| Madrid,
with a population of 3’103’000 inhabitants and capital of Spain since 1562, is
located in the very center of the Iberian Peninsula. |
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Its high
altitude (646 m/2200 ft above sea level) and the nearby mountain ranges influence the
climate of warm summers and relatively cold winters. |
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it is a monumental city, among the highlights being the medieval center built at the time
of the Hasburg empire, and that unique picture-gallery, the "Prado".
Madrid’s cultural offer makes it worth visiting, but Madrid is also a really lively
capital with pubs, concert-cafés and discotheques open until late in the night. |
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What
more could we tell you in short terms about a city that is one of the great European
capitals... |
| Congress
and Exhibition VenueMadrid’s Congress Center (Palacio
Municipal de Congresos) is located between the city center and Barajas Airport (8 km/5
miles). This magnificent building by Bofill is made of white marble and glass and part of
the urban complex Campo de las Naciones, which is rapidly turning into a main business
spot in the city. It can be reached by subway from 06:00 a.m. to 01:00 a.m. daily, station
«Campo de las Naciones». By bus, number 122 stops every 15 minutes in front of the
venue.
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| The 22nd
ESPEN Congress will be held in Madrid from Saturday September 9 th to Wednesday September
13 th , 2000. All the Congress activities and the Exhibition will take place at the
Palacio Municipal de Congresos (Campo de las Naciones), which is a fully equipped and
modern venue built by the famous architect Bofill. It
is within easy reach of the city center by metro taking about 30 minutes from most of the
hotels. A free pass on Madrid underground is included in the Congress registration fee.
Address
Palacio Municipal de Congresos
Campo de las Naciones
Avda. Capital de España Madrid
28042 - Madrid - Spain
Tel. +34 917 220 400
Fax.+34 917 210 607
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| The registration
forms (Accomodation AND Registration form) can be found
by clicking here, but is also included in the 2nd Announcement and must be used for
the Congress registration as well as for the Welcome Reception, Social Programme and
lunches. All participants including speakers and chairmen must submit a completed
registration form. Save on the registration fee by registering before May 29 th ,
2000. Registration
Fee
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Before May 29 th , 2000 |
After May 29 th , 2000 |
| ESPEN member |
EURO 320 |
EURO 401 |
| Non member |
EURO 401 |
EURO 447 |
| Nurse |
EURO 122 |
EURO 163 |
| Dietitian |
EURO 122 |
EURO 163 |
| Student |
EURO 122 |
EURO 163 |
| Accompanying person |
EURO 53 |
EURO 64 |
Spanish VAT 16% included
Registration fee
includes
• Attendance at Scientific Sessions
• Access to the
Exhibition
• Congress
documents, including badge
• Final
Programme, Abstract Book and Educational Book
• Welcome
Reception on Saturday, September 9 th , 2000
• Coffee breaks
• Free
transportation pass on Madrid underground
Accompanying person
fee includes
• Welcome Reception on Saturday,
September 9 th , 2000
• Necessary
support to register to the excursions and relevant touristic information about Madrid.
• Free
transportation pass on Madrid underground.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations and registration should be made in writing
to the Organising Secretariat.
The amount of refund depending upon the date of
cancellation is as follows:
• Before July 14 th : registration fee,
lunches, social & accompanying person’s program fees will be refunded less 20%
for administration costs
• After July 15 th : deposits will not be refundable under any
circumstances
Registration on Site
The registration desk will be located in the main
entrance of the Palacio de Congresos, according to the opening hours (see p.17
«on-site»).
Registration on site does not guarantee delivery of the
Congress package (Participant bag, Final Programme, Abstract Book and Educational Book)
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INFORMATION
| TransportationEach delegate will be issued with a
transportation pass for the period of the congress. This pass is included in the congress
registration fee and valid in the bus and subways (10 trips). It will be delivered on site
with the registration documents.
Language
The official
language is English. The educational sessions will be translated into Spanish.
Lunches
Lunches are not
included in the registration fee. You can order luncheon vouchers with the registration
form at an extra cost. Sandwich bars and refreshments will be at your disposal within the
Exhibition area and you will find several restaurants at the Palacio and in the
surroundings.
Industry
exhibition
In conjunction with
ESPEN, an exhibition of medical equipment, pharmaceutical companies and scientific
publishers will be held in the multi-purpose room, on the 3 rd floor of the Palacio. All
coffee breaks and lunch area will take place in the exhibition area.
Airfare
discount
The official
carrier of the Symposium is IBERIA . Please
contact your nearest Iberia Office for assistance with your travel arrangements under code
number BT011B21MPE0013 to benefit a substantial discount.
Letter
of invitation
On request, the
Organising Secretariat will be pleased to send personal invitations to prospective
participants for ESPEN. Such invitations are only for the purpose of assisting
participants to raise travel funds or obtain visas. No financial commitment on the part of
the organisers is implied.
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| TILESA is in charge of hotel accommodation and will operate on a
«first come, first served» basis with incoming requests. During the congress, TILESA
will be located at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos besides the registration desk from
September 9 th until 13 th and open during congress opening hours. Upon receipt of the accommodation form, TILESA will make every
effort to meet the participant’s requirements. In the event of the preferred hotel
price category being fully booked, TILESA reserves the right to book another available
alternative.
Your reservation will be confirmed when TILESA has
received a credit card number or a hotel deposit to guarantee the booking. The prepaid
deposit will be deducted from your hotel bill when checking out. The remaining amount is
to be settled directly with the hotel.
