The ACC’s 61st Annual Scientific Session and Expo is officially 2 weeks away. Here at Heart House we’ve been busy loading up the truck with all of the meeting materials to ship to Chicago. I know all of those involved in the meeting have been tirelessly working on all of the last minute details.

If you haven’t heard, meeting attendees can already start planning Chicago activities using the new ACC.12 eMeeting Planner App, available for the iPad, iPhone and Android. The app is focused on helping attendees plan ahead in how to make best use of all the educational content and offerings at this really spectacular meeting -- the educational content, organized by the ACC.12 Co-Chairs Rick Nishimura, Pat O’Gara and many others, is better than we’ve ever produced in my view.

The app lets you easily search and browse sessions and exhibits and create a schedule. There are also animated maps to help navigate the convention center once you get there and easy access to local Chicago tourism information. Plus, the app provides links to the ACC.12 Twitter feed and eBooks of the Final Program, Program-At-A-Glance, JACC Abstract Supplement and the daily CardioSourceNews at ACC.12 newspaper. Search “ACC.12” in the app marketplace or browse http://ativ.me/acc to download the app.

In addition, the ACC.12 Online Community is up and running and provides opportunities for ACC members to network with colleagues and stay on top of late-breaking ACC.12 news before, during and after the meeting. You can also stay up to date on ACC.12 through the College’s Facebook page and via Twitter by following @ACC_2012 and using the hashtag #ACC12.

Per usual here on the ACCinTouch blog we will be providing you with daily articles and updates from Dr. Holmes, Dr. Waites and myself, including several guest bloggers this year. Also be sure to check out the Fellows in Training blog on CardioSource.org/FIT. They have a roving reporter team lined up for coverage from the meeting so check out their blog throughout the meeting.

View all of the ways to stay connected at ACC.12 here. See you soon at ACC.12 in ChicaGO!