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Notification of Awards

The first authors of the abstracts chosen by the Programme Committee in all award categories, will be the finalists and will be notified in writing in June by the EACTS Executive Secretariat.

Adjudication of Awards

EACTS Young Investigator Awards
The Alessandro Ricchi Transplant Services Foundation Award
C Walton Lillehei Young Investigator's Award
In addition to the manuscripts required by EJCTS, finalists will have to submit their manuscript for review by the Award Panel before 15 August 2012. The Award Committee will make its selection and recommendation following the presentation of all papers and the authors whose abstracts, manuscripts and presentations are judged most outstanding, will receive the appropriate award.

Hans G Borst Award for Thoracic Surgery
The Award Panel will make its selection and recommendation following the presentation of all papers and the author whose abstract and presentation is judged most outstanding will receive the appropriate award.