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Invitation from the Chairs of the Local Organizing Committee

Dear Colleagues:

It is with great pleasure that we extend to you a cordial invitation to participate in the XVIIth Scientific Sessions of the Inter-American Society of Hypertension (IASH-2007) to be held from May 6 through 10, 2007 in Miami, Florida, USA.

For Program Outline, click here.

This meeting will be co-sponsored by the Consortium for Southeastern Hypertension Control (COSEHC), a national organization dedicated to reducing the risk of hypertension-related diseases of the heart and the blood vessels in the Southeastern USA. By incorporating the annual meeting of COSEHC with that of our organization, the overall tone of the science will be expanded along the lines of clinical approaches to management of global cardiovascular risk factors, population studies, and prevention. The combined meeting will provide a novel forum in which to address the growing impact of the Hispanic population at risk for cardiovascular disease within the USA in a setting in which the experiences of Latin American participants can share their expertise and knowledge of the problem with our colleagues in the USA and Canada. The combined meeting will bring together more researchers from the fields of hypertension and vascular disease and from related areas such as obesity, diabetes, and the metabolic syndrome.

Another important new development that IASH-2007 will bring to its members is that it will be the venue for the first certification of IASH-Hypertension Specialists. This program will credential physicians who as members of IASH will be certified as specialists in the field of hypertension, thus providing physicians across the American continents with an additional tool for influencing the quest to eliminate the problems associated with high blood pressure in their country of origin (please see Section on IASH-Hypertension Specialists for qualifications and application).

Miami, of course, is renowned as a site of unique character where American and Latin cultures have merged in a rather unique and successful environment. The site of the meeting, at one of the most-renowned hotel facilities in Miami Beach (Loews Miami Beach Hotel), will provide participants to experience the sizzling pulse of South Beach. This star-studded establishment has recently received the coveted Mobile Four Star and AAA Four Diamond Awards for 2005. The Loews Miami Beach Hotel flaunts a "SoBe style" fusion of cosmopolitan and Art Deco influences creating beach front elegance for the "authentic hip." The hotel showcases 790 stylish rooms and suites, its own Emeril's Restaurant, a palm tree-lined promenade and ultra-private beach cabanas. The proximity of the hotel to the enchanted beaches, shopping venues, and the special character of South Beach is sure to make your stay a pleasurable experience.

Please reserve your original contribution to this meeting and we hope that you will join us in order to contribute to a better understanding of the biology, treatment, and prevention of hypertension and related cardiovascular disorders in the future.

We are grateful for the opportunity to work on behalf of the IASH and we look forward to welcome you in Miami in May 2007.