International societies that sponsor scientific meetings, research grants and other activities in this field:

Attending scientific meetings and presenting your work at them is not only important for sharing new information among scientists; it is also an essential part of a scientist's career development. B. Fischer & M. Zigmond at the University of Pittsburgh have put together a useful guide (in PDF format) for how to attend such meetings and present your work at them.

• International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) sponsors an important international meeting on thrombosis and hemostasis every two years (odd numbered years). It also sponsors an annual meeting of the official committees and working groups comprising the Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC). Future ISTH/SSC meetings:

  XXIII ISTH Congress (with 57th Annual SSC Meeting) -- Kyoto, Japan, July 23-28, 2011

  58th Annual SSC Meeting -- Liverpool, UK, June 27-30, 2012

  XXIV ISTH Congress (with 59th Annual SSC Meeting) -- Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 29 - July 4, 2013

  60th Annual SSC Meeting -- Milwaukee, Wisconson, USA, 2014

  XXV ISTH Congress (with 61st Annual SSC Meeting) -- Toronto, Canada 2015

  XXVI ISTH Congress (with 63rd Annual SSC Meeting) -- Berlin, Germany 2017

• American Society of Hematology (ASH) holds a large scientific meeting every December, which covers all aspects of hematology (including blood clotting and vascular biology):
  

  52nd ASH Annual Meeting -- to be held in Orlando, Florida, USA, December 4-7, 2010. The abstract deadline is August 12, 2010.

• Gordon Research Conferences sponsor a series of small summer conferences in rural New England, including an important meeting on Hemostasis that is held during the summer of even numbered years. Other topics of interest include Vascular Cell Biology, and Proteolytic Enzymes and their Inibitors. They also sponsor some winter conferences at other venues. The conferences are five days long and each subject is generally offered every other year. Because Gordon Conferences are small and located in relatively isolated areas, they are excellent opportunities to meet and talk with your colleagues. This can be especially valuable for students, postdoctoral fellows, and those new to an area of investigation. Attendance is limited, so be sure to apply early:

  2010 Hemostasis Gordon Conference -- Waterville Valley Resort, Waterville Valley, NH, USA, July 25-30, 2010. Abstracts can be submitted for poster presentations.

• American Heart Association (AHA) holds a very large scientific meeting every November, devoted mostly to cardiology. The AHA's Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB) sponsors a smaller meeting each spring of interest to researchers working on atherosclerosis, thrombosis and vascular biology. The AHA also funds research grants related to heart disease and stroke (in a broadly defined way) in the United States.

• Other meetings of interest: