Dates & Location

13-16 September 2008

Congress Venue

The Fortezza da Basso, a short distance from the Central Railway Station of Santa Maria Novella, is one of the city's most important monuments from the Medici era. It was designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger in the first half of the 1500s on commission from Alessandro de' Medici. The complex extends over an area of almost 100,000 square metres (55,000 indoor). The number and variety of its rooms and spaces make it an ideal setting for the conferences and trade fairs.

Viale Filippo Strozzi 1 50129 Florence ITALY www.firenzefiera.it

Exhibition Area View Exhibition Area View Ground Floor View Lower Floor

Note

The LLL Courses held on Friday and Saturday take place at Fortezza da Basso, Quartiere Monumentale (Room Volta, Del’Arco, & Monumentale), while the 4 others are linked with the Educational Programme (open to all the Congress participants but registration for the following LLL tests is mandatory) and take place in the Main Pavilion at the Fortezza da Basso.
The LLL tests on Sunday and Monday take place after the session (from 10:30 to 12:30 & from 16:00 to 18:00) in Room Volta (Quartiere Monumentale) at the Fortezza da Basso, and participants must be registered to the corresponding LLL Courses. The corresponding vouchers will be provided together with the name badge.
Maximum 50 participants for the LLL Courses & Tests (registration on “first come, first served” basis

Organising Secretariat

MCI has been selected by Central ESPEN as the official Congress Organiser to process registrations, hotel reservations, and excursions. Information on the commercial exhibition as well as organisation and sponsorship of special events may also be obtained from the Organising Secretariat. All correspondence should be sent to:

Information regarding the programme of the Congress will be available on this website, which will be updated on a regular basis.

Contacts

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 it in the “Evaluation Box” located at the registration area.

Cyber Café & Wi-Fi

A cyber café sponsored by Nutricia is available in the Exhibition area, in the ground floor of the Main Pavilion of the Fortezza da Basso, stand n°16. Furthermore, wi-fi is available upon purchase of a wi-fi password at the registration area (EUR 35 per password).

Registration desks’ opening hours

The desks for registration, information and distribution of documents is open as follows:

Speaker's Preview Room

The Speakers' Preview Room is located in the ground floor of the Main Pavilion of the Fortezza da Basso which is part of the Firenze Fiera “Congress & Exhibition Centre”. Speakers are asked to give their PowerPoint presentations to the Speaker's Preview Room centre at least two hours before their session. The Speakers' Preview Room is opened as follows: