In This Issue
Question of the Month?
Call for Abstracts - Submit Now!
Discounts for CCS Members
Important Dates and Information
Travel and Hotel Information
Question of the Month?
In the interest of "greening" the Congress, if you were provided with a refillable water bottle and strategically placed water coolers, would you make use of them?
 
 
Attending Organizations
Issue: 1 April 2008
This bulletin is to keep you informed of current Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC) 2008 activities and to assist in planning your itinerary while in Toronto!

Call for Abstracts - only 14 days left

Help us reach our goal of 1,000 submissions

Deadline is quickly approaching: April 30, 2008 (11:59 pm EDT)
 
Physicians, surgeons, researchers, trainees, medical students and other allied health professionals are invited to submit abstracts for consideration.
 
Submit NOW!
Become a CCS Member Today!
Discounts for CCS Members
As a CCS Member, save on registration fees for CCC 2008.
 
CCS Member/Associate Early Bird Registration Fee: $330
 
Non-Member* Early Bird Registration Fee: $715
*applies to MD/PhD/Non-Medical category
 
Discounted registration rates are also available for some CCC Participating Organizations.  Information on how to become a member of one of the CCC Participating Organizations is available at: http://www.cardiocongress.org/English/Attending_Orgs.html
Don't miss out...
Important Dates
 
Abstract Close - April 30, 2008
Workshop Close - April 30, 2008
Call for LBFCT Open - May 1, 2008
Registration Opens - Mid-June
Early bird registration deadline - August 13, 2008
 
Highlights of CCC 2008
Once again, this year's CCC promises to be the "must attend" meeting for cardiovascular specialists and allied health professionals involved in delivering cardiovascular care in Canada.
 
CCC 2008 will showcase the Heart and Stroke Foundation's Heart Truth campaign by featuring the Red Dress Campaign, a Heart Truth Booth, a Dress Red day along with many more creative initiatives.
 
Featured Plenaries:
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology Symposium:  Risk Prediction in Cardiovascular Disease - Current Status and Future Challenges
 
CCS/ACC Joint Symposium: Hot Topics in Heart Failure
 
State-of-the-Art Lecture: Challenge in the 21st Century - From Treatment to Promotion of Cardiovascular Health featuring Valentin Fuster, Director of Mount Sinai Heart at Mount Sinai Medical Centre.
Watch for it in May...
Travel and hotel information will be available online at www.cardiocongress.org mid-May.