The 10th Japan-China-Korea Pediatric Heart Forum

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, we cordially invite you to participate in the 10th Japan-China-Korea Pediatric Heart Forum, which will be held on July 4th & 5th, 2014, in Okayama, Japan.

This forum is organized as a meeting in conjunction with the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, which will be held from July 3rd to 5h, 2014 at the same venue.

The basic concept of this forum is to exchange the scientific knowledge and clinical experiences among the 3 countries. In this year, we would like to share this great opportunity with other delegates from Asia-Pacific regions.

Scientific program consisted of oral and poster presentations by scientific review of submitted abstracts. Scientific program consisted with oral and poster presentations by scientific review of submitted abstracts. The committee provides free accommodation (twin room, maximum 3 nights) during the meeting, if the abstract is accepted as “oral presentation”. Registration fee will be waived for all participants from outside of Japan.

Okayama is placed in the west part of Japan, just 45 minutes from Osaka, or 1 hour from Kyoto by Shinkansen (bullet train). Okayama is well-known as “Sunny county” and “Fruits county”. You can enjoy the traditional Japanese scenery in Korakuen garden, Kurashiki and the world-famous Naoshima, the island of modern art.

We are looking forward to seeing you in Okayama in July, 2014.
Best regards,

Shunji Sano, M.D., PhD
President,
10th Japan-China-Korea Pediatric Heart Forum,
50th Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery,
Professor and Chairman,
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,
Okayama University, Japan