INFORMATION

Registrations, as well as abstracts, are accepted exclusively online.

Registration fees

¹To qualify for the reduced rate, participants must fall in one of the following categories: student (undergraduate to Ph.D.), postdoc or clinical fellows; postdocs or clinical fellows with over 6 years experience are not eligible for the discount. A confirmation must be provided by the direct supervisor (further details are available during registration procedure).

The deadline for early registration is 4 April 2014.

The registration fee entitles delegates to the following:

• All coffee breaks and meals, including the Opening Reception, Wednesday Evening Meal, and Gala dinner.
• Entry to all scientific sessions and poster viewing.
• A copy of the Programme & Abstracts book.

The registration fee for accompanying persons covers the following items:

• All meals including the Opening Reception, Wednesday Evening Meal and Gala Dinner.

Accompanying persons cannot attend scientific sessions.

Cancellations and refunds

Cancellations with a refund request must be sent by e-mail to the secretariat and must be accompanied by a valid justification. Refunds will be decided case by case by the organising secretariat. If accepted, cancellations by 21 May 2014 will be refunded less 50% of the registration fee; no refunds will be provided after 7 June 2014.

Abstracts

Guidelines for Abstracts

Abstracts are accepted exclusively during registration or through your personal mySHVM2014 page; you will need to register to have access to the latter. Registration does not require an immediate payment but all submitted abstracts will be discarded if payment is not received by 4 April 2014.

Submission deadline to be considered for oral presentation is 17 March 2014. The Scientific Committee will then review the received abstracts for inclusion in the scientific programme in one of the following formats:

• Oral Abstract Sessions
  Selected abstracts will be presented during specific symposia as deemed appropriate by the organising committee.
• Poster Abstract Session
  Posters will be displayed throughout the meeting, with ample opportunity for presentation and discussion.

The organising committee will communicate to the authors via e-mail by 31 March 2014 whether their abstract will be an oral or poster presentation.

Early Investigator Commendation

The Early Investigator Commendation (EIC) highlights the scientific accomplishments of promising young researchers and is a major focus of the Annual Congress of the Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism. There will be four finalists, and for each the registration fee (but not accommodation costs) will be waived. The finalists will present their work in a special section of the plenary sessions.

Entrants for the EIC competition should be either students or postdoctoral fellows (postdocs or clinical fellows with over 6 years experience are not eligible for the competition).

Admission to the EIC competition is by submission of an abstract and a curriculum vitae by the abstract deadline. In the event that an entrant is not selected as an EIC finalist, the abstract will still be considered for presentation as a regular communication at the meeting and for publication as part of the meeting proceedings.

A more detailed document regarding the EIC can be obtained through this link.

The EIC application deadline is 17 March 2014, and notification of commendations will be given by 31 March 2014.

Language

English is the official language for the meeting.

Accommodation

The Radisson Blu Hotel Tromsø, this year's venue, offers SHVM 2014 participants rooms at special tariffs for the congress. Rooms can be reserved exclusively through your personal mySHVM2014 page, after registration, where further details about the reduced tariffs can be found.