Dear ISACHD members,

Within one month we will have the opportunity to meet again at the ISACHD Spring meeting:

Sunday, March 25th, from 7-9 pm
Blackstone Renaissance Hotel
636 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL

• Welcome: Barbara Mulder
• Working groups Global Health Care: Curt Daniels
Education: Erwin Oechslin
Research: K. Niwa, Ph. Moons
• Regional & nursing news: D. Fleck K Niwa, E. Oechslin, L. Alday,
          B. Davidson, H. Baumgartner
• Financial overview: K. Niwa
• Transition of presidency
• Upcoming meetings & other business

We will proceed with our discussions on global health, education, and global research. The working group chairmen will present the updates, and your input is more than welcome! The new ISACHD president, Curt Daniels, will be installed. Please be there to have a drink and toast with him!

Bill Davidson has made a summary for you of all ACHD sessions during the ACC meeting (see below, under Regional News). Bill: "The dedicated ACHD sessions are clearly marked, and there are many! Sunday is so rich we'll need to wear our running shoes." Planning website is at the ACC website under Meetings/Plan Your ACC.12 or at this link.

Jane Somerville will be giving the Dan McNamara lecture Sunday afternoon, speaking on "Fifty Years with Cardiac Surgeons." The session is at 2:30 PM, Sunday the 25th, and is titled "Legends in Cardiovascular Medicine-2012 Dan G. McNamara Lecture." The session will meet in McCormick Place North, N228. The international ACHD community should make a special effort to be there to honor Jane, our ACHD legend. Her talk will be followed by a panel discussion on lifelong care of the CHD patient.

The executives hope to welcome you all at the ISACHD meeting at 7 pm in Blackstone Renaissance hotel, in the very center of Chicago!

Barbara J.M. Mulder
President