General Conference Information

Badges

Name badges must be visible and used at all times when attending the conference.

Continuing Medical Education Accreditation

The European Accreditation Committee in CNS has designated this scientific event for a maximum of 29 CME credits.

Those interested in obtaining these CME credits will be required to fill in a special feedback rating form available online at www.eacic.eu.

Certificate of Attendance

Certificates of attendance will be available upon request from the registration desk. Please note these are not CME certificates.

Deliveries

Allport are the official freight forwarding company for the ADI 2010 meeting. Please see ‘contacts’ section to obtain their address details. PLEASE NOTE that we recommend that you use Allport for all deliveries to guarantee successful delivery.

For all other deliveries:
Deliveries for the congress will be accepted at the Grand Palace hotel on the following dates: 3-8 March 2010.

Please label all deliveries with the following information:

Your name
Your mobile telephone number
Exhibitor company name
ADI 2010, 10-13 March 2010
Stand No. X
Sponsorship item (i.e. pad, pen, delegate bag insert)
Patoulidou Hall, Grand Hotel Palace, Thessaloniki, Greece

To obtain access to the venue, your contractor will require a vehicle pass. Please contact the conference secretariat for a form and return to the ADI conference secretariat no later than 15 February 2010.

Please note that all stands must be completed by 1600 10 March 2010 and excess products and packaging materials removed by this time.

Important – exhibitors may commence breakdown of stands from 1330 on 13 March 2010. Exhibits must be dismantled and removed by 1830 on 13 March 2010. Anything left after this time will be classed as rubbish and will be thrown away.

For security reasons, exhibitors are advised to remove all portable items (including pop up stands) and valuable items immediately on closure of the event and not leave their stand unattended until all such items are clear. 

Exhibition Area Schedule

Food & Beverage

Welcome reception

Your conference registration includes admission to the Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception on Wednesday 10 March 2010. The Opening Ceremony will take place between 18:30 - 20:00 at the conference venue. The Welcome Reception will take place between 20:00 - 22:00 where a light reception will be served.

Coffee Breaks

Coffee breaks are included in the registration fee and will be served in the Exhibition Area and at other points in the conference venue to delegates from Thursday 11 March to Saturday 13 March during the session breaks.

Lunch

Lunches are included in the registration fee and will be served in the Exhibition Area and at other points in the conference venue to delegates on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 March during the session breaks. No lunch is planned for Saturday 13 March.

Language

The official language of the conference is English. Translation into Greek will be available in some sessions.

Messages

Participants can use the message desk situated in the Exhibition Area.

Mobile Phones

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

Organising secretariat

MCI UK Ltd has been selected by ADI as the official Organising Secretariat to process registrations, organise the exhibition and facilitate the abstract handling. Information on the commercial exhibition can be obtained from the organising secretariat.

Public buses within the city centre

Thessaloniki Bus Lines are operated by the OASTH.  Approximate fares are as follows:

(Please note fares are based on 2009 prices)

Registration

All participants, including speakers and chairmen, must submit a completed registration form (available 1 June 2009).

Please click here to register.

The main registration desk will be located in the lobby of the Grand Palace Hotel and will be open as follows. Delegates can pick up their badge and delegate bag from the registration desk. You must ensure that badges are worn at all times when at the conference.

Satellite Symposia

Industry partners are invited to sponsor Satellite Symposia in conjunction with the conference. The content of the Satellite Symposia must be approved by the Scientific Programme Committee. For further details please contact the conference organisers.

Satellite Symposia slots

Speaker’s Review Room

All speakers are requested to come to the speaker slide review room in advance of their presentation, to upload their slides to the venue audio visual system.

The speaker slide review room will be located in Meeting Rooms 1&2, which is on the ground floor of the Grand Hotel Palace on the right hand side of the hotel foyer.

Speaker support contact details

If you are a speaker and have any questions please contact the Conference secretariat before the conference.

Transportation

All delegates are responsible for making their own way to and from the conference venue. 

Transfers from the Airport to the City Centre

A public bus service is available 24 hours a day from the airport to the city centre, bus number 78 or 78N. These bus services operate from the airport approximately every 30 minutes. 

For an up to date time table please visit the official website of OASTH – www.oasth.gr             

Taxi

Taxi services in Thessaloniki are plentiful and economic.  A minimum taxi fare is €2.80.  A double fare is applicable between midnight and 05:00 am.

As a rough guide a taxi within the city will cost approximately €5, a taxi to the airport will cost between €20 – €30.

Visa

Participants requiring a visa for entry to Greece are strongly advised to make their application in their home country at least three months before the intended date of travel. Please visit the following website:

Please click here for further information. 

You are advised to check with the Greek consulate or embassy within your own country for your visa requirements before arranging your travel.