Maximum
of two abstracts may be submitted per person.
Submission
of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the author to be present on October 30 if his/her poster is accepted.
Who Can Participate All current Indiana fellows in a cardiology training program are invited to present their research (past or present) during the poster session, scheduled
for Saturday, October 30. Eligible posters may present recent data, case study or information that has been presented previously
at a local or national meeting.
Judging The abstracts will be judged in
advance to select the top two abstracts for oral presentation. The
rest of the accepted abstracts will be presented as posters and judged at the poster presentation on Saturday, October 30.
Prizes
Oral Presentation - First
and second place for the oral presentation will be awarded based on a combination of abstract content and oral presentation
delivery as judged by a panel of cardiologists from various institutions. First place - $500 Second
place - $300
Poster Presentation First place - $300 Second place - $200 Winners will be announced on Saturday,
October 30, at the end of the meeting.
Best FIT (Fellows
in Training) Poster Awards National Competition The winner of the Indiana-ACC poster competition will be invited
to participate in a Best FIT (Fellows in Training) Poster Awards
National Competition at ACC.11 . The ACC.11 registration fee will be waived; although the College
is unable to reimburse for travel, hotel and per diem expenses. As a semi-finalist in the national competition, your
poster must be displayed for the entire length of the meeting. Experts will judge the posters according to set criterion;
prizes will be awarded to the top national winners and announced at the popular ACC.11 and i2 Summit Highlights session.
As the Indiana-ACC poster winner participating in the ACC.11 Best FIT Poster Awards National Competition, you must withdraw
any other duplicate abstract(s) that have been submitted and accepted in either the general ACC/i2 Summit or Young Investigators
Awards programs.
Day of the Meeting To prepare your abstract for the poster presentation, please note that you will have
available to you a 4’x6’ board to which to adhere your presentation material. You may want to bring pushpins to
affix your material. The poster session will take place from 7:00-8:00 a.m. and 10:30-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 30.
Please stand by your posters to answer questions.
