REGISTRATION

Delegates should register for MMVAM 2008 by completing the form provided in the registration section. The completed Conference Registration Form plus payment (payment in £ Pounds Sterling) should be sent to the MMVAM 2008 Conference Manager – Caroline Sumner at Meetings Management. The MMVAM 2008 Conference Registration Desk will be open from 8.00am on Wednesday 22nd October 2008.

VENUE & ACCOMMODATION

The venue for MMVAM 2008 is the Tiara Park Atlantico Porto hotel.

The organizers have negotiated special discounted accommodation rates for MMVAM 2008 delegates at the hotel. Please use the Accommodation Booking Form provided in this brochure to qualify for the special rates.

TIARA PARK ATLANTICO PORTO
Avenida da Boavista, 1466 4100-114 Porto, Portugal
Tel: +351 22 607 2500 Fax: +351 22 600 3214
Email: candida.baldaia@tiara-hotels.com
Web: www.tiara-hotels.com

POSTER PAPERS

Late poster paper submissions are invited and prospective authors should submit a one page abstract of their poster(s) to the Conference organizers (Meetings Management) for consideration. Please send your poster for the attention of John Herriot (Email: jherriot@meetingsmgmt.u-net.com) at Meetings Management. Late poster abstracts should be submitted by Friday 19th September 2008.

PUBLICATION

A CD ROM of final programme and abstracts of all presentations, oral and poster, will be distributed to delegates when they register at the conference.

TABLE TOP EXHIBITION

Table Top Exhibition space is available at the meeting. Exhibitors can showcase their products or services by reserving a table top exhibit. The exhibit area will be located adjacent to the main conference area where all refreshments breaks will be taken to ensure maximum traffic of conference delegates. If you are registering for the conference, you can reserve a table for £995. If you do not wish to attend the conference sessions, you can reserve a table for £1995 (includes admission to all meals/receptions by one company representative).

PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to have additional representatives on your table top exhibit there will be an additional charge for catering levied per head. Please contact the Conference Manager for this additional price.

Please make your bookings and payment using the relevant section on the Delegates Registration Form in the registration section. All general enquiries regarding Table Top Exhibition facilities at MMVAM 2008 should be directed to John Herriot at Meetings Management (E-mail: jherriot@meetingsmgmt.u-net.com)

DELEGATE PACK INSERT SERVICE

Company literature/brochures/conference brochures may be distributed to delegates as part of the documentation issued on arrival/registration. One insertion in the MMVAM 2008 delegate pack is priced at £425. Please make your booking and payment using the relevant section in the registration section. All general enquiries regarding Delegate Pack Insertion services at MMVAM 2008 should be directed to John Herriot at Meetings Management (E-mail: jherriot@meetingsmgmt.u-net.com)

PLEASE NOTE: Literature for distribution to MMVAM 2008 delegates is subject to approval by the conference organizers.

INSURANCE & CANCELLATION

The organizers cannot be held responsible for any personal accident or damage to their private property of participants at MMVAM 2008. The organizers strongly urge participants to ensure they have adequate travel and personal insurance cover before they depart for the conference. The organizers cannot be held liable for any costs incurred should the conference be cancelled for any reason. Maximum notice of cancellation will be given by the organizers to all pre-registered delegates.

PROGRAMME

The MMVAM 2008 Advisory Scientific Panel and the MMVAM 2008 Conference Organizers reserve the right to alter any part of the published conference programme if this is necessitated by any circumstances outside their control. All efforts will be made to keep any such changes to a minimum. The programme published in the brochure was correct at the time of going to press however the final programme may be subject to change.

CANNOT ATTEND?

If you and your colleagues are unable to attend the conference, the conference materials (abstract booklet, speaker handouts, late abstracts, attendee list, pack materials and literature) are available for purchase. While not intended as a substitute for actual attendance, these materials would at least provide a documentary record of the event and allow you to keep you or your organization’s library up to date. The cost of providing this non-attendee package is £395 (including postage and packing). To order this package from Meetings Management please use the relevant section in the Delegates Registration Form in the registration section.

ANY QUESTIONS?

For further information and assistance, please contact: Caroline Sumner MMVAM 2008 Conference Manager, Meetings Management, The Barn, Rake Meadow, Station Lane, Milford, Surrey, GU8 5AD, United Kingdom. Telephone: +44 (0)1483 427770 Fax: +44 (0)1483 428516 Email: csumner@meetingsmgmt.u-net.com