40th EACTS Annual Meeting FAQs

Please go to the EACTS User Area to register for the 40th EACTS Annual Meeting.

If you have attended any EACTS meeting or course you will have an EACTS user account. If you have forgotten or did not set up the account yourself then use the ‘Forgot Password?’ link to reset your password.

Please DO NOT create a new account for yourself – contact [email protected] if you are unsure about your existing account.

If you need to create a new account, please note that you must do this on a computer/laptop and NOT a tablet or mobile phone.

On occasion we have found that some institutions firewalls block our registration emails. Please contact us at [email protected] if you do not receive your email to activate your user account or reset your password.

If you book an Annual Meeting fee – This registration fee includes access to all scientific sessions Thursday-Saturday and entrance to the exhibition Thursday-Saturday.  Access to the TV Studio and Video On Demand for the sessions held on Thursday -Saturday is also included.

If you book a Techno College fee – This registration fee includes access to the applicable scientific sessions on Wednesday only.  You will need to choose either Adult Cardiac or Thoracic sessions. Access to the Video On Demand for the sessions held on Wednesday is also included (according to whether Adult Cardiac or Thoracic purchased).

If you book a Video on Demand fee- This registration fee includes access to the TV Studio and the recorded sessions via the event app.  This is not a live stream.

EACTS members who have paid their subscription fees for 2026 are entitled to reduced registration.  The registration system recognises those Members who have paid their Membership subscription and will provide the reduced registration fee.

EACTS members who have registered at the Non-Member fee cannot have their fee reversed if they subsequently pay their subscription fees – Please ensure you pay your subscription fee before registering for the meeting.

You can register onsite in Barcelona however this will be more expensive than registering yourself via the EACTS User Area which you can do at anytime before badge collection.

Payment can be made by bank transfer or online by credit card (Visa, Mastercard and American Express).

The last date for payment by bank transfer is 18 September 2026. After this date ALL payments must be made online by credit card.

Any registration that is showing as UNPAID on-site in Barcelona must be paid ONLINE in full by credit card before any badge will be issued – should evidence be provided after the event that a duplicate payment has been made then the credit card payment will be refunded in full.

You can cancel your registration by sending an email to [email protected].  Cancellations made on or before 18 September 2026 will have a 25% administration charge applied.

Cancellations after this date will NOT be refunded.

Yes, you can purchase Exhibition Visitor tickets. The price is €100 per person per day and tickets can be purchased through the EACTS User Area.

We do not offer any accompanying person registrations or programmes.  Should you wish to bring a spouse/family member/friend with you to the meeting, they will need to purchase a registration to attend sessions with you OR to purchase an Exhibition Visitor badge to access the exhibition hall.

We do not allow children under 16 into the meeting rooms or exhibition area.

Yes! You must create an account in your own name with your own email address.  This will enable you to receive all invoices and confirmations regarding your group registration.

Firstly please make sure you have NOT created a new account for your participant.  Any EACTS members will already be in the database so creating a new account for them is not necessary!

EACTS members who have paid their subscription fees for 2026, are entitled to reduced registration. The registration system recognises those EACTS Members that have paid their subscription and will only allow you to register valid members to the reduced member fee.

If your participant has not paid their subscription you will only be able to register them at the Non Member fee.

EACTS members who have registered at the Non-Member fee cannot have their fee reversed if they subsequently pay their subscription fees –please ensure they have paid their subscription fee before registering for the meeting.

We have a large database of EACTS Members and previous attendees to Annual Meetings and/or Academy courses.

Please use the SEARCH during the registration process to find your group member first. If they are not in our database, only then should you create a new account.

You must enter a unique email address for your group member when creating an account.

This is the only way your member will be able to collect their Certificate of Attendance after the event. We will not be using their email address for marketing purposes.

Their email address is also required for setting up their facial recognition badge collection.

There are no group discounts available.

Yes. We will be emailing all attendees to set up their facial recognition registration and provide them with a QR code to collect their badge.

You will however need to email your group members to advise them that you have registered them.

You can either download and send them their registration confirmation or advise them to log into their EACTS account to access the confirmation themselves.

You can download a registration confirmation and / or an invitation letter for your group members from your User Account.  Please read the Instruction Guide supplied.

The registration confirmation should be supplied to each group member for their record.