Press Registration

A maximum of three (3) individuals per news organization will be permitted to register as press, unless CRF grants an exemption.

Reporters from the following types of news media are eligible to apply for press credentials:

• Newspapers and magazines.
• Wire services.
• Broadcast.
• Trade: medical, science, pharmaceutical, cardiology, device, and allied health care publications.
• Online.
• Accredited freelance medical and science writers.

Applicants for press credentials must be directly involved in creating news content for an organization that meets these criteria:

• Publishes original news in a regular news section.
• Reports news with complete editorial freedom from advertisers, funders, and/or sponsors.
• If sponsored, has multiple sponsors (no single-sponsor media).
• Clearly identifies advertisers, sponsors, paid editorial, and other funding sources.

• Media identification (such as an international accredited press pass) issued by a recognized news organization.
• Business card clearly stating affiliation with a news organization (see above for qualified types of news media) and position (e.g., editor, publisher, writer, reporter, producer).
• Letter on official letterhead from editor of publication/website or producer of broadcast program certifying journalist’s affiliation and verifying assignment to the meeting (must include the editor's contact information).
• National Association of Science Writers or International Science Writers Association membership card.

• Letter on official school letterhead, signed by a department professor, verifying student’s assignment to the meeting (must include professor’s contact information).

• Copies of cardiology-related bylined articles and official letter of assignment from an accredited news organization.

• Current issues of the newsletter containing at least one bylined article covering cardiology; if a representative was registered as media at a previous CRF meeting, one of the issues submitted must illustrate the resulting editorial coverage.

• Appropriate media credentials as noted above for journalists.
• Demonstration of the following: original editorial news coverage and editorial freedom from advertisers/sponsors or, if sponsored, multiple clearly identified sponsors (single-sponsor outlets are not eligible).

• URL of the website.
• Posts that demonstrate recent coverage of cardiology topics of interest to physicians and/or general patient audiences.

• Financial or industry analysts.
• Advertising/sales representatives.
• Spouses and other guests of journalists.
• Advertising, marketing, or public relations representatives from exhibitor companies or agencies.
• Representatives of organizations that produce publications, websites, video, and/or other media intended for internal use, marketing, advertising, financial analysis, or public relations.
• Representatives of organizations whose main objective is to promote a product or service (e.g., marketing, advertising, financial, or public relations professionals).
• Industry representatives, representatives of in-house and industry newsletters or magazines, and representatives of corporate, university, or hospital public relations, advertising, or marketing departments.
• Representatives of medical education companies attending CRF meetings for the purpose of creating continuing medical education or other commercial educational content.
• Physicians and other medical providers seeking Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit. We respectfully request that you acquire the appropriate paid registration to obtain CME credit/documentation.