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tablE of contEntS

Key Words Index 2

contacts For tHe ers aMsterDaM 2011 congress

CommIttees 5Congress Partners 6your ContaCts at the ers 7

eVenIng sYMPosIa anD PractIcaL WorKsHoPs

evenIng symPosIum organIsatIon 11PraCtICal WorKshoP organIsatIon 14

tecHnIcaL eXHIBItIon

general InformatIons 17

sPonsorsHIP anD aDVertIsIng oPPortUnItIes

sPonsored servICes and Items 21advertIsIng oPPortunItIes 24

congress InForMatIon

sCIentIfIC Programme overvIeW 27Call for abstraCts 28regIstratIon 29aCCommodatIon 30other ImPortant InformatIon 32

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the euroPean resPIratory soCIety In 2010 37statIstICs on PrevIous ers Congresses 39aPPlICatIon forms 45exhIbItIon floor Plan 49

All information published in these Congress Guidelines for Sponsors and Exhibitors in October 2010 may be subject to change. Prices in these guidelines do not include VAT, unless otherwise specified.

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Abstracts on CD-ROM page 22Abstract Print Zone page 23Accommodation page 30 Appointed agency (by Industry) page 14AV equipment (Evening Symposia) page 11Badges: technician and hostess badges (Evening Symposia) page 13Bag inserts page 21Catering page 33Children page 33Deadlines page 12E-Communication Area page 22Electricity (Exhibition) page 18ERS Connect page 23Evening Symposia programmes page 12Exhibition access times and conditions page 18Exhibition opening hours page 17Exhibition zone plan page 49External advertising page 24Free registrations (Evening Symposia and Practical Workshops) page 13Group pick-up (Registration) page 29Hotel bookings page 30Logo use (ERS logo) page 13Mailing lists (Evening Symposia) page 13Opening hours (Congress) page 32Posters (Evening Symposia) page 13Practical Workshops page 14Press activities (Industry) page 34Pre-congress mailing page 21Registration page 29Rehearsal (Evening Symposia) page 13Side meeting rooms pages 14, 18Social events page 34Speakers’ clashes (Evening Symposia) page 12Stand catering page 18Stand construction and dismantling page 17Statistics page 39Storage (Exhibition) page 18

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amStERdam 2011Congress Contacts

reasons to attend the ers Congress

It Is the largest Pulmonary medICIne Congress WorldWIde.

It ProvIdes great netWorKIng oPPortunItIes as over 120 different countries are rePresented.

sessIons Cover the entire field of respiratory medicine and PraCtICe and

Involve leadIng exPerts In the fIeld.

the ers assemblIes helP Plan the scientific programme, ensurIng delegates

Interests are fully rePresented.

an outstandIng eduCatIonal Programme InCludIng postgraduate courses, workshops and the HERMES exam stImulates In-dePth dIsCussIons.

a record breaking number of abstraCts are submItted eaCh year.

It Is the rIght thIng to do for lung health...

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commIttEES

CONGRESS CHAIRS Elisabeth Bel (Congress Chair) Prof. and Head of Respiratory MedicineDepartment of PulmonologyAcademic Medical CentreMeibergdreef 91105 AZ AmsterdamThe Netherlands

Peter J. Sterk (Congress Co-Chair) Department of PulmonologyAcademic Medical CenterUniversity of AmsterdamP.O. Box 227001100 DE AmsterdamThe Netherlands

Laurent P. Nicod (Scientific Committee Chair) Chef du Service de Pneumologie Centre Hospitalier Université Vaudois Rue du Bugnon 46 1011 LausanneSwitzerland Tel: +41 21341380 Fax: +41 21341384 E-mail: [email protected]

ERS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE M. Decramer, BE (President) N. Siafakas, GR (Past-President) K. Rabe, NL (President Elect) F. Blasi (Vice President) M. Gaga, GR (Secretary General) G. Joos, BE (Treasurer) L. P. Nicod, CH (Scientific Committee Chair) P. Palange, IT (School Chair) A. Simonds, GB (School Chair-Elect)W. Wedzicha, GB (Guidelines Director) Y. Sibille, BE (EU Secretary) (And Heads of Scientific Assemblies)

AMSTERDAM CONGRESS COMMITTEE E. Bel, NL (Congress Chair) P. J. Sterk, NL (Congress Co-Chair) M. Decramer, BE (President)M. Gaga, GR (Secretary General)G. Joos, BE (Treasurer)S. Hartl, AT (Congress Chair 2012) M. Studnicka, AT (Congress Co-Chair 2012)

BARCELONA PROGRAMME COMMITTEE L. Nicod, CH (Scientific Committee Chair) E. Bel, NL (Congress Chair) P. J. Sterk, NL (Congress Co-Chair) (And Heads of Scientific Assemblies)

HEADS OF SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLIES V. Cottin, FR P. Pelosi, ITT. Geiser, CHP. Calverley, GB P. Barnes, GB T. Sigsgaard, DK G. Hedlin, SE A. Boehler, CHB. Cooper, GB G-B. Migliori, IT J-P. Sculier, BE

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congRESS paRtnERS

Congress venue Congress VenueAmsterdam RAIEuropaplein 221078 GZ AmsterdamThe NetherlandsTel: +31 20 549 12 12Fax: +31 20 646 44 69Website: www.rai.nl

Professional exhibition organiserERS 2011 c/o Interplan AG Landsberger Straße 15580687 MunichGermany Tel: +49 89 54 82 34-34Fax: +49 89 54 82 34-45lE-mail: [email protected]

Industry meeting rooms rental ERS 2011 c/o Interplan AG Landsberger Straße 15580687 MunichGermany Tel: +49 89 54 82 34-34Fax: +49 89 54 82 34-45lE-mail: [email protected]

Registration Online from April 2011 via www.ersnet.org (the date is indicative and may be subject to change)

ERS 2011 c/o K.I.T. Group GmbHAssociation & Conference Management Kurfürstendamm 7110709 Berlin GermanyTel: +49 30 246 032 20Fax: +49 30 246 033 99E-mail: [email protected]

Catering and stand cateringSpecial banquet catering can be ordered via [email protected] or +31 20 549 1812Regular catering can be ordered through the webshop [email protected] or +31 20 549 1928

Accommodation, social events and tours Online from April 2011 via www.ersnet.org (the date is indicative and may be subject to change)ERS 2011 c/o Amsterdam RAI Hotel & Travel ServicePostbus 777771070 MS AmsterdamThe NetherlandsTel: +31 20 549 1927Fax: +31 20 549 1946Accommodation Email: [email protected] Events and ToursEmail: [email protected]

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YouR contactS at thE ERS

ERS Headquarters 4, Av Ste-Luce 1003 LausanneSwitzerlandTel: +41 212130101Fax: +41 21210100E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.ersnet.org

Executive Office Archie TurnbullExecutive ManagerE-mail: [email protected]

Betty SaxExecutive Assistant E-mail: [email protected]

Corporate Relations Steve Sealy Corporate Relations ManagerE-mail: [email protected]: +41 212130161 Sponsorship Opportunities, Practical Workshops, Online Marketing and Advertising

Anne Boggio Corporate Relations Senior CoordinatorE-mail: [email protected] Tel: +41 212130162 Evening Symposia and Technical Exhibition

Sabine FourmyCorporate Relations Assistant E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +41 212130163 Industry Press Activities, Sponsored Items and Services (logistics)

Other Contacts Carine PannetierScientific Activities Manager E-mail: [email protected]

Tania SéverinEducational Activities ManagerE-mail: [email protected]

Michèle Lehmann-Kim Membership–Communication ManagerE-mail: [email protected]: [email protected]

Patricia FooCongress & Events ManagerE-mail: [email protected]

Werner BillFinance ManagerE-mail: [email protected]

EvEnIng SYmpoSIaPractical Workshops

ImpoRtant datES to REmEmbERnovember 30, 2010Deadline for submission of Evening Symposia preferential choice of room

January 31, 2011Symposium title sent to ERS

from mId-January 2011Confirmation of room allocation

marCh 1, 2011Updated title of symposium to be published in the Advance Programme

from marCh 2011Signed contracts to be returned

aPrIl 4, 2011Final deadline for sending the final detailed programme

aPrIl 30, 2011Final deadline for Evening Symposium payment

June 30, 2011Final deadline for Practical Workshop paymentDeadline for updated version of programme to be published in the Final Programme

august 31, 2011Final deadline for submission of any printed material featuring ERS logo (invitations, posters, flyers, etc.)


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Dates: September 25, 26, 27, 2011 Time: 17:15–19:15 Price: CHF 55,000 + CHF 60 per seat of the chosen room

Rooms Room capacity (number of seats) 1 x 2,500 1x 750 1 x 1,740 1 x 7001 x 1,500 1 x 6501 x 1,130 1 x 5001 x 800 1 x 5001 x 800 1 x 500

• Set-up: theatre style • Naming of room: will be confirmed at a later stage • Total price: includes allocation of the room plus a number

of services listed hereafter. • Rooms will be made available for 2 hours only from 17:15

to 19:15 (no coffee break). The room will be accessible from 16:45 or as soon as the previous session ends.

• Other Evening Symposia will be organised simultaneously.

Room details for symposia The rooms will be provided with the following basic technical equipment: • Front projection screen • One video beamer (for computer presentations) connec-

ted to a PC/file server • Stand microphones for questions from the audience,

available according to the capacity of the room • One chairperson’s desk with two chairs and two

microphones • One lectern with one microphone and light • One pin microphone • If necessary, one laser pointer and one timer • Water for chairs and speakers

A technician will be at the company’s service for the duration of the session. He (a minimum of one according to the capacity of the room) will be in charge of light/audio and beamer facilities.

The room assistant will be in charge of welcoming and briefing the chairperson(s) and the speakers on technical facilities (including access to the PowerPoint presentations from the PC) and will ensure that the session is running on time. In case of problems, he/she will be able to contact the ERS Scientific Department.

