Dear colleagues, dear friends,
Let us invite you to the XXVth Annual Congress of the Czech Society of Cardiology, which will be traditionally held in Brno, on May 7–10, 2017. Our society makes the extraordinary effort to prepare and organize the Congress as we consider this event the most important part of our activities. Therefore, we will be extremely happy if the Congress is attended by as many as possible of our members as well as participants from among other scientific societies. We wish that the days you will spend in Brno during the annual CSC Congress are filled with lots of useful and practical information as well as pleasant social experiences as every year.
And as every year, we will be very happy if the Congress becomes a forum for the presentation of the results of our workplaces. For these reasons, we would like to ask you for the greatest possible active participation – the deadline for abstract registration is December 21, 2016!!, and again as in the past years it is to be done electrically through our registration online system www.kardio-cz.cz .
The program of the annual CSC Congress 2017 should be full of interactive problem-oriented sections, clear educational presentations, and practical information of "how to do it" character. The program will start early Sunday afternoon with now already traditional live broadcasts from selected workplaces. All work groups and newly formed CSC associations, together with the invited scientific medical societies, will be involved in the preparation of the professional program, program blocks of all sorts of formats with invited postgraduate presentations by our leading experts. These prepared program blocks should cover the entire range of modern cardiology as well as the associated diseases, and are the basis of a high professional level of postgraduate education, provided by the annual meeting to all its participants.
"The best of the Czech Cardiology" block will again publicly present the papers of Czech cardiologists that have been published in prestigious international journals. We will continue the tradition of the competition of young cardiologists, this time with a new format and a significant position in the Congress program.
It goes without saying that in the course of the Congress, it is not possible to physically attend all presentations and blocks. Therefore, we have prepared for you the access to the presentations on the CSC website, with authors' consents. The access will be permitted starting on July 1, 2017. Then you will be able to see them any time.
We sincerely hope that we will be able, with your cooperation, to prepare a highly pleasant framework for this most important scientific and educational forum. We are looking forward to your participation.
Prof. MUDr. Jiří Vítovec, CSc
Chairman of the Organizing Committee
Prof. MUDr. Miloš Táborský, CSc, FESC, MBA
Chairman of the Czech Society of Cardiology
Prof. MUDr. Aleš Linhart, DrSc, FESC. FCMA
Chairman of the Program Committee
Abstracts can only be entered using the online registration system - Your account,
until December 21, 2016 (extended until January 6, 2017)
CSC members will enter the abstracts using their member accounts; the others will use the accounts they have created; those entering for the first time will choose "New account -individual".
In case of any doubt, please contact the CSC secretariat (tel. 543 213 825, e-mail: cks@kardio-cz.cz).
When entering the abstracts, follow the instructions in the form; for a standard abstract, fill in the field of topic and the type of presentation (oral, poster), or that you want to enlist the abstract in the Young Cardiologists Competition.
Applications for The Best of Czech Cardiology can be entered using the short form in the section of entering abstracts. Since 2016 it is necessary to insert a pdf version of the paper registered for the competition.
is intended for doctors up to 35 years of age. Three winning works will be announced at the CSC Gala Evening and the reward will be sponsored participation (including travel and accommodation expenses) at the ESC Congress in Barcelona 2017.
Every year, this section of the CSC Annual Congress presents the best original scientific papers of the CSC members, originated at workplaces in the Czech Republic and published in international journals with impact factor > 2.0 in the previous year. Citations for all registered papers (if they meet the conditions set below) are published in the congress program and several of the best ones (based on the IF value) are presented in a special section within the Congress. The best three papers are awarded by the CSC Committee. Also the papers that are not selected for oral presentation are among the best what the Czech cardiology has produced in the field of research.
Conditions for a paper inclusion in the section:
The paper did not originate abroad (e.g. during a stay of a Czech doctor abroad).
The assessment committee will choose the three best papers and their authors will be announced and financially awarded during the CSC Evening Gala (1st place - 50,000 Czk, 2nd place - 30,000 Czk, 3rd place - 10,000 Czk)
Registration for passive participation is possible using the online registration system only – Your account,
until April 20, 2017.
To log in, use the login name and password you have chosen in the previous registration or which was assigned to you as a CSC member. CSC non-members who have not registered before have to make a new registration (New user - individual or New user - company).
Please use the Company registration option also if you are registering a greater number of participants and you will need an invoice for the company with the Company Identification Number.
If you do not remember your login data, you can use the "forgotten password" link or we will send it to you on request by e-mail.
