As Local Congress Chairperson and EAS President, it is our special

Programme Committee, the EAS Executive Committee, and the

a programme with outstanding plenary speakers, workshops and poster sessions which incorporate the most interesting and cutting-

cardiovascular disease at the cellular and molecular levels, but also exciting advances in new approaches to the diagnosis and

continues to expand at alarming speed.

give the Award lecture during the Opening session on Sunday evening, June 20th. We are delighted to be able to present you this outstanding lecture.

and networking between basic and clinical researchers, as well as to stimulate discussion between experienced colleagues and young investigators. For this reason, we have designated two time

Abstracts will be available to each participant on a memory stick. Only selected abstracts will be presented as Posters, in direct

The Congress will be held in the modern and stylistic Hamburg

also within walking distance, either in the adjacent park or at

Hamburg International Airport, thus allowing extremely rapid and practical access.

Ulrike Beisiegel, Dr., Prof.Congress Chairperson

members and Young Investigators at our Congress, and

we can motivate you to come and join us in Hamburg.

Finally, we should like to express our warm appreciation to our Corporate partners who are supporting the

exciting, enjoyable and convivial Congress this summer in Hamburg.

With best regards,

M. John Chapman, Prof.EAS President

Ulrike Beisiegel, Germany

John Chapman, France, PresidentLale Tokgözoglu, Turkey, Vice President Marja-Riitta Taskinen, Finland, Past PresidentPetri Kovanen, Finland, SecretaryJan Borén, Sweden, TreasurerRudolf Zechner, Austria, Alberico L. Catapano, ItalyOlivier Descamps, Belgium Luís Masana, Spain

Rudolf Zechner, Austria, ChairUlrike Beisiegel, Germany, Co-chairJohn Chapman, France Vincenzo Di Marzo, Italy Folkert Kuipers, The Netherlands Bart Staels, France Philippa Talmud, UK Lale Tokgözoglu, TurkeyTony Vidal-Puig, UK Christian Weber, Germany Olov Wiklund, Sweden Antonis Zampelas, Greece

Ulrike Beisiegel, Hamburg, ChairGerhard Adam, Hamburg Michael Böhm, Homburg/Saar Arnold v. Eckardstein, Zurich Christian Gerloff, Hamburg Jörg Heeren, Hamburg Florian Kronenberg, Innsbruck Karl Lackner, MainzMartin Merkel, Hamburg Dirk Müller-Wieland, Hamburg Hermann Reichenspurner, Hamburg Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen, Berlin Joachim Thiery, Leipzig Karl Wegscheider, Hamburg

This Congress is supported by a grant from The German Research Foundation (DFG).

The Anitschkow LectureMichael S. Brown, USA Nobel Laureate

Endothelium: Function and Dysfunction, UK

Unstable Plaque Biology and Detection Martin R. Bennett, UK

Immunoregulation in AtherosclerosisAlain Tedgui, France

What are we learning from genome wide studies?Heribert Schunkert, Germany

Obesity as a Risk FactorLuc F. Van Gaal, Belgium

Philipp E. Scherer, USA

Diabetic HeartDaniel P. Kelly, USA

Transcriptional Control of Energy MetabolismJohan Auwerx, Switzerland

Trends in Risk Factors in EuropeAnnika Rosengren, Sweden

Does Treating Dysglycemia Reduce CV Outcomes?Hertzel C. Gerstein, Canada

Hypertension and Diabetes: Epidemiological Aspects and Evidence from Intervention TrialGiuseppe Mancia, Italy

DyslipidemiaJohn Kastelein, The Netherlands

Morning Registration Desk Opens

12:00-14:00 EAS General Assembly

14.00-15.30 Educational Symposia Educational Symposia Educational Symposia

15.30-16.00 Coffee Break

16.00-17.30 EducationalSymposium supported by AstraZeneca

Roche Educational Symposia

Merck & Co., Inc. Sponsored Educational Symposium

18.00 Opening Ceremony- The Anitschkow Lecture by Michael S. Brown, USA Nobel Laureate- Welcome Reception

Hall 1 Hall 2 Hall 3 Hall 4

09:00-11:00 Plenary Session 1: Genetic and Molecular Basis of Atherogenesis

11:00-11:30 Coffee break and Exhibition

11:30-13:00 Joint EAS-ESC Session: Recent Advances in Cardiac and Vascular Biology

