American College of Cardiology 56th
Annual Scientific Session
i2 Summit 2007: Innovation in
Intervention
Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, Louisiana USA
March 24 – 27, 2007
This
bulletin provides important details for presenters at ACC.07 and i2 Summit 2007
regarding the online presentation submission system, Speaker Ready Room,
audiovisual resources, session recordings, deadlines for presenters, and other
information needed to make your presentation run smoothly and efficiently.
PRESENTERS AND PANELISTS — READ THE GENERAL INFORMATION
FOR PRESENTERS AS WELL AS THE SESSION DESCRIPTIONS IN THIS DOCUMENT.
CHAIRS AND CO-CHAIRS— READ ALL SECTIONS IN THIS
DOCUMENT
Note that
all education sessions for both meetings will be held at the Morial Convention
Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Be sure to check the Final Program, available on site in New
Orleans, to reconfirm the day, time, and location of your presentation(s).
Should you
become unable to make your presentation at either ACC.07 or i2 Summit 2007:
• If
you know more than a week before the meetings, contact the Annual
Scientific Session and i2 Summit staff via e-mail — Dianne Lee at djlee@acc.org (for ACC.07) or Jill
Diamond at jdiamond@mocerimgmt.com (for i2 Summit 2007).
• If
you become unable to make your presentation less than one week before
the meetings, contact the Meeting Services office on site at the Morial
Convention Center: (504) 670-6900.
THE 2007
MEETINGS IN BRIEF — WHAT’S NEW, HOT, SPECIAL!
OUR VISION FOR INNOVATIVE LEARNING
WHAT’S NEW — WHAT’S HOT — WHAT’S SPECIAL THIS YEAR
EXPANDED ABSTRACT PRESENTATION FORMATS
ACCUSTOM — CUSTOMIZE. CONNECT. MAKE ACC.07 AND i2 SUMMIT
YOUR OWN.
INVITED FACULTY AMENITIES — FACULTY LOUNGE AND
CROSS-MEETING ACCESS
GENERAL
INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS
ADVANCE ONLINE SUBMISSION OF PRESENTATIONS
AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT IN PRESENTATION ROOMS
DISTRIBUTING MATERIALS AT SESSIONS
PRESENTING ORAL CONTRIBUTIONS OR CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS
PREPARING AND PRESENTING POSTERS
POSTER SESSION DATES AND TIMES
PREPARING AND PRESENTING TRADTIONAL FLAT BOARD POSTERS
PREPARING AND PRESENTING E-POSTERS
CARDIOSOURCE — A SLIDE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION FOR CHAIRS AND CO-CHAIRS
CHAIRING ORAL PRESENTATIONS OR ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
INVIGORATING SESSION QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
SESSION FORMATS SIMILAR TO BOTH MEETINGS
POSTER ABSTRACT SESSION FORMATS
i2 SUMMIT 2007 UNIQUE SESSION FORMATS
THE
2007 MEETINGS IN BRIEF — WHAT’S NEW, HOT, SPECIAL!
OUR VISION FOR INNOVATIVE LEARNING
ACC.07 and i2 Summit 2007 embodies
the College’s vision of building meetings with innovative
solutions that assist the faculty to teach and audiences to learn. Each year,
we continue to expand and improve our slate of educational formats designed
to suit any learning style, including brown–bag breakfasts and lunches, Meet
the Experts sessions, invigorated abstract formats, guest lectures, and more. As a presenter at ACC.07 or i2 Summit 2007, you will experience
our ongoing effort to provide meeting faculty with a seamless, efficient
audiovisual experience — standardized equipment; networked meeting rooms; and a
24/7 presentation system/process —we are committed to the highest possible
level of service. Our goal is to offer you technological learning solutions
that are attainable, reliable, delivered at the right time to the right
audience for the right purpose.
WHAT’S NEW — WHAT’S HOT — WHAT’S
SPECIAL THIS YEAR
EXPANDED ABSTRACT PRESENTATION
FORMATS
Both ACC.07 and i2 Summit will provide outstanding science using
innovative educational approaches that take full advantage of technology and
the broad spectrum of expertise available. ACC.07 will feature the classic oral
abstract sessions and traditional flat poster abstract sessions showcasing
exciting new developments in cardiovascular science and education. This year,
we are pleased to present these new abstract presentation formats: (1)
e-posters and moderated e-poster abstracts using plasma screens to further
cardiovascular knowledge exchange; and (2) v-posters, topically-grouped
abstracts accompanied by expert commentary accessed from your own cell phone!
Look for the new abstract formats in the poster session area in Hall H.
Featured oral presentations will be contained in 11 structured
sessions and showcased within the symposium format. The papers are from the best
and brightest minds in cardiology and are a must see at ACC.07.
ACCUSTOM — CUSTOMIZE. CONNECT. MAKE
ACC.07 AND i2 SUMMIT YOUR OWN.
ACCustom is a web-based tool that sorts ACC.07 and i2 Summit data
to find the education, people and products most closely matched to your
objectives. You can connect with other registrants online, before the show, to
plan meetings, and you can build an educational itinerary by searching for
topics and sessions. ACCustom’s event plan and event map features help you to
create a downloadable itinerary and navigate the Morial Convention Center when
you’re on site. Best of all, its free and automatically activated for every
ACC.07 and i2 Summit registrant. Access
ACCustom through www.acc.org.
Enjoy scientific and clinical content in a relaxed atmosphere at
our innovative Heart Hubs in Lobby A, the Auditorium Lobby, and the i2 Summit
section lobby areas (2nd level). Sessions will be broadcast via
plasma screens at each Hub, offering you the chance to network, multitask, or
even just relax with a drink and a snack while absorbing meeting content. Beverages
and snacks are available for purchase.
Our comprehensive video coverage of ACC.07 and i2 Summit will run
throughout the Convention Center on flat panel monitors. ACC member anchors
will recap important news and breaking science and preview exciting events to
come.
INVITED FACULTY AMENITIES — FACULTY
LOUNGE AND CROSS-MEETING ACCESS
Invited faculty for ACC.07 and i2 Summit 2007 will receive a
white "Faculty" ribbon with their pre-registration packet which will
give them access to any session at either meeting. This ribbon also allows them
access in the Faculty Lounge that is located in Hall E-3, adjacent to the
Speaker Ready Room. Services in the
lounge include Concierge Service for booking a restaurant and other
reservations, computer/internet and printer access, working space, a
"mini-hub" with education beamed via CVN-TV, food service, and a
comfy lounge atmosphere for private faculty networking. The lounge hours are
the same as the Speaker Ready Room hours (see later in this Bulletin.)
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR
PRESENTERS
You must register for the
meeting in order to obtain a meeting badge.
Registration fees are waived for all ACC.07 and i2 Summit structured
session faculty and late-breaking clinical trial presenters; abstract
presenters only will be charged a $75 meeting registration fee. Accepxing your speaker invitation and completing
the Presenters Agreement via the online notification system does not register
you for the meeting. If you are speaking at both meetings, you
must be registered for both, otherwise, access may be questioned onsite if you do
not have the proper badge. If you
have not already registered, please contact Experient, the ACC official
registration and housing bureau at (800) 650-6870. If you have registered and paid a fee, please
request a refund in writing, attention Meeting Services Department, fax (202) 375-6843. You must reserve a hotel room if you require
overnight lodging. The College does
not reimburse for hotel, travel, or per diem expenses.
ADVANCE ONLINE
SUBMISSION OF PRESENTATIONS
ACC is committed to providing the audience and faculty the best education
environment possible. Most meeting
rooms will have dedicated presentation computers and will be networked to a
central computer. Presentations will
be downloaded from the central server and sent to the respective meeting room
on a secured intranet circuit. Presenters will be expected to submit their
presentation in advance or bring it on floppy disk, zip disk, USB drive, or
CD-ROM to the Speaker Ready Room. In the Speaker Ready Room presenters will
have the opportunity to review, update, or make changes on computers and then
give approval for the presentation to be uploaded to the appropriate meeting
room.
