Registration, General Information
Registration
No day tickets.
| ESSKA member | Non member | |
|---|---|---|
| registration & payment from April 24, 2012 and on-site | registration & payment from April 24, 2012 and on-site | |
| Senior MD ** | 500,00 € | 750,00 € |
| Junior MD (resident, fellow)* ** |
300,00 € | 500,00 € |
| Scientist* ** | 300,00 € | 500,00 € |
| Physiotherapist* ** | 300,00 € | 500,00 € |
| Student, nurse, allied health professionals* | n.a. | 200,00 € |
| Accompanying person* | n.a. | 75,00 € |
* only with certificate
** IMPORTANT INFO
(applicable for senior MD, junior MD, scientist, physiotherapist)
If you are not yet an ESSKA member, register now for the congress and you will automatically benefit from a FREE trial ESSKA membership in 2012 (Jan.-Dec 2012)!
As an ESSKA trial member you will have online access to the society journal, the KSSTA, and benefit from other exclusive membership services you can check on www.esska.org.
The registration fee includes: Scientific sessions, instructional course lectures, symposia, access to the industrial exhibition, delegate's bag and badge, one copy of the final programme.
Opening hours of the registration desk
| Tuesday, May 1: | 16:00 - 19:00 |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, May 2: | 07:15 - 19:30 |
| Thursday, May 3: | 07:00 - 18:00 |
| Friday, May 4: | 07:00 - 18:00 |
| Saturday, May 5: | 07:00 - 13:00 |
Contact to registration desk
Phone: +41 22 761 2500
Fax: +41 22 761 2501
(from April 30 - May 5, 2012)
Congress venue
Palexpo Geneva/Switzerland
www.palexpo.ch
Official language
English
Congress president
Daniel FRITSCHY
Programme chairs
Jacques MENETREY and Stefano ZAFFAGNINI
ESSKA board
| President: | C. Niek VAN DIJK |
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| 1st Vice-President: | Joao ESPREGUEIRA-MENDES |
| 2nd Vice-President: | Matteo DENTI |
| Past President: | Lars ENGEBRETSEN |
| Secretary General: | Romain SEIL |
| Vice Secretary General: | Henning MADRY |
| Treasurer: | Patrick DJIAN |
| Educational Secretary: | Pietro RANDELLI |
Congress organisation
Intercongress GmbH
Wilhelmstraße 7, 65185 Wiesbaden, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 611 97716-0
Fax: +49 (0) 611 97716-16
E-mail: esska@intercongress.de
Project manager
Ms Katrin Volkland
Phone: +49 (0) 611 97716-35
Fax: +49 (0) 611 97716-16
katrin.volkland@intercongress.de
Manager industrial exhibition
Mrs. Kerstin Schwarz-Cloß
Phone: +49 (0) 611 97716-30
Fax: +49 (0) 611 97716-16
kerstin.schwarz-closs@intercongress.de
Opening hours of the industrial exhibition
| Wednesday, May 2: | 09.00 - 19.30 |
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| Thursday, May 3: | 09.00 - 19.00 |
| Friday, May 4: | 09.00 - 18.00 |
| Saturday, May 5: | 09.00 - 13.00 |
Delegate's badge
Please wear your badge at all times as it guarantees admission to the industrial exhibition and the lecture halls. Lost badges may only be replaced upon proof of original payment.
ESSKA member: blue
Non-member: yellow
Accompanying person: green
Exhibitors: grey
Certificate of attendance
The certificate of attendance can be collected at the registration desk. Please have your personalised badge at hand.
Swiss Orthopaedic Society : 25 points
Swiss Sports Medicine Society : 20 points
CME accreditation
The 15th ESSKA Congress is accredited by the European Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the following
CME activity for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the
European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS), www.UEMS.net.
The 15th ESSKA Congress is designated for a maximum of 21 hours of European external CME credits. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
EACCME credits are recognized by the American Medical Association towards the Physician's Recognition Award (PRA). To convert EACCME credit to AMA PRA category 1 credit, contact the AMA.
Poster exhibition and Poster Happy Hours (with drinks and snacks)
The poster exhibition is located in Hall 1.
Poster size:
max. higth: 230 cm; max. width: 97 c
All posters should be placed on the relevant poster board. Posters may be set-up on
Wednesday, May 2, 07:30 - 10:00
All poster presenters are kindly requested to be present at their poster wall for questions and discussion during the given Poster Happy Hour times.
Wednesday May 2, 18:00 - 18:30
Poster Happy Hour I
Thursday May 3, 18:00 - 19:00
Poster Happy Hour II
Posters should be removed on
Saturday, May 5, 10:30 - 13:30
Posters not removed after 13:30 will be discarded. Posters and other material cannot be sent to your home address after the conference.
WiFi internet access
WiFi will be available in the congress centre and Hall 1 provided on all congress days free of
charge. There is no code or password necessary!
Please select the SSID: ESSKA Congress
Speakers' onsite preparation room
The speaker preparation room is located on the ground floor in the congress centre, behind the registration counter.
All presentations should be uploaded via the presentation tool called "E@syPPT". Please visit the preparation room at least two hours prior to your session, i.e. if a presentation is being held during a morning session it should be checked at the end of the day before. In the preparation room technicians will be at your disposal. Personal laptops must not be used for presentations in the lecture halls. Speakers are kindly requested to follow the instructions of the chairperson and strictly keep to the time limit of their presentation.
Welcome desk
There will be a Welcome desk at the Airport Cointrin in Geneva located on the arrival level.
Opening hours are:
Tuesday: 10:00 - 21:00
Wednesday: 07:00 - 12:00
Sit down area, internet corner
In the exhibition hall (see plan pages 204-205) you will find 2 large sit down areas. Here you can meet colleagues, have a talk, check your mails (WiFi) or relax for a moment.
In case you did not bring your laptop or online device, you can log on to the internet in the internet corner where computers will be at your disposal.
Pécub – cartoonist
During the congress you will have the opportunity to follow the excellent perception and art of the Swiss cartoonist and lightning sketcher Pécub! Don't miss out on his visual acuity and felicitous drawings that originate so swiftly!
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Book Discount for ESSKA Members
Get your 25% discount on all Springer books at the Springer booth no. 08.
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ESSKA membership
Be part of the growing European network of key opinion leaders - become an ESSKA member!
Your benefits:
- free subscription to KSSTA
- reduced registration fees at ESSKA events
- semi-annual newsletter
- access to exclusive online services for ESSKA members (educational tools, scientific database)
- reduced registration fees for national or specialty meetings
- diploma certifying your membership
Sign up on www.esska.org!
Social programme
| Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | Welcome Reception at the congress venue in combination with the opening of the poster exhibition |
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| Thursday, May 3, 2012 | President's Dinner (by personal invitation only) |
| Friday, May 4, 2012 | Gala Dinner (tickets are available for purchase through the online registration) |
Abstract Portal
The deadline for submission was October 10, 2011. Notification about the results of the abstract review process will be sent out to the e-mail address of the submitter by the end of January 2012.
Congress Portal
