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Badges

A name badge will be provided on-site with your registration documents. Name badges must be visible and used at all times anywhere within the Congress Centre.

Certificate of Attendance

A certificate of attendance will be included in the Congress bag together with some instructions. It is to be filled directly by the participant.

CME

The organisers have applied for Continuing Medical Education credits for full attendance to the European Accreditation Council for continuing Medical Education (EACCME). The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). EACCME credits are recognised by the American Medical Association towards the Physicians’ Recognition Award (PRA). Delegates wishing to claim CME points must fill in the CME evaluation form (to be found in the delegate’s bag) and place the latter in the “Evaluation Box” located at the registration area. No CME will be given unless the evaluation form has been filled in following the rules, and returned during the event ONLY. No exception will be made.

Congress Documents

The Congress documents should be collected on-site at the Registration Desk during opening hours, at the Congress Centre.

Disclaimer

ESPEN and MCI Suisse SA, as the Congress planner, claim no liability for the act of any supplier to this meeting, nor liability for personal injury, the safety of any attendee while in transit to or from this event, for any loss or damage, for delays in transport by air, sea, rail, road, weather, in case of strikes, sickness, war or other causes.

Exhibition Information

The ESPEN 2011 exhibition, featuring commercial displays of International Organizations, Pharmaceutical Companies, Media Publishers and Scientific Societies, will be located next to the Main Congress Hall. Coffee breaks and lunch boxes will be distributed around the exhibition.

Exhibition Schedule

Food & Beverage

Coffee/tea and light snacks during official breaks are included in the registration fees and will be served around the exhibition area. There is a cash bar located in the hotel directly linked to the Congress Centre. It will be opened during the Congress opening hours. A lunch box will be offered to each registered delegate (not to the accompanying persons) on Sunday 4 September and Monday 5 September 2011 around the exhibition area.

Italian Pharmaceutical Companies

ESPEN 2011 has chosen MCI Rome to collect all applications from Italian Pharmaceuticals Companies and file them with the appropriate Italian Health Ministry officials.

For further information, please contact:

MCI Rome

Mrs Maria Grazia PAOLELLI

Via della Ferratella in Laterano 41

00184 Rome

Italy

Languages

English is the official Congress language. No translation will be provided.

Lost and Found

A lost-and-found service will be available at the registration desk.

Messages

Participants can use the message board located in the registration area.

Mobile Phones

Delegates are kindly requested to keep their mobile phones in the off position in the rooms where scientific and educational sessions are being held, as well as during poster sessions' rounds.

Official letters of Invitation

Should you require an official letter of invitation to obtain your visa to enter Sweden, please contact the Congress Secretariat, MCI Suisse SA. Please note, however, that the Organisers do not undertake any obligation to pay any expenses incurred by supplying these letters. Furthermore, for some countries, a confirmation of registration with payment may be asked by the authorities. Should you need a personalised letter, a fee of EUR 50,- will be applied.

On-site

The desk for registration, information and distribution of documents will be open as follows:

Poster Sessions

Posters sessions will be located next to the exhibition area and spread out in the foyer of the main Conference rooms.
Please contact the Posters desk (in the registration area) for any information. To get the necessary material a table will be set-up within the poster area. The author must be present in front of his/her poster during Poster viewing for free discussion.

Registration

All participants must submit a completed on-line registration form. Invited guests need to fill-in the special form sent to them.

Smoking Policy

The ESPEN 2011 Congress is a non-smoking event. It is forbidden to smoke in the Congress venue, including the exhibition & posters area.
Smoking is not permitted in most indoor public areas nor on board domestic aircraft or other means of public transportation, in stores, shops or other public buildings. In restaurants and bars, smoking is forbidden.

Speaker's Preview Room

The Speakers' Preview Room will be located within the Congress Hall Foyer, left to the registration area. Speakers are kindly requested to provide their PC formatted USB keys (PowerPoint presentations) to the Speaker's Preview Room centre at least two hours before their session. All conference rooms contain state-of-the-art technical equipment.

The Speakers' Preview Room will be open as follows: