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Congress Venue
Prague Congress Centre (PCC)
5. kvetna 65,
14021 Prague 4, Czech Republic Congress Registration Desk
The congress counter will be located on level 1 of the Prague Congress Centre. | Preliminary Opening Hours | | Sunday, 29 May 2011 | 12.00 – 19.00 h | | Monday, 30 May 2011 | 07.00 – 18.00 h | | Tuesday, 31 May 2011 | 07.00 – 18.00 h | | Wednesday, 1 June 2011 | 07.00 – 18.00 h | | Thursday, 2 June 2011 | 07.00 – 18.00 h |
Congress and Exhibition Office
Hamburg Office
Hanser & Co GmbH
Zum Ehrenhain 34
22885 Barsbüttel, Germany
Phone: +49 – 40 – 670 88 20
Fax: +49 – 40 – 670 32 83
Email: 
Poster Exhibition
Posters will be displayed from Monday, 30 May to Thursday, 2 June 2011 in the foyers nearby the technical exhibition.
Each congress day there will be one Guided Poster Tour with the best posters only. The posters selected for the Guided Poster Tour will be displayed in a special area of the congress centre. During the review of the abstracts which is done by the Local Organising Committee, the reviewers will indicate the candidates for the Guided Poster Tours. All other posters will be displayed for one entire congress day and grouped according to topics.
Information regarding poster format, set-up and dismantling will be sent to the authors along with their notification of acceptance. Technical Exhibition
The WFSBP Congress 2011 will be accompanied by a major technical exhibition taking place in the foyers of the Prague Congress Centre. Potential exhibitors can request an exhibition/sponsoring brochure from the exhibition office CPO HANSER SERVICE.
Email: | Preliminary Opening Hours | | Monday, 30 May 2011 | 09.00 – 17.00 h | | Tuesday, 31 May 2011 | 09.00 – 17.00 h | | Wednesday, 1 June 2011 | 09.00 – 17.00 h |
Final Programme
The final programme and abstracts will be published on this website prior to the congress.
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Congress Language
The official language of the WFSBP Congress 2011 is English. Simultaneous translation will not be provided. Official Italian Agency
AIM GROUP - AIM Education s.r.l.
Via G. Ripamonti, 129
I-20141 Milan
Phone: +39 02 56601.259
Fax: +39 02 70048585
Email:  AISC is the official Italian agency which is authorised to deal with Italian Health Authorities. Visa
The entry formalities for the Czech Republic vary according to the country of origin. Please address enquiries about entry and vaccination requirements to your travel agent or the local Czech consulate. Letter of Invitation
The congress will be pleased to send a formal letter of invitation to any registered delegate requesting one once the registration fee has been settled. It is understood that such an invitation is intended to help potential delegates to raise funds or to obtain a visa. This does not imply a commitment from the congress to provide any financial support. Letters of invitation may be requested from the congress office. Loss of Name Badges
The full registration fee must be paid to acquire a new name badge in the event that the name badge, which at the same time entitles the holder to attend the congress, is lost. If the attendee is later able to present the newly acquired and the previously lost name badge, the registration fee most recently paid will be refunded. Insurance
Please notice that the congress fee does not include insurance. All participants should arrange for their own insurance. Health and accident insurance is strongly recommended and will need to be purchased in the country of origin. Force Majeure
For reasons beyond its control (such as war, strikes, lockouts, riots or any such civil disturbances, any acts of God, including but not limited to earthquakes, floods, droughts and typhoons and any other cause of circumstance of whatsoever nature beyond its control that have an impact on the arrangements, timetables or planning of the WFSBP congress and its corresponding activities in Prague), WFSBP has the right to immediately alter or cancel the activities or events or any of the arrangements, timetables, plans or other items relating directly or indirectly thereto. No party involved shall be entitled to any compensation for damages that result from such alteration or cancellation. Climate
Prague‘s climate is relatively mild. In May / June, the average temperature is 22° C during the day. Fluctuation between day and night temperatures is about 10° C. Rain is quite rare in these months. Currency
The local currency is the Czech Crown (CZK). TheCzech crown is now freely convertible on world currency markets, exchange rates are fixed daily by the Czech National Bank.
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