Dear Colleagues, It was an honor to have been assigned again by SOLACI’s authorities to collaborate on the scientific program for this new edition of SOLACI Congress. Let me remind you, that the event will be held at a privileged place: Cancun City in our brother country of Mexico from August 6th to 8th, this year. Every efforts made (by this organization and the numerous colleagues and faculties from different parts of the world who, without hesitation, accepted our call to be part of this Congress) will have achieved its goal by having your presence and participation. Even though I am sure that most of you have the opportunity to attend and participate in many extremely high academic level events in different parts of the world, so many that sometimes their frequency becomes overwhelming and they even hinder your daily activities; let me tell you that we have always tried to make you feel that this is your event, that it is for you: the members of SOLACI. I believe this is “our event” for multiple reasons: first, because this is the event of our society, whose official language unites us (of course, the "Portuñol"); then, because despite the innumerable participation of experts from all around the world, we always try to find a place for many of our distinguished people. People who have published a lot and people who have not published that much but who have plenty of experience in our area, which tends to be common in our countries and deserves to be shared. Some, by making their presentations and many others, by helping us, with their questions and comments, to understand and adapt the evidence and the experiences gained from other places to our realities; and lastly, for many other reasons I can not summarize. Even though it is true that our primary goal is the participation of those members of SOLACI, we are also taking actions to stimulate the interest of colleagues from other regions of the planet thirsty of knowing about our experiences, our beautiful countries and the warmth that only we, as Latin Americans, can give. In a show of mutual scientific cooperation, it is extremely important to emphasize the participation of the local scientific societies related to the sector, among which we can mention SOCIME (Interventional Cardiology Society of Mexico), ANCAM (National Association of Mexican Cardiologists) and the Cardiology Society of Mexico. All together, we have planned joint sessions that I am sure will be of your interest, and it gives me great hope to see every room and every hall crowded with many colleagues, nurses and technologists of the host country, besides the many of us who will provide our daily task to enjoy this event with them. The scientific program will
be varied; there will be sessions, debates, conferences and live
cases held in three different cities. For all this, we have had
absolute independence and any omission or error has been involuntary
and unrelated to any commitment towards our sponsors, who we thank
for granting us this freedom. We have reserved the symposia and
workshops for them so they can bring their news and information
which I am sure will be of your interest. We would like to offer
you more but it is extremely difficult to gather so many activities
in just three days. Finally, let me remind you to please book your plane tickets and hotel rooms in due time, and process your VISA for those who may need it. I look forward to counting with an important participation from all of you that will justify the effort our hosts and of the companies that support us are doing to make this possible. See you in Cancun… at the sessions, obviously! So comments from those that say that an event like this can not be held in such a beautiful place are not justified. Kind Regards,
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Pediatrics
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Advisory
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Nurses
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Organizing
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Scientific
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Arbitration
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ABBOTT
VASCULAR
ASAHI
ATRIUM
BIOSENSORS
BIOTRONIK
BLUE MEDICAL
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC
CMS
CORDIS
EBIT
EUROCOR
GUERBET
HEXACATH
IN SITU
INVATEC
LIFETECH
MEDTRONIC
MICROPORT
PHILIPS
SCITECH
SIEMENS
TEB
TERUMO
INSPIRE
NADRO
VISIOMED
INTEK
SORIN GROUP
SANOFI AVENTIS
VASCULAR CONCEPTS
DISA VASCULAR
COOK
Yaron Almagor, MD
Jerusalem, Israel
Robert Bersin, MD
Seattle, USA
Joseph Cardenas, MD
New York , USA
Alberto Cremonesi, MD
Cotignola, Italy
George D. Dangas, MD, PhD
New York, USA
Debabrata Dash, MD
India
Juan Luis Delcan, MD
Madrid, Spain
Gerald Dorros, MD, ScD
Wilson,USA
Peter Fitzgerald, MD
Standford, USA
Eulogio García, MD
Madrid, Spain
Eberhard Grube, MD
Siegburg, Germany
Andrés Iñiguez Romo, MD
Vigo, Spain
Miami, USA
Mitchell Krucoff, MD
Durham, USA
Martin B. Leon, MD
New York, USA
Carlos Macaya, MD
Madrid, Spain
Klaus D. Mathias, MD
Dortmund, Germany
Roxana Mehran, MD
New York, USA
Pedro R. Moreno, MD
New York, USA
Jeffrey W. Moses, MD
New York, USA
Masato Nakamura, MD
Tokyo, Japan
Igor Palacios, MD
Boston, USA
Seung-Jung Park, MD, PhD
Seoul, South Korea
Jeffrey J. Popma, MD
Boston, USA
Ramón Quesada, MD
Miami, USA
Stephen R. Ramee, MD
New Orleans, USA
Raúl Ramirez, MD
Madrid, España
Mark Reisman, MD
Seattle, USA
Shigeru Saito, MD
Kanagawa, Japan
Dierk Scheinert, MD
Leipzig, Germany
Patrick Serruys, MD, PhD
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sigmund Silber, MD
Munich, Germany
Conrad Simpfendorfer, MD
Cleveland, USA
Gregg W. Stone, MD
New York, USA
Eliseo Vañó,MD
Madrid, Spain
Patrick L. Whitlow, MD
Cleveland, USA
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| February 1st | Opening of abstracts submission. | ||
| April 27th | Deadline for abstracts submission. |
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| May 30th | Announcement of selected abstracts. . | ||
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June 18th June 30th |
Opening of online abstracts submission (previous to their presentation during the Congress). |
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| February 1st | Opening of cases submission. |
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| April 27th | Deadline for cases submission. | ||
| May 30th | Announcement of selected cases. | ||
| June 18th – June 30th |
Opening of online cases submission.(previous to their presentation during the Congress). | ||
| Fees | Before June 1st | On Site |
| SOLACI Members | US$ 350 |
US$ 400 |
| Non Members | US$ 400 |
US$ 450 |
| Cardiology Fellows* | US$ 150 |
US$ 200 |
| Nurses and Technicians | US$ 150 |
US$ 150 |
Non- Registered |
US$ 750 |
US$ 900 |
A
US$ 150 discount applies to those attendees who book their accommodation
arrangements through our Housing Department. To register, please visit our website: www.solaci2008.com from Monday, May 5th onwards and find the Online Registration and Payment System available for all attendees under the Registration area. |
We are pleased to announce that during the next SOLACI Congress in Cancun, Mexico, the ProEducar Sessions will be held, as part of our Continuos Medical Education Program.
These sessions consist of the presentation and discussion of complex and/or complicated cases on Coronary, Carotid, Aortic and Peripheral Interventions prepared by the Editorial Board. Discussions will take place between a panel of international faculties and the active participation of the audience.Room: Mars 4
Thursday 7th 11 to 12.30 pm-------Carotid Interventions
Thursday 7th 2 to 3.30 pm----------Coronary Interventions
Friday 8th 11:00 to 12.30 pm--------Coronary Interventions
Friday 8th 2 to 3.30 pm---------------Aortic and Peripheral Interventions
We invite you to join us and hope to see
you all! For further information, please visit www.solaci2008.com
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Housing
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Deadline:
Requests must be received by the official SOLACI housing department
no later than June 4th, 2008 |
