Audiovisual Equipment / Speakers’ Service Centre (SSC)
The Speakers’ Service Centre (SSC) is centrally located on the first floor of the congress centre. All lecture rooms will be equipped with a computer and a data projector (beamer) for PowerPoint presentations. Presentations must be handed in via CD-Rom, DVD, USB memory stick or via your own laptop at the SSC before the lecture.It is essential for the smooth running of the congress that all speakers hand in their PowerPoint presentations at least one hour before the beginning of the session. Speakers will have the opportunity to check their presentations on PCs available in the SSC.
Click here to download a pdf file of the instructions for oral presenters.
Poster Sessions
Posters will be on display in two sessions. Presenters are kindly requested to stand by their poster during the Poster Viewing indicated below. The mounting and removal times are to be strictly adhered to. If the poster has not been removed by the end of the allocated removal time, it will be disposed of by congress staff.| Poster Sessions |
Presentation Day |
Presence at Poster |
Poster Mounting Time |
Poster Removal Time |
| Session I | Thursday, 10 September |
15:30–17:00 | Wednesday, 9 September 12:00 – 14:00 |
Thursday, 10 September 17:00 – 18:00 |
| Session II | Friday, 11 September |
15:30 – 17:00 | Friday, 11 September 07:45 – 09:15 |
Saturday, 12 September 12:00 – 13:00 |
Poster Topics
Poster Session I – Thursday, 10 September 2009, 15:30 –17:00
| Topic Nr. | Poster topic | Poster numbers |
| 1 | Diagnosis and differential diagnosis | P140 – P148 |
| 2 | MS variants – 1 | P149 – P163 |
| 3 | Epidemiology – 1 | P164 – P194 |
| 4 | MS symptoms – 1 | P195 – P207 |
| 5 | Clinical assessment tools | P208 – P220 |
| 6 | Economic burden | P221 – P226 |
| 7 | Experimental models – 1 | P227 – P247 |
| 8 | Genetics / transcriptomics – 1 | P248 – P263 |
| 9 | Immunology – 1 | P264 – P294 |
| 10 | Biomarkers – 1 | P295 – P307 |
| 11 | MS and infections | P308 – P320 |
| 12 | Neurobiology – 1 | P321 – P332 |
| 13 | Imaging – 1 | P333 – P395 |
| 14 | Neuropsychology and fatigue – 1 | P396 – P413 |
| 15 | Immunomodulation – 1 | P414 – P474 |
| 16 | Neuroprotection | P475 – P482 |
| 17 | Disease modifying therapy – general | P483 – P495 |
| 18 | Comprehensive care and rehabilitation – 1 | P496 – P510 |
Poster Session II – Friday, 11 September 2009, 15:30 –17:00
| Topic Nr. | Poster topic | Poster numbers |
| 19 | MS variants – 2 | P511 – P526 |
| 20 | Epidemiology – 2 | P527 – P557 |
| 21 | MS symptoms – 2 | P558 – P567 |
| 22 | Neuro-ophthalmology | P568 – P581 |
| 23 | Pathology of MS | P582 – P590 |
| 24 | Experimental models – 2 | P591 – P610 |
| 25 | Genetics / transcriptomics – 2 | P611 – P626 |
| 26 | Immunology – 2 | P627 – P658 |
| 27 | Biomarkers | P659 – P672 |
| 28 | Neurobiology – 2 | P673 – P682 |
| 29 | Imaging – 2 | P683 – P740 |
| 30 | Neurophysiology | P741 – P745 |
| 31 | Neuropsychology and fatigue – 2 | P746 – P762 |
| 32 | Immunomodulation – 2 | P763 – P820 |
| 33 | Immunosuppression | P821 – P836 |
| 34 | Treatment of specific symptoms | P837 – P849 |
| 35 | Comprehensive care and rehabilitation – 2 | P850 – P864 |
| 36 | Quality of life | P865 – P877A |
| 37 | Late breaking news | P878 – P890 |
Click here to download a pdf file of the poster instructions.
Publication
All accepted abstracts are published in a supplement to the journal “Multiple Sclerosis” and on CD-ROM. Both items will be available at the meeting and are included in the registration fee. They will be handed out to all participants with the congress documents onsite. In addition to the abstracts, the CD-ROM also includes most of the posters presented during this year’s ECTRIMS meeting. They can be viewed on dedicated terminals in the E-Poster Area next to the Poster Exhibition. Starting 9 September 2009 the abstracts will also be available electronically at the congress website.Prizes
Five prizes will be awarded to the best poster presentations (€ 1500, € 1000, and three prizes at € 750). Award winning poster authors will give a short presentation in the Plenary Session on Saturday, 12 September 2009.Two additional prizes of € 1500 each will be awarded to the two best oral presentations given by young investigators (born on or after 1 January 1974). Prizes will be awarded in the closing Plenary Session on Saturday, 12 September 2009, 10:30 –13:00.
The Heinrich Heine Award has been created by the local organizing committee of ECTRIMS Düsseldorf to honor lifetime achievements in MS research. It is named after the patron of the University of Düsseldorf, the well-known 19th century romantic poet, journalist and lyricist Heinrich Heine (born in Düsseldorf, died in Paris) whose songs were set as Lieder by famous composers of his time. The first award will be given to Professor Oded Abramsky, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. He is one of the founding fathers of neuroimmunology, pioneered experimental models of human autoimmune nervous system diseases, studied their pathogenesis and explored innovative treatments. The prize will be awarded on Friday, 11 September 2009 during the Conference Dinner at the Lofthaus.