Perspectives from The European Society of Cardiology Congress 2014

Abstract

s were submitted and 59 of them accepted. The number of abstracts that were accepted did not increase parallel to the increased submission this year. However the increase in submission rates can stil be considered a positive development considering the low acceptance rates this year. In 2014, there were overall 1583 abstract reviewers and 22 of them were from Turkey. This number had increased from last year when there were 13 reviewers from Turkey. In the Scientific Program, ten speakers from Turkey were either chairing or speaking in a session. This number unfortunatey did not increase compared to last year. Turkish Society of Cardiology members constitute 4% of the European Society of Cardiology members. Overall there are 56 member countries. Of these countries, Turkey comes eighth when we rank according to the number of members. However, when we look at the members of the of working groups or associations of the European Society of Cardiology, these numbers are not reflected proportionately. Only 905 members of the Turkish Society of Cardiology are active members in these bodies of the ESC. When we look at the administrative and leadership part of the ESC and constituent bodies, the representation of Turkey is also suboptimal. This year Prof. Dr. Çetin Erol has been elected