The ACC.07
Presentation Submission Website opens Feb. 6, 2007. This audiovisual
presentation website will remain open throughout the meeting for your
convenience. This means that you will be
able to submit your presentation through the website, accessible from any
internet connection with sufficient bandwidth, up to 24 hours in advance of
your presentation time. After this time,
you must go to the Speaker Ready Room.
To access
the website, click on http://www.presentationmanagement.com/acc. Include all embedded video files for
presentations that will contain video clips.
You may
return to the website anytime before the 24-hr deadline to delete a file that
you have already submitted and re-submit a new file in the event that you’ve
made changes to a presentation. For
security and proprietary reasons, you cannot edit a file online.
There will
be one speaker ready room at the convention center to assist all presenters for
both ACC.07 and i2 Summit 2007. The Speaker Ready Room will be located in Hall
E-3. Presenters may go to the
Speaker Ready Room to review and approve their presentations – your meeting
badge will gain you entrance to the room.
The Speaker
Ready Room will be equipped with a speaker rehearsal room. Rehearsal rooms must
be reserved with the Speaker Ready Room recepxionist.
All Speaker
Ready Room computers will be configured with hardware and software exactly like
that available on the computers in the presentation rooms. This will allow you
to preview your presentation just as it will project when you present, identify
problems, and make corrections as necessary prior to your scheduled
presentation date and time. Professional audiovisual consultants will be
available for assistance.
Help us
help you! Plan to check-in the day before or no later than four hours before
your presentation time. Presenters who do not check-in sufficiently in advance
of their presentation may give the scheduled talk, but may not have visuals.
Speakers
who have submitted their presentations in advance via the online Website are
advised to visit the Speaker Ready Room to check the compatibility of their
files.
SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT DVDs:
If you plan to play a DVD as part of your presentation, please be sure to test
the DVD for compatibility in the Speaker Ready Room.
The
following ACC activities are NOT networked:
All committee meetings and special functions; and sessions/activities
held outside of the Morial Convention Center.
Participants in these activities should contact the ACC staff liaison if
audiovisual is required.
Poster
presenters may store their materials in the Speaker-Ready Room.
Please note
the hours of operation listed below.
SPEAKER
READY ROOM TELEPHONE: 504-670-6800
HOURS OF
OPERATION:
In Hall E-3:
• Friday,
March 23, 2007 12:00 noon –
6:00 p.m.
• Saturday,
March 24, 2007 6:00 a.m. – 6:00
p.m.
• Sunday,
March 25, 2007 6:00 a.m. – 6:00
p.m.
• Monday,
March 26, 2007 6:00 a.m. – 6:00
p.m.
• Tuesday,
March 27, 2007 6:00 a.m. – 4:00
p.m.
AUDIOVISUAL
EQUIPMENT IN PRESENTATION ROOMS
Education
session rooms will be furnished with the following
audiovisual resources. See qualifying notes below if you are a Mac user OR
you are presenting a breakfast or lunch session at either meeting.
• Screen; data projector; laser pointer;
audio and computer/visual technicians
-
Two custom designed 1.5GHz Pentium IV PCs
-
30Gb Hard Drive
-
Internal 10/100 Network Interface Card
-
CD/DVD Drive
-
32Mb Graphics Card
-
Dual Mouse Control (One for the podium, one for the meeting room
computer technician)
-
Windows Enhanced Keyboard
-
Windows 2000 operating system
-
Office XP (which includes PowerPoint XP, Word, and Excel)
-
Windows Media Player version 7.1
-
Macromedia Flash Player6
-
Macromedia Shockwave Player
-
Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5.0
• In addition to the standard Codec
Packs, the following Codec Packs for video playback will also be installed:
-
Cinepak
-
Intel Indeo Video R3.2
-
Indeo 5.10
-
Intel RAW
-
Mpeg 4
• Dazzle
software upon request
Any equipment not listed above must
be requested in advance. Please contact Mac Ayers (mayers@rmi.net).