The organiser will provide the chairperson(s’) and speakers’ names for panels to be placed on the chairperson(s’) desk by the room assistant.

Additional hosts / hostessesBy July 2011, the ERS will send to the Evening Symposia organisers the complete address of the company in charge of

Hosts/hostesses. All requests must be sent to this company directly. This company will invoice firms directly.

Additional A/V equipmentBy July 2011, the ERS will send to the Evening Symposia organisers the complete address of the company in charge of audio-visual (A/V). All requests in connection with additional technical requirements must be sent to this company directly. The A/V company will invoice firms directly.

Speakers’ presentations To avoid unexpected technical problems at the last minute for the Evening Symposium organisers, companies are strongly encouraged to make sure their speakers use the Speaker Preview Room to pre-load all talk and introductory slides, as the laptop provided will not be accessible directly. This will have to be done at least 120 minutes prior to the start of the session or online before the start of the Congress.

Detailed instructions will be given to speakers by the ERS in due course. If speakers choose to use their own laptops, this is the responsibility of the company organising the Evening Symposium.

Control of flow and attendance It is the company’s responsibility to select an adequate size room to accommodate all attendees in their symposium.

The reservation is for seating room only. It is the company’s responsibility to control entrances and monitor the number of participants that enter the room. All doors must be covered by the company’s staff to prevent overcrowding and infringement of health and safety regulations.

Companies must plan appropriate staffing and/or security ahead of time to avoid any problems. In cases in which this is not respected and for obvious security reasons, the venue has complete authority to block entrance into the rooms and companies will be charged for the extra security required.

Visibility on the ERS WebsiteCompanies now have the opportunity to display the recording of their Symposium on the ERS website (in the e-Learning Resources section) immediately after the Congress for up to 2 years. The ERS e-Learning Resources currently receive up to 350,000 hits per month and this figure is rapidly increasing. Price: from CHF 10,000 Technical requirements: • Original PowerPoint file(s) used for presentation(s) • Ready-to-use webcasts Sponsors are not allowed to live webcast their symposia, although it is possible to partner the ERS in such an exercise. For more information, contact the Corporate Relations Department: Tel. +41 21 213 01 61 – [email protected]

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Submission deadlines and approval of the programmenovember 30, 2010: • 3 options of preferred dates and rooms should be sent

to the ERS Headquarters in Lausanne (Switzerland) for submission to the ERS Scientific Programme Committee Chair. Please use the Evening Symposium form included in these Congress Guidelines for Sponsors and Exhibitors.

• The Programme Committee Chair will nominate a scientific liaison officer from the members of the ERS Executive Committee who will be in charge of programme quality control and will endeavour to balance the topics across the available time slots.

January 31, 2011: • A title of the symposium should be sent to the ERS

Headquarters in Lausanne.

March 1, 2011: • An updated title should be sent to the ERS for publication

in the Advance Programme.

april 4, 2011: • The Programme Committee expects companies to abide

by the final detailed programme of the Evening Symposium (including times, titles, names and full addresses of both speakers and chairpersons) submitted to and approved by the ERS Scientific Programme Committee via the scientific liaison officer for publication in the Final Programme.

The company must use the specific form to submit the programme. Any missing required information about a speaker will result in non-publication in the Final Programme.

Speakers and chairpersons at evening symposia The ERS assumes that the speakers and chairpersons at the Evening Symposia will be contacted by the companies themselves to arrange registration, travel and accommodation details. By August 2011, the ERS will confirm to the speakers, in writing, the time and place of their lectures. Upon request, companies can receive a copy of these letters.

It is the responsibility of the company to:• ensure there is no timing clash (with parallel satellite

symposia) for the chairpersons and speakers they choose. A minimum of 15 minutes is requested in between 2 different presentations made by the same speaker in 2 different symposia on the same evening.

• ensure a chosen chair has not made any commitment as a chair or as a speaker in a different symposium on the same evening.

The ERS cannot be held responsible for any matter arising from this.

Priority allocation at the exhibitionAll companies organising an Evening Symposium are entitled to priority choice in the allocation of a stand. Interplan, the Exhibition Organiser, should receive preferential choices from the companies before November 30, 2010 (see Technical Exhibition Invitation and Prospectus for more details).

Allocation of major sponsors’ choices for evening symposia and the exhibitionBefore confirming any allocations, the organisers will wait until all confirmations from major sponsors for Evening rooms, dates and Exhibition have been received on November 30, 2010.

The ERS will do its best to accommodate major sponsors with their preferential choices according to the following criteria: • number of seats in the Evening Symposium room; • contents of programmes (to avoid clashes); • number of square metres of exhibit; • general involvement of the company in the previous

Congress. In the event that no satisfactory solution is found, the ERS

will also consider: • whether companies wish to give preference to their

Evening Symposium or their exhibit; • date of confirmation (if preferential choice was received

after the deadline); • involvement of the company in previous ERS Congresses.

Companies are requested to give three preferred choices for both Exhibition allocation and Evening Symposia room and date. Kindly note that requests with the same number of seats and same day but different room will be considered as one choice. In the event that none of the three preferred choices can be allocated, companies will be individually contacted and offered alternatives, with a deadline of 6 working days for confirmation.

Companies providing only one or two preferred choices agree to accept alternatives proposed by the ERS within a deadline of 6 working days.

Confirmation of allocation will be sent to all major sponsors at the same time, by February 2011, once a convenient allocation has been found for each major sponsor.

Free registrationAll speakers, as well as all participants and invited guests who wish to attend sessions, must register as active participants.

Companies are entitled to 10-30 free registrations as

Please note that the deadline for submitting any change in the programme is June 30, 2011. No change will be taken into account after this date.

Kindly note that the ERS does not accept faculty who have links with the tobacco industry, and reserves the right to take appropriate measures to preserve its interests.


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active participants, depending on the capacity of the room allocated for the Evening Symposium, as follows: • up to 499 seats: 10 free registrations • between 500 and 999 seats: 20 free registrations • 1,000 seats and above: 30 free registrations

Postgraduate Courses, “Meet the Professor” Seminars and social events, except the Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception, are not included. The free registrations may be used for company staff or invited speakers. An online account will be created for these free registrations upon receipt of the Evening Symposium fee payment.

Additional badgesNo additional badges will be delivered to nonregistered individuals, with the exception of the following: • 3 technicians’ badges, which will be delivered on the day of

the Evening Symposium (upon official request to the ERS Headquarters in Lausanne before the Congress – badge will be delivered on site / contact: [email protected]). These badges will clearly state “Technician”.

• 2 hostess’ badges, which will be delivered on the day of the Evening Symposium (upon official request to the ERS Headquarters in Lausanne before the Congress – badge will be delivered on site). These badges will clearly state “Hostess”. Company exhibitors will be allowed to enter their Evening

Symposium room, from 16:45 on the day of the Evening Symposium.

Abstracts The ERS does not require speakers to submit abstracts of their lectures, as these will not be published in the Congress Abstract Book on CD-ROM.

Copyright of the collection of abstracts submitted to the ERS 2011 Congress belongs to the ERS. Whilst individual doctors are permitted to print and distribute their abstract, all companies wishing to reproduce a collection of abstracts for distribution should contact the ERS Corporate Relations department for information on permission.

Congress publications• Times and dates of the Evening Symposia will be

announced in the Advance Programme. • The full session programme will be published in the Final

Programme distributed on site. It will also be published on the ERS website (www.ersnet.org) by August 2011. Any advertisement material to be placed in the Congress

centre, or related to the Congress, will require the approval of the ERS.

Posters and evening symposia Companies are permitted to have 2 posters announcing their Evening Symposium to be displayed on the day of the Evening Symposium.

2 posters need to be delivered to the ERS office on the first day of the Congress as the display will be organised by the ERS in 2 different locations within the Congress centre.

These posters are subject to ERS approval – a pdf version needs to be sent 2 weeks prior to the Congress at the latest. Further information will be sent in July 2011 (delivery, maximum size, etc.).

Companies will also have the opportunity to have an additional 3rd poster in front of the room in which the Evening Symposium will be held, displayed by the company from 16:45, and in front of this room only.

Display of any material (flyers, posters, etc.) outside of the Evening Symposium room is strictly forbidden unless prior approval has been given by the ERS.

Rehearsal Companies have the option to use the Symposium room from 07:00 to 08:15 on the day of the Symposium to perform a rehearsal. The ERS does not charge any additional renting cost for this; however, any other cost linked to this rehearsal (technical, security, etc.) will be at the company’s own charge.

Mailing listThe ERS allows major sponsors to order the list of the registered participants (postal addresses – no emails) prior to the Congress (in an electronic format).

The list will be sent on request by the ERS Headquarters in Lausanne upon approval of a final copy of the document companies wish to send.

These data cannot be used for other purposes than for the agreed mailing.

The ERS reserves the right to insert some “test” addresses on its list to check that this mailing list is not misused. An order form will be sent in June 2011. Otherwise these requests will not be taken into consideration. This list is subject to current data protection rules and regulation.

ERS logo useThe Congress Committee has agreed to allow each

company sponsoring an Evening Symposium the use of one ERS logo free of charge on one item.

The computerised version of the logo will be sent by the ERS Headquarters in Lausanne upon receipt of the related item indicating where it should appear, and after approval.


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When the ERS logo is to be used on a corporate publication, its placement on the lay-out is at the sole discretion of the ERS. Furthermore, the company’s logo should appear on the same page so that there should be no possible confusion about which entity is publishing the document.

DisclaimerWhen using the ERS logo, the following wording must also be printed: “The ERS declines all responsibility with respect to the information published in this document”.

On a document on which both the ERS’s and the company’s logo appear, they should be of equal size, on the same page, and at the same level.

Companies wishing to promote their presence at the ERS 2011 Congress may, in certain circumstances, use the Congress logo, subject to ERS permission from the Corporate Relations department.

