Badges
Access to all scientific events and the exhibition is only possible with your personal badge, which you have received at registration. All participants are requested to wear their name badge throughout the congress. €30 will be charged for replacement of a lost badge. On-site changes of name badges due to incorrect submission of names and/or addresses will be charged with €10. Your badge will also allow you to use the Vienna public transport system free of charge.
Cameras and Recordings
Cassette recorders, cameras and video cameras are not allowed in lecture halls during all sessions. No recordings are allowed at all.
CD-ROM
All accepted abstracts are published as an electronic supplement to Clinical Microbiology and Infection (CMI), the official journal of ESCMID. All accepted abstracts are available to the participants on CD-ROM, sponsored by MSD available at the MSD booth. No abstract book will be printed, however a second CD, sponsored by Novartis, containing most of the full posters has been produced and is available at the Novartis booth.
Cloakroom / Left Luggage
A cloakroom is available on the ground level in the main entrance foyer to keep your coats and bags.
CME Credits
ESCMID is seeking accreditation by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) to provide CME credits for medical specialists. The EACCME is an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS, www.uems.net).
EACCME credits are recognized as Physician’s Recognition Award by the American Medical Association. A form for claiming CME credits is included in your congress bag.
Currency
All official congress prices are indicated in Euro (€), which is also the official currency in Austria. All major credit cards are accepted in most hotels, restaurants and shops.
Electricity
The electrical power supply in Austria is 230 volts.
ESCMID World
During the congress, ESCMID staff will be happy to answer your questions at their booth, located in the main entrance foyer.
ESCMID Training and Career Platform
As part of the ESCMID World located in the main entrance foyer, computers are available to access ESCMID’s online job board: the ESCMID Training and Career Platform. On this website, job seekers and employers can post their profiles or open positions letting employers and potential candidates know that they are at ECCMID 2010 in Vienna. You can also search for profiles or open positions and identify others attending the ECCMID in Vienna. This interactive website is free of charge and names and addresses of individuals are not published. Visit the ESCMID Training and Career Platform for more information at www.escmid.org/career.
European Network Corner
The European Network Corner is located within foyer E on the ground level. ESCMID Study Groups, ESCMID Collaborative Centres, ESCMID Affiliated Societies, EUCAST and related organizations are present with a poster and staff to inform about their various initiatives. Learn more about these organizations and meet members of the Executive.
Exhibition
During the congress an industrial exhibition is arranged. Companies from all over the world have ample opportunity to display their latest products, services and technical innovations (see p. 216/217 for a list of exhibitors). The exhibition is located on the blue level, together with posters and lecture halls G/H, I/K and D. The opening
hours are as follows:
Saturday, 10 April 12.00–18.45 Monday, 12 April 10.00–18.30
Sunday, 11 April 10.00–18.30 Tuesday, 13 April 10.00–13.30
Flights
Congrex Travel Ltd., the official ECCMID travel agency is present with a desk in the entrance hall during the meeting. For on-site assistance, enquiries and information requests, please refer to the “Flights” counter next to the congress secretariat.
Conctact on-site:
Phone: +43 676 319 93 60
Fax: +43 121 861 61 26 01
Book your discounted congress air fares to/from Vienna via this link.
Hotel Accommodation
Congrex Travel Ltd., the official ECCMID travel agency is present with a desk in the entrance hall during the meeting. For on-site assistance, please contact the “Hotel” counter next to the congress secretariat.
Conctact on-site:
Phone: +43 676 319 93 60
Fax: +43 121 861 61 26 01
Insurance
The congress organizers cannot accept liability for any personal injuries sustained, or for any loss or damage of property belonging to congress participants or their accompanying persons, either during, or as a result of the congress. Please check the validity of your personal insurance.
Internet Corner and W-LAN
Internet terminals, available during exhibition opening hours for all congress participants, are located in the exhibition hall. In addition, various areas in the congress centre are equipped with free wireless-LAN access sponsored by Novartis.
Language
The congress language is English. Simultaneous translation will not be provided. German is the official language in Austria and is spoken as a first language by the entire population.
Message Centre
A message centre for the collection and distribution of messages is available at the congress secretariat on the ground floor. Numerous display terminals throughout the congress centre will announce the names of persons for whom messages have been received. If your name appears on the screen, please proceed to the message centre to collect it.
Mobile Phones
Please be aware that mobile telephones must be switched off during all sessions.
Press
Press representatives are kindly asked to register at the “New Registration” counters where they will have to show their press identification. The press centre is located on the green level.
Various information such as press releases and a press agenda can also be found at www.escmid.org/press.
Restaurants
You will find Vienna to be an ideal place to indulge in national and international gastronomic experiences. Traditional Viennese cuisine includesWiener Schnitzel (fried veal escalope) or Tafelspitz (very lean boiled beef, served with grated horseradish) together with a cold beer. Vienna has also a long tradition of cakes and desserts. These include Apfelstrudel (hot apple strudel), Palatschinken (sweet pancakes) and Knödel (dumplings) often filled with fruit. The Sachertorte – a chocolate cake – is world-famous.
Shopping
For fashion trendsetters, the inner city is the right place. The Kärntnerstraße, Graben and Kohlmarkt are considered the luxury shopping streets. Young shoppers go to the Mariahilferstraße and to the Neubau Quarter, where many small shops are waiting to be discovered. The extraordinary Museum Quarter accommodates shops mostly run by young artists. Typical Viennese souvenirs include porcelain and chocolate. Shops are generally open Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 18.00 (some shops until 20.00) and on Saturday from 8.00 to 12.00 (17.00 in most shopping areas).
Shops are closed on Sundays and public holidays, even though food stores at major railway stations have longer opening hours.
Speakers’ Service Centre (SSC)
There will be a centrally located speakers’ service centre (SSC) with a connection to all the lecture halls. All speakers are asked to turn in their PowerPoint presentations at least 1 hour before their lecture at the SSC.
Smoking Policy
There is a strict no-smoking policy in the entire Austria Center Vienna.
Travel within Vienna
Vienna is a convenient compact city, so it is easy to get around on foot. In addition, participants of the 20th ECCMID can use the entire Vienna public transportation system, consisting of trams, trains, busses and the metro (Kernzone 100) when carrying their congress badges.
From downtown Vienna, it is a 5 to 10 minute ride by underground to the Austria Center Vienna. However, the public transportation ticket, free to all participants, does not include the city airport train (CAT), the Vienna Airport Line bus or the airportmetro.
On Saturday, 10 April and Tuesday, 13 April, a free shuttle bus with service between the airport and the congress centre will be at your disposal free-of-charge.
Book your discounted congress air fares to/from Vienna via this link.