7TH CONGRESS OF THE EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION
FOR PALLIATIVE CARE

Palermo, Sicily, April 1 - 5, 2001

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WELCOME NOTE
TIMETABLE
ADDITIONAL MEETINGS
TOPICS OF PARALLEL SESSIONS
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
COMPANY SPONSORED
SYMPOSIA
GENERAL INFORMATION
TRANSPORTATION
SOCIAL PROGRAM
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS PROGRAMME
ACCOMMODATION AND TOURS
OPTIONAL FULL DAY EXCURSIONS
POST CONGRESS TOUR
COLLECTIVE MEMBERS ASSOCIATIONS
FUNDING FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN PARTICIPANTS

GENERAL INFORMATION

LOCATION

Fiera del Mediterraneo, Via A. Sadat, 13, 90142 Palermo, Sicily
Tel: +39 091 6209 111
Fax: +39 091 6209 148
E-mail: fierapal@tin.it

REGISTRATION / HOSPITALITY / INFORMATION / TRAVEL / SECRETARIAT DESKS

Registration desks will be situated at the Fiera for the duration of the Congress.
Opening hours:

Sunday, April 1 13:00 - 20:00 
Tuesday, April 3 08:30 - 18:00
Monday, April 2  08:30 - 18:00 
Wednesday, April 4  08:30 - 18:00

BADGE

On registering you will receive your Congress kit in which you will find your name badge. You are kindly requested to wear your badge during all Congress sessions and events.

EXHIBITION OPENING HOURS

Monday, April 2  09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday, April 3  08:30 - 18:00
Wednesday, April 4 08:30 - 18:00

MAIL / MESSAGES / MEDICAL ASSISTANCE / LOST & FOUND

Please apply to the Information Desk.

LANGUAGE

Lectures will be in English. Simultaneous translation from English into French and Italian will be available in Halls A and B.

PROJECTION FACILITIES

All session halls will be equipped with slide projection and data projection. If you are using your laptop for data projection, please make sure you bring it to the session hall during the break preceding your session in order to familiarize the projector with it. Speakers should check their slides and arrange them in the carousel at the “Speakers Ready Room” no later than 30 minutes prior to the beginning of their session. Please collect them immediately afterwards.

POSTERS

Posters will be on display on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and will change every day. Your poster should be displayed as per the Board No. in the Program. Posters are to be mounted from 07:45 to 08:30 on your assigned day. Please remove your poster at the conclusion of sessions on your assigned day. Poster presenters are requested to be present at their poster board during coffee breaks. The Organizing Committee will not be responsible for posters that are not removed on time.
A prize will be presented to the Best Poster on the occasion of the Closing Ceremony.
Prize: One-year free subscription to Journal of Supportive Care in Cancer.

LUNCHES

The lunches are not included in Registration Fees. Light lunches will be sold in the exhibition/poster pavilion.

CME

The Congress is approved by the Royal College of Physicians of London for CME, up to 20 credits for full attendance at the Congress.

The VII EAPC Congress has been approved by the Italian Ministry of Health for 20 CME credits.

ESMO

ESMO Members can obtain 18 ESMO-MORA points - category 1

CERTIFICATES OF ATTENDANCE

The Certificate of Attendance is included in your participant kit.

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

A list of participants who have registered prior to the Congress is displayed on the bulletin board. Please amend/add your name and address to the list.

ACCOMMODATION AND TOURS

La Duca Viaggi Int., the official Congress local ground travel agent, will operate a Hospitality Desk during the Congress. Participants requiring additional hotel accommodation, tours by coach or by private vehicles with driver/guide, car rentals, etc. should apply to the Hospitality Desk at their earliest convenience.
La Duca Viaggi Int.
Taormina, Sicily
Tel: +39 09 4262 5255
Fax: +39 09 4262 5256,
E-mail: ldvta@dimtel.nti.it

ORGANIZERS

Kenes International - Professional Congress Organizers (PCO) and International Association Management
P.O. Box 50006 Tel Aviv 61500, Israel
Tel: 972 3 5140018/9
Fax: 972 3 5140077 or 972 3 5172484
E-mail: eapc@kenes.com


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