Payment/Cancellation A formal agreement for sponsorship (contract) will be sent to companies by the ERS Headquarters/ERS partners by February 2011, together with an invoice representing 100% of the amount payable. In order for the session to feature in the Final Programme, full payment will need to be processed by April 30, 2011.

Non-payment by the above deadline will result in the non-inclusion of the programme in the Final Programme and consequently, the ERS will not be able to give visibility to the symposium via of all its promotional channels.

Appointed agencyApplication for Evening Symposia, sponsored items and services must be submitted by the company under whose name each session is to be organised. Correspondence for the above items should be made exclusively between this company and the ERS.

Companies should inform the ERS, in writing, which agency is appointed for which Evening Symposium.

It is not the role of any given agency to make initial enquiries or reservations with the ERS independently of the company.

This named agency cannot fully act as if it were the company itself and the company will continue to be held entirely responsible and accountable for activities organised in its name. For this reason, agencies are not permitted to sign contract on behalf of the company for which the symposiam is being held.

These guidelines have been created in order to ensure a proper working relationship between the ERS and the companies; companies are responsible for communicating these guidelines to their staff and their appointed agencies.

Meeting Rooms and CateringMeeting rooms will be available within the congress centre on a daily/hourly rate. The meeting rooms are set up in a board room or theatre style and are specifically for internal meetings and small meetings with existing business partners.

Scientific or educational presentations, ‘Meet the Professor’ type events and any scheduled activity that could compete with the scientific programme are strictly forbidden. Sponsors are asked to contact [email protected] with any queries pertaining to the above regulation.

For information on bespoke lounges and catering please contact [email protected]

pRactIcal WoRKShopS

The ERS invites manufacturers and suppliers of devices and equipment to sponsor and organise interactive Practical Workshop sessions during the ERS 2011Congress. The Workshops are held in conjunction with the ERS and are part of the ERS Scientific Programme.

Practical Workshops consist of a short educational presentation, followed by “hands on” practical sessions which allow companies to interact with delegates, demonstrate their products and to present their latest material and findings.

Workshops take place during the lunch time session from 13.00 – 14.30 in specially allocated rooms set up to allow for effective live demonstrations.

The workshops are promoted in the Congress Final Programme, to pre-registered delegates in advance of Congress, on posters around the congress centre and sponsors are encouraged to promote their workshops from their stands.

In addition, sponsors of the workshops receive a number of free registrations to participate in the Congress, dependent upon the size of the workshop.

These lunchtime sessions are very popular with delegates and are therefore in great demand; interested sponsors should contact [email protected] for further information on prices, format and availability.

tEchnIcalExhibition

ImpoRtant datES to REmEmbERnovember 30, 2010Application deadline for preferential choice of Exhibition space for major sponsors

from end of January 2011Confirmation of major sponsors’ Exhibition space

from february 2011Start of booth allocation for non-major sponsors (on a “first-come, first-served” basis)

may 31, 2011Deadline for submission of company description in the Final Programme

July 15, 2011Deadline for submission for free-built stand design plansOrder form for additional technical requirements Deadline for Exhibitors’ active participants and Exhibitor badges order

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Dates and opening hours(The date is indicative and may be subject to change)

Congress Centre

Registration ans “Speakers’

Preview Room”

ERS Scientific Sessions

Evening Symposia

Exhibition

Friday, September 23, 2010 16:00–19:00Saturday, September 24, 2011 07:30–21:30 07:30–18:15 09:30–17:30*Sunday, September 25, 2011 07:30–19:15 07:30–17:30 08:30–16:45 17:15–19:15 09:00–17:00Monday, September 26, 2011 07:30–19:15 07:30–17:30 08:30–16:45 17:15–19:15 09:00–17:00Tuesday, September 27, 2011 08:00–19:15 08:00–17:30 08:30–16:45 17:15–19:15 09:00–17:00Wednesday, September 28, 2011 08:00–14:00** 08:00–14:00 08:30–12:45 09:00–12:00*Postgraduate Courses only. **No afternoon sessions. All times are subject to change.

tECHNICaL EXHIBItION

FULL DETAILED INFORMATION RELATED TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE EXHIBITION CAN BE FOUND IN THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR EXHIBITORS (available on www.ersnet.org)

Dates: September 25–28, 2011

Location The Technical Exhibition will be centrally located in Hall

1 of the congress center, surrounded by the session rooms, the exhibition will be at the heart of the Congress.

Professional exhibition organiser: ERS 2011 c/o Interplan AG Contact persons: Sabine Müller Oliver HeinkeLandsberger Straße 15580687 Munich GermanyTel: +49 89548234-34 or -29 Fax: +49 89548234-45 E-mail: [email protected]

Congress VenueAmsterdam RAIEuropaplein 221078 GZ AmsterdamThe NetherlandsTel: +31 (0) 20 549 12 12Fax: +31 (0) 20 646 44 69Website: www.rai.nl

For the Exhibition floor plan, please refer to page 49.

Exhibitors’ access to the exhibitionSunday from 07:00 Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday from 08:00

Timetable Definitive times for hours of operation and various deadlines will be confirmed in the Exhibition Service Kit. However, the following timetables provide a guideline.

Constructions of standsThursday, September 22, 2011 07:00 – 22:00 ≥ 80 sqm Thursday, September 22, 2011 13:00 – 22:00 ≤ 79 sqm Friday, September 23, 2011 07:00 – 22:00 Saturday, September 24, 2011 07:00 – 16:00* Saturday, September 24, 2011 16:00 – 20:00** – *All stand construction must be completed by 16:00 on

Saturday, September 24, by which time aisles must be cleared of Exhibition material, empty boxes and crates. Trucks should have left the Exhibition area.

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– **Only stand decoration is allowed during this time. All Exhibition stands must be fully operational by 16:00 on Saturday, September 24, for the opening of the Technical Exhibition to the ERS Barcelona Congress delegates at

09:00 on Sunday, September 25. – Times may be subject to change.

Dismantling of standsWednesday, September 28, 2011 12:00 – 22:00 Thursday, September 29, 2011 07:00 – 18:00 – No prior dismantling is allowed. – Times may be subject to change.

Stands Hall 1, the Exhibition Hall, is a high-ceiling area centrally located between all Symposia rooms, which facilitates smooth loading and a wide variety of stand configurations: – Island sites (free built) – Peninsula sites (free built) – In-line sites (shell scheme) Shell scheme is available to all

stands and is charged as an additional cost via an order form provided in the Exhibition Service Kit.

Prices – Cost per square metre (sqm): EUR 598 (excluding VAT) – Waste disposal fee: EUR 2.50 per sqm – The minimum Exhibition space that can be hired is 9 sqm

at the price of EUR 598 per sqm + Dutch VAT (currently 19% in 2011). The corresponding invoices will also be issued in EUR. The rental is for bare floor space only and

or installations.

Distribution of promotional documentsDisplay of any material (flyers, posters, etc.) must be done on the exhibitor’s stand.

Non-exhibitors are not allowed to display any material

in any location of the Congress venue unless expressively approved by the ERS.

Activities on exhibition stands While demonstration of an Exhibitor’s products is perfectly acceptable on the stand, Exhibitors are not allowed to organise/advertise workshops or “Meet the Professor” type sessions (or any other scheduled event that might conflict with ERS Scientific Programme ).

Clinical Resource AreaAn area has been set aside for sponsors who wish to have a presence at the Congress in a non-branded environment. The area is situated outside the main exhibition area and is designed to offer a quieter non-commercial environment for those wishing to discuss clinical and scientific matters, meet existing and new investigators, identify healthcare needs and further scientific debate. The minimum size for a booth in this

Price: EUR 598 per m2 V.A.T.

Meeting Rooms and CateringMeeting rooms will be available within the congress centre on a daily/hourly rate. The meeting rooms are set up in a board room or theatre style and are specifically for internal meetings and small meetings with existing business partners. Scientific or educational presentations, ‘Meet the Professor’ type events and any scheduled activity that could compete with the scientific programme are strictly forbidden. Sponsors are asked to contact [email protected] with any queries pertaining to the above regulation.

For information on bespoke lounges and catering please contact [email protected]

FULL DETAILED INFORMATION RELATED TO THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE EXHIBI-TION CAN BE FOUND IN THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR EXHIBITORS (available on www.ersnet.org)

area is 50 sqm.

therefore does not include any wall panels, carpet, furniture

SponSoRShIpAdvertising Opportunities

ImpoRtant datES to REmEmbERdeCember 1, 2010Deadline for Amsterdam Congress website sponsorship

marCh 4, 2011Deadline for advertising in the Advance Programme

may 13, 2011Deadline for pre-Congress mailing application

June 17, 2011Deadline for pre-Congress mailing documents’ submissionEarly bird deadline for bag insert applicationDeadline for advertising in the Final Programme, Buyers’ Guide to Respiratory Care Products and Breathe

July 17, 2011Deadline for bag insert application

July 29, 2011External advertising order deadline

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SponSoREd SERvIcES and ItEmS

Sponsored itemsPriority on sponsorship of the items listed below will be

granted to the sponsor that supported the same item during the Barcelona Congress 2010.

Pre-congress mailing • Promotional inserts are mailed to all pre-registered

delegates approximately 4 weeks prior to the Congress. • The documents will be included in a special “ERS

Amsterdam Congress Information” envelope. • This communication will be sent to a minimum of 11,000

delegates. • The maximum weight for the insert is 20 g and the

maximum size is A5. All content must receive prior approval of the ERS.

Price: CHF 6,000 Price if combined with a bag insert: CHF 4,500 Deadline for application: May 13, 2011 Deadline for document submission: June 17, 2011

Bag inserts • Corporate inserts can be placed insi de the ERS 2011

Congress official bag (minimum 17,000 bags). • Companies can advertise their Evening Symposium,

Exhibition or any other activity to all active participants during the Congress.

• Maximum format A4. • All content must receive prior approval of the ERS.

