Business Meeting of the ESC Working Group on Cardiac

CellularElectrophysiologyESC Congress 2012

Membership Evolution

Membership Evolution since 2005

483 members as 13 September 2012 – (2nd biggest WG in terms of membership)

September 2011: 441  > September 2012: 483  (+ 10%)

Working Group Members profile

List of countries, with 3 or less than 3 members:

Argentina, Armenia, Canada, Denmark, Iceland, Poland, Ireland, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, People's Republic of China, Portugal, Republic of Georgia, Republic of Korea, Republic of Kosovo, Romania, Taiwan, ROC, Turkey.

WG @ ESC Congress 2012

WG Members @ ESC Congress since 2007

FCVB 2012: 33 WG Members, representing 4.1% of total attendance

ESC Congress 2012: 7 New WG Members recorded onsite

Financial Status: Sound

ESC Funding for :

A scientific project

Allocated amount: up to 10000 euros

Content

• Ensure that there is no overlap with guidelines before starting 

• Liaise with identified guidelines reviewers

Format & Duration: One or two meetings (up to 10000 Euros)

Meeting funds

‐ For Fiscal year 2011/ 2012: 

No meeting

Extra nucleus meetings

Allocated amount: up to 10000 euros

Format & Duration

• One or two meetings (up to 10000 Euros)

• Must be a full working day or two half days

Deliverable

• Detailed minutes must be sent to the ESC Office for WGs

Meeting funds

‐ For Fiscal year 2011/ 2012: 

Oslo Meeting, Sept 2011 : 10 000 €

‐ For Fiscal year 2012/ 2013: 

Nantes Meeting, Sept 2012 : 10 000 €

New Nucleus Composition

Election of WG Vice-chairman

• Prof. Godfrey Smith was elected Vice‐Chairperson. He will take this new position at the ESC Congress 2012 in Munich and will become Chairman in 2014.

Election of Nucleus members 5 nucleus members step down in 2012: Dr. Jean‐Pierre Benitah (Ex‐Officio), Dr. Sophie Demolombe, Prof. David Eisner (Scientific Consultant), Prof. Ole Sejersted  and Assoc. Prof. Carmen Valenzuela. 

Prof. Dobromir Dobrev,  Assist. Prof. Andrea Barbuti and Assoc. Prof. Morten B.Thomsenjoined the nucleus in February  2012.

Elected by a democratic voting process to enter the nucleus of the Working Group at the ESC Congress 2012 in Munich.

• Assist. Prof. Markéta Bébarová from Czech Republic

• Dr. Torsten Christ from Germany

New Nucleus Composition from September 2012

New Nucleus Composition

Chairperson Dr. Paul Volders The Netherlands

Vice‐Chairperson Prof. Godfrey Smith  United Kingdom

Past‐Chairperson Prof. Elisabetta Cerbai Italy

Treasurer Dr. Janos Magyar Hungary

Nucleus member Prof. Dobromir Dobrev  Germany

Nucleus member Assoc Prof. Andrea Barbuti  Italy

Nucleus member Assoc Prof. Morten B. Thomsen Denmark

Nucleus member Assist. Prof. Marketa Bébarová Czech Republic

Nucleus member Dr. Torsten Christ  Germany

Ex‐Officio Prof. Antonio Zaza  Italy

Ex‐Officio Prof. Ole M. Sejersted  Norway

Ex‐Officio Dr. Jean‐Pierre Benitah  France

EHRA Fellowship

EP Europace

EP Europace

EP Europace — The European Journal of Pacing, Arrhythmias and Cardiac Electrophysiology of the European Heart Rhythm Association became the official journal of the ESC Working Group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology. It aims to provide an avenue of communication of top quality European and international original scientific work and reviews in the fields of Arrhythmias, Pacing and Cellular Electrophysiology.

You can subscribe online and benefit of discount as WG member.

2013 Joint Meeting With EHRA, Athens, GR

2013 Joint Meeting With EHRA, Athens, GR

DISCOVERING, TRANSLATING,

PRACTISING AND TRANSFORMING

22 - 26 June 2013

Location and access: Athens 2013

Location and access

Venue : The Metropolitan Expo

The METROPOLITAN EXPO Event Centre is located at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” in Spata, Attica.

The airport area is a very important business and shopping destination in Greece, with high quality services and infrastructure (transport, hotels and roads) and absolute acknowledgement.

Venue : The Metropolitan Expo

Site visit June 2012

Congress Timetable

June 23, 2013

DAY 0 - SATURDAY

WG ReceptionJune 22, 2013

37th EWGCCE Meeting, Athens, GR

Congress Timetable

BREAK

June 24, 2013

37th EWGCCE Meeting, Athens, GR

Congress Timetable 37th EWGCCE Meeting, Athens, GR

Congress Timetable 37th EWGCCE Meeting, Athens, GR

WG Program Committee, Athens 2013

1. Markéta Bébarová2. Jean-Pierre Benitah3. Torsten Crist4. Dobromir Dobrev5. János Magyar6. Godfrey Smith7. Antonio Zaza8. Paul Volders9. Despina Sanoudou

Location and access: Sofitel

Important Dates

October 2012  Registration / Hotels / Abstract Submission 

20 January 2013 Abstract Submission Deadline 

17 April 2013 Early Registration Deadline 

22 May 2013  Late Registration Deadline 

12 June 2013 Last‐Minute Registration Deadline 

Researcher, Students,…Become a members now!

Location and access: Acropolis

Location and access Cape Sounion

Location and access

2013 Joint Meeting With EHRA, Athens, GR

SEE YOU IN ATHENS!

22 - 26 June 2013