Workshop:CellularCholesterolHomeostasis

Workshop: Cellular Im-munresponsein the Arterial Wall

Workshop:Treatment of Dyslipidemiaand Athero-sclerosis

13:00-14:00 Lunch break and Exhibition

13:15-14:45SponsoredEducationalSymposium

14:45-16:15 Workshop:Biology ofLipoproteinReceptors

Workshop:

and its Consequences

Workshop:Managing theSocioeconomic and Environmen-tal Risk Factors

Workshop:Risk Detection, Biomarkers and Imaging

16:15-16:45 Coffee break and Exhibition

16:45-17:30 How To Session:How to assess endothelialfunction at the clinical level

How To Session:Should we determine

status in the lipid clinic?

How To Session:How to treat atherogenic dyslipidemia beyond LDL-cholesterol

17:30-20:30 Poster Presentations & Poster Discussions

17:45-19:15 DanoneSponsoredEducationalSymposium

21:00 Young Scientists’ PartyFaculty Reception (by invitation only)

June 18-20, 2010Lübeck, Germany

4th German Atherosclerosis Congress, Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Disease

June 19, 2010Hamburg, Germany

Metabolic Risk for CHD beyond LDL: HDL-Obesity-Diabetes

June 19, 2010Hamburg, Germany

Postprandial Lipid Metabolism

Hall 1 Hall 2 Hall 3 Hall 4

09:00-11:00 Plenary Ses-sion: Metabol-ic Risk Factors and Risk De-tection

11:00-11:30 Coffee break and Exhibition

11:30-13:00 Joint EAS-ICCR Session:Physical Activity, Healthy Eating and CVD Risk

Workshop:Uptake, Stor-age and Mobilizationof Lipids and CellularConsequences

Workshop: HDL - More thanCholesterol?

Workshop:Atherothrom-bosis

13:00-15:00 Poster Presentations & Poster Discussions

15:00-16:30 Workshop:LipidMediators of

and Cell Signaling

Workshop:PlaqueProgressionand Rupture

Workshop:Fat Depots, InsulinResistance and Atherosclerosis

Workshop:Novel Anti-atherosclerot-ic Treatment Strategies

16:30-17:00 Coffee break and Exhibition

17:00-18:30 Merck & Co., Inc. SponsoredEducationalSymposium

KOWAPharmaceuticalEurope Co ltd.SponsoredEducationalSymposium

GenzymeEurope B.V. SponsoredEducationalSymposium

19:30 EAS International Evening - for all participants

Hall 1 Hall 2 Hall 3 Hall 4

09:00-11:00 PlenarySession :MetabolicFactors: Mechanisms Affecting Car-diovascular Risk

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Joint EAS-EACPR Session:Unmet chal-lenges in CVD prevention

Workshop: Regenerating Cells in the Cardiovascu-lar System

Workshop:Genetics in Atheroscle-rosis

Late BreakingSession

Opening Ceremony

The Anitschkow Lecture by Nobel Laureate, Michael S. Brown, USAA ballet performance followed by a Welcome Reception

in the Exhibition Area. (Included in the registration fee)

Young Scientists’ NightInformal evening for young scientists to meet colleagues from

all over the world in a beautiful night club in the park next to the Congress Centre.

You are welcome to discuss science and everything else in a relaxed atmosphere. German snacks and unlimited drinks

will be included. Ticket Price: €20

Faculty ReceptionThe EAS Faculty are invited to a reception which

will be held in the Germania Rowing Club overlooking Lake Alster.

International Evening An international buffet will be served in a beautiful setting

with live entertainment and songs from the Mamma Mia musical.

Poster Competition.Ticket Price: €50 and €25 for students.