Price: • Document less than 4 pages, including covers: CHF 10,000 • Early bird (for confirmation by June 17, 2011): CHF 9,000 • Document up to 10 pages, including covers: CHF 14,500 • Early bird (for confirmation by June 17, 2011):

CHF 13,500 Deadline for application: July 15, 2011 Deadline for document submission: August 12, 2011

congress bag • The logo of the exclusive sponsor will appear inside the

delegates’ bags. • The bag design and style are chosen by the Congress

Committee. Many participants like to keep their bag after the Congress as a souvenir, thereby maintaining corporate visibility in the longer term.

• A name tag bearing a brand or corporate logo can also be included with this sponsorship.

Price on request.

note pads and pens • Note pads and pens with the company’s logo and

promotional message will be placed in every Congress bag. • The design must receive prior approval of the ERS. Deadline for application: July 22, 2011 Deadline for document submission: August 12, 2011Price: CHF 9,000

Post-it tags dispenser on the front cover of the Final Programme • This box of mini adhesive tags will be attached to the

front cover of the Final Programme and provide the opportunity for participants to mark important pages for easy reference. The sponsor may print a brand or corporate logo on each tag inside the box.

• Material to be provided directly by the sponsor. • The design must receive prior approval of the ERS. Price for inclusion: CHF 19,000

Final Programme bookmark • A bookmark will be placed in the Final Programme to

allow participants to mark an important page for easy reference. The sponsor may print a brand or corporate logo on the bookmark.

• Material to be provided directly by the sponsor. • The design must receive prior approval of the ERS. Price on request.


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Sponsored services Priority on sponsorship of the services listed below is granted to the sponsor that supported the same service during the Amsterdam Congress 2010.

abstracts on cD-roM • The ERS will produce 17,500 copies of the Congress

abstracts on CD-ROM. • 10,000 copies will be distributed from the stand of the

company sponsoring this service and 7,500 will be sent to ERS members and libraries after the Congress.

• The sponsor’s logo will appear prominently on the CD-ROM.

• Branded advertising is also permitted on the inside and the back of the CD case.

• A voucher bearing the company’s logo will be placed in every delegate’s bag for pick up of the CD-ROM from the sponsor’s stand.

• Two hostesses will distribute the CD-ROMS from the sponsor’s stand at ERS’s cost.

• The sponsorship will be acknowledged in the Advance Programme and the Final Programme with the company logo appearing next to the information concerning this service.

Price on request.

e-communication area • This prime position will be promoted as the

E-communication Area and the sponsor will be prominently acknowledged in the Congress centre.

• The sponsoring company can benefit from maximum visibility with branding on every screensaver (subject to ERS approval) and on ERS signage.

• The ERS will provide up to 80 computers as well as staffing. • The sponsorship will be acknowledged in the Advance

Programme and the Final Programme with the company logo appearing next to the information concerning this service.

• The sponsorship includes a full-page colour advertisement in the Final Programme.

• In addition, the sponsoring company will also be entitled to insert a document free of charge in the Congress bag.

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abstract Print Zone • This prime position will be promoted as the Abstract Print

Zone and the sponsor will be prominently acknowledged in the Congress centre.

• The sponsoring company can benefit from maximum visibility, with branding on every screensaver (subject to ERS approval) and on ERS signage.

• The ERS will provide a minimum of 28 computers and printers as well as staffing.

• The sponsorship will be acknowledged in the Advance Programme and the Final Programme with the company logo appearing next to the information concerning this service.

• The sponsorship includes a full page colour advertisement in the Final Programme.

• In addition, the sponsoring company will also be entitled to insert a document free of charge in the Congress bag.

• The company sponsoring the Abstract Print Zone has the opportunity to have its branding on folders given out to delegates.

Price on request.

ers connect This service will offer delegates access to the internet via free WIFI within the Congress venue. Fixed terminals and laptop workshops and power points for delegates with computers will also be available.• The sponsor will be prominently acknowledged at these

points. • The sponsor will have the opportunity to benefit from

branding visibility via the provision of screensavers to be

presented on the static terminals and mouse pads for use at the workstations.

• The sponsor will be acknowledged in the Advance Programme and Final Programme.

• Presentation of a full-page colour advertisement in the Final Programme is included in the sponsorship.

• The sponsor will be allowed to insert a free document in the Congress bag.

Price on request.

For further sales information concerning sponsored items and services, kindly contact Steve Sealy: E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +41 212130161 For further logistical information concerning sponsored items and services, kindly contact Sabine Fourmy: E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +41 212130163


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advERtISIng oppoRtunItIES

EXTERNAL ADVERTISING Advertising opportunities external to the geographical confines of the Congress venue, which delegates will see on their way to and from the Congress. Deadline: July 29, 2011 Price on request.

ERS CONGRESS WEBSITE www.erscongress2011.comAll registration, abstract submission and access to the online scientific programme, educational programme and details of accommodation will now only be possible through our new website. There will be a great deal of traffic through this portal. Exclusive sponsorship on selected pages of this service is available. Price: CHF 45,000

Publications online banner advertising Opportunities exist for companies to advertise on selected areas of the ERS website. Advertising can be geotargeted and limited to an agreed number of page impressions.

Deadline to option a package: June 2011, although interested parties are advised to enquire in advance of this date. Price on request.

advertisement in the advance Programme Published in April 2011 and mailed to approximately 45,000 potential participants, the Advance Programme consists of 100 pages of information about the ERS Congress. Deadline for reservation: March 4, 20111 full-page colour: CHF 5,500 (base price) Covers: from CHF 9,000

advertisement in the Final Programme Approximately 400 pages including the detailed contents of all scientific sessions day by day, and Exhibitors’ guide section. Distributed on site. Deadline for reservation: June 17, 20111 full-page colour: CHF 5,500 (base price) Covers: from CHF 8,000

advertisement in the Buyers’ guide to respiratory care Products Comprehensive guide to respiratory equipment and care products. Approximately 120 pages. It will be inserted into the Congress bags and is now available online in an interactive format at www.ERSBuyersGuide.org Deadline for reservation: June 17, 2011Prices start from CHF 400 1 full-page colour: CHF 4,500 (base price) Covers: from CHF 6,500

advertisement in Breathe The September issue will be distributed on site to all ERS Amsterdam Congress participants. Published quarterly. Deadline for advertising in the September issue: June 18, 2011 1 full-page colour: CHF 4,350 (base price) Covers: from CHF 5,600

advertisement in the european respiratory Journal Issues published in the months preceding the Congress will be available free for participants on the ERS stand during the ERS Amsterdam Congress. Published monthly. Monthly deadline: 5 weeks prior to the publication date. 1 full-page colour: CHF 3,900 (base price)

For all advertising opportunities, please contact Steve Sealy: E-mail: [email protected] – Tel: +41 212130161

congRESSInformation

ImpoRtant datES to REmEmbERfebruary 24, 2011Abstracts submission deadline

June 24, 2011Last guaranteed date for hotel reservation via ERS accommodation organisers

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ScIEntIfIc pRogRammE ovERvIEW

(All information to be confirmed in the Advance Programme, scheduled for publication in April 2011)

Saturday, September 24, 2011 24 Postgraduate Courses including curriculum courses and educational workshops, all in English.

Sunday, September 25 to Wednesday, September 28, 2011The scientific programme will consist of 20 sessions in parallel, including:• 65 Symposia, including Hot Topics, Grand Rounds and

Year in Review sessions;• Free Communication sessions – 75 Oral Presentation

sessions, 65 E-communication sessions and 150 Thematic Poster sessions;

• Sponsored Evening Symposia and Practical Workshops.

Symposia The symposia will cover the most recent topics on research and clinical practice, including: • Epidemiology of COPD exacerbations• Upcoming endoscopic techniques• Exercise strategies for chronic respiratory disease • How non-invasive ventilation changed our practice • Mechanical ventilation approaches • Endoplasmic reticulum stress signalling in lung disease • Non-CPAP therapies in obstructive sleep apnoea • In vivo imaging • Bronchoscopy in the intensive care unit • Accelerated lung ageing in COPD • Management of work-related asthma • Lung disease in children • Lung transplantation• Lower respiratory tract infections• Non-tuberculous mycobacterial infections• Mediastinal tumours • Vasculitis and the lung • Molecular biomarkers in lung diseases • Epigenetics and lung disease • Cardiopulmonary exercise testing • Pulmonary hypertension• Prognostic and predictive factors in lung cancer • Asthma outcomes: standardising measures for clinical

research • Smoking cessation advances • Interventional bronchoscopy in children • Promising ways to treat cystic fibrosis • Pleural empyema • Treatment of emphysema • Non-pharmacological management of COPD

exacerbations

• Dyspnoea • Macrophage heterogeneity in respiratory diseases • Tuberculosis research in Europe • Chronic bronchial infection• Small airways in COPD and asthma • Lung cancer management

Core curriculum postgraduate courses (provisional course titles) • Home care and self management in pulmonary

rehabilitation: two of a kind?• Interventional pulmonology• Funtional lung imaging to describe regional lung function

disturbances• Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) for stable hypercapnic

COPD recent advances and practical considerations• Genomics and proteomics of lung disease• Improving skills in cardiopulmonary exercise testing• Asthma versus COPD: emerging similarities and

differences• Update of phenotypes of asthma and COPD• Paediatric asthma: state of the art• Long term noninvasive ventilation in children• Risk stratification and treatment of lower respiratory tract

infections• MDR-/XDR-TB: update on clinical management• Stem cells for acute and chronic lung disease: from bench

to clinical reality• ECMO and CO2 removal in lung disease: back to the

future?• How to set up and deliver a smoking cessation service in a

pulmonology department?• Emerging infections: educational perspectives • Combined modality treatment for early stage non-small

cell lung cancer • Early detection of COPD, benefits and problems• Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)• Assessing respiratory muscle strength: an interactive

course• Management of thoracic tumours in practice: a HERMES

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• An update on pleural problems• Joint ERS/ACCP PG (to be confirmed at 2010 Barcelona

Congress)

“Meet the Professor” SeminarsThe ERS School is also continuing the “Meet the Professor” Seminars in Barcelona. These sessions, running from Sunday to Tuesday lunchtime, will enable groups of up to 40 participants to discuss certain topics with the specialists.

