Scientific Information
- Official Language: English will be the official language of the Congress. There will be no simultaneous translation.
- Oral Presentations: Computer projection facilities (for PowerPoint presentations) will be available in the meeting rooms. Presenting authors will receive all technical information and instructions prior to the Congress in order to ensure the smooth running of sessions.
- Session types: Sessions of different formats will cover all fields of dermatology and venereology. Subjects will be treated with different approaches and from different perspectives.
The following sessions will be scheduled throughout the duration of the Congress:
• Courses
• Plenary Lectures
• Symposia
• Workshops
• Focus Sessions
• Test Yourself Sessions
• Controversy Sessions
• Masters of Dermatology
• Free Communications (including short presentations of selected posters and thematic sessions)
• What’s New
Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Workshops, Focus Sessions, Test Yourself sessions, Controversy sessions, Masters of Dermatology, Free Communications sessions and What’s New sessions are available to all registered participants. - Courses
The courses will have a maximum number of participants depending on the hall capacity.
Participants are encouraged to book their place in these sessions when completing their registration. Acceptance will be made on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Free Communications: Authors of the most highly ranked abstracts by the Scientific Committee may be invited to provide a short oral presentation during the appropriate thematic sessions. The authors will have 7 minutes for presentation + 2 minutes for discussion. A short PowerPoint presentation with a maximum of 5 slides may be used. Presenting authors will receive all technical information and details prior to the Congress.
Registration Note: At least one author (the first or the presenting author) must register for the Congress within one month of having received notification of acceptance. The abstract will otherwise be withdrawn from the programme. - e-Posters: Abstracts selected for posters will be presented as e-Posters during the Congress and will be available for viewing in the e-Poster area. Approximately 40 computers will be provided and exclusively reserved for e-Poster presentations. Posters can be viewed sequentially by number, submission topic or searched individually by title, key word or author.
All e-Posters must be submitted electronically through the Congress website and not transmitted by email. Authors will receive all the technical information and details prior to the event.
- Instructions for e-Poster Presenters
• Your e-Poster should not contain more than 6 slides (landscape format).
• Please do not loop your slideshow.
• The e-Poster will be displayed in 1920 * 1080 pixel aspect 16:9.
We can display PowerPoint 2007 or older versions as well as PDF files.
• If you have video in your e-Poster, do not forget to attach the video file.
Registration Note: At least one author (the first or the presenting author) must register for the Congress within one month of having received notification of acceptance. The abstract will otherwise be withdrawn from the programme.
- Media Check/Speaker Preview Area: All session rooms are equipped with computer projection facilities. Speakers are asked to hand in their presentations to the media check area at least 3 hours before their presentation. Speakers with a presentation during the first time slot in the morning are asked to hand in their slides the day before.
- Sub Specialty Societies: Sub Specialty Society Meetings will be held on Wednesday (full day). Societies are kindly requested to contact the SPC (spc@eadv.org) for further arrangements. Delegates and speakers will need to register for the congress with at least a day pass.
- CME Accreditation: The 21st EADV Congress is accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide the CME activity for medical specialists. The EADV is designated for a maximum of 6 European CME Credits (ECMEC) for a full day attendance and 3 for half day. Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
You are encouraged to pass by the CME-CPD booth located near the Registration desks if you have any questions.
CME certificates will be available to download for a period of one year from www.eadvprague2012.org for processing with the national authority in your country of practice.