Key Dates

• 9 July 2025: Voting rights eligibility deadline
• 9 January 2026: Call for candidates
• 9 February 2026 : Deadline to submit applications
• 30 March  2026: Announcement of candidates and opening of the voting platform
• 24 April March 2026: Second round of online voting (if needed)
• 11 May 2026: The official announcement will be made at the HFA General Assembly (GA) at HF 2026

Open positions

Executive Board

• 1 President-Elect
• 1 Secretary
• 1 Treasurer
• 1 Coordinator of the Basic Science Section
• 1 Coordinator of the Clinical Science Section
• 1 Coordinator for the National Heart Failure Societies and Working Groups

Ordinary Board

• Ordinary Board members (8 positions including at least one position for Nurses & Allied Professionals)

Nominating Committee

• 5 Ordinary Committee members

If you have any questions, please contact HFA at hfa@escardio.org

HFA Rules of Governance: eligibility criteria

As announced during the HFA General Assembly held in May 2023, rules of governance have now replaced the HFA constitution (validated by the ESC Board on 25 August 2023). ESC Associations rules of governance are included in Annex V of the ESC Bylaws, approved by ESC Board in December 2024, and subject to some potential changes in July 2025 (as a result of a 2-year review as approved by 2022-2024 ESC Board).
The HFA election application process and voting will be carried out in accordance with these bylaws.

Voting Rights

Only HFA Members or Fellows of the HFA, having settled their membership dues by 9 July 2025 (6 months before the call for applications opens on 9 January 2026) and at the time the voting starts.

Additional Requirements

• Proficiency in English
• An active professional career at the time of taking office
• At least 30% clinical practice at the time of application
• No significant conflict of interest according to the ESC DOI policy

Application Process

Applications will open on 9 January 2025. The list of candidates will be published in March 2026.
For more information, refer to the ESC Bylaws or please contact the HFA at hfa@escardio.org if you have any questions.