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Invitation to Attend The European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) is the major organisation in Europe for researchers and clinicians working in the field of calcified tissues and related fields. For almost 50 years the Society has acted as a forum for broad ranging high quality research through its annual conference and training courses. The ECTS funds various grants and awards including the Career Establishment Award, ECTS PhD Studentships and ECTS Postdoctoral Fellowships, ECTS Exchange Grants and ECTS Travel and New Investigator Awards. The company-sponsored Alliance for Better Bone Health Iain T Boyle Award, ECTS/Amgen Bone Biology Fellowship and the ECTS/Servier Research Fellowship are also offered and administered through the ECTS. Full details on criteria and the application process are available from the ECTS website www.ectsoc.org. Membership is open to anyone working in the field at whatever stage in their career and full details on these and all activities can be found on the ECTS website. The meeting will be attended by up to 3000 delegates from all over the world. Delegates will be researchers, clinicians, physicians, and other allied health professionals with an interest in:
What are the educational objectives? The official language of the meeting is English. ECTS 2009 will be held at: Registration, Documents and Badges The registration and accommodation desks will be open as follows:
All meeting documents including the Abstract Book, Final Programme Book, tickets for Meet the Professor Sessions and tickets for social events should be collected on-site at the registration desk. A name badge will be provided on-site with registration documents. Name badges must be worn at all times to allow access into the conference centre. Click here to view important information for speakers and poster presenters The Speaker Preview Room, located on the ground floor opposite the registration desks, will be open at the following times:
Presenters are asked to check their Power Point presentations in the Speaker Preview Room at least two hours before the session (or the day before for morning sessions). ECTS is extremely grateful to all sponsors and exhibitors who have supported the meeting. Delegates are invited to visit their stands to learn about the latest developments in the field and to meet with industry colleagues. All delegates are invited to attend the company sponsored satellite symposia. The programmes for these satellite symposia have been designed by the sponsoring companies and have been vetted by the ECTS Scientific Programme Committee to ensure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigour. Click here to view the individual programmes. External Scientific and Social Events It is not authorised for external scientific and social events to be organised during the official hours of the conference programme, which includes the scientific programme (including satellite symposia), the opening ceremony and welcome reception, conference party and the cultural event/football tournament. In addition, transportation to social events may not depart during the official programme (including the satellite symposia). In some circumstances ECTS will consider allocating time slots for meetings, which will be limited to a maximum of one hour, and which will need prior approval from ECTS. Certificates of attendance will be distributed after noon on Monday 25 May at the registration desk and through the website after the conference. Delegates will need a registration number (given in the confirmation letter and on the name badge) to logon for this service. Continuing Medical Education(CME) The European Calcified Tissue Society is accredited by the European 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 36th European Symposium on Calcified Tissues is designated for a maximum of 21 hours of European external CME credits and the ECTS Training Course for a maximum of 6 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 credit, contact the AMA. Delegates wishing to claim CME points must fill in the CME evaluation form in the delegate wallet and hand it in at the registration desk. Cellular phones, Pagers and Recording of Sessions Delegates are respectfully reminded that mobile phones and pagers should be switched off in lecture theatres and that recording sessions and taking film and photographs during sessions is strictly forbidden. Delegates found to be contravening this request will be asked to leave the lecture theatre. Cyber Café and Internet Access A Cyber café sponsored by Eli Lilly is located in the exhibition hall. Wifi connection is available in all areas of the conference centre. Sandwich lunch, coffee and tea during official breaks are included in the registration fee and will be served in the exhibition area.
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