NEW YORK, NY – September 16, 2015 – The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that Jason Ware has joined the organization as Director, Meeting Planning.

In this role, Ware oversees the meeting planning function of the CRF Center for Education. His responsibilities include managing a staff of meeting planners and working with vendors and internal resources to execute the logistics for CRF educational meetings throughout the year.

Certified by ACCME, the CRF Center for Education has a worldwide reputation for excellence in presenting the latest research in interventional cardiovascular medicine and training clinical practitioners in advanced techniques and innovations. CRF conducts over 50 educational conferences and online programs globally every year, including the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium, the world’s premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine.

With more than 20 years of experience in the meetings event industry, Ware was Director of Meetings and Exhibits for the American Heart Association prior to joining CRF. In 2010, he was selected as Meeting Professional of the Year by the Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of Meeting Professionals International and in 2015 was recognized by ConventionSouth magazine as one of the “Top Meeting Professionals to Watch in 2015.” He is also a member of the Professional Convention Management Association and Meeting Professionals International.