USA
Altwegg Lukas, M.D., Zurich, CH
Bax Jeroen J., M.D., Leiden, NL
Binggeli Christian, M.D., Zurich, CH
Bounameaux Henri, M.D., Geneva, CH
Brugada Josep, M.D., Barcelona, ES
Brunckhorst Corinna, M.D., Zurich, CH
Camici Paolo G., M.D., London, UK
Camm A.John, M.D., London, UK
Chaitman Bernard, M.D., St. Louis, MO, USA
Corti Roberto, M.D., Zurich, CH
Crea Filippo, M.D., Rome, IT
Deanfield John E., M.D., London, UK
Dimmeler Stefanie, Ph.D., Frankfurt/Main, DE
Drexler Helmut, M.D., Hannover, DE
Duru Firat, M.D., Zurich, CH
Eckardt Lars, M.D., Münster, DE
Erbel Raimund, M.D., Essen, DE
Eriksson Urs, M.D., Zurich, CH
Gibbs Simon, M.D., London, UK
Gorcsan John, M.D., Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Gras Daniel, M.D., Nantes, FR
Grube Eberhard, M.D., Siegburg, DE
Habib Gilbert, M.D., Marselle, FR
Hamm Christian W., M.D., Bad Nauheim, DE
Hauer Richard N.W., M.D., Utrecht, NL
Holman Rury, M.D., Oxford, UK
Holmes Jr. David R., M.D., Rochester, MN, USA
Holzmeister Johannes, M.D., Zurich, CH
Kastelein John J.P., M.D., Amsterdam, NL
Kaufmann Philipp A., M.D., Zurich, CH
Kearney Peter, M.D., Cork, IE
Kjeldsen Sverre E., M.D., Ph.D., Oslo, NO
Koster Andreas, M.D., Ph.D., Berlin, DE
Kucher Nils, M.D., Zurich, CH
Landmesser Ulf, M.D., Zurich, CH
Libby Peter, M.D., Boston, MA, USA
Lüscher Thomas F., M.D., Zurich, CH
Mach François, M.D., Geneva, CH
Maier Willibald, M.D., Zurich, CH
Mancia Giuseppe, M.D., Milan, IT
McKenna William J., M.D., London, UK
Meier Bernhard, M.D., Berne, CH
Messerli Franz, M.D., New York, N.Y., USA
Mittleman Murray A., M.D., Boston, MA, USA
Montalescot Gilles, M.D., Paris, FR
Noll Georg, M.D., Zurich, CH
Nussberger Jürg, M.D., Lausanne, CH
Parving Hans-Henrik, M.D., Copenhagen, DK
Peto Richard Sir, M.D., Oxford, UK
Pfisterer Mathias, M.D., Basel, CH
Pitt Bertram, M.D., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Poldermans Don, M.D., Rotterdam, NL
Poole-Wilson Philip A., M.D., London, UK
Prêtre René, M.D., Zurich, CH
Ruschitzka Frank, M.D., Zurich, CH
Rydén Lars, M.D., Stockholm, SE
Shah Dipen, M.D., Geneva, CH
Shepherd James, M.D., Glasgow, UK
Simoons Maarten L., M.D., Rotterdam, NL
Singh Jagmeet P., M.D., Boston, MA, USA
Sitbon Olivier, M.D., Clamart, Paris, FR
Sleight Peter, M.D., Oxford, UK
Stone Gregg W., M.D., New York, NY, USA
Swedberg Karl B., M.D., Gothenburg, SE
Szucs Thomas, M.D., Basel, CH
Tanner Felix C., M.D., Zurich, CH
Tendera Michal, M.D., Katowice, PL
Trigo Trindade Pedro, M.D., Zurich, CH
Vahanian Alec, M.D., Paris, FR
Van de Werf Frans, M.D. Leuven, NL
Yusuf Salim, M.D., Hamilton, Ontario, CA
Zeiher Andreas M., M.D., Frankfurt/Main, DE
Zile Michael R., M.D., Charleston, SC, USA
(Status September 2008)
Local Organising Committee
Foundation for Cardiovascular Research, EduCor
Moussonstrasse 4, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland
Contact
Ruth Amstein, Ph.D., (E-mail); Esther Willi (E-mail); Veronica Baud (E-mail) http://www.cardiologyupdate.ch/
For further information, please check here
Tel: Phone +41 44 (0) 250 40 83Fax +41 44 (0) 250 40 90
Sponsor
Platinum Sponsors: Biotronik, MSD / Essex Chemie AG, The Medicines Company
Gold Sponsors: Abbott Vascular, AstraZeneca, Bayer Healthcare / Boehringer Ingelheim, Boston Scientific, Daiichi-Sankyo / Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Medtronic, A. Menarini AG, Novartis, Pfizer, Sanofi Aventis, Servier, St. Jude Medical, Takeda Pharma, Vifor Pharma
Silver Sponsors: Actelion Pharma Schweiz, B. Braun Medical AG, Johnson & Johnson AG Division Cordis
(Status September 2008)