Scientific Secretariat
A Scientific Secretariat will be set up at the venue. It will be located at Pavilion 9, near the Registration Area, and will be open throughout the Congress. There you will find assistance for every question related to the scientific sessions. Its role is to manage the following:
- General schedule of the sessions
- Reservation and planning of the last-minute small meetings
- Loan of extra material needed for setting up the posters
- Attending to every question related to the scientific sessions

Certificates
All scientific program participants will receive their certificate after each session.

Questions / Discussion during Sessions
There are floor microphones in each Session Room. Participants wishing to participate in discussion periods should stand by the nearest microphone.

Schedule
Program timing and schedule will be strictly respected.

Speakers’ Pre-View Room
There is a Speakers’ Pre-View Room located in the Exhibition Area (Yellow Pavilion). Speakers can check and register their presentations before the sessions.
To avoid delays caused by switching computers at the platform booting-up computers and potential compatibility problems, the Organizing Committee has made available to speakers the standard A/V system for computer projection.
There will be a master computer in each meeting room and to ensure smooth transition between speakers and appropriate audiovisual technical support, the organizers request that speakers do not plan on connecting their laptop to the LCD projector, nor even bring their own LCDs.
Speakers are kindly requested to go to the Pre-View room and hand in their Power Point® presentation and check it through at least three hours before the beginning of their session.
Speakers making their presentation in the early morning sessions should ensure that they have checked in during the previous day.

Opening hours:
Sunday, September 30 9.00 to 19.00 h
Monday, October 1, to Thursday, October 4 7.30 to 18.30 h
Friday, October 5 8.00 to 16.00 h

Technical Information for Sessions
Speakers are requested to adhere strictly to the schedule indicated in the program. The indicated lecture time generally includes discussion time. Each room will be equipped with a video projector for computer- assisted presentations, except posters area.