ESH Annual Meeting 2007
Awards
BJORN FOLKOW AWARD AND LECTURE
The Bjorn Folkow Award has been established in 1987 by the ESH with the
generous collaboration of ASTRAZENECA in recognition of the contribution made
by Bjorn Folkow to cardiovascular physiology and pathophisiology.
The award will be given to a person or persons who have carried out important
original research that has contributed to understanding the pathogenesis of
hypertension.
ALBERTO ZANCHETTI LIFE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The Award was established by ESH in 1995 to a scientist with a lifelong high
quality Scientific research in the fi eld of hypertension.
LENNART HANSSON MEMORIAL LECTURE
The Lennart Hansson memorial lecture has been established in 2003 to
honour his memory and in recognition of his achievement in clinical
hypertension research. It is to be conferred to a scientist who has obtained
important results in the fi eld of clinical hypertension and trials.
PAUL MILLIEZ AWARD
The Milan venue of the ESH Meeting offers a special opportunity to
attribute the award to a French scientist acknowledged for his
accomplishments in the fi eld of hypertension.
JIRI WIDIMSKI SR. AWARD
To be presented to three distinguished young European investigators (not
older than 40 years) who have conducted promising research in the fi eld of
clinical or experimental hypertension and presented it at European
Meetings on Hypertension.
HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
Honorary Membership will be given to a scientist who has made extraordinary
contributions to research in hypertension or who has given exceptionally
important support to the activities of ESH.
SERVIER SNS RESEARCH AWARD OF ESH
The Award was established in 2003 and consists of a research grant made
available by Servier. It is given biannually by Servier to an Investigator presenting
a high quality research project on the role of sympathetic nervous system in
cardiovascular disease. The selection has been made by a committee appointed
by ESH.
EUROPEAN INVESTIGATORS’ TRAVEL GRANTS
The European Society of Hypertension will provide a limited number of Travel
Grants (about 100) for young European Investigators, with limited fi nancial
resources, whose abstracts have been selected for either oral or poster
presentation. Priority will be given to those Young Investigators, 35 years of age
or under, with fi rst authorship of an accepted abstract.
Those receiving Travel Grants will not be exempted from paying the registration
fee.
EUROPEAN INVESTIGATORS’ ACCOMMODATION AWARDS
The European Society of Hypertension will also provide a limited number of
Accommodation Grants to those participants with limited fi nancial resources,
whose abstracts have been selected for either oral or poster presentation.
Priority will be given to those participants with fi rst authorship of an accepted
abstracts.
The Accommodation Grant will cover the following expenses:
- Registration fee
- Hotel Accommodation in a three star Hotel in Milan in a single room, for a
maximum of 4 nights stay.
The Accommodation Grant will not cover travel expenses.
The same participant cannot have both travel and accommodation grants. One
grant excludes the other.
The application for Travel and Accommodation Grants is included with this
announcement.
The deadline for receipt of completed Travel and Accommodation Grant
applications is April 12, 2007.
The notice of the Travel or Accommodation Grant awards will be made by the Local
organising Committee (Prof. Giuseppe Mancia - Chairman of the Congress).
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