The speakers in 1^st Annual International Congress of Cardiology will do presentations about their research in front of high profile attendees who come from the academies and industries in the field of cardiology research. It is a unique opportunity for you to share your work and research with your peers.

We are particularly interested in speakers for following roles:

Keynote Speakers
Keynote speakers in 1^st annual International Congress of Cardiology are the well known scientists or the leaders of famous companies in the cardiology field. They will present the first session or key sessions at the conference. The role of them is to open the conference with a high-level report which sets the tone for the whole event.

Session Chairmen
A chairman's role is to make opening remarks at the start of the session and symposium, introduce each speaker, field questions from the audience (asking a couple of his/her own if there are none from the floor) and keep everything to time. Chairman will be asked to make announcements to delegates and they remain on/near the stage throughout the day.

Session Speaker
The speakers in every session should prepare a presentation with slides. The time allotment for their speech is 20-25 minutes. The chairman will introduce them before their presentations. There are 5-10 minutes of questions from the audience at the end. 

▲ Speaker instruction

Thank you for attending 1^st annual International Congress of Cardiology 2009. Please read the instructions & guidelines below for paper submission and oral presentations carefully. The organizers of International Congress of Cardiology invite abstracts within the scope of the conference. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Advisory Board and be scheduled for oral or poster presentation during the congress if the topic is relevant and the quality of the data justifies its scheduling. Irrelevant or poor-quality abstracts may be rejected.

1. Paper Abstract
All speakers have the opportunity to write a short abstract of their research work. Please send your abstract by E-mail to soffina@bitlifesciences.com. Abstracts need to written in clear English, taking into account the specifications below (see also sample on the next page):

• Maximum word count abstract title: 20 words.
• Maximum word count abstract text: 300 words (adjust in case of tables/figures).
• ? Format of Your Written Paper = A4. Please present in the following manner: Times New Roman, Exactly 15pt, 10, plain, bold your paper will contain the following: Name, occupation, employer of speaker. Personal resume of speaker, published under the heading, 'About the Author'.

Abstract topic should be selected during the online submission process form the list of predefined topics to facilitate abstract review and scheduling.

Abstracts will be published exactly as submitted. No editing of abstract texts will be done. However, non-adherence to the above guidelines may be corrected by the meeting organizers.

After submission, abstracts cannot be changed by the authors anymore. Should minor changes be necessary after submission, the submitting author should notify the International Congress of Cardiology Committee by email, describing exactly the nature of the change to be made. The International Congress of Cardiology organizers will then implement the change. In case of major changes, the authors should submit a revised abstract as an entirely new abstract and request the International Congress of Cardiology Committee to delete the original abstract. The addition of a co-author constitutes a major change.
   
After completion of the abstract review, the submitting author will receive scheduling information via email. Abstracts cannot be withdrawn after receipt of the scheduling information by the submitting author. The presenting author must be registered as an International Congress of Cardiology participant for final scheduling and publication of the abstract.
   
Accepted abstracts will be published in the International Congress of Cardiology Proceedings, and in a (supplement to a) medical journal.

The deadline to include your presentation in the Conference Proceedings is Oct 30, 2009. We need to receive your paper in our office on or before this date! PAPERS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE CANNOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PRINTED CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS.

For the abstract sample, please click here.

We kindly request that you keep the cut-off dates for paper submission in mind: Oct 30, 2009.

Important Note: NOT ACCEPTABLE are copies of overheads or PowerPoint slides as your written paper.

2. Your Oral Presentation

Digital presentation
The speaker should bring a PowerPoint slides of their presentation on a CD or USB flashdrive (memory sticks) to the venue of this congress. The organizers will copy these files on the general lap-top for beamer projection. All the speakers should submit the PowerPoint slides by 7:00 pm of the day before their speech on site in the registration desk. All PowerPoint slides will be scanned for any viruses and subsequently loaded on the main projector computer for the following day's presentations. Speaker could make changes to file prior their presentations through Registration Desk. Authors are strongly encouraged to bring an additional electronic copy for added security against unanticipated software/hardware anomalies.

Use of your own laptop is not recommended

• Movies: If movies are in your Power Point files, please make sure that they are well formatted and connected to the main files.
• Timing: Please make sure your paper is well timed, and is within the allocated time slot in the program. Every speaker has 20- 25 minutes total, incl. speaking time & discussion. Please consider that the program is full and that the speaker after you would also like their allocated time available to them.