Journalists are invited to participate in all sessions and the opening of the congress and find here the general points of the press activities around the congress.
Responsible Persons:
- Dr. Katrin Schmidt (Science Journalist, American Studies)
- Dr. Alexander Laatsch (Scientist)
- Eva Richter (Master of Nutritional Science)
- Jane Stock (Medical Editor)
- Petri Kovanen (EC)
Local Press contact:
Press Release:
Press Conferences:
- Press Conference Sunday 20th - 4:00 pm
- Press Conferences Monday 21st - 11:15 am
- Press Conference Tuesday 22nd - 11:15 am
- Press Conference Wednesday 23rd - 11:15 am
Press Room:
- Hall 11 at the first Floor in the CCH
- The Hall is equipped with internet connection, 1 Computer and soft drinks as refreshments.
Press Information at the Congress
Press Folder will be distributed on site with all necessary information on:
- the Society
- earlier EAS Congresses
- the programme of the 78th EAS Congress
- the Satellites
- features of important Speakers and Chairs etc.
- a special feature about Mike Brown
- description of the poster session
- advertisement of the next Congress
Press Conferences Participants:
Sunday:
Introduction of the Congress and the EAS
- John Chapman (EAS President)
- Ulrike Beisiegel (Congress Chairperson)
- Hermann Reichenspurner (Local Organizing Committee)
- Major Focus on Michael S. Brown (Nobel Laureate, Anitschkow Award)
Monday:
- Major Focus Genetics and Molecular Basis of Atherogenesis
- Ulrike Beisiegel (Congress Chair)
- Karl Wegscheider (Local Organizing Committee)
- Heribert Schunkert (Germany, Plenary on Genetics)
- Philippa Talmud (UK, PC Genetics)
- John Deanfield (or Martin R. Bennett USA, Plenary on Atherogenesis)
- Workshops to direct on next morning:
- Stefan Blankenberg (Germany, Biomarkers)
- Ole Faergeman (Denmark, Environment)
Tuesday:
- Major Focus Metabolic Risk Factors and Risk Detection
- Ulrike Beisiegel (Congress Chair Person)
- Luc F. van Gaal (Plenary Risk Factor Obesity)
- Rudolf Zechner (EC and PC)
- Daniel P. Kelly (Plenary on Diabetic Heart)
- Workshops to prepare for next morning:
- Kerry-Anne Rye (Australia, HDL)
- Tobias Walther (Germany, Foam Cells)
Wednesday:
- Major Focus Metabolic Factors Affecting Cardiovascular Risk
- Ulrike Beisiegel (Congress Chairperson)
- Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen (Local Organizing Committee)
- John Kastelein (Netherlands, Plenary on Hyperlipidemias)
- Annika Rosengren (Sweden, Plenary on Risk in Europe)
- Lale Tokgözoglu (Turkey, EC)
- Workshops: Thomas Eschenhagen (Germany, Stemcells)
- Summary: John Chapman and Ulrike Beisiegel