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:

  The XXIII ISTH Congress (with 57th Annual SSC Meeting) was held in Kyoto, Japan, in July 2011. Webcasts of selected talks from the ISTH Congress and the SSC meeting are availble at this link

  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

  XXVII ISTH Congress (with 65th Annual SSC Meeting) -- Melbourne, Australia 2019

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

  2012 ASH Annual Meeting -- to be held in Atlanta, GA, USA, December 8-11, 2012. The abstract deadline is usually in August.

• 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:

  2012 Hemostasis Gordon Conference -- to be held at Waterville Valley Resort, Waterville Valley, NH, July 22-27, 2012 . Abstracts can be submitted for poster presentations. This meeting is preceded by a two-day "2012 Gordon Research Seminar on Hemostasis" (same site, July 21-22, 2012) for postdocs and graduate students.

• 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:

• 6th Symposium on Hemostasis: Special Focus on Tissue Factor, Factor VIIa and Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor - to be held at the Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill, NC, May 3-5, 2012. The focus will include the latest findings related to tissue factor, factor VIIa, tissue factor pathway inhibitor, and their interactions, as well as tissue factor-bearing microparticles and non-hemostatic roles of tissue factor. Important new research on novel approaches for treating bleeding in hemophilia, animal models of bleeding and thrombosis, and activation of coagulation in disease will also be presented.