7:00 am	CURRENT STATUS OF GLOBAL INITIATIVES IN THE DELIVERY OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGICAL CARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Moderator:James L Cox
8:00 am	Activities of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts Felix H Unger, European Academy of Sciences, Salzburg, Austria.
8:10 am	Current Status and Initiatives in Southeast Asia and French-Speaking Africa Alain F Carpentier, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Paris, France.
8:20 am	Current Status and Initiatives in the Russian Federation J Nilas Young, University of California/Davis, Sacramento, CA.
8:30 am	Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Initiatives in Shanghai Richard A Jonas, Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
8:40 am	The Importance of Research at the Local Level in Developing Countries Sir Magdi Yacoub, National Health Service, London, UK.
9:00 am	Panel Discussion