The constitutional mission of the European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery, being one of the oldest societies in the world, has been to promote investigation and study of the art, science and therapy of cardiac and vascular diseases as well as to coordinate the dissemination of its accumulated knowledge. Also ESCVES's main duty has always been to facilitate the exchange of ideas in the field of cardiac and vascular diseases through scientific meetings and by personal contact between cardiac and vascular specialists. We cordially believe that ESCVES 2015 Istanbul Congress will help reach these targets entirely.