The Congress will take place at the Palais des Congrès (Paris Convention Centre) which is ideally located in the western part of the Capital, only 10 minutes away from the Champs-Elysées, the Arc de Triomphe or the Eiffel Tower. It is easily accessible: by car (Parking Porte Maillot under the Convention Centre), by local city bus (lines: 82.73.43.244.PC), by metro (line 1) or by RER (Paris Suburban Express Metropolitan Network, line C). Therefore, there is no need for a shuttle bus service organised by the Congress from the official congress hotels to the Convention Centre.

IMPORTANT: due to some ongoing renovation works at the Porte Maillot Station, access to and from the METRO LINE 1 and RER C platforms is currently NOT possible through the corridor located at the LEVEL A of the Palais des Congrès.
The access to the METRO LINE 1 and RER C platforms is through the Avenue de la Grande Armée entrance ONLY which is located on the Place Maillot.
From there you need to walk a very short distance to reach the Congress Welcome Desk area, situated on level 0 of the Palais des Congrès.

Official language

The Congress being organised by an International Academy, it will take place in the English language.

Congress Office

Before and after the meeting:

EADV PARIS 2008 c/o MCI - 24, rue Chauchat
75009 Paris - France
Tel.: +33 (0) 1 53 85 82 70
Fax: +33 (0) 1 53 85 82 83

Email:

General information: info@eadvparis2008.com

Scientific Programme: scientific@eadvparis2008.com

Registrations & Accommodation: registration@eadvparis2008.com

Exhibition & Sponsorship: exhibition@eadvparis2008.com

On-site Secretariat: LEVEL 0 of the Palais des Congrès

Wednesday, 17th September 2008 :	7:00 - 20:00
Thursday, 18th September 2008 :	7:00 - 18:30
Friday, 19th September 2008 :	7:00 - 18:30
Saturday, 20th September 2008 :	7:00 - 18:30

Congress documentation will be available there for pre-registered delegates and for anyone wishing to register on site.

Badge

A name badge is provided with your registration documents upon arrival at the Palais des Congrès.
For security and regulation purposes, the wearing of the badge is compulsory at all times both inside the Palais des Congrès and at all official events organised within the context of the Congress.
Please remember: your badge contains encoded details on your registration; you will be asked to show it at each meeting room entrance in order to be scanned by dedicated staff members and so collect attendance information for CME credits counting purposes.

The badges colour codes are:

EADV MEMBER:	GREEN	ACCOMPANYING PERSON:	PURPLE
NON MEMBER:	BLUE	WEDNESDAY ONLY SESSIONS:	WHITE
PRESS:	YELLOW	STAFF:	BLACK
EXHIBITOR:	RED

Congress bag

Each participant is entitled to a Congress bag that has to be collected at the CONGRESS BAGS counter (level 0, Palais des Congrès) upon presentation of the corresponding voucher.

A certificate of attendance

will be handed over to all pre-registered and on-site registered attendees.

Exhibition

The exhibition is open to all registered attendees (not to accompanying persons) and is held on the 3 levels of the Palais des Congrès (please refer to listing and floor plans starting
page 22).

It is a comprehensive showcase of the latest developments in the pharmaceutical field, technology, and equipment and a unique opportunity for learning, information sharing and networking.

To guide them through the exhibition, participants will find in the Congress bag, a very practical exhibition directory in which are listed contact details and profile for each
exhibiting company.

● Official Exhibition Opening:

Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 8:00 pm.

● Exhibition opening hours:

Thursday, September 18, 2008 from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm.
Friday, September 19, 2008 from 8:30 am to 6:00 pm.
Saturday, September 20, 2008, from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Access to the exhibition is by badge only.

What's on which floor?

Download the floor plans, click here.

LEVEL 4	Salon Concorde - AGM (Annual General Meeting of the EADV)
LEVEL 3	Amphitheatres Bordeaux and Havane Conference and meeting rooms numbered in the 300 series Main sponsors hospitality suites – Hall Bordeaux Exhibition – Hall Havane Rest areas Cyber Centre 2
LEVEL 2	Amphitheatre Bleu, Room Maillot Conferences and meeting rooms numbered in the 200 series Press centre Speakers preview room and Scientific Secretariat Exhibition – Hall Maillot EADV Booth Rest areas
LEVEL 1	Posters Area - Hall Paris, Hall Neuilly and Hall Ternes Posters Welcome Desks Conferences and meeting rooms numbered in the 100 series Room Passy Exhibition – Hall Passy Press conferences room Rest areas Cyber Centre 1 Exhibitors storage rooms - Hall Ternes
LEVEL 0,5	Access to Grand amphitheatre Cloakroom
LEVEL 0	17th EADV Congress meeting point Welcome, pre-registration and on-site registration area Congress bags, Social Events and Tours CME desk, Press Registration Exhibitors welcome desk Restaurants, snack-bars Shopping Gallery Access to the metro and RER
LEVEL A	Access to parking Shopping Gallery Restaurants, snack-bars, ATM

