Fraud Alert – Scientific Sessions

Beware of Fraud and Scams

The American Heart Association has been alerted to fraudulent websites posing as official Scientific Sessions registration and housing websites. Please note that these websites are scams and avoid sharing any personal and/or financial information with them.

Booking through American Heart Association’s official housing and registration providers (listed below) ensures that you are working with a reputable company, your credit card information is secure, and you benefit from all services provided to conference attendees. Please look for the official Scientific Sessions vendor partner logo on all communications.

Official Vendors


Convention Data Services. A Freeman Company. Official Logo

 

Convention Data Services (CDS) is the only authorized registration company for Scientific Sessions.

OnPeak official logo


OnPeak is the only authorized housing company for Scientific Sessions individual attendee housing.


International Group Housing official logo

International Group Housing (IGH) is the only authorized housing company for Scientific Sessions international group housing.

If you are contacted

If you are contacted by anyone claiming to be American Heart Association, Scientific Sessions, please gather as much information as possible and contact our official providers who are above. If you are unsure whether a provider is legitimate, please email [email protected] before sharing any private information or payment

If you have already paid

If you have given payment to an unauthorized company, please consider immediately contacting your credit card company or bank to stop any payments to that unauthorized provider. Then, book your registration or hotel through an authorized provider.

AHA does not guarantee any registrations or lodging for Scientific Sessions nor any redress for registrations and/or hotel reservations made through an unauthorized provider. For informational purposes, however, AHA asks you to please report any unauthorized activity along with relevant documentation to [email protected]. This applies if you have either booked lodging or paid registration fees for Scientific Sessions through an unauthorized provider or received solicitations.