The preliminary topics are:• Rehabilitation as part of lung cancer management?• Lung ultrasound in critically ill patients• Regulation of immune tolerance in the lung• How to select OSA patients for upper airway interventions• Management of severe asthma• Is the increase in asthma prevalance over in Europe? And

worldwide?• Primary ciliary dyskinesia: current state of the art• Post-transplant infections: diagnosis and treatment• Long term weaning: nursing challenges• Antibiotic treatment of exacerbations of COPD: when,

why… and how?• What is the optimal lymph node staging algorithm in

locoregional NSCLC? • Cardiovascular disease in asthma and COPD• Strategies for treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis• Adenosine receptors and asthma• Beta-blockers in respiratory medicine

call foR abStRactS Abstract submission deadline: February 24, 2011

Abstracts should be submitted electronically directly on the ERS website at www.ersnet.org, as of December 2010. Paper submissions are no longer accepted.

Abstracts will be accepted for Free Communication sessions, with the Scientific Programme Committee reserving the right to allocate abstracts to Oral Presentation, E-communication or Thematic Poster sessions. Notice of selection will be given in May 2011; scheduled format and time of presentation are communicated by the end of June.

All accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement of the European Respiratory Journal (electronic version only). Abstracts will also be available on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM will be sent to all subscribers of the Journal. Publication in the Abstract Book or Final Programme requires registration by at least one author. Correspondence and further information regarding awards and sponsorship will be sent to the corresponding author only. If you intend to apply for ERS sponsorship once your abstract has been accepted, please ensure you are the corresponding author of the abstract.

Online submissionOnline submission allows you to create an account with a username and password, and then to enter your abstract and

save it. Once saved, you can return to your online abstract and edit or update it until you feel it is ready for submission. All abstracts must be submitted by the deadline of February 24, 2011. To submit your abstract online, go to www.ersnet.org and follow the instructions.

Late-breaking abstractsThe ERS will open an online submission for late-breaking abstracts from the end of April 2011. Late-breaking abstracts must contain novel data that has not been presented elsewhere. Additional information (including submission fee and deadline) and online submission will be available on the ERS website (www.ersnet.org).

REgIStRatIon

Pre-registration Registration for the Congress can be made from April 20111 by using the online registration service available on the ERS website (www.erscongress2011.org).

The Advance Programme, scheduled to be published in April 2011, will contain detailed Congress registration information.

Under 35The registration fee for participants aged under 35 carries the same entitlements as full participants. Under 35 registration fee is valid if you are born after January 1, 1976.

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Allied Health Professional/ScientistsDiscounts are available for: • Allied Health Professional: for example nurses,

physiotherapists, technologists and students. • Scientist: non-clinical scientists undertaking lung-related

research, post-doctorate, not medically qualified and not directly involved in patient care.

You must provide a business card, student card or letter from your employer in order to qualify for this discount. The required proof needs to be sent together with your registration form. Allied Health Professionals and Scientists have the same entitlements as active participants.

Registration fee 2011 (EUR) These prices and dates are indicative and may be subject to change

Paid up to July 8, 2011 24:00 CET

Paid from July 9, 2011

From Sept. 23, 201118:00 CET

Fees Dutch VAT not included

Early Bird

Standart On-site

Full rate 550 685 735Special CategoriesGold Registration Pack 540 675 725ERS Gold Member 405 560 610Under 35 235 345 385Allied Health Professional 220 345 395

Special CategoriesAllied Health Professional 2-day package (Saturday Sep.24 and Sunday Sep. 25 only)

265 380 430

Scientist (PhD, non-MD) 220 345 395

Accompanying Person 105 150 200Additional Courses (not included in the registration fee)Dutch VAT not included

Early Bird

Standart On-site

Postgraduate Courses* 90 120 120(including Educational Workshop ) “Meet the Professor” Seminars

65 85 85

*Delegates attending Postgraduate Courses only and NOT the ERS Congress will pay a single additional € 25 handling fee.

Registration fee includesThe registration fee for active participants includes admission to Scientific Sessions, the Exhibition and the Opening Ceremony. All active participants will also receive a Congress bag including a Final Programme and one public transportation card. Please note that Postgraduate Courses, Educational Workshops and “Meet the Professor” Seminar fees are in addition to the general registration fee.

ConfirmationOn receipt of a completed registration form and correct fee, each participant will receive an electronic confirmation of their registration. For this reason an individual e-mail address must be provided at the time of registration.

Group registrationsGroup registrations will be possible for a minimum of 10 participants. Please contact K.I.T. Group at:[email protected] for further information. Please note that the individual e-mail address of each participant is required information and must be provided at the time of registration.

PaymentAll registration fees should be paid in advance in euro (EUR) and made out to K.I.T. Group, mentioning ERS 2011. Please do not forget to indicate your first and last name on the payment. Payments can be made by :

Bank transfer Account Holder: K.I.T. Swiss AGBank: UBS SA, Case Postale, CH-1211 Geneva 2, SwitzerlandClearing No.: 240 Account No.: 240-739508.61Q Swift: UBSWCHZH80A IBAN: CH 81 0024 0240 7395 0861 Q

Please indicate “free of charge for the receiver account”, the registration number and “ERS 2011” on the bank transfer. All registration fees must reach the account of K.I.T. Group without deduction of bank fees.

Credit card Visa or Eurocard/Mastercard may be used for all credit card payments. Payment by credit card is only accepted up to a payment amount of EUR 1,500. Please note that your card will be debited in euro (EUR).

Cancellation of registrationCancellation of registration can be made up to August 14, 2011 (midnight CET). Notification of the cancellation must be sent in writing to K.I.T Group. The refund of the registration fee, less a 25% administration charge, will be made after the Congress by K.I.T. Group. There will be no refund for cancellations made after August 14, 2011.


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Name changesIndividuals may make name changes only in exceptional cases, at a cost of EUR 352. Written permission from the original participant will be required in order to process an individual name change.

Sponsors who wish to make name changes will be charged a handling fee of EUR 35 per name change. A new registration form for each replacement participant will be required before the name change can be processed.

Name changes (for individuals or groups) will be accepted by mail or by fax, by K.I.T Group until the pre-registration deadline of September 12, 2011. After this date, they must be done on site in Amsterdam.

Registration material pick-upFor those sponsors arriving before the start of the Congress to pick up their participants’ materials, the registration partner will arrange fixed appointments to be held on Thursday, September 22, 2011 and on Friday, September 23, 2011, before the official opening of the Congress. This is to enable sponsors to deal on a one-to-one basis with a registration contact, to make name changes or to add new participants as needed, in order to avoid the Saturday morning Congress crowds. Appointments will be scheduled approximately 3 weeks before the Congress; K.I.T. Group will contact the sponsors in due course.

Press registrationMedia registration is complimentary and includes all privileges of an active participant registration. Only working journalists with appropriate credentials will be admitted to the Media Centre. Publishers and representatives of sales, advertising 2 This price is indicative and may be subject to change

or marketing departments of publications or other news organisations may not register as media. No exceptions will be made.

Please refer to the website (www.ersnet.org/press) for further information. For additional information, please contact the ERS Press officer at: [email protected]

accommodatIon

Group reservationsGroup reservations (from 10 hotel rooms) will be handled by separate contracts and separate regulations. Please contact Amsterdam RAI Hotel & Travel Service directly for further information, at [email protected]

Hotel rating price range (EUR) Hotel category Single room

min/maxDouble room

min/max5 star deluxe 299/400 320/450 5 star 265/285 280/315 4 star 195/295 210/320 3 star 130/185 145/210 2 star 95/130 100/150

Each category has a minimum and a maximum rate based on single/double occupancy. All hotels offer bath or shower/WC and breakfast facilities. Hotels of 4 and 5 stars usually have a restaurant and a bar.

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VAT (19%) and excluding 5% city tax (city of Amsterdam) or 6% city tax (Schiphol Airport region). Rates are shown for standard rooms. Other types of rooms (superior, deluxe, junior suite etc.) are available on request. These prices are indicative and may be subject to change.

ReservationDue to limited room availability in Amsterdam, we advise you to make your reservation as early as possible in order to have the widest choice of available hotels.

Hotel accommodation is subject to availability and will be allocated on a “first come, first served” basis. Requests received after June 24, 2011 cannot be guaranteed, although Amsterdam RAI Hotel & Travel Service will make every effort to meet participants’ requirements.

All reservations must be made in writing by using the booking form. Telephone reservations will not be accepted.

Should the selected hotel(s) be sold out, Amsterdam RAI Hotel & Travel Service reserves the right to book a hotel in an alternative category and price range.

Payment and confirmationPlease note that, in order to secure an individual reservation

(up to 9 hotel rooms), Amsterdam RAI Hotel & Travel Service requires a guarantee in the form of a valid credit card for each individual booking.

Group reservations (from 10 hotel rooms) have 2 options;• Bed and Breakfast, which means your company prepays

room, tax and breakfast. Any additional charges have to be paid by the guests upon departure, for which they have to give a guarantee at arrival; or

• Clients, Own Account, which means your company only guarantees the rooms and your guests pay all costs upon departure. The company will guarantee the reservations by paying a 25% deposit that will be refunded afterwards. Cancellation charges and charges for no-shows will be deducted from this amount.

Changes and cancellationsAll changes and cancellations must be sent in writing (fax, letter or e-mail) to: Amsterdam RAI Hotel & Travel ServicePO Box 777771070 MS AmsterdamThe NetherlandsTel: +31 20 549 1927 Fax: +31 20 549 1546 Email: [email protected]

Please note that hotels will not accept any changes or cancellations directly.

