General Congress Information
Congress Location
MESSE BERLIN - ICC
South Entrance (Messe Berlin Südeingang)
Tel: +49 (0) 30 3038 3000
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How to Reach the Messe Berlin
Direct access to the grounds from one of the world's best public transport. The campus is also directly linked to the international airports via motorways. A total of 12,000 parking spaces are available on and around the grounds. Next to the EULAR congress main entrance, there are taxi ranks, underground and light rail stations and bus stops.
Whichever means of transportation you may choose, the city centre and points of interest are easily reached in short times.
Please note: the congress will not take place at the "old" ICC entrance, but in the new areas located at the South Entrance.
EULAR will offer a free transportation pass included in the registration fee to all congress participants.
Congress Dates
The congress opens on Wednesday, 6 June 2012 and closes on Saturday, 9 June 2012.
The EULAR congress opening ceremony, followed by a welcome reception, will be held on the evening of Wednesday, 6 June 2012 at the congress centre itself.
Organising Secretariat
Registration, abstract handling, exhibition and sponsorship
& hotel reservations
| EULAR 2012 c/o MCI SUISSE SA Rue de Lyon 75 CH-1211 Geneva 13 Switzerland Tel +41 22 33 99 590 Fax +41 22 33 99 601 eular2012@mci-group.com |
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Local Organising Agency
Social events, excursions, transfers & company events
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EULAR 2012 c/o MCI Deutschland GmbH DE-10117 Berlin Germany
Tel: +49 30 20 45 912 |
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Italian Pharmaceutical Companies
EULAR 2012 has chosen MCI Rome to collect - on behalf of EULAR - all applications from Italian pharmaceutical companies and file them with the appropriate Italian Health Ministry officials.
For further information, please contact:
MCI Rome
Attn. Mrs Maria Grazia PAOLELLI
Via della Ferratella in Laterano 41
IT 00184 Rome
Italy
Tel +39 06 70495693
Fax +39 06 7096292
maria.paolelli-mci@mci-group.com
Scientific Secretariat
EULAR Secretariat
Seestrasse 240
CH-8802 Kilchberg, Switzerland
Tel +41 44 716 3030
Fax +41 44 716 3039
IN FOCUS
Certificate of Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be given with the congress bag to each participant. It can be used by the participant to claim CME points in his/her own country.
CME
The EULAR Congress 2012 has CME approval for the official scientific programme. Exact number of points will be confirmed on-site on the Certificate of Participation. Satellite symposia are not CME approved unless the organisers have gained approval for the symposium from UEMS.
Congress Documents
and Badges
Congress documents should be collected on-site at the registration desk at the Messe Berlin South Entrance. Name badges must be worn visibly at all times during the congress and in the exhibition area.
Food and Beverage
During official breaks, complimentary coffee and tea will be served in the exhibition/poster area. Lunches on Thursday and Friday are included in the registration fee. Restaurants and sandwich bars will be available in the congress centre.
Languages/Official Language
The official congress language is English. No simultaneous translation will be provided.
Private Events Policy
All requests from companies/organisations to host private events during the congress must be submitted in writing to the EULAR Secretariat in Zurich (Kilchberg) by 1 March 2012 at the latest.
Services for the Disabled
All the rooms at the congress centre are fully accessible to participants
with disabilities.
Smoking Policy
Smoking in the congress centre is only permitted in designated
areas.
The Berlin Pass
A free transport "Berlin Pass" will be given to each registered participant at the congress, available for the 4 days of the congress. Berlin's public transport system BVG operates Bus, U-Bahn (underground train) and S-Bahn (express city train). The main stop name is: "Messe Süd". This stop is on the East-West connection through the city centre, passing main stations as: Westkreuz, Zoologischer Garten, Hauptbahnhof, Alexanderplatz, Ostbahnhof and Ostkreuz etc. This passes the main hotel areas of Berlin.
BVG can transport you anywhere in the city and in the surrounded areas. Berlin is part of the Berlin-Brandenburg fare system (VBB). When travelling within the borders of Berlin, please use the ticket for zone AB.