General information

Guidelines for abstract presentations at the Meeting

Oral Communications
Oral communications shall not occupy more than 10 minutes followed by no more of 5 minutes discussion.

The Congress Room will be equipped with PowerPoint software and data projectors.

Please save the file of your oral communication with the title of your abstract and be sure that you give your oral communication (pen, CD) to the technician in a designated area, which precise location will be signposted at the Meeting, in the following way:
all morning oral communications – between 8:00 and 8:30;
all afternoon communications – during lunch break

Please, do not bring your own laptop.

Slide Preview
Slide preview facilities will be available in a designated area. Its precise location, on the lower ground floor, will be signposted at the meeting.

Posters
Posters will be displayed in the Main Hall of the Congress Building. The maximum poster size is 120cm high x 80cm wide (portrait). Velcro attachments will be supplied.

For each poster session, posters should be fixed before the first coffee break (that is, between 8:00-10:15H) and removed after the end of the last session of the day (after 18:30H).

Poster session will take place between 12:30- 14:00H on Thursday and Friday. Presenters must attend the poster discussion that will be of a maximum of 10 minutes per poster.

Administration Stand

An administration stand will be available in the ground floor reception area for enquiries, registration and other information related with the meeting.

Trade exhibition

Trade exhibition will be held at the ground floor reception area.

Access

Please refer to congress location map in the end of the book.
All the meeting recommended hotels are within walking distance to the congress building.

By bus: Buses number 32, 35, 38, 55, 63, 68 (click on B)

By underground: The nearest underground station is Cidade Universitária - Yellow line (click on U)

By car: A charged car parking is available in the vicinity of the Hospital Building.

Meals and refreshments

Tea and coffee will be served at the designated times in the ground floor reception area, near the stand exhibitors.
A buffet lunch will be served on the lower ground floor at the designated times.