Liability disclaimer

The Organisers cannot be held liable for any hindrance or disruption of Congress proceedings arising from political, social or economic events or any other unforeseen incidents beyond their control.
The Organisers will accept no liability for any personal injuries sustained or for loss or damage to property belonging to Congress participants, either during or as a result of the Congress or during all tours and events.
Registration of a participant entails acceptance of these conditions.

Breaks & lunches

Breaks and lunches are NOT included in the registration fees. Sandwiches and snacks can be purchased at the Congress Centre at all times.

Transport

Each registered attendee and accompanying person will be given a metro & bus pass upon arrival at the Congress Welcome Desk.
This pass will allow travel on all public transportation within downtown Paris during the entire duration of the Congress.

The CME-CPD committee of EADV and UEMS

Some years ago, the term of “continuing professional development” (CPD) was introduced to underline the lifelong learning obligation of each doctor. CPD is used more and more frequently and is also being introduced in national laws on medical professions.

In 1958, UEMS (Union des Médecins Spécialistes, Union of Medical Specialists) was founded for the harmonisation and coordination of postgraduate training (PGT) and CME-CPD in Europe. Each European medical discipline is represented by its Section & Board with two delegates per country, including the countries of EU and EFTA as full members and some associate members (Azerbaijan, Croatia, Georgia, Israel and Turkey).

UEMS also provides a system for a consensus in accreditation through its EACCME (European Accreditation Council for CME). The accreditation unit is the ECMEC (European CME Credit). One hour of continuing educat ion (CME) is one ECMEC. Because it is considered that nobody would sit for eight hours or more per day in a lecture hall, the maximum of ECMECs per day is limited to 6, and to a maximum of 3 per half day.

The ECMEC is subsidiary to national credits. If a participant comes from a country where a maximum of credits is not limited by the National Accreditation Authority (NAA), he or she may claim the total of hours attended. The NAA can be contacted in case of any doubt.
EADV offers an individual CME-CPD participation through the barcode on participant badges which will be scanned by hostesses as participants enter session rooms. A minimum of 25 minutes session attendance is required to qualify for CME-CPD accreditation of that session and each medical specialist will be accredited only with the actual hours spent in sessions as recorded by the scanning process. A speaker/session evaluation form for each session will be
available at the entrance(s) to each session room and should be completed and duly eposited at the end of each lecture. The form is only available at the time of the session.

You are encouraged to pass by the CME-CPD Checkpoint located next to Registration if you have any questions. CME certificates will be available to you for a period of one year from the event (until 2010). It is your responsibility to download your certificate at www.eadvparis2008.com for processing with your national authority. For the download you will need to enter your registration number and family name both of which appear on your badge (please retain these numbers). Certificates will no longer be mailed. Hard copies are no longer available.

It is envisaged to give speakers access to their personal evaluation data via EADV through the Congress statistics. These are generally available several months after the event. In addition, it is also envisaged to publish in the EADV News,
the top ten lists of speakers and topics.

The accreditation

EADV has calculated the Paris programme as 24 hours.
The National Accreditation Authority of the Société Française de Dermatologie (FMC) has accredited the Congress with 4 credits per half day and 8 credits per whole day.
The European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) of UEMS has accredited the Congress with a total of 18 ECMEC (one hour = 1 ECMEC, max. of 3 ECMECs per half day, max of 6 ECMECs per full day). (see above)
Please refer to the national CME authority in your country of practice for the exchange into national CME-CPD credits/points.
EACCME credits (ECMECs) are recognised by the American Medical Association towards the Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA). To convert EACCME credit to AMA PRA category 1credit, please contact the AMA.

For further information please contact our Administrative Officer, Mrs. Judith Strasser, Judith@eadv.org, or Dr. Jean-Paul A Gabbud, Chairman CME-CPD Committee of EADV jgabbud@bluewin.ch