All our bookings and transactions are subject to the UVH conditions (Uniform Condition of the Hotel and Catering Industry in the Netherlands)

Individual reservations (up to 9 hotel rooms): Cancellation costs of an individual reservation and no shows: EUR 15 administration costs per room. Cancellations should be received before 16:00 (CET) 2 days prior to arrival. Cancellations for reservations with arrival on Monday and Tuesday should be received before 16:00 (CET) on the previous Friday. For cancellations and no-shows within that period the hotel is entitled to charge for one night’s stay in one room by debiting the credit card. A few hotels charge for the entire stay. In case of no-show ,your room will be cancelled at 12 noon the following day.

group reservations (from 10 hotel rooms)• Room nights cancelled more than 3 months prior to the

first arrival date can be cancelled without charges• Room nights cancelled less than 3 months prior to the first

arrival date: 15% of the total accommodation price* will be charged to you

• Room nights cancelled less than 2 months prior to the first arrival date: 35% of the total accommodation price will be charged to you

• Room nights cancelled less than 1 month prior to the first arrival date: 60% of the total accommodation price will be charged to you

• Room nights cancelled less than 2 weeks prior to the first arrival date: 85% of the total accommodation price will be charged to you

• Room nights cancelled less than 1 week prior to the first arrival date: 100% of the total accommodation price will be charged to you

(*) the total accommodation price is the number of rooms or multiplied by the number of nights reserved.


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othER ImpoRtant InfoRmatIon

Congress venue accessibilityFrom the Amsterdam Airport to Amsterdam RAI it is 9 minutes by train and 15 minutes by taxi. From the Amsterdam RAI

railway station it is a 3 minute walk to the Amsterdam RAI. Tram 4 departs from the front of the RAI and takes about 10 minutes to reach Amsterdam city centre.

Dates and opening hoursCongress

CentreRegistration

and Speakers’ Preview Room

ERS Scientific Sessions

Evening Symposia

Exhibition

Friday, September 23, 2010 16:00–19:00Saturday, September 24, 2011 07:30–21:30 07:30–18:15 09:30–17:30*Sunday, September 25, 2011 07:30–19:15 07:30–17:30 08:30–16:45 17:15–19:15 08:30–17:00Monday, September 26, 2011 07:30–19:15 07:30–17:30 08:30–16:45 17:15–19:15 08:30–17:00Tuesday, September 27, 2011 08:00–19:15 08:00–17:30 08:30–16:45 17:15–19:15 08:30–17:00Wednesday, September 28, 2011 08:00–14:00** 08:00–14:00 08:30–12:45 08:30–12:00*Postgraduate Courses only. **No afternoon sessions. All times are subject to change.


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Catering services at Amsterdam RAIAmsterdam RAI Catering takes care of all catering services at the Amsterdam RAI. Amsterdam RAI Catering is able to cater for professional and consumer fairs, banquets and conference rooms services, and events of all kinds.

In addition, Amsterdam RAI Catering offers a wide range of bars, buffet and restaurants outlets within the venue.

Children The ERS asks delegates to refrain from taking children and accompanying persons to any Scientific Session or to the Exhibition. Registered accompanying persons and children will be welcome to relax in the various rest areas; however, children under the age of 16 years must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times. Please contact your hotel for a list of babysitters.

ERS policy on side meetings organised by the industry during the ERS Annual Congress Major sponsors and exhibitors who wish to rent side rooms for administrative meetings within the Congress venue should contact Interplan at: [email protected]

A few small meeting rooms will be available with a fixed price per full or half day. Allocation will be on a “first come, first served” basis with a priority assignment to major sponsors.

Insurance and disclaimer The ERS, Rai Amsterdam, Interplan, Amsterdam RAI Hotel & Travel Service and other Congress partners accept no liability for injuries and/or losses of whatever nature incurred by participants and/or accompanying persons, nor for loss or damage to their luggage and/or personal belongings. Please check the validity of your own insurance.

Non-smoking policyAs tobacco is the major cause of lung disease, the ERS Congress Committee thanks all participants and exhibitors for refraining from smoking in the Amsterdam RAI, including meeting rooms, Exhibition areas, poster areas, restrooms, restaurants, cafeterias, bars and within 250 metres of the main entrances/exits of the Amsterdam RAI at all times.

Legislation regarding publicity and brandingThe content of all promotional literature, hoardings, advertising and promotional material of any form used or distributed within the Congress and Exhibition venue for the duration of the Congress remains the sole legal responsibility of the sponsor/exhibitor.

It is the sponsor’s/exhibitor’s responsibility to abide by Dutch laws and to observe relevant legal regulations with regard to publicity, the handing out of samples and the sale of products. The exhibition organisers (Interplan AG) and the ERS cannot be held liable for any noncompliance.

If an exhibition stand is found to be in breach of health and safety regulations, as defined by the local country legislation and communicated by the exhibition organisers and/or the ERS, then the ERS and/or the exhibition organisers have the right to demand the necessary changes so as to adhere to the legal requirements. In the unlikely event that such changes are not made, then the exhibition authorities and/or the ERS have the right to dismantle the stand before or during the exhibition.

Lunches No official lunches will be provided for participants. Lunch facilities include cafeterias and restaurants at the Congress centre. Sandwiches and snacks can be bought from bars and several coffee/snack points.

Mobile phone policy Please respect your fellow colleagues and friends by switching off your mobile phone in all meeting and poster rooms.

Other scientific events organised by the industry The ERS forbids the organisation of scientific meetings for delegates of the Congress other than on:

• Sunday, September 25, 2011• Monday, September 26, 2011 • Tuesday, September 27, 2011

from 17:15 to 19:15, in the form of an Evening Symposium, at the Congress venue and subject to the approval of the ERS.

In addition, the ERS does not agree to any other scientific meetings for Congress delegates which take place in the Netherlands and neighbouring countries: • during the Congress dates; • 3 days prior and 3 days after the Congress dates, which

would interfere with the ERS Scientific Programme in anyway, i.e. from Wednesday, September 21 to Saturday, October 1, 2011. This is also valid for exhibitors and all partners/sponsors of the ERS Amsterdam 2011 Annual Congress.


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Press conferences/Media briefings/Press interviews/Press material Companies are welcome to organise press conferences/media briefings on site, from Sunday, 25 to Wednesday, 28 September 2011 in the official ERS Media Centre. Please note that all media activities must take place in the Media Centre and that specific rules and regulations apply. Companies have the option of displaying press material in the Media Centre during the Congress.

For additional information, please contact the ERS Press Officer at: [email protected]

Transportation Information on transportation for active participants and registered accompanying persons will be confirmed in the Advance Programme, scheduled to be published in April 2011 and available for viewing from that date at www.erscongress2011.org. It will include a transport pass of the public transport system valid for the congress period.

Social events organised by the industryIn principle, the ERS Scientific Programme Committee has no objection to social events organised alongside the Congress by companies.

One condition, however, is that these events should not take place during the hours in which scientific sessions are held (8:30 to 19:15 as guidance, to be confirmed in the Advance Programme) and preferably not before 20:00. Furthermore, as organiser of the Congress, the ERS should be informed about social events organised by the industry.

These events should not conflict with the ERS official Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception, scheduled on Saturday, September 24, from approximately 17:45 to 21:00.

All registered delegates, accompanying persons and exhibitors are cordially invited to attend the Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception.

Further information will be provided in the Advance Programme to be published in April 2011.

Publicity/Advertising in the ERS Congress venue Any advertising used in the Congress centre or related to the Congress (i.e. inserts in Congress bags, etc.) requires the approval of the ERS. After approval of advertising activity, companies need to obtain all required permits and/or licences and shall be liable for the payment of all and any taxes, duties and charges in relation to this activity. Should a claim in respect of such payment be addressed directly to the ERS Headquarters, companies will fully and completely indemnify the ERS. Putting up posters or distributing brochures outside the company stand is not allowed and any such material or activity will be systematically removed or stopped by Congress staff. For companies organising an Evening Symposium, additional advertising locations are allowed (see “Evening Symposium Organisation”). It is against ERS policy to distribute promotional material, stands or door drops in hotels.

appEndIcES

futuRE ERS EvEntS

9th lung sCIenCe ConferenCeEstoril, April 1–3, 2011

sleeP and breathIng ConferenCePrague, March 31–April 2, 2011

21st annual CongressAmsterdam, September 24–28, 2011

22nd annual CongressVienna, September 1–5, 2012

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ERS is the leading professional organisation in its field in Europe. It is broad-based, with some 10,000 members (and counting= in over 100 countries. Its scope covers both basic science and clinical medicine. ERS membership is made up of individuals working in the field of respiratory health: respiratory specialists, medical practitioners, scientists, researchers and allied health professionals, such as nurses, physiotherapists and technologists.

ERS seeks to alleviate suffering from respiratory disease and promote lung health through research, sharing of knowledge and through medical and public education. Its activities comprise organising an Annual Congress and other events, devising and making available educational materials through distance learning or seminars, and publishing a series of landmark medical journals.

The world’s largest gathering of respiratory professionalsThe ERS Annual Congress is currently the largest gathering of respiratory professionals in the world. A platform for important improvements in the understanding and treatment of lung diseases, it features speakers from among the world’s leading experts in the field. Well over 22,000 delegates attended the 2010 ERS Congress in Barcelona.

Scientific ActivitiesERS Scientific Assemblies, constituted of members with similar interests within the broad field of respiratory medicine, are at the heart of ERS. They play a major role in creating and updating ERS guidelines and statements and are key contributors to the planning of the ERS Annual Congress.

The Scientific Programme of the 2010 Congress included:

• 50 Symposia, 11 Lunchtime Sessions, 14 Hot Topic Sessions, 2 Year in Review Sessions and 8 interactive Grand Rounds.

• A total of 5013 abstracts presented during the Free Communication Sessions: 77 Oral Presentation Sessions; 66 E-communication Sessions; and 166 Thematic Poster Sessions.

