Industry Supported Sessions - General Information

• Catering is exclusive to the venue and should be ordered in advance. Supporters who wish to order food and beverages for their symposium and meeting/hospitality room are welcome to do so directly with them. Contact information will be shared in due course.
• Food and drinks can be taken into the symposium halls (excluded hot dishes).
• If you are considering having catering together with the symposium, please note that additional charge will be applied for cleaning the hall immediately following the session.
• Please take into consideration that lunch and refreshments will be served in the Exhibition Hall according to the event timetable.
• If you are planning to have catering/lunch boxes together with the symposium, it is recommended to indicate in all publications that lunch/refreshment will be served as long this is not contradicting the supporter’s internal compliance policy.

As indicated in the sponsorship agreement, the supporting company, in addition to the support fee, must cover all speakers’ expenses, including registration fees, accommodation and travel expenses. This also applies in the case where the Sponsored Symposium speakers have already been invited by the Meeting.

We strongly recommend scheduling a technical rehearsal in the hall itself and testing the Presentations during that rehearsal. Please make arrangements directly with the Meeting Audio Visual Coordinator.
A technical rehearsal is offered free of charge; however additional charges may apply, depending on hall availability and rehearsal requirements.

Please bring the PowerPoint presentation/s on USB Memory stick and load it on one of the Meeting computers in the Speakers’ Ready Room during Speakers’ Ready Room opening hours and no later than 2 hours before the start of the Symposium.

As previously mentioned, we strongly recommend scheduling a technical rehearsal and testing the presentations during the rehearsal. Please make arrangements directly with the Meeting Audio Visual Coordinator.

If you are using a PowerPoint presentation (or any other PC-based application), please note that you have to deliver it on a USB Memory stick to one of the technicians in the Speakers’ Ready Room as soon as you arrive at the Venue in the morning – and at least 2 hours before the start of the session.

Please note that only meeting computers are used in the session halls. These are supplied with Office 2019 (at least) and the native ratio of the projection on the screens in the halls is 16:9. The meeting will not be able to support lecture slides presented on personal computers.

If you include video clips in your PowerPoint presentation, be sure to test it with the technician in the Speakers’ Ready Room at least 2 hours before the start of the session or as soon as you arrive at the venue in the morning. Please make sure to check it with the technician in the session hall where your lecture is taking place, during a coffee or lunch break prior to your session, at least 30 minutes before the start of the session – even after checking it in the Speakers’ Ready Room.

To use MAC presentations on the PC compatible meeting computer, please note that you need to prepare it according to the instructions below, before taking it to the speaker room:

Convert it to PowerPoint or PDF. Use a common font, such as Arial, Times New Roman, Verdana etc. (Special characters might be changed to a default font on a PowerPoint-based PC). Insert the images as JPG files (and not TIF, PNG or PICT – these images will not be visible on a PowerPoint based PC).

As previously mentioned, we strongly recommend scheduling a technical rehearsal and testing the presentations during the rehearsal. Please plan directly with the Meeting Audio Visual Coordinator.

1. Self-Standing Sign at the Entrance
   One stand-alone sign to be placed at the entrance of the session hall 30 minutes prior to the sessions published start time.
   Please make sure to indicate the following disclosure on the sign: This session is not included in main event CME/CPD credits.
2. Stage Banners

•  1 x free standing vertical sign to be placed on/next to the stage. Maximum dimensions: 150cm wide x 250cm high.
• 1 x horizontal sign placed in front the head table facing audience.
• 1 x vertical sign placed in front of the speakers’ lectern facing audience.

The Supporter is entitled to place one sign (W85cm x H200cm) advertising the Symposium on the day of the session only. The sign may be placed in the exhibition area during exhibition opening hours. Please liaise onsite with the Industry Coordinator and Exhibition Manager regarding exact time and location.

Each symposium organiser is entitled up to 10 Symposium badges which allow access to their Industry Session only. These badges will not display individual names.
Symposium badges will be prepared upon request only and can be collected at the Registration desk 2 hours prior to start of your Industry session. Symposium Badges needs to be returned to the Registration desk after the session has ended.

Free Wi-Fi will be available at the meeting venue. Please be aware that public Wi-Fi capacity is limited. Therefore, it is restricted to email and web browsing activity. Should you require Wi-Fi or an internet line during your symposium, please let us know in advance and we will send you a quote.

Please note that it is the supporter’s responsibility to leave the session hall in a clean and tidy manner once the session has finished. Any items such as leaflets, banners, roll-ups must be removed from the hall at the end of the session. Any discarded waste, including promotional material, left behind will be removed by the meeting organisers at the expense of the supporter concerned.

Lead Retrieval Wireless Barcode Readers can be a helpful tool for receiving contact information about participants who attend your session. 
We are pleased to offer you the “K-Lead” Application. Supporters can download the “K-Lead” app onto their own smart phone or tablet and transform their device into an instant, easy lead retrieval system and capture participants’ contact information with a quick scan of their badge.
Barcode readers may be rented in advance via the Exhibitors’ Portal no later than 2 weeks prior the event.

The advantages of the “K-Lead” application:

• Effortless process using registration badge barcode.
• Quickly capture lead information by scanning the barcode on attendees’ badges.
• Application is available for download from Apple store or Google play: “K-Lead App”.
• Cost per unit – EUR 600 (excluding 4% credit card charges fees, excluding VAT if applicable).

Please Note:

• Device is not included. The Application should be installed on your company/personal device (tablet/smart phone).
• In accordance with the general data protection regulation (GDPR), Kenes Group has updated its privacy policy. You can view our updated privacy notice here.
  Kenes will not share delegate’s personal data with third parties without their consent.
  Please note that similarly to sharing a business card, presenting a delegate badge for scanning at exhibition booths or industry symposia constitutes an expression of consent to share their personal details with the company that is scanning their badge so that it may contact them in the future.
• Barcodes on delegate’s badges contain contact information as supplied by the delegate or the agency responsible for the registration process of the delegate. We regret that in some cases, such as when group registration is completed by a company, we may not be in possession of the full contact details.
• In addition, please note that neither Kenes Group nor the Organising Committee is responsible for the content of the information.

The Application should be installed on your company/personal device (tablet/smart phone). Operational information will be sent in due course.

To order “K-Lead” Application, please access the Exhibitor’s Portal https://exhibitorportal.kenes.com

Onsite rate of EUR 750 will be applied for orders received after above deadline.

We respectfully request that all supporters (sponsors, exhibitors, special interest groups, and other stakeholders) comply with the congress blackout policy and refrain from holding organized meetings or events in parallel to the scientific program.

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PLEASE NOTE: All product solutions are offered exclusively by Kenes Group.

Please contact us to discuss your needs and our relevant solutions.

Please submit your order 6 weeks prior to the event. Orders received after the deadline will incur rush fees.