55th Annual Meeting of the AEPC Geneva 2022

Dear friends and colleagues, It is our great pleasure to invite you to the AEPC 2022 - 55th Annual Meeting of the Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology to be held in Geneva, Switzerland between May 25-28, 2022 and hosted by the Local Organizing Committee from the "Centre Universitaire de Cardiologie et Chirurgie Cardiaque Pédiatrique" a collaboration between the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) and Vaudois University Hospital Center (CHUV) in Lausanne to be the strong entity for Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology and Surgery. We are dedicated to offer you an exciting Annual Meeting. The Organizing Committee, consisting of local and national members, are working closely with the AEPC Scientific Committee and Working Groups to build a strong scientific program. Particular emphasis will be placed on the latest advances and innovations while not forgetting fundamentals and educational opportunities, especially for junior specialists, students, trainees, and nurses. Hosting many international entities such as United Nations, Red Cross, etc., Geneva is a multinational city located centrally within Europe with a very easy accessible international airport. Being a walkable and human-sized city, Geneva offers a real traveller experience with free public transport offered by the city authorities. There are a lot of close-by sites for our participants to visit at their free times after meeting hours. Day trip to Monc Blanc, a lake tour, visiting the United Nations building or CERN, walking along the lake side and at the streets of the old city are only some of the options available. As the Annual Meeting is being organized and hosted by the Local Organizing Committee of both university hospitals of Western Switzerland we encourage you to also hop on a daily tour to Lausanne which is considered as the world wide capital of sports administration and home to the famous Olympic Museum or to join the optional post-meeting tour. The AEPC 2022 Annual Meeting will be held in CICG, the International Conference Centre Geneva which is located very centrally in the city and accessible easily with various public transport options. AEPC 2022 will be the perfect place to gather again after a long period of virtual events and to learn, explain, discuss about the scientific advances in our specialty in-person. After a two years of break because of the pandemic, we would be delighted to welcome you in Geneva next year! Join us for the Swiss touch and let’s meet in real life again! On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee Annual Meeting Chairs Prof. Maurice Beghetti Prof. Rene Prêtre Prof. Nicole Sekarski Dr. Tornike Sologashvili