Requests for nonstandard equipment
will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, and the designated presenter may be
contacted about the request. Dual slide projection is not available.
ATTENTION BREAKFAST AND/OR LUNCH SESSION PRESENTERS:
All
lunch 'n' learn rooms for i2
Summit will have AV equipment as listed above.
Only
these selected rooms (352, 353, 356, and 342) for brown bag breakfast and lunch
sessions for ACC.07 will have AV equipment as listed above. ACC staff will have
already contacted presenters who will be in these rooms.
ATTENTION MAC USERS:
If
you are producing your presentation on an Apple computer, you MUST check-in at
the Speaker Ready Room to verify that your presentation will run properly on
the networked computers. If you have
custom software programs required for your presentation, ACC will provide
computer inputs in the meeting rooms to accommodate your lapxop. Most problems with speakers using their own
lapxops are because the lapxops are not checked for compatibility before the
presentation. Be sure to check out your lapxop in the Speaker Ready Room first!
AUDIOVISUAL
QUESTIONS:
If you have
specific questions regarding audiovisual equipment or computer presentations,
you may contact the ACC audiovisual consultant in advance by email:
Mac Ayers
at mayers@rmi.net
All
sessions, excepx abstracts of original contributions, will be recorded to be
sold in MP3 and audio CD format during and after ACC.07 and i2 Summit. New this
year: recordings will be searchable and available online by downloading
sessions and individual presentations onto iPODs beginning April 16, 2007 for a
truly personalized platform of education offerings. As a presenter, your portion of the session will
be recorded to be made available for sale. Contact ACC staff if you do not want
your presentation to be available for sale so that your segment of the session can
be edited out.
Session
Recordings Sales Booth is located in Lobby D and the telephone number is: 504-670-6810
Hours of
operation for the session recording sales booth are:
• Saturday,
March 24, 2007 7:00 a.m. – 6:00
p.m.
• Sunday,
March 25, 2007 7:00 a.m. – 6:00
p.m.
• Monday,
March 26, 2007 7:00 a.m. – 6:00
p.m.
• Tuesday,
March 27, 2007 7:00 a.m. – 6:00
p.m.
• Before
you begin speaking, adjust the microphone, if needed.
• Speak
into the microphone at all times. Avoid being too close to the microphone or
“cupping” the microphone with your arm, which may cause feedback noise.
• When
you refer to a visual, briefly describe it.
A vital
part of each educational session is the built-in opportunity for questions and
discussion. Time has purposely been built into sessions to allow this type of
interaction between the presenter and others in the room. Questions may come
from the audience or from your session chair or co-chair. Remember that
question-and-answer discussions are capxured. To avoid gaps on the audio
recording of your presentation, be sure to repeat the question posed into your
microphone prior to answering it.
DISTRIBUTING
MATERIALS AT SESSIONS
Distribution of materials is not
allowed in or outside the session rooms without prior permission.
PRESENTING ORAL CONTRIBUTIONS OR CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS
If you will present an original contribution or clinical
trial results, please do the following:
•
Send a copy of the
manuscripx or outline for arrival no later than March 9, 2007 to:
Amy Murphy
Media Relations
American College of Cardiology
2400 N. Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20037
amurphy@acc.org (please put “manuscripx” in the
subject line)
If you have
questions, please call (202) 375-6476.
Copies of
your material will be made available to trade and consumer media
representatives to assist with their reporting of presented research. If your
presentation includes material from another contributor, then he or she must be
acknowledged.
By
supplying the manuscripx or outline, you agree that the ACC may disseminate the
materials to the media and to the public. In many instances, the ACC will
disseminate the materials and/or a news release in advance of the meeting. All
material is embargoed until time of presentation or press conference at the
meeting. The ACC will request that representatives of the media not publish the
information until after it has been presented.
