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5TH JOINT TRIENNIAL CONGRESS • 19 – 22 OCTOBER 2011, AMSTERDAM, NL

Instructions for Speakers and Authors

Audiovisual Equipment / Speakers’ Service Centre (SSC)

The Speakers’ Service Centre (SSC) is located on the first floor of the congress centre, in room G107. 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.

Click here to download a pdf file of the poster instructions.

Poster Viewing

Presentation Day

Presence at Poster

Poster Mounting Time

Poster Removal Time

Session I

Thursday,
20 October

15:30 – 17:00

Wednesday,
19 October
12.00 – 14:00

Thursday,
20 October
17.00 – 18.00

Session II

Friday,
21 October

15:30 – 17:00

Friday,
21 October
8.00 – 9.00

Saturday,
22 October
12.00 – 13.00

Late Breaking News

Friday,
21 October

15:30 – 17:00

Wednesday,
19 October
12.00 – 14:00

Saturday,
22 October
12.00 – 13.00

Poster Topics

Poster Session I – Thursday, 20 October 2011, 15:30 – 17:00

Topic Nr.Poster TopicPoster Numbers
1Diagnosis & differential diagnosis 1P158 – P181
2MS variants 1P182 – P195
3Paediatric MS 1P196 – P200
4Natural course 1P201 – P204
5Epidemiology 1P205 – P231
6MS symptoms 1P232 – P235
7Clinical assessment tools 1P236 – P249
8Economic burdenP250 – P252
9Pathology 1P253 – P256
10Grey matter damage in MS 1P257 – P263
11Experimental models 1P264 – P277
12Genetics/transcriptomics 1P278 – P295
13Immunology 1P296 – P330
14MS and infections 1P331 – P340
15Environmental risk factors 1P341 – P348
16Neurobiology 1P349 – P354
17Repairing mechanisms 1P355 – P362
18Imaging 1P363 – P415
19Neurophysiology 1P416 – P419
20Neuropsychology and fatigue 1P420 – P435
21Immunomodulation 1P436 – P476
22Immunosuppression 1P477 – P483
23Neuroprotection 1P484 – P498
24Long-term treatment monitoring 1P499 – P519
25Risk management for disease-modifying treatments 1P520 – P536
26Tools for detecting therapeutic response 1P537 – P546
27Others 1P547 – P560
28Treatment of specific symptoms 1P561 – P570
29Comprehensive care & rehabilitation 1P571 – P582
30Quality of life 1P583 – P595
31Neuro-Ophthalmology 1P596 – P610
32Biomarkers 1P611 – P629
33Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) 1P630 – P634

Poster Session II – Friday, 21 October 2011, 15:30 – 17:00

Topic Nr.Poster TopicPoster Numbers
34Diagnosis & differential diagnosis 2P635 – P658
35MS variants 2P659 – P672
36Paediatric MS 2P673 – P677
37Natural course 2P678 – P681
38Epidemiology 2P682 – P707
39MS symptoms 2P708 – P711
40Clinical assessment tools 2P712 – P724
41Pathology 2P725 – P728
42Grey matter damage in MS 2P729 – P733
43Experimental models 2P734 – P747
44Genetics/transcriptomics 2P748 – P765
45Immunology 2P766 – P799
46MS and infections 2P800 – P808
47Environmental risk factors 2P809 – P815
48Neurobiology 2P816 – P821
49Repairing mechanisms 2P822 – P827
50Imaging 2P828 – P879
51Neurophysiology 2P880 – P884
52Neuropsychology and fatigue 2P885 – P902
53Immunomodulation 2P903 – P945
54Immunosuppression 2P946 – P953
55Neuroprotection 2P954 – P969
56Long-term treatment monitoring 2P970 – P990
57Risk management for disease-modifying treatments 2P991 – P1009
58Tools for detecting therapeutic response 2P1010 – P1020
59Others 2P1021 – P1034
60Treatment of specific symptoms 2P1035 – P1044
61Comprehensive care & rehabilitation 2P1045 – P1056
62Quality of life 2P1057 – P1071
63Neuro-Ophthalmology 2P1072 – P1084
64Biomarkers 2P1085 – P1102
65Chronic cerebro-spinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI) 2P1103 – P1106
66Late Breaking NewsP1107 – P1133