International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences
Past Conferences
Years of Opportunities to Congregate
Listed here are the past events held by each section of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences.
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India
1997
First Asia-Pacific Congress on Hypertension, Surat, India (December) – Chair: S. Vajpeyee
1999
International Conference on Antioxidant Therapy in Heart Disease, Bombay, India (January 7-8) – Chair: K.G. Nair
2001
International Conference on Pathophysiology and Drug Therapy of Cardiovascular Disorders, Patiala, India (January 22-26) – Chair: M. Singh
2003
India Section – IACS sponsored the Annual Conference of ISHR, Chandigarh, India (February 7-9) – Chair: Anil Grover
2004
International Symposium on Pharmacotherapy of Heart Failure, New Delhi, India (January 7-9) – Chair: Suresh Gupta
Joint Conference with ISHR (Indian Section), Lucknow, India (January 9-11) – Chair: V.K. Puri
Joint International Conference of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and International Society for Heart Research (Indian Section) Bench to Bedside in Gandhi’s Gujarat Ahmedabad, India (December 31-January 2) – Chair: Ramesh Goyal
2006
Joint International Conference of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and International Society for Heart Research, (Indian Section). Chennai, India (January 12-14, 2006) – Chair: Suresh Kumar
2007
Joint International Conference of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and International Society for Heart Research, (Indian Section). Bikaner, India (February 16-18) – Chair: Raja Babu Panwar
2008
Joint International Conference of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and International Society for Heart Research, (Indian Section). Chandigarh, India (February 29-March 2) – Chair: Kewal K. Talwar
Joint International Conference of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and International Society for Heart Research, (Indian Section)Surat,India (December 13-15) – Chair: Shailendra Vajpeyee
3rd International Symposium on Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Sciences, New Delhi, India (December 17) – Chair: Suresh Gupta
2010
Joint International Conference of International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences and International Society for Heart Research, (Indian Section). “Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Sciences”, New Delhi, India (February 3 & 4)- Chair: Shyam S. Agrawal
2011
4th World Congress of IACS, Bridging the Gap: Basic Sciences and Clinical Practice, Vadodara (February 1-3) – Chair: Ramesh Goyal
CIMS-3C-CON 2011, Ahmedabad (February 4-6) – Chair: Keyur Parikh
2012
IACS-ISHR International Conference on Cardiovascular Research Convergence, New Delhi (February 17-18) – Chair: Subir Maulik
International Symposium on Heart Disease, Amity University, Noida (February 16) – Chair: Shyam Agrawal
2014
IACS India Section Meeting, New Delhi (January 31-February 1) – Chair: Suresh Gupta
2015
7th International Conference on Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Sciences, Amity University, Noida (March 10-11) – Chair: Shyam Agrawal
1st Indo-Canadian Symposium, Trivandrum (March 13-14) – Chairs: Surya Ramachandran, Chandrasekharan Kartha
2016
8th International Conference on Translational Research in Cardiovascular Sciences, Gujarat, India (February 5–6) – Chair: Tejal Gandhi
2017
9th International Conference of Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences – India Section, Delhi, India (February 9–11) – Chair: Arunabha Ray
2018
10th International Conference on Recent Advances in Cardiovascular Sciences, Madurai, India (February 8– 10)
2019
Translational Research in Cardiovascular Sciences, IACS-India, Lakkasandra, Bangalore, India (February 15-17)
2020
International Conference of Cardiovascular Sciences, New Delhi, India (February 21-23)
Japan
1996
Inotropic Agents and Heart, Tokyo, Japan (November 18-19)– Chair: Nobuakira Takeda
1998
International Conference on Cardiac Hypertrophy, Tokyo, Japan (October 7-9) – Chairmen: M. Nagano and N. Takeda 2001
1st Annual Meeting of IACS – Japan/24th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Section of Cardiac Structure and Metabolism, Beppu, Japan (December 2-9) – Chair: N. Makino
2002
2nd Annual Meeting of IACS – Japan/25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Section of Cardiac Structure and Metabolism, Sapporo, Japan (July 19-20) – Chair: Hideaki Kawaguchi
2003
3rd Annual Meeting of IACS – Japan/26th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Section of Cardiac Structure and Metabolism, Tokyo, Japan (July 19-20) – Chair: Teruhiko Toyo-Oka
2004
