32nd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions
April 18-21, 2012  Prague, Czech Republic

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Have questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for answers!

Meeting Registration

Register for this meeting:  Online Registration or use the ISHLT Official Registration Form (PDF).

Registration for the meeting must be made via the ISHLT web site or via the Official ISHLT Registration Form. Online registration is strongly encouraged. A $100 discount off the registration fee is offered to those who register on or before March 2, 2012. Individuals who have not registered by March 23, 2012 must register on-site at the meeting. Confirmation letters will be emailed to all individuals who register by March 23, 2012.

The registration fee includes admittance into the Pre-Meeting Symposia, all Concurrent Symposia, Plenary Sessions, Concurrent Sessions, Mini Oral Sessions, Poster Sessions and the Exhibit Hall. The registration fee also includes coffee breaks each day, the Exhibit Hall Opening Reception on Wednesday evening and one ticket to the President’s Cocktail Reception on Friday evening.

Hotel Information

CZECH-IN, a local services company, will be managing all hotel reservations on behalf of ISHLT.   There are many hotel options in Prague. For descriptions of the various hotels available at ISHLT rates, download the Hotel Info (PDF).

To book your hotel, please follow this link: Czech-In Reservations. PLEASE BE PATIENT. The link may take up to a minute to load. If you have any problems booking a hotel room, please contact Czech-In directly:


For payment information and cancellation policies, download the Revised Accommodation Conditions (PDF).

Because of VAT change in the Czech Republic from 10% to 14%, please be informed that in 2012 new rates are valid at hotels below:

InterContinental Classic Room: 5964 CZK
InterContinental Executive Room: 7519 CZK
Palace Deluxe Room: 4146 CZK
Holiday Inn Standard Room: 4275 CZK
Holiday Inn Executive Room: 4845 CZK
(Rate includes 14% VAT, buffet breakfast)

If you made full prepayment of your stay before December 16, 2011: you will NOT be charged any additional payment
If you paid the first night deposit for the above mentioned hotels: additional payment for the remaining nights and VAT difference for all nights will be charged
If you booked after December 16, 2011: new prices with 14% VAT are valid and applied
Other prices at Corinthia Towers, Art Deco Imperial, Radison BLU Alcron, Sheraton and Yasmin remain the same as published previously.
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Previous information in Accommodation Conditions was:
All rates above include 10% VAT.
It is anticipated that Czech VAT may increase to 14% in 2012.
We expect that prices will increase at hotels: InterContinental, Palace and Holiday Inn.
If you wish to lock in the current 10% VAT, you must fix your booking and full payment for your entire hotel stay till December 15, 2011 at latest.

Tours

A variety of private tours of Prague and the surrounding areas have been arranged for ISHLT delegates and their friends and families.

Guided Tours Descriptions


Booking Conditions

• All participants are kindly suggested to wear comfortable walking shoes. The Prague historical city centre and the Czech towns are largely paved with cobblestones.
• The organiser reserves the right to cancel any tour in case less than 15 delegates are registered.
• On-site requests for guided tours are welcome but cannot be guaranteed.
• A cancellation free of charge is possible until 2 weeks before the event (April 4, 2012). In case of later cancellation, it is not possible to refund any money.
• Meeting Point: Registration Area, Prague Congress Centre.

Online registration for these tours is available by clicking HERE.  PLEASE NOTE: the link to register for the tours is the same as the link for hotel reservations. Fill out the first page and click "Next". The next screen will allow you to select "No Hotel Reservation Needed." Then click "Next Step" at the bottom of the page to register for the tours. Also, PLEASE BE PATIENT. The link may take up to a minute to load.

About Prague

Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and also the largest city in the country, with over 1.2 million inhabitants. Prague has developed over many centuries to reach its current appearance. As the historic capital of Bohemia, it was the royal seat of Czech princes, kings and Holy Roman Emperors, and later the capital city of Czechoslovakia. It is a cultural crossroads and a textbook of architecture admired across the world.

Prague is considered one of the most beautiful and also most visited cities in Europe. Each year it is visited by several million tourists from all over the world. Since 1992 the historic city centre has been on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List. This listing covers the unique group of historic districts in Prague: Staré Mesto, Josefov, Nové Mesto, Vyšehrad, Malá Strana and Hradcany, together with Prague Castle, the largest castle complex in the world, and Charles Bridge.

Among the oldest monuments in the city are the Early Gothic Convent of Saint Agnes and Brevnov Monastery. The most significant historic site of Prague’s Jewish ghetto is the Old-New Synagogue, which is one of the oldest preserved synagogues in Europe, and the adjacent Old Jewish Cemetery is the most important preserved Jewish burial site in Europe.

The most important historic sites in Prague are connected by the Royal Way. This leads from the Municipal House up to Prague Castle. Along the route you can admire, for example, the Old Town Square with the Old Town Hall and the world-famous astronomical clock, or Charles Bridge, built in the middle of the 14th century. On the other bank of the Vltava River you can stop on Malostranské námestí (Lesser Quarter Square) and marvel at the Baroque Church of Saint Nicholas. Prague Castle is dominated by Saint Vitus’s Cathedral where the Czech crown jewels are kept.

Prague is also a place that offers a wide variety of cultural activities. For its inhabitants and visitors there are almost 300 galleries and exhibition halls, many museums, numerous theatres and concert halls.

To help better prepare for your trip to Prague this April, be sure to read the Prague Adventures articles in each month's ISHLT Links Newsletter, written by Czech-born ISHLT member Tereza Martinu, MD (Duke University). Don't miss her pearls of wisdom and insightful suggestions for touring the beautiful city of Prague as only a native can provide.

For additional information on the great city of Prague, please visit the Prague tourism links below.

• http://wikitravel.org/en/prague (quick overview)
• www.lonelyplanet.com/czech-republic/prague (travel guide site)
• www.frommers.com/destinations/prague (travel guide site