Please address any reservation, change, cancellation or
inquiry to:
TILESA -C/Londres 17 - 28028 Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34 91 361 26 00
Fax +34 91 355 92 08
E-mail: espen22@tilesa.es
Change or
Cancellation
Change or
cancellation must be made in writing to TILESA. Do not contact the hotel directly. Hotel
deposits will be refunded, less ESP 2’000 for administration cost provided
cancellation is received by TILESA before July 31 th , 2000.
All refunds will be handled after the congress. No-shows
cannot be refunded.
Hotel reservation
A large choice of
different hotels is available:
| Price Category |
Single room (ESP/night) |
Double room (ESP/night) |
| A |
31’800-52’400 |
41’700-59’800 |
| B |
22’000-30’200 |
25’000-36’200 |
| C |
16’700-21’300 |
19’600-24’900 |
Suites are available on request. All rates are valid per
room, per night and include breakfast and VAT. Public transport facilities are within
walking distance from all congress hotels.
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| Instructions for presentations Abstracts are accepted on a wide range of topics
in clinical nutrition and metabolism.
Rules
The rules for preparing the abstracts can be found by clicking here.
Please read the rules applied to the preparation of the abstracts very carefully. Non
compliance with these rules results in disqualification and rejection of the abstract.
Abstract submission must be submitted via Internet: Abstract submission
• Fill out carefully all the fields of the abstract
form (detailed information is provided to help you submitting your abstract).
Deadline for receipt of submissions:
March 22 nd ,
2000
Abstracts
now on-line -
click here -
Presentation
of short research communications (abstracts)
All accepted contributions will be on display as posters
for one and a half day in a central and special area right at the heart of the congress
activities. The work will be thoroughly discussed during a special 2.5 hours scientific
news session. During this time no other program activities are scheduled allowing all
participants to join these discussions. Invited speakers and other experts will be
spending ample time discussing with the authors the scientific contributions to their
respective field during this time. These discussions will take place in a spacious and
comfortable environment where the short research communications will be presented person
to person and in small groups. Each contributor can expect to have his/her contribution
discussed by several experts and colleagues during this session.
In addition, accepted abstract contributors may be called
upon to join educa-tional sessions and symposia where his/her work can be commented upon,
and the author asked to join the discussions.
Publication
All accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement
of Clinical Nutrition and distributed to all Congress participants.
Accepted abstracts will also be found on the Internet at
www.espen.org, «ABSTRACTS», before the congress.
ESPEN fellowships
All first authors aged less than 35 years are eligible
for the Travel Fellowshipcompetition (450 ECU each) according to the abstract score.
Poster prizes (400 ECU each) will be awarded the 3 best contributions. Poster prizes
presentation will be held on Wednesday September 13 th. In addition, various ESPEN
Research Fellowships will be awarded during the Congress. Deadline for application is
March 22 nd , 2000.
Further information regarding these grants and the
appropriate application forms are available upon request from:
Professor Gianfranco Guarnieri
Istituto di Clinica Medica
Università di Trieste,
Ospedale di Cattinara
34149 TRIESTE - ITALY
Tel +39 040 910 985
Fax +39 040 399 4593
Apply for Membership now
and click here
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| LOCAL ORGANISING COMMITTEE |
| President |
Miguel
Leòn-Sanz |
| Vice-Presidents |
Sebastián
Celaya, Jesús Culebras |
| Honorary
President |
Tomàs
Caparrós |
| Secretary |
Pilar
Gomis |
| Treasurer |
Jorge
López |
| Scientific
Committee |
Simón
Schwart Riera |
| Educational
Committee |
Abelardo
García de Lorenzo |
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| Edurne Diaz Belacortu, Ma Dolores Carbonell,
Pilar Cervera, Mireia Farriol, Victor Jiménez Torres, Alberto, Miján, José I. Ulibarri,
Belén Vega back
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| Simón Schwartz ,
Josep M. Argilés-Huguet, Elena García-Arumi, Miguel Angel Gassull-Duró, Angel
Gil-Hernández, Javier González-Gallego, Emilio Herrera-Castillón, Miguel-Angel
Lasunción-Ripa, Mercé Planas-Vilà, Jordi Salas i Salvadó, Antonio Sitges Serra,
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| Abelardo García de
Lorenzo, Teresa Bermejo Vicedo, Pedro P. García Luna, Pilar García Peris, Sergio Ruíz
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| MCI Group SA has been
selected by the Organizing Committee as the official Congress Organizer to process all
hotel reservations, registrations, payment of registration fees, excursions, etc…
Information on the commercial exhibition as well as organization and sponsorship of
special events may also be obtained from the Organizing Secretariat. All correspondence
should be sent to: |
Prior to Congress:
ESPEN 2000
c/o MCI Congress
Rue de Lyon 75
CH - 1211 Geneva 13
Switzerland
Tel +41 22 33 99 580
Fax +41 22 33 99 621
E-mail: espen@mci-group.com
On-Site:
The Organising
Secretariat will be located at the Palacio de Congresos on:
| Saturday 9 th September |
14:00 - 18:30 |
| Sunday 10 th September |
08:30 - 18:30 |
| Monday 11 th and Tuesday 12
th September |
08:00 - 18:30 |
| Wednesday 13 th September |
08:00 - 14:00 |
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