Early Fee(Prior to February 28, 2010)

Regular Fee(From

March 1-April 30,

2010)

On Site Fee

(From May 1, 2010)

EAS Member* Under age 35** €100 €100 €100

Above age 35 €250 €300 €500

Non-Member Student*** €250 €250 €250

Non-Student €600 €700 €750

Young Scientist’s Night €20

EASInternationalEvening

Regular €50

Student*** €25

All above fees include 19% VAT*2009 EAS Members will be able to register for the Congress at reduced fees. For more information please visit theCongress website. This reduction is applicable only to those who were EAS members in the year preceding the Congress,i.e., for EAS 2010 Hamburg the reduction applies for those who were EAS members in 2009.

**Please send a copy of ID indicating your date of birth to the EAS Registration Department by either email reg_eas2010@kenes.com or fax +41 22 906 91 40.

*** Student registration form must be accompanied by a letter

valid student card.

th EAS

Hamburg. For the full list of available hotels please visit the Congress website: www.kenes.com/eas

For inquiries, please contact the Registration and Accommodation Department:

1-3 Rue de Chantepoulet P.O. Box 1726 CH-1211, Geneva 1SwitzerlandTel: +41 22 908 0488Fax: +41 22 906 91 40Email: reg_eas2010@kenes.comWebsite: www.kenes.com/eas

CCH - Congress Center HamburgAm Dammtor / Marseiller Straße20355 Hamburg, GermanyWebsite: www.cch.de

An application will be made to both the EACCME (European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) and EBAC (The European Board for Accreditation in Cardiology) to provide accreditation to the Congress.

The late breaking abstract submission will be open on line from April 8-22, 2010.

For further information please visit the Congress website

We recommend that all participants take out a personal travel and health insurance for their trip.

The weather in Hamburg in June is usually warm & pleasant, with an average temperature of 13°C to 22°C.

Clothing is informal for all occasions.

Participants are requested to check with the German consulate or diplomatic mission in their home country or with their travel agency for visa requirements. It is the responsibility of the participant to obtain a visa if required.

Hamburg Airport also known as Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport is 8.5 km north-west of the city centre in the Fuhlsbüttel quarter. HVV, the Hamburg public transit network, runs the S-Bahn-line (suburban railway) S1.

Sponsorship opportunities are available and described in the online Prospectus. A professional exhibition will be held concurrently with the Congress. For more details, please check the Congress website.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Organizers if you require any additional information or assistance. Please address all correspondence to:

78th European Atherosclerosis Society Congressc/o Kenes International - Global Congress Organizers and Association Management Services1-3 rue de Chantepoulet, PO Box 1726CH-1211 Geneva 1, SwitzerlandTel: +41 22 908 0488, Fax: +41 22 906 9140E-mail: eas@kenes.com, Website: www.kenes.com/eas

The EuropeanAtherosclerosisSociety

...advancing and exchangingknowledge concerning the causes,natural history, treatment andprevention of atherosclerotic disease...

Benefits of EAS Membership include:Online subscription to AtherosclerosisReduced registration fees at EASCongresses, Workshops and Symposia15% reduction on Elsevier bookspurchased via the EAS websiteEligibility for EAS Grants, Fellowshipsand AwardsRegular newsletters with informationon the Society’s activitiesAccess to the EAS website with linksto partner societiesEligibility of young investigators for EAS Summer School

For further details aboutthe above benefits,information about theactivities of the Society,or how to become a member, visit the EASwebsite,www.eas -society.org

or contact us at,

The EAS Office,Kronhusgatan 11411 05, GothenburgSWEDENTel: +46 31 724 27 95Fax: +46 31 724 27 01

The European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) wasfounded in 1964. With atherosclerosis becomingan increasingly important concern as Europeanpopulations grow older, the work of the Society is today more relevant than ever.

By the organization of events, such as Congresses, Workshops and Summer School, and through itsjournal Atherosclerosis, the EAS affords medicalprofessionals throughout Europe access to thelatest knowledge in areas including myocardialinfarction, cerebro - and peripheral vascular disease.

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