Upon your
request, the ACC will hold manuscripxs or outlines until the time of your
presentation. To make such a request, your manuscripx or outline must be
clearly labeled on the front page as follows:
“PRESENTER
REQUESTS DISSEMINATION AT OR AFTER [SPECIFY TIME AND DATE OF YOUR
PRESENTATION]”
PREPARING AND
PRESENTING POSTERS
New this
year, poster abstracts may be presented in any of three formats: E-posters,
V-posters, and traditional flat board posters. Explanations of each format are
provided below. You have already been contacted if you are presenting either an
e-poster or a v-poster.
POSTER SESSION DATES AND TIMES
Poster
sessions take place in Hall H. Poster session times this year are:
• Sunday,
March 25, 2007 9:00
a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Monday,
March 26, 2007 9:00
a.m. – 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Tuesday,
March 27, 2007 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
PREPARING
AND PRESENTING TRADTIONAL FLAT BOARD POSTERS
Here are
the guidelines that we request you adhere to for preparing your poster
materials:
• Poster-board
size is eight feet long (243 cm) by four feet high (121cm).
• Prepare
a copy of your abstract in large type.
• Prepare
a copy of your Disclosure of Faculty Relationships information.
• Prepare
a sheet or lightweight poster board with the presentation title and author(s)
identification in lettering that is at least one inch high.
• Prepare
all illustrations, charts, tables, and drawings in advance. Keep them simple
and clear, with heavy lines and effective use of color. They must be readable
at least three feet away.
1.
Place
the title card at the top of the board.
2.
Post
your abstract in the upper left corner.
3.
Post
your disclosure information to the right of the abstract.
4.
Mount
visual material on the board using the Velcro fasteners or pins available in
the poster area.
Two
3.5-hour poster viewing sessions per day will be held to maximize audience
viewing opportunity. Presentations must be mounted by the start time of each
session and removed within 30 minutes after the session. An attendant will be
available to provide information, assistance, and supplies. No audiovisual,
projection, or computer equipment requiring electrical power will be permitted
in the traditional poster session area.
Your
confirmation information lists the 60-minute presentation time period when you
must be present at your poster board.
PREPARING AND PRESENTING E-POSTERS
All
accepxed poster abstracts in the Cardiac Arrhythmia, Imaging and Diagnostic
Testing, and the i2 Summit Innovation in Intervention topic areas will be
presented as e-posters. An e-poster is an electronic format for 24/7 exposure
via self-directed e-learning from any lapxop or other computer with Internet
access. Separate notifications were sent out in December to those individuals
who were selected for this special e-poster format.
E-poster
abstracts are submitted via an online multimedia delivery system that offers a
wide choice of display enhancements, including the viewing of digital medical
imagery such as photos, movies, and PowerPoint slides. E-posters also offer the
ability for viewers to interact with the “online presenter” via submitting an
email, thereby increasing viewer engagement and interactivity with the system.
Special instructions for accessing the online e-poster abstract submission
system will be sent out in a separate communication.
If
your abstract has been selected for an e-abstract format, keep in mind that the
success of this poster format depends on your innovation. Please take some time
to familiarize yourself with the system and to think about how your information
will be presented. Then plan out your multimedia elements so that you have an
organized, powerful, and exciting presentation.
NEW THIS
YEAR! A row of
plasma screens will be located in the poster session area for scheduled
e-poster presentations. E-poster presenters are required to be present in front
of a plasma screen for one 50-minute time period during the meeting to present
their e-poster. An e-poster plasma screen presentation system identical to
those in the poster session area will be located in the Speaker Ready Room.
E-poster presenters are encouraged to visit the Speaker Ready Room to practice
accessing and presenting their e-poster prior to their scheduled presentation
time.
Your
confirmation will list the 50-minute presentation time period when you must be
present at your assigned e-poster plasma.