• 82 Late-breaking Abstracts containing material not yet

presented elsewhere and through which presenters might gain exposure and feedback on their new findings.Other ERS events include the Lung Science Conference,

with a focus on basic science and where young clinical and non-clinical scientists are given the opportunity to present their work. The 9th Lung Science Conference, “Immune system dysregulation in chronic lung disease” will take place in Estoril, Portugal, April 1–3, 2011.

ERS and the European Sleep Research Society (ESRS) are jointly organising the first international “Sleep and Breathing” conference set to take place from March 31 to April 2, 2011 in Prague, Czech Republic. Conceived, designed and moderated by experts, the conference will focus on hands-on practical experience for practitioners and will educate participants on diagnosis, treatment and patient referral.

Continuing Medical Education and FellowshipsThe objective of the ERS School is to maintain a high level of postgraduate education in the field of respiratory health. Each year, it organises more than 40 different educational events,

notably half-day postgraduate courses, 3-day external courses, seminars and online courses. The ERS educational website is the most extensive in the field, with access to 120,000 slides and over 1,000 hours of webcasts, as well as videos and other E-learning resources. A new series of short educational videos featuring experts demonstrating medical procedures has also been developed.

ERS has recently launched CME online, a series of interactive CME modules whose aim is to provide the participant with a variety of opinions on a number of key issues in respiratory medicine. A CME certificate can be printed or downloaded in PDF format after successful completion of each module.

ERS also offers Long- and Short-term Fellowships in research and training and a significant number of travel grants. It also provides support to young scientists and researchers as well as authors of abstracts coming from the countries of Central and Eastern European to attend the Annual Congress.

The third edition of the HERMES European Examination

thE EuRopEan RESpIRatoRY SocIEtY In 2010/2011

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in Adult Respiratory Medicine pursued its success, attracting over 115 candidates from over 27 countries worldwide. The European Diploma in Adult Respiratory Medicine is reserved for candidates who have already obtained their national qualification. However, the 2010 HERMES examination in Barcelona was also open to candidates for in-training and self-assessment.

The HERMES is in constant evolution, with the syllabus for Paediatric HERMES published in March 2009 and the inaugural European examination in paediatric respiratory medicine due to take place in Amsterdam in 2011. Work is ongoing on other projects such as the training programme of the European Spirometry Driving Licence, and the syllabuses of the HERMES Critical Care and HERMES Sleep.

ERS publications ERS publications are central to achieving the main objectives of the society, those of promoting research, stimulating the exchange of knowledge and improving patient care. It publishes inter alia: • the European Respiratory Journal, its official scientific

journal, • the European Respiratory Review, the respiratory

professional’s quarterly update on medicine, science and surgery,

• the European Respiratory Monograph, clinical handbooks for the respiratory professional,

• Breathe, the respiratory professional’s source for Continuing Medical Education,

• the ERS Handbook in Respiratory Medicine, a textbook covering all key areas in respiratory medicine, and

• the ERS Buyers’ Guide. All ERS publications are available in print and online with

free access for members. Non-members can subscribe to both online and printed editions.

Advocacy One of the major concerns of the ERS is to boost public and political awareness and support public programmes in the field

of respiratory health. Two years of active campaigning saw it successfully ensure that respiratory diseases were included in the EU 7th Framework Programme, the instrument providing for financial support of research activities in the EU. Similarly, ERS has been very active in supporting the Innovative Medicine Initiative, resulting in the allocation of major funding in the area of respiratory medicine.

The Smokefree Partnership is a strategic, independent and flexible partnership between ERS, Cancer Research UK, the Institut National du Cancer and the European Heart Network. The Smokefree Partnership supports ERS work on tobacco control and promotes tobacco control advocacy and policy research at EU and national level. It is imperative to raise public awareness of the impact of lung diseases through information campaigns and educational programmes in places where it is badly needed in Europe.

The European Lung Foundation a not-for-profit organisation set up by ERS, conveys to patients and the general public the latest respiratory research in terms theycan readily understand. It testifies to the fact that ERS members share a common concern about the need for improved public information and education on lung health.

At the 2010 ERS Congress in Barcelona, the European Lung Foundation Award was presented to a group of 36 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), who signed a pledge on the Tobacco Free Europe website (www.tobaccofree.me), based on the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization. Key treaty issues whose implementation the MEPs have agreed to promote are strong measures to counter tobacco marketing, promotion and imagery; tough new measures to control tobacco smuggling; a commitment to taxation as a tool to reduce smoking prevalence; comprehensive protection from tobacco smoke; helping people to stop smoking; curtailing tobacco industry influence on tobacco control policy; and making industry accountable for its actions.

Visit our website: www.ersnet.org

In 2010, the european respIratory socIety

(ers) celebrated its 20th Anniversary!

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ERS 2010 Annual Congresstop 10 participating countries Germany 1707United Kingdom 1657France 1323Italy 1219Spain 1181United States 775Turkey 671Greece 631Switzerland 596Netherlands 591

ERS 2010 Annual Congressactive participants country Brazil 541Sweden 497Belgium 489Japan 469India 437Russian Federation 383Austria 331Norway 301Romania 290Denmark 279Poland 279Canada 269Australia 262Portugal 259Argentina 228

StatIStIcS on pREvIouS ERS congRESSES

RegistrationERS Congress total registrations from 1996 to 2010

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996

Ber

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1998

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5000

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15000

20000

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China 206Czech Republic 192Bulgaria 173Finland 169Serbia 167Ireland 147Hungary 145Slovakia 132Mexico 127Philippines 113Iran, Islamic Republic of 107Egypt 99South Africa 96Ukraine 95Indonesia 89Saudi Arabia 88Croatia 82Israel 79Slovenia 75Lithuania 73Chile 70Taiwan 68Pakistan 66Colombia 65Thailand 65Tunisia 63United Arab Emirates 63Korea, Republic of 59Albania 56Lebanon 53Singapore 47Venezuela 47Algeria 44Estonia 41New Zealand 40Georgia 37Latvia 37Cyprus 36Hong Kong, China 35Jordan 26Iceland 25Kazakhstan 24Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 24Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of 24Bosnia and Herzegovina 22Kuwait 22Belarus 20Malaysia 20Malta 19Peru 19Uruguay 19Azerbaijan 17Dominican Republic 17Moldova, Republic of 15Luxembourg 14Morocco 14Sri Lanka 13

Qatar 12Kenya 10Viet Nam 10Bahrain 8Syrian Arab Republic 8Nigeria 7Oman 7Guadeloupe 6Montenegro 6Costa Rica 5Kyrgyzstan 5Ecuador 4Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 4Uzbekistan 4Guatemala 3Mauritius 3Panama 3Paraguay 3Sudan 3Trinidad and Tobago 3Armenia 2Bangladesh 2Barbados 2Ghana 2Honduras 2Monaco 2Nepal 2Netherlands Antilles 2Réunion 2Afghanistan 1Andorra 1Cameroon 1Cape Verde 1Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 1Dominica 1El Salvador 1Ethiopia 1Guyana 1Liechtenstein 1Martinique 1Mozambique 1Namibia 1New Caledonia 1Nicaragua 1Samoa 1Yemen 1No country 76

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ERS 2010 Annual Congress Number of abstracts received per country (including late-breaking abstracts)

Albania 6Algeria 22Andorra 1Argentina 18Armenia 7Australia 101Austria 51Azerbaijan 6Bangladesh 9Belarus 44Belgium 101Bosnia and Herzegowina 11Brazil 300Bulgaria 38Canada 87Chile 14China 92Colombia 3Croatia 10

Cyprus 3Czech Republic 32Denmark 78Egypt 66Estonia 5Ethiopia 1Finland 21France 193Georgia 20Germany 297Greece 192Guadeloupe 1Guatemala 2Heard and McDonald Islands 1Hong Kong 6Hungary 38Iceland 6India 134Iran, Islamic Republic of 119Ireland 42Israel 9Italy 381Japan 267

ABSTRACTSNumber of abstracts submitted and accepted from 1996 to 2010

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2000

3000

4000

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6000

7000Submitted abstractsAccepted abstracts

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1776

2392

2300

3114

3078

3113

3084

3739

3851

3668

4109

4237

4731

5147

5281

4775

5328

5492

6751

1343

1429

1797

1804

2367

2484

2564

2463

3035

3377

3072

3450

3178

3970

4079

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3947

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1994

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1997

1998

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Submitted AcceptedAbstracts (received by first deadline of February 25, 2010) 6540 4979Late-breaking abstracts 211 82TOTAL 6751 5061

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Jordan 1Kazakhstan 26Korea 37Kuwait 1Kyrgyzstan 9Latvia 7Lebanon 3Lithuania 9Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of 50Malaysia 10Malta 7Mexico 16Morocco 9Mozambique 1Netherlands 194New Zealand 13Nigeria 5Norway 48Oman 1Pakistan 7Paraguay 2Peru 1Philippines 32Poland 152Portugal 111Republic of Korea 33Republic of Moldova 22Romania 223Russian Federation 373Rwanda 1

Saudi Arabia 7Senegal 1Serbia 125Singapore 12Slovakia (Slovak Republic) 17Slovenia 3South Africa 9Spain 341Sri Lanka 2Sudan 6Sweden 102Switzerland 96Syrian Arab Republic 7Taiwan 29Thailand 7Trinidad and Tobago 1Tunisia 78Turkey 409Ukraine 106United Arab Emirates 4United Kingdom 673United States 230Uruguay 5Uzbekistan 27Venezuela 2Viet Nam 1Zambia 1

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ExhibitorsList of 2010 exhitibors by alphabetical order