4th Annual Meeting of IACS – Japan/27th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Section of Cardiac Structure and Metabolism, Osaka-Senri, Japan (July 17-18) – Chair: Ryoji Matoba
2005
5th Annual Meeting of IACS – Japan/28th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Section of Cardiac Structure and Metabolism, Hamamatsu, Japan (July 16-17) – Chair: Hideharu Hayashi
2006
2nd ICAS World Congress, Sapporo, Japan (July 14-16) – Chair: Hideaki Kawaguchi
2007
6th Annual Meeting of IACS – Japan, Kyoto, Japan (July 14-15)- Chair: Akira Matsumori
2008
7th Annual Meeting of IACS – Japan, Kyoto, Japan (July 14-15)- Chair: Hideharu Hayashi
2009
8th Annual Meeting of IACS – Japan, Osaka Japan (July 4-5)- Chair: Hideo Kusuoka
2012
12th IACS Japan Section Meeting, Tokyo (July 7-8) – Chair: Makoto Nagano
South America
1997
Cardiovascular Scientific Forum VII, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (December 10-14) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
1998
Scientific Forum on Heart Failure, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (December 11-15) – Chair: Otoni M. Gomes
1999
International Congress on Atherosclerosis Scientific Forum on Heart Failure, Belo Horizonte, Brazil(December) – Chair: O. Gomes
2002
1st IACS World Congress – South America/Scientific Forum XII, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (November 28 -30) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
2003
2nd Brazilian Symposium on Experimental Cardiology, Sao Paulo, Brazil (September 21) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
1st IACS World Congress/II Annual Meeting ICAS – South America/Scientific Forum XIII – Belo Horizonte, Brazil (October 11-15) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
2004
Ignacio Chavez Rivera Symposium on Cardiovascular Disease, Mexico City, Mexico (April 30) – Chairs: Daniel Villarreal and Angel Zarain-Herzberg
Cardioforum – SBC-FUNCOR 2004 – International Seminar on Promotion of Cardiovascular Health, Rio de Janero, Brazil (September 26) – Chair: David Brasil
III Annual Meeting IACS – South America/XXXI ArgentineCongress of Cardiology Symposium, Buenos Aires, Argentina(October 8) – Chairs: Ricardo Gelpi and Celina Morales
CardioGlobal International Intensive Cardiology Education Program Alpha Villa, Brazil (October 13-17) –Chair: Raimundo Nascimanto
Scientific Forum XIV – Belo Horizonte, Brazil (December 2-5)- Chair: Otoni Gomes
2005
Heart Failure Symposium – Recife, Brazil (September 9-10) Chair: Domingos Melo
Simpósio International- Canadá 2005 Porte Allegro 2nd Annual Cardio- Global (September 18-21) – Chair: David Brasil
IV Annual Meeting IACS – South America/XXXII Argentine Congress of Cardiology Symposium, Buenos Aires, Argentina (October 7) – Chair: Ricardo Gelpi
Scientific Forum XV – Rio de Janero, Brazil (December 8-10)
2006
Scientific Forum XVI – Rio de Janero, Brazil (December 7-10) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
2007
Scientific Forum XVII – Belo Horizonte, Brazil (November 22-25)- Chair: Otoni Gomes
2008
Scientific Forum XVIII Belo Horizonte, Brazil (November 27-29)-Chair: Otoni Gomes
2009
Scientific Forum XVIX – Rio de Janero, Brazil (October 29-31)- Chair: Otoni Gomes
2010
Scientific Forum XX – Sao Paulo, Brazil (December 2-4) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
2011
XXI Scientific Forum, Salvador (November 24-26) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
2012
Scientific Forum XXII, Belo Horizonte (December 6-8) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
2013
Peru-Brasil Postdoctoral Joint Meeting Cardiovascular Sciences, Peru (May 16-18) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
XXIII Scientific Forum-Int’l Congress of Cardiovascular Sciences, Recife (December 5-7) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
2014
2nd Post-Doctoral Joint Meeting on Cardiovascular Sciences, Buenos Aires (July 10-12) – Chair: Otoni Gelpi
XXIV Scientific Forum, Maceio-Alagoas (November 13-15) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
2015
5th Scientific Forum, Vitoria (November 12-14) Chairs: Otoni Gomes, Melchior Lima
2016
2nd Peru–Brazil Post-Doctoral Joint Meeting on Cardiovascular Sciences, Lima, Peru (May 20–21)
4th Argentina-Brazil Post-Doctoral Joint Meeting on Cardiovascular Sciences, Buenos Aires, Argentina (July 21)
26th Scientific Forum, Bela Horizonte, Brazil (October 20-22) – Chair: Naranjan Dhalla
2017
5th Argentina–Brazil Post-Doctoral Joint Meeting on Cardiovascular Sciences, Buenos Aires, Brazil (July 21)
27th Scientific Forum, Campo Grande, Brazil (October 20–21)
2018
28th Scientific Forum, Maceio –AL, Brazil (November 22 –24)
North America
1996
Manitoba Cardiovascular Forum Angiotensin II Receptor Blockade: Physiological and Clinical Implications, Winnipeg, Canada (October 18-20) – Chairmen: Robert Beamish and Naranjan Dhalla
1997
5th Annual Research Symposium, Cardiovascular System, Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies (March 6-11) – Chair: S. S. Parmar
1999
International Conference on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, Winnipeg,Canada (June4-7)–Chairmen: A. Angel and Naranjan Dhalla
2001
XVII World Congress of the International Society for Heart Research, Frontiers in Cardiovascular Health Winnipeg, Canada (July 6-11) – Chair: Naranjan Dhalla
1st Annual Public Heart Forum, Winnipeg Canada (July 6) Coordinator: Ivan Berkowitz
2002
International Symposium and Workshop Advances in Cardiovascular Research, Trinidad, West Indies (March 4-8) – Chair: Junor Barnes
2nd Annual Public Heart Forum, Winnipeg Canada (May 25)– Coordinator: Ivan Berkowitz
2003
3rd Annual Public Heart Forum, Winnipeg Canada (June 7) –Coordinator: Ivan Berkowitz
2004
Ignacio Chavez Rivera Symposium on Cardiovascular Disease, Mexico City, Mexico (April 30) – Chairs: Daniel Villarreal and Angel Zarain-Herzberg
1st Annual National Research Forum for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health Winnipeg, Canada (May 6-8) – Chair: N. S. Dhalla
4th Annual Public Heart Forum, Winnipeg Canada (June 12) – Coordinator: Ivan Berkowitz
2005
2nd Annual National Research Forum for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health Winnipeg, Canada (May 6-8) – Chair: N. S. Dhalla
2006
3rd Annual National Research Forum for Young Investigators in Circulatory and Respiratory Health. Winnipeg, Canada (May 4-7) – Chair: N. S. Dhalla
Global Conference on Heart Health & Disease, Winnipeg, Canada (October 12-15) – Conference Director: Ivan Berkowitz
1st Symposium on the Future of Heart Health, Winnipeg, Canada (October 14) – Chair: Alan Menkis
2007
Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, New Orleans, USA (February 8-10) – Chair: Karl Weber
International Symposium on Cardiovascular Research, Holguin, Cuba (January 25-27) – Chairman: Delfin Rodriguez Leyva
2008
Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, New Orleans, USA (February 21-23) – Chair: Karl Weber
2nd Symposium on the Future of Heart Health, Winnipeg, Canada (September 20) – Chair: Alan Menkis
2009
2nd “Harold Buchwald Heart Lecture” by Jay Cohn “A STRATEGY FOR EVERYONE TO LIVE PAST 110!”, Winnipeg Canada (September 25) – Chair: Ivan Berkowitz
2010
3rd Symposium on the Future of Heart Health, Winnipeg, Canada (September 25) – Chair: Alan Menkis
2011
Postdoctoral Joint Meeting of Cardiovascular Sciences, Ottawa (August 11) – Chair: Otoni Gomes
3rd Harold Buchwald Memorial Public Lecture on Heart Health by Sharon Mulvagh, “A STRATEGY TO AVOID HEART DISEASE”. Winnipeg, Canada (September 8) – Chair: Ivan Berkowitz
2012
4th Harold Buchwald Public Lecture on Heart Health by Piero Anversa on “STEM CELLS CAN CURE HEART DISEASE” Winnipeg, Canada (September 12) – Chair: Ivan Berkowitz
2013
1st Cardiovascular Forum for Promoting Centers of Excellence and Young Investigators, Louisville (August 15-18) –Chair: Suresh Tyagi
5th Harold Buchwald Public Lecture on Heart Health by SalimYusuf on “MOST PREMATURE HEART DISEASE IS PREVENTABLE”. Winnipeg, Canada (October 3) –Chair: Ivan Berkowitz
2014
2nd Cardiovascular Forum for Promoting Centres of Excellence and Young Investigators, Winnipeg (September 4-6) – Chairs: Naranjan Dhalla, Alan Menkis
2015
6th Harold Buchwald Heart Lecture by Noel Bairey Merz on “NEW APPROACHES TO PERSONAL HEART HEALTH”, Winnipeg, Canada (May 4) – Chair: Ivan Berkowitz
3rd Cardiovascular Forum for Promoting Centres of Excellence and Young Investigators, Omaha (September 10-12) – Chair: Devendra Agrawal
2016
4th Cardiovascular Forum for Promoting Centres of Excellence and Young Investigators, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada (September 22–24) – Chair: Ghassan Bkaily
2017
5th Annual Forum to Promote Young Investigators and Centers of Excellence in Cardiovascular Sciences Florida, USA (August 31– September 2) – Co-chairs: Dinender Singla, Bill DeCampli, Sampath Parthasarathy
2018
A Joint Conference of the Central American and Caribbean Society of Cardiology, the Cuban Society of Cardiology and the North American Section of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Havana, Cuba (June 5–8)
2019
Joint Conference of the European and North American Sections of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Vrnjacka Banja, Serbia (September 11–14)
2022
Joint Conference of the 41st North American Section of the International Society for Heart Research and the 9th North American Section of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Winnipeg, Canada (September 6-9)
2023
10th annual Meeting of the North American Section of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences, Tampa, USA (September 7-9)
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