Application rules
Any National Society or other professional body with an interest in cardiovascular medicine may apply to the ESC for Affiliated Membership.
The professional body applying for the status of the ESC Affiliated Membership needs to be an established and well recognised cardiology organisation, with democratic rules, Board, committees etc.
An official request must be sent to the ESC Membership Services Division, ensuring that the request is based on a decision made by the Board of the applicant Society on behalf of its members. The final vote is made by the ESC Board.
Affiliated National Societies will have no voting rights at the General Assembly. They will not be eligible for election to the Board of the ESC and they will have no formal representation on ESC Committees and Task Forces.
Membership benefits:
Individual members of the Affiliated National Societies are entitled to the same benefits as members of the ESC National Societies under the condition that they can provide written confirmation of membership.
In that case, they will benefit from:
- Discount prices on ESC educational products
- Advantageous subscription rates to ESC journals
- Free access to the online educational resource of the ESC
- Information about ESC congresses*
- Information about ESC Educational Programmes*
- Receive electronic version of the quarterly ESC Newsletter and the fortnightly My ESC News*
- Access to customer services through ESC Member Relationship Department
- Members of the Affiliated National Societies can apply for membership of ESC Working Groups and Associations. They may also apply to become Fellows or Nurse Fellows of the ESC.
* Note that information relating to congresses and educational programmes, as well as ESC News are distributed by email. This information can therefore only be circulated if the Affiliated National Society members have subscribed to the above mentioned services through My ESC.