General Information
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Partner
On behalf of the Organising and Scientific Committees, we would like to acknowledge the collaboration and support of our official partner:
General Information
Abstract Book
The abstract book can be found in your congress bag.
Accreditation
The CME certificate will be available online at www.siop2012.org once an accreditation decision is received from the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (UEMS/EACCME). It may take several weeks to receive the CME accreditation. An email notification will be sent to all participants as soon as the certificate is available. Please visit the congress website at www.siop2012.org for updates.
Airport Check-in
As of Sunday 7 October, congress delegates can check in for their flight online using the terminals and printers located in the registration area.
Badges
For security reasons, delegates are requested to wear their badge at all times during the congress. Delegates having lost their badge can obtain a new badge at the registration desk. A replacement fee of 50 EUR per participant will be charged.
Catering
Coffee breaks:
Coffee breaks courtesy of SIOP have been scheduled as follows:
Saturday 6 October 10:10 – 10:40
15:20 – 15:50
Sunday 7 October 10:10 – 10:40
Monday 8 October 10:10 – 10:40
15:00 – 15:30
Lunches:
Complimentary lunch will be served:
Friday 5 October 12:00 – 13:00
Saturday 6 October 12:50 – 13:50
Sunday 7 October 12:50 – 13:50
Welcome Reception:
The welcome reception on Friday 5 October will be held at the congress centre, the Barbican. The opening ceremony/welcome will be followed by drinks, nibbles and good conversation in a relaxed environment.
The opening ceremony will take place in the Barbican Hall, 18:00- 19:00.
Closing Reception
A closing reception courtesy of Hong Kong, host of the 2013 SIOP Congress, will be held on Monday 8 October 13:00 – 13:30.
Delegates can also purchase food and beverages from the cash bar on the ground floor of the Barbican.
Certificate of Attendance
A certificate of attendance may be printed online via the congress website at www.siop2012.org, after the congress using your badge code number. Please keep your badge to print your certificate.
Certificates of attendance may also be printed from the computers located in the internet zone as from 12:00 on Sunday 7 October. You are requested to enter your badge code number to log in and to complete a short questionnaire before obtaining your certificate. The certificate of attendance can be downloaded until January 2013 using the bar code number on your badge. Please note that the congress secretariat will not mail certificates after the congress.
Cloakroom
A cloakroom is situated on level -1 of the Barbican. Cloakroom opening hours are as follows:
Thursday 4 October 12:00 – 18:00
Friday 5 October 07:30 – 21:30
Saturday 6 October 07:00 – 18:30
Sunday 7 October 07:00 – 20:00
Monday 8 October 07:30 – 18:00
Cloakroom facilities are free of charge.
Congress bag
To receive the congress bag including all congress material, please present the voucher attached to your badge at the bag distribution centre near the registration desk.
Exhibition
The exhibition is held on the ground floor and lower level of the congress centre. The exhibition is only open to healthcare professionals, press and exhibitors.
Exhibition opening hours
Saturday 6 October 09:30 – 16:00
Sunday 7 October 09:30 – 18:30
Monday 8 October 09:30 – 14:00
For an exhibition floor plan and list of exhibitors, please see the exhibition section of this programme book.
First Aid
Delegates requiring first aid should inform a member of Barbican or congress staff, they will alert the first aid staff on duty.
Insurance
The organisers of SIOP 2012 do not accept liability for individual medical, travel or personal insurance. Participants are strongly recommended to obtain their own personal insurance policies. The organisers of SIOP 2012 accept no responsibility for loss due to theft or negligence.
Internet WIFI Access
General WIFI access is available throughout the centre.
Internet Zone
The official SIOP 2012 internet zone located on the ground floor of the Barbican is available free of charge during the congress. The terminals provide you with the following services: internet browsing, access to web-based mail, the congress programme and exhibitor information.
Language and Translation
The official language of the congress is English. No simultaneous translation is provided.
Lost and Found
All enquiries should be directed to the registration helpdesk in the entrance hall. The organisers accept no responsibility for loss due to theft or negligence.
Registration
SIOP 2012 is open to all registered participants. Your official delegate badge is required for admission to the congress centre and all congress events. For security events, participants are requested to wear their badge at all times.
Registration opening hours
Thursday 4 October 07:00 – 18:00
Friday 5 October 07:00 – 19:30
Saturday 6 October 06:30 – 18:00
Sunday 7 October 06:30 – 18:00
Monday 8 October 07:00 – 12:00
Registration package
The full congress registration package includes:
- Entry to all scientific sessions;
- Entry to the exhibition (restricted to healthcare professionals);
- Programme book;
- Abstract book;
- Congress bag including a city map.
The day registration package includes:
- Access to all scientific sessions on that day;
- Entry to the exhibition (restricted to healthcare professionals);
- Programme book (depending on availability);
- Abstract book;
- Congress bag including a city map (depending on availability).
Satellite Symposium
Please refer to the satellite symposium section of the programme.
Social Media
Twitter is available during the congress – tweet, network and follow updates at #SIOP2012.
Speaker Preview Room
A comprehensive network has been established to allow direct transfer of speakers presentations from the speaker preview room to the various session rooms.
Speakers are requested to bring their PowerPoint presentations to the speaker preview room at least FOUR hours before their session starts or a day in advance if the session starts early in the morning.
To avoid breaks between speakers, NO laptop presentations are allowed in session rooms.
Webcasts
All Keynote Symposia will be captured and made available online. Sessions can be viewed free of charge by congress participants on www.siop.org as of 9 October 2012.
SIOP 2012 gratefully acknowledges the support of Roche as sponsor of the webcasts
Policies
Accessibility
SIOP 2012 is accessible to all registered delegates. Children and members of the public are not permitted in the exhibition area or any room hosting an industry activity. In addition, SIOP 2012 asks delegates and faculty to refrain from taking children and accompanying adults to any scientific sessions or practical demonstrations. In the event that children are required to enter the congress centre they should be supervised by an adult at all times and observe the restrictions that apply to limited access areas.
Filming, recording and photography production
SIOP reserves the rights to all recordings, reproductions or presentations at this congress.
All photography, filming, taping, recording or reproduction through any medium of any of the programmes, exhibits and/or posters presented at SIOP 2012 is strictly forbidden without the express written consent of the SIOP 2012 congress secretariat on behalf of the SIOP board, which reserves the right to prohibit any photographing, filming, recording at its own discretion.