[Welcome] 12th Congress of the ICDS

WELCOME

We invite you to participate in the 12th Congress of the International Cardiac Doppler Society, to be held in Warsaw, Poland.

12th ICDS Congress Invitation

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to attend the 12th ICDS Congress in Warsaw, Poland, September 5-6, 2002. This meeting, originally planned for October 2001, had to be postponed. We anticipate that by next September, the world will be safer and travel will be back to normal. The 12th ICDS Congress will include some specific features that should not be missed.

This meeting represents an ongoing educational task that was started enthusiastically by some of the pioneers of Doppler ultrasound techniques nearly twenty years ago. The International Cardiac Doppler Society (ICDS) was founded in 1983. Today, its goals remain unchanged, and include: advancing the understanding of Doppler ultrasound techniques, facilitating the diffusion into clinical practice of Doppler applications in a wide range of cardiovascular disorders, stimulating promising new developments, and promoting fruitful contacts between scientists and clinicians from a variety of disciplines spanning the spectrum of cardiovascular ultrasound. Initially created at a small meeting in Florida, ICDS now includes enthusiastic members from around the world, including Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe.

We are particularly honored that Poland, and more specifically Warsaw, has been selected as the location of the 12th ICDS Congress. Besides the competition for the "Daniel Kalmanson Award" (honoring the second ICDS President, and awarded for the best presentation by a young research scientist), attendees will benefit from the educational philosophy of the society. While attendees update and refine their practical knowledge, leading to better care for their patients, they will also enhance their understanding of the underlying physical and physiological principles that guide the applications of cardiovascular ultrasound. Significant emphasis will be placed on the most recent developments in echo-Doppler techniques (including quantitative color Doppler, transesophageal echocardiography, ultrasonic three-dimensional imaging and Doppler, stress echocardiography, contrast echocardiography, harmonic imaging, tissue Doppler, intravascular ultrasound, applications in interventional cardiology, and advances in signal processing and tissue characterization). The various approaches to management of specific lesions will be discussed from a practical perspective. And, as always, attendees will have ample opportunities to interact with an expert international faculty. During this two-day meeting, fruitful discussions between attendees and faculty will develop in a warm, convivial and friendly atmosphere, which has been a consistent and popular aspect of ICDS scientific meetings. We look forward to greeting you in Warsaw, and to your active participation in what we know will be an exciting meeting combining excellent science and an exciting
social program.

Yours Sincerely,
The Program Directors: J. Adamus, P. Hoffman, A. Nowicki, and A. Pearlman

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

International	Local
K. Bom W.G. Daniel A.G. Fraser J. Gardin A. Kitabake K. Klimczak J. Lowenstein A. Pearlman E. Picano P. Peronneau J.R.T.C. Roelandt D.J. Sahn M. Spencer G. Stevenson O. Stümper G.R. Sutherland E. Tuero C. Veyrat X.F. Wang	J. Adamus P. Hoffman J. Kasprzak W. Kawalec A. Klisiewicz M. Krzemińska-Pakuła A. Nowicki R. Olszewski T. Pasierski P. Podolec W. Rydlewska-Sadowska H. Szwed L. Szydłowski A. Szyszka W. Tracz

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

President of ICDS
    A. Pearlman

Program Directors
    J. Adamus
    P. Hoffman
    A. Nowicki

Secretary
    G. Łypaczewicz
    R. Olszewski
    M. Gil
    A. Klisiewicz

ADRRESS OF THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
AND THE CONGRESS SECRETARIATE

Organizing Committee of the
12th Congress of the
International Cardiac Doppler Society
Institute of Fundamental
Technological Research,
Polish Academy of Science,
Swietokrzyska 21, 00-049 Warsaw, Poland
Tel (+4822) 826 12 81 ext. 173
Fax: (+4822) 826 98 15
E-mail: glypa@ippt.gov.pl
http://icds2002.ippt.gov.pl

General Secretariate

First Class Travel Agency
Nowowiejska 5, 00-643 Warsaw, Poland
Tel: (+4822) 825 29 05, 825 60 54
Fax: (+4822) 825 95 81
E-mail: kongres@firstclass.com.pl

Congress is organized in cooperation with:

Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Central Clinical Hospital, Military School of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
National Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw, Poland

The objectives are:

To present to the audience the newest developments and most recent research in all aspects of Doppler.

Topics Favoured at the meeting:

Cardiac Doppler
Quantitative color Doppler
Transesophageal echocardiography
3-D reconstruction and imaging
Stress echocardiography
Diastolic filling assessment
Congenital echocardiography
Contrast imaging
Intravascular ultrasound
Signal processing and tissue characterisation
Second harmonic imaging
Quantification of imaging
Tissue Doppler imaging
Echo/Doppler application in interventional cardiology
Latest developments

Programme Directors

A. Pearlman
J. Adamus
P. Hoffman
A. Nowicki

Course venue

Sofitel-Victoria Hotel
Warsaw, Poland, Królewska 11

Scientific Programme

For further information please contact:

G. Łypacewicz, Ph.D
Institute of Fundamental Technological Research
Polish Academy of Science,
Swietokrzyska 21,
00-049 Warsaw, Poland
Tel./Fax: (+4822) 8261281 ext. 173
Email: glypa@ippt.gov.pl