NEW THIS YEAR, five abstracts have been selected
from each of these six topic groups to be presented as v-posters: Myocardial
Ischemia and Infarction, Valvular Heart Disease, Cardiac Function and Heart
Failure, Vascular Disease, Hypertension and Prevention, Pediatric
Cardiology/ACHD, and Special Topics. Notifications were sent out in December to
those individuals who were selected for this special v-poster format.
V-posters are
traditional flat board posters that are first grouped by topic, and then narrated
by a 5-7 minute prerecorded expert commentary summarizing the merits of the
research in the topic area. V-poster narration is accessed by cell phone as
attendees view the flat poster groupings — museum audio tour style! V-posters
will remain on display for the entire length of the meeting.
Author presentation of v-posters is also a feature so that
attendees may have the opportunity to interact with the
presenter face-to-face.
Your
confirmation information lists the 60-minute presentation time period when you
must be present at your poster board.
CARDIOSOURCE — A SLIDE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE
Cardiosource.com,
the premier cardiovascular website developed by the ACC, contains a
valuable resource for slide development. The Clinical Trials database provides
summaries of key cardiovascular clinical trials, many of which also have a
brief synopsis of findings distilled into a single image that can be inserted
into a slide presentation.
Assess the
clinical trials database at: http://www.cardiosource.com/clinicaltrials/index.asp.
ACC members
have free access to all the content in this database when they register and log
into the Cardiosource.com site. Non-members can access this content by
purchasing a one-year subscripxion to Cardiosource for $99 (http://www.cardiosource.com/login.asp).
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR CHAIRS AND CO-CHAIRS
Chairs and
Co-chairs play an essential role in keeping educational sessions flowing
smoothly and on schedule. Carefully read the following tips and guidelines for
chairing sessions. Be sure to also review the SESSION DESCRIpxIONS section of
this document for information on chairing specific types of sessions.
• Communicate
with your panelists five to six weeks in advance of the meeting to review the
major points of their talks and alleviate any overlapping presentation material
with other speakers in the session.
• Stop
by the Speaker Ready Room at the convention center to learn how to use audiovisual
equipment that you will have available in the session room.
• Review
the Final Program to reconfirm the
day, time, and location of the program you are chairing.
• Report
to the meeting room earlier than the scheduled start time so you can check arrangements.
• Meet
the ACC staff assigned to your room. Staff will liaise with you regarding
session information/material and audiovisual inquiries, assist you with
logistical needs, and monitor attendance.
• Prompx
for and monitor disclosure compliance from faculty/presenters in the session.
• Verify
with the presenters the accuracy of the information you plan to use in their
brief introductions.
• Ask
presenters for whom English is a second language if they need assistance with
questions from the audience. If no translator is available, you may need to
repeat the question slowly or rephrase it for the presenter.
CHAIRING ORAL
PRESENTATIONS OR ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS
For each
presentation, announce the abstract title, names of the presenter and other investigators,
the institution(s), and the city and state/country where the research was
performed. Session room staff will give you this information before the start
of the session.
If a
presenter fails to appear, take a 15-minute break so the session stays on
schedule with the printed Final Program.
INVIGORATING
SESSION QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION
The Program
Committee has focused special attention on oral sessions again this year.
Abstract presenters in select sessions will be required to remain at the session
and participate in a panel discussion.
Chairs and co-chairs should prepare for “blood sport” when questioning
the panelists. Ask stimulating,
challenging, and provocative questions during the panel discussion time so that
the session is a real learning experience for presenters and audience members
alike!
A discrete
set of learning objectives has been specified for every educational presentation
in a session including abstracts. Attendees will use these objectives to
evaluate individual sessions in order to “grade” their educational value prior
to requesting CME credit. Session speakers will also be individually evaluated
using a standard set of criteria.
Seating
capacity has been maximized in all session rooms according to local fire
regulations. Standing in the aisles or against the walls is not permitted. If
overcrowding occurs, staff/security personnel will close the session. Further
admittance will not be allowed until the next speaker change. Noncompliance may
subject the session to shutdown by the Fire Marshal.
Inside the
session room, you can assist staff by urging attendees to --
• Find
seats as far forward as possible.
