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Welcome to the first of a new series of newsletters from ISCE. It is not intended that this communication will appear monthly, but it is the aim to update all those linked with ISCE on items of interest – occasionally!
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New Association Management Company
Those of you who attended ISCE 2019 in Ocean Beach, Florida will know that I announced then that ISCE would be parting company on June 30th with McKenna Management which was the Association Management Company (AMC) that looked after the organisation of ISCE business. A Search Committee was formed at the ISCE Board Meeting in April and this group undertook to find a new AMC. The committee consisted of myself, Jean-Phillippe Couderc (Vice President), Bob Lux (Past President), Claire Sommargren (Secretary) and Steve Szymkiewicz, who is a recently appointed Board Member. All of the committee volunteered!
After a very comprehensive search involving the review of many proposals followed by some interviews, I am pleased to say that on August 12th, I signed an Agreement on behalf of ISCE with Hauck and Associates, Inc., which is based in Washington, DC (www.hauck.com) and has been managing associations and societies since 1974. I would like to thank all of the Search Committee for their untiring support throughout this lengthy process. We have already begun transitioning all of the ISCE data files to Hauck in preparation for what is hoped will be a successful working partnership.
Regular Business of the Society:
Jennifer Wood, jwood@hauck.com, +1 202 521 6714 will be the primary point of contact. Jen is directly supported by Morgan Denault, mdenault@hauck.com, +1 202 521 6739
The new headquarters address is:
1000 Potomac Street, NW, Suite 108
Washington, DC 20007 | USA
Further contact details will be forthcoming, once transfer of email and other transistion items are complete. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out to our new staff-members on any business related to the Society. Morgan Denault should be the initial point of contact for inquiries.
2020 Meeting Preparation
As many of you will know, ISCE 2020 will be held at the Miramonte Hotel in Indian Wells, California, from Wednesday April 29th, when there will be an opening Evening Reception, through to Sunday 3rd May, when delegates will depart. Please note these dates in your diary. For those looking ahead at travel, the nearest international airport is Palm Springs, California. A separate flyer is attached to this newsletter. The Conference Chair, Pyotr Platonov and Co-Chair, Raymond Bond have been working hard in formulating a Programme, which is already taking shape. Further details will appear in a subsequent newsletter.
ISCE 2020 Abstract Deadline
The deadline for abstract submission for ISCE 2020 is December 1st, 2019. Further details will be circulated in due course and will also be available shortly on the ISCE website at www.isce.org. The Board is particularly keen to encourage young researchers to submit abstracts and also to enter for the Jos Willems Young Investigator Competition. Financial incentives are available (see informationbelow).
Membership
The Board will be reviewing terms for membership of the Society. Membership does include online access to the Journal of Electrocardiology from any PC at home or at work as well as provision of a printed copy. However, the Board would like to see a greater number of individuals be permanent members of the Society and not simply a member for the year in which they attend the meeting. A further announcement will follow.
Website
It is not expected that there will be substantial changes to the ISCE website but it is possible that enhancements will be made in different areas. Rome was not built in a day, as the saying goes, and so do not look for radical changes overnight. The website is built around a commercial package used by many associations, and Hauck and Associates already have experience of using the underlying software.
PostScript
I hope the above news has been of some interest. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any ideas for future newsletters. I look forward to learning of a healthy submission of abstracts for ISCE 2020, which is in a superb location where little rain is expected. That will certainly make a big change from Scotland this summer!
Peter W. Macfarlane, ISCE President
(peter.macfarlane@glasgow.ac.uk)
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THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY for COMPUTERIZED ELECTROCARDIOLOGY
45th Annual Conference
Miramonte Indian Wells Resort & Spa, Indian Wells, California USA
Wednesday, April 29 – Sunday, May 3, 2020
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The Society is devoted to the advancement of electrocardiography through the application of computer methods. Its annual scientific conference, designed in the Gordon format, brings together scientists, clinicians, engineers and policy makers working in the field. Since the conference is designed to stimulate the informal exchange of ideas and information, there is ample “free” time for the 125 or so participants to mingle and discuss ideas of mutual interest.
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TOPICS OF THE 2020 CONFERENCE MAY INCLUDE
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- ECG and machine learning
- ECG and electrolyte abnormalities
- ECG monitoring
- ECG signal processing ECG criteria enhancement
- Repolarization variability and dynamics
- ECG in mobile applications and telemedicine
- ECG in cardiac risk stratification
- ECG-based risk prediction in cardiogenetics
- Cardiac rhythm: diagnosis and dynamics
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- ECG algorithms and regulatory issues
- ECG in assessment of atrial fibrillation complexity
- ECG issues in drug development
- ECG imaging technologies
- Stress ECG: diagnosis and prognosis
- ECG in cardiac resynchronization therapy
- ECG in acute coronary syndromes
- ECG and implantable devices
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ABSTRACTS: deadline for abstract is December 1, 2019
Abstracts may be submitted on the above or related topics. Instructions for abstract submission are available online at http://www.isce.org. Awards will be presented at the conference for best abstracts.
JOS WILLEMS EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR COMPETITION:
The Jos Willems Early Career Investigator competition is open to current students in an academic degree program; to interns, residents or fellows in medical training; and to anyone who has received their highest academic degree (or, for MDs, completed their residency) within the four years prior to the Conference (proof required). Early Career Investigators whose submissions are ranked the highest by a panel of judges will be invited as finalists to present their work orally at the Conference and will receive travel funds; an additional panel of judges at the conference will decide the winner. Early Career Investigator submitters whose abstracts are accepted will be invited to present their work as a poster at the conference; if they attend and present, they will receive a reduced comprehensive conference fee based on the rate that is available to regular ISCE members. Abstracts must be submitted online according to ISCE abstract requirements and instructions which are available on ISCE’s website. Previous finalists may re-apply only once; previous
winners of the competition are not eligible to re-apply.
FOR FURTHER PROGRAM INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Conference Chair:
Pyotr G. Platonov, MD, PhD Department of Cardiology
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
P: +46 46 173518
pyotr.platonov@med.lu.se
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Conference Co-Chair:
Raymond Bond, PhD
Department of Computing and Mathematics Ulster University
Newtonabbey, N Ireland
P: +44 28 9036 8156
rb.bond@ulster.ac.
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