Abbott Products Operations AGActelion Pharmaceuticals LtdActivaero GmbHAdelphi Real WorldAeris TherapeuticsAerocrineAir Liquide Medical SystemsAir Products HealthcareAirSep® CorporationAirway Inflammometry Group, Firestone Institute for Respiratory HealthAllergy TherapeuticsAOTI Ltd.Apex Medical SLAptuit, Inc.ASCENT CLINICAL RESEARCH SOLUTIONSAstraZenecaBayer Schering Pharma AGBedfont Scientific LimitedBesmed Health Business Corp.BMC Medical Co.BMJ GroupBoehringer Ingelheim GmbHBoehringer Ingelheim GmbHBosch HealthcareBRAHMS GmbHCAIRE-CHARTCarburos MédicaCareFusionCellestisChiesi Farmaceutici SpaCIDELECClement Clarke InternationalCompumedics LtdCOOK MedicalCOPDforum™COSMED SrlCovidienCROS NTCRYOPALCurative MedicalDelmedica Investments (Singapore) Pte LtdDeVilbiss HealthcareDiagnostica - SpirareDIMA ITALIA SRLDMT A/SECO MEDICS AGElectromed, Inc.Eli Lilly and CompanyElsevierEmblaEpithelixERBE Elektromedizin GmbHERT

Eumedics Medizintechnik GmbHFBCommunicationFisher & Paykel HealthcareFlight Medical Forest Laboratories UK LtdFUJINON (Europe) GmbHFukuda SangyoG-FLEX Europe SprlGaleMed CorporationGANSHORN Medizin Electronic GmbHGE Healthcare/BreasGeratherm Respiratory GmbHGfK SE HealthcareGrünenthal B.V.Grupo Ferrer – Laboratorios Diater Guangdong Biolight Meditech Co., Ltd.Hans Rudolph, inc. - since 1938Hitachi Medical Systems Europe Holding AGHOFFRICHTER GmbHHSINER CO.,LTD.imtmedical ag & bellavistaINAMED ResearchINC ResearchINTRASENSEInvacareITAMAR MEDICAL LTDKARE MEDICAL Ltd. Co.Karger Publishers, SwitzerlandKarl Storz GmbH & Co. KGKarmelSonix Ltd.Lemon Medical GmbHLinde Healthcare, Linde AGLittmann / 3M Health CareLOI MEDICALLuminex EuropeLuxfer Gas CylindersM.E.C.MADA Spirometry filtersMasimo InternationalMcRobertsMEDGRAPHICSMedex ResearchMedin Medical Innovations GmbHMedisoft GroupMedlab medizinische Diagnosegeräte GmbHMERCURY MEDICALMerit Medical EndotekMesser MedicalMethapharm EuropeMIR - Medical International ResearchMSDndd Medizintechnik AGNonin Medical, Inc.Novartis Pharma AGNOVATECH SA NEW BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR LIFEnSpire healthNutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition

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Nycomed International Management GmbHOlympusOmron Healthcare Europe B.V.Orion PharmaOxford Immunotec LtdPARI GmbHPENTAX Europe GmbHPfizer Inc. Working together for a healthier world.Pfizer, Inc.PHA EUROPE - EUROPEAN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ASSOCIATIONPharmaxis Pharmaceuticals LtdPhilips RespironicsPneumRx, Inc.POWERbreathePrecision Medical Inc.PulmonxRadiometer MedicalResMed EuropeRespiratory Clinical Trials ltdSalter LabsSenTec AGSIARE ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL GROUP srlSÍBELGroupSiemens Healthcare DiagnosticsSINTESI RESEARCH SRLSleepnet Corporation

SOMNOmedics GmbHSonoSite, Inc.superDimension (Europe) GmbHTaiDoc Technology CorporationTalecris Biotherapeutics GmbHTevaTHORMEDTime Research LimitedTNI medical AGTrudell Medical InternationalTurkish Thoracic SocietyUnited Therapeutics Europe, Ltd.Uptake Medical CorpUpToDateVapotherm IncVega Technologies Inc.Vertex Pharmaceuticals IncorporatedVision-Sciences, Inc.VitalAire - Air LiquideVitalograph LtdVitaltec CorporationVIVISOL srlVRV GroupWeinmannWiley BlackwellWisepress Bookshop

International scientific Societies

American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) American Thoracic Society (ATS) Asian Pacific Society of Respirology (APSR)Associación Latinamericana del Tórax (ALAT) Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Pan African Thoracic Society (PATS)

Major Sponsors List of acknowledgement

Actelion Pharmaceuticals AstraZenecaBayer Schering PharmaBoehringer IngelheimChiesi FarmaceuticiDanone NutriciaEli LillyGlaxoSmithKlineIntermuneMSDNovartis PharmaNycomedPfizer IncPfizer International OperationsPfizer LtdTalecris BiotherapeuticsUnited Therapeutics

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Evening Symposium Request Form 2011 To be returned by November 30, 2010

Important: Kindly refer to “Allocation by the ERS of major sponsors’ choices for Evening Symposia/Exhibition” in the

section “Evening Symposium Organisation” for further information. Fill in one form per Evening Symposium organised.

First choice

Sunday, Sept. 25 /17:15–19:15

Monday, Sept. 26 /17:15–19:15

Tuesday, Sept. 27 / 17:15–19:15

Rooms*

Room 2,500 seats Room 800 seats Room 500 seats


Room 1,500 seats Room 700 seats


Room 800 seats Room 500 seats

Second choice

Sunday, Sept. 25 /17:15–19:15

Monday, Sept. 26 /17:15–19:15

Tuesday, Sept. 27 / 17:15–19:15

Rooms*






Third choice

Sunday, Sept. 25 /17:15–19:15

Monday, Sept. 26 /17:15–19:15

Tuesday, Sept. 27 / 17:15–19:15

Rooms*






Priority in allocation of choices: Evening Symposium Date Room

Exhibition

Company name .........................................................................................................................

Topic/title of the symposium ...................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................

Contact person ..........................................................................................................................

Address.....................................................................................................................................

Tel................................................................Fax ......................................................................

E-mail ..........................................................Date and signature ...............................................

*Naming of rooms will be confirmed at a later stage.

ORDER FORM FOR EXHIBITION SPACE Please complete and return this form to the Professional Exhibition Organiser either by mail or fax

INTERPLAN AGc/o ERS Annual Congress 2011 PEO Deadline: By November 30, 2010 for Major SponsorsLandsberger Straße 155 First-come, fi rst-served basis for Non-Major SponsorsDE-80687 Munich, Germany Tel: +49 89 54 82 34 34, Fax: +49 89 54 82 34 45E-mail: [email protected]

Details of the Exhibitor Company/Organisation Name:

Address:

City: County/State:

Country: Postcode/Zip code:

Tel: Fax:

E-mail: Website:

Contact person Ms Mrs Mr

Position: E-mail (if different):

Order number necessary: yes no Order number

Order number will be provided later on (within 4 weeks after booking at the latest)

Stand requirementsWe order as follows: sqm exhibition space at ERS Amsterdam 2011

Price per sqm EUR 598,- (+ satutory sales tax according to european regulations), minimum size: 9sqm

Requested size: m by m

(measurements are meant as outside measurements and must be given in full metres only)

Preferred location: 1st choice: 2nd choice: 3rd choice:

Preferred choice valid for stand with more than 20 sqm by end of February 2011 (please indicate zone, see Exhibition zone plan)

Co-Exhibitor Company Name:

Co-Exhibitor fee is EUR 1.295,- plus satutory sales tax according to european regulations

You will fi nd the guidelines to data protection below. We ask you to read these and to confi rm here as follows: I hereby declare my consent that all the information made by me to my person within the handling of the above mentioned congress fi led, stored, processed and the demands made above can correspondingly be passed onto a third party.

Signature of offi cial representative:

Print Name: Date:

This application is a binding agreement depending on exhibition space and availability and according to the Rules and Regulations for ERS Annual Meetings. The ERS/PEO has the right to adjust the requested stand size according to the overall conception. By signing this form we, our directors, principals and employees and our contractors accept the contents of the prospectus, including all terms and conditions, rules and regulations contained therein and the rules and regulations of the location.

Data protection notice: Our company handles all personal data according to the laws of § 4 under the Federal Data Protection Act. For your registration to the Congress the collecting, saving and processing of your personal data is imperative. This is done solely as a means to the organisation and completion of the event. Your data will only be passed onto a third party, who is directly involved with the running of the Congress and when the organisational procedure makes this necessary (e.g. operator, congress center). The legislator requires us to obtain your consent. The registration to the congress is not possible if we do not get this.

I hereby declare my consent that all the information made by me to my person within the handling of the above mentioned congress is fi led, saved, processed and the demands made above can correspondingly be passed onto a third party.

Amsterdam 2011EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY SOCIETY

ANNUAL CONGRESS Netherlands, 24 - 28 septemberERS

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IMPORTANT COMPANY DETAILS Please return this form together with your booking form and specify if invoice address or postal address where the contract and invoice should be sent is different from the details of the Exhibitor address. Please also provide VAT Number in every case and order number if necessary to make the process as smooth as possible. Thank you in advance for your kind assistance.

Company address to be mentioned in the contract:

Company:

Address:

ZIP: City/Country:

Postal address the contract has to be sent to (in case it is someone different from the contact person):

Company:

Contact person:

Address:

ZIP: City/Country:

Invoice address (important: complete company name, e.g. Company XY GmbH & Co. KG):

Company:

Contact person:

Address:

ZIP: City/Country:

Value added tax identifi cation number (only for companies of the EU):

Postal address the invoice has to be sent to (e.g. address of the sales representative):

Company:

Contact person:

Address:

ZIP: City/Country:

Company details to be mentioned at the Advanced Programme and on the website:(e.g. XY-Pharma AG, Ravensburg, DE). For the Exhibitors‘ Guide you‘ll receive further information.

City, Date Signature / Stamp

I confi rm that the above information is correct.

Please note: If specifi ed details are not available to us, the ERS/PEO will only use the information that we currently have on record, and cannot guarantee the completeness or correctness of the contents. For subsequent changes of the invoice/contract addresses a handling fee

of € 150,00 will be charged.

The PEO on behalf of the ERSINTERPLAN Congress, Meeting & Event Management AG, Landsberger Straße 155, DE-80687 Munich, Germany

Tel: +49 (0) 89 / 54 82 34-34, Fax: +49 (0) 89 / 54 82 34-45 ERS _11_55

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