• Move
to the center of the row and fill all seats so chairs are available for
additional attendees.
• Store
materials under chairs to maximize seating.
• Take
all personal effects when exiting. Reentry to an overcrowded session room may
not be allowed.
Outside the
session room, staff will ask attendees to --
• Step
back from the entrance.
• Form
a line. The next attendee in line will be admitted into the session and
escorted to an available seat unless the session chair closes the session at
which point no additional attendees will be allowed to enter.
SESSION FORMATS
SIMILAR TO BOTH MEETINGS
The
following list describes the session formats similar to both ACC.07 and i2
Summit. All presenters, chairs, co-chairs, and panelists should review the
information under specific session format(s) for which they are involved.
200 series (ACC.07)/2200 series (i2
Summit) = Meet the Experts
“Meet
the Experts” are energizing case-based, interactive sessions that emphasize
scholarly discussion and debate among a small group of recognized authorities
(the Chair and panelists), a rising cardiology star as the case presenter, and
the audience in a lively, but informal setting. A specific topic is selected
for each session and audience participation is encouraged.
The
session chair manages the MTE session by introducing the faculty (including the
panelists and the case presenter), introducing the topic, stating the session
objectives, and leading the discussion or debate after the case presentation is
made. Session chairs are also responsible for keeping the session on topic and
on time.
300 series = Brown-Bag Lunchtime
Panels/500 series = Brown-Bag Breakfast Panels (ACC.07)
2300 series = Lunch 'n' Learn (i2 Summit)
Brown-Bag Breakfast
and Lunchtime Panels (Lunch 'n' Learn for i2 Summit) are stimulating interactive sessions
designed to address current practice issues in cardiovascular medicine. A chair
and three or four panelists preside at each session, presenting their
introductory remarks then engaging the audience by answering their questions
and encouraging lively discussion.
New this year, some “Brown Bag” sessions will also be case-based,
emphasizing scholarly discussion and debate among a small group of recognized
authorities (the Chair and panelists), a rising cardiology star as the case
presenter, and the audience. This educational format offers an informal setting
that promotes invigorating verbal exchange between professionals and
colleagues.
The chair
coordinates the session with faculty to discuss content, minimize duplication,
and improve the presentations.
Brown-Bag
Breakfast and Lunchtime Panel/Lunch 'n' Learn sessions are offered at no charge
to attendees. Audience members may purchase food service items at nearby
concessions, take their food to attend any session on site on a first-come,
first-serve availability. Session rooms will be set with a head table for
panelists and banquet rounds for audience members. i2 Summit faculty and registrants will
receive a complimentary box lunch for the i2 Summit Lunch ‘n’ Learn sessions
included as part of their registration fee.
600 series (ACC.07)/2600 series (i2
Summit) = Symposia
These are
detailed discussions of cardiovascular topics and results of large clinical
trials by individuals who have directly contributed information to the subject.
700 series (ACC.07)/2700 series (i2
Summit) = Core Curricula
Core
curricula offer up-to-date information about recent developments in
pathophysiology and therapy, relevant to the care of patients and the needs of
practicing clinicians. These sessions are designed to: (1) evaluate
comprehensive reviews and analyses of new directions in cardiology; (2)
integrate new concepxs in basic mechanisms of disease into a clinical
perspective; and (3) examine results of recent clinical trials as they pertain
to clinical practice.
800 series (ACC.07)/2800 series (i2
Summit) = Original Contributions: Oral
• Segments
are no longer than 15 minutes, with 10 minutes for the presentation and three
minutes for discussion.
• All presentations are entirely in
English. If you need assistance in understanding or answering questions in
English, please arrange to have the session co-chair or a member of your
research team assist you. It is your responsibility to notify the session
co-chairs of your special needs and arrangements before the first abstract in
the session. You may include in your presentation file a few slides containing
text or data for answering questions that might reasonably be expected from the
audience. These slides should not include concepxs or data integral to the main
presentation.