If you request a tax document/invoice (for registrations through the Individual option), please state so when registering or make the request no later than by the end of the month when you make the payment. For accounting reasons, later requests cannot be satisfied!!!!
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paid by April 28, 2017 |
paid on the spot |
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CSC members |
1,000 Czk |
1,500 Czk |
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CSC member younger than 30 |
500 Czk |
1,000 Czk |
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CSC non-members |
2,000 Czk |
2,500 Czk |
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Health care workers - CSC members |
500 Czk |
1,000 Czk |
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Health care workers |
1,000 Czk |
1,500 Czk |
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One-day participation |
600 Czk |
700 Czk |
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CSC honourable members, pensioners, students (pre-graduate study), guests |
free of charge |
free of charge |
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Chairpersons, first authors of invited presentations in WG or scientific societies blocks |
free of charge |
free of charge |
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Exhibitors (depending on the stand size) |
free of charge/2,000 Czk |
free of charge/2,500 Czk |
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Exhibitors – partial registration (entrance to hall A1 only) A1) |
500 Czk |
500 Czk |
The registration fee includes the admission to professional meetings, the congress bag, two vouchers for lunch (May 8 and 9), free coffee breaks on May 8 and 9, vouchers for refreshments at the café, and free admission to Gala Opening of the Congress with a welcome drink.
Lunch will be served on the ground-floor of Hall E and on the galleries of Hall A1 (above the company expositions). Coffee breaks will be prepared in the same places as lunch, on Monday and Tuesday from 10.30 to 11.00 a.m.
REGISTRATION WILL BE OPEN in Hall E, 2nd floor
Sunday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday, May 8, from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, May 9, from 7.30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to noon (including the issuing of the certificates)
The Printed Program
Please note that the Congress participants will not obtain the PRINTED CONGRESS PROGRAM automatically; the pdf can be downloaded from the website about a month before the event, or just "My personal program" can be printed or an application can be downloaded to the mobile phone. If you are interested in getting the printed program, it is possible to order it when you register for the Congress (at 50 Czk).
The registration for exhibitors that is free of charge only entitles them to enter hall A1 and professional meetings; partial registration only entitles the exhibitors to enter hall A1 + a lunch voucher.
The reduced registration fee valid for online registration has to be paid by April 28, 2017. Those who register in advance (online) and do not manage to pay in time will have to pay the higher fee on the spot.
Send the payments for the registration fee to the CSC account only after you obtain the email confirmation of the registration that will include all payment instructions. State your registration number as the variable symbol.
If you require a confirmation on the payment (tax document) of the registration fee (tickets to the Gala Evening, program), you have to ask for it either immediately along with the registration or no later than by the end of the month in which the payment was made. Unfortunately, we cannot satisfy your request later.
If you need an invoice BEFORE THE PAYMENT, it is necessary to ask by email (cks@kardio-cz.cz).
THE REGISTRATION FEE CAN BE REFUNDED UNTIL APRIL 28 , 2017, AT LATEST. IN THIS CASE 25% WILL BE TAKEN AWAY AS THE ADMINISTRATION FEE.
The registration principles are the same for group registration as for individual registration. It is to be done through the online system - "My account" of the person who is entering the group registration.
First, you have to register as an individual (company), then in your congress menu choose "group registration". In this way, you can enter two or more registrations (there is no limit).
When entering the individual members of the group registration you will be asked for their surnames, names, registration type and the request for certificate issuance. Afterwards, the person who is entering the group registration will obtain an email confirmation with all registrations confirmed, and the subregistration numbers of the individual members of the group. Therefore, when paying the registration fee, it is possible to pay for the group under the main registration numbers (as the variable symbol) or the individual members can pay with their subregistration numbers. If the amount received under the main registration number does not correspond to the total amount for the group registration, it will not be assigned to the group. If you pay for a part of the group registration, please inform the organization secretariat which members you are paying for.
Entrance is permitted on the basis of a presented ticket. If you register for a ticket online at CSC web pages, collect it on May 9, 12 o’clock at latest; then they will be sold to others. The number of tickets ordered can be modified or cancelled until the online registration finishes (April 20) without any extra fees.
You can pay for the tickets together with the registration fee or separately, however, always state you registration number = the variable symbol.
Send your payments for the tickets to the Gala Evening by April 28; later payments will be collected on the spot, without any changes in the amount.
You can order the ticket at your congress web page in the online registration system.
The traditional race will take place on Tuesday, May 9, starting 6.45 a.m. in the exhibition area. The start will be placed outside hall A1. Further instructions will be posted after the New Year (including the registration).