POSTER ABSTRACT SESSION FORMATS
The
following list describes the various poster abstract session formats at the
ACC.07 and i2 Summit 2007 meetings. All poster presenters should review the
information under specific session format for which they are involved.
900 series (ACC.07 and i2 Summit) = Original Contributions: E-Poster
All accepxed
posters in these topic areas are presented as e-posters: Cardiac Arrhythmias,
Imaging and Diagnostic Testing, and the i2 Summit Innovation in Intervention.
An e-poster is an electronic format for 24/7 exposure via self-directed
e-learning from any lapxop or other computer with Internet access. A row of
plasma screens is also located in the poster session area for scheduled
e-poster presentations.
All accepxed
posters in these topic areas are presented as traditional flat board posters:
Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction, Valvular Heart Disease, Cardiac Function
and Heart Failure, Vascular Disease, Hypertension and Prevention, Pediatric Cardiology/ACHD,
and Special Topics.
1200 series (ACC.07 only) = Original
Contributions: V-Poster
New this
year, five abstracts have been selected from each of these six topic groups to
be presented as v-posters: Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction, Valvular Heart
Disease, Cardiac Function and Heart Failure, Vascular Disease, Hypertension and
Prevention, Pediatric Cardiology/ACHD, and Special Topics. V-posters are
traditional flat board posters that are first grouped by topic, and then narrated
by a 5-7 minute prerecorded expert commentary summarizing the merits of the
research in the topic area. V-poster narration is accessed by cell phone as
attendees view the flat poster groupings — museum audio tour style! V-posters
will remain on display for the entire length of the meeting.
The
following list describes the various session formats unique to ACC.07. All
presenters, chairs, co-chairs, and panelists should review the information
under specific session format for which they are involved.
41–90 series = Spotlight
Sessions
• Comprehensive
programs in focused areas of cardiology featuring multimedia case presentations
and expert faculty. Each Spotlight Program has its own set of objectives,
target audience, and descripxion.
• Broad
appeal: cardiovascular clinicians, basic scientists, and cardiac care team
health care providers as well as primary care and subspecialty physicians.
• Full
day.
100 series = Mini-Courses
• In-depxh update, including research
data, on topics of major clinical interest.
• Generally appealing to practicing and
academic clinical cardiovascular specialists.
• Half day.
400 series = Special Sessions
Among the
ACC.07 Special Sessions are the Presidential Plenary Session, Heart Songs @
ACC.07, clinical trial presentations, the Bishop Lecture, the International
Lecture, the Tuesday Highlights session, and more. Chairs and panelists in
these sessions receive separate guidelines as warranted.
i2 SUMMIT 2007 UNIQUE SESSION FORMATS
The
following list describes the various session formats unique to i2 Summit 2007.
All presenters, chairs, co-chairs, and panelists should review the information
under specific session format for which they are involved.
2010 = Nurse/Tech @ i2
A
special session targeted at nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants
and technicians working in interventional cardiology. This is an all-day program held on Sunday,
March 25 from 8:00 a.m. to Noon.
2030 = VIVA Sessions
VIVA
(Vascular InterVentional Advances) is a multimedia educational format for
presenting cases interspersed with didactic presentations and/or Lapxop
Learning™ activities. VIVA Lapxop
Learning session will be held at i2 Summit 2007 on Sunday, March 25 from 8:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
2100 = Live Cases
Live
cases will be transmitted to the meeting this year from the following sites:
Erasmus Medical/Thorax Center (Rotterdam, Netherlands), Ochsner Clinic (New
Orleans, LA), Toyohashi Heart Center (Japan), Montreal Heart Institute
(Montreal, Canada), Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN), Swedish Medical Center
(Seattle, WA), Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH), and Washington Hospital Center
(Washington, DC).
2400 = Special Sessions
These
sessions include Late Breaking Clinical Trials, State-of-the-Art lectures, new
Late-Breaking Emerging Technology presentations (topics include stents,
devices, and imaging), Fellows Bootcamp @ i2 Summit and more.