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GENERAL INFORMATION
DATES
The XVIII Annual Meeting of the Eating Disorders
Research Society begins Thursday, September 20,
2012, and adjourns Saturday, September 22, 2012.
CONFERENCE VENUE
Centro de Congressos e Exposições
R. Nova da Alfândega
Edifício da alfândega
4050-430 Porto
T. +351 223 403 024/00
F. +351 223 403 099
www.amtc.pt
OVERVIEW
The Eating Disorders Research Society is an
international organization of researchers in the field
of eating disorders interested in anorexia nervosa,
bulimia nervosa, binge-eating disorder and obesity.
The purpose of the organization is to hold an annual
scientific meeting during which the most recent
research in the field can be presented and discussed.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Name badges and final programs will be distributed
at the Registration Desk. The Registration Desk is
located in the Convention Center Foyer and will be
open during the following hours:
Thursday • 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday • 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday • 8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
CONFERENCE DINNER
The conference dinner is Friday, September 21,
from 7:30 -11:00 PM at:
TRÊS SÉCULOS
Rua do Choupelo 250, 4400
Vila Nova de Gaia
The evening will begin with all attendees
boarding a cruise boat at the conference center
dock beginning at 7:30 PM.
There will be a 50
minute river tour of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia
followed by an arrival at Três Séculos and facilty
tour. Dinner will begin approximately at 8:30 PM.
SPEAKER READY AREA
The speaker ready area will be available to all
oral presenters to both preview and edit your
presentations if necessary. The speaker ready area
is located at the registration desk in the foyer.
No Photography Policy
The Organizing Committee has decided that
photography is not allowed except for official
conference photographers.
MOBILE (CELLULAR) TELEPHONES
As a courtesy to others, please switch off mobile
telephones during all sessions.
LOST AND FOUND
All lost and found articles will be held at the
conference registration desk.
COFFEE BREAKS
Coffee and soda breaks will be available each
morning and afternoon.
INSTRUCTIONS TO ORAL PRESENTERS
If your talk contains multimedia files, please be sure
to bring those files to the conference in case they
have to be re-inserted into your presentation.
Checking in at the Speaker Ready Area is the single
most important action you will take to ensure that
your presentation functions properly. All speakers
are required to check into the Speaker Ready
Area. It is preferable that this is done at least 24
hours before the start of your session to ensure
compatibility with the computers being used at
the conference, as laptops cannot be used in the
meeting rooms.
Speakers should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to
their session to introduce themselves to the session
chair. If you are unavoidably delayed, please go
directly to the Speaker Ready Room. DO NOT
BRING YOUR LAPTOP to the session room. A/V
staff will not be able to transfer your presentation or
connect your laptop.
INSTRUCTIONS TO POSTER PRESENTERS
All presenters are expected to be available at
their posters to present their work during their
assigned poster session. Poster authors should
mount their posters beginning at 8:30 AM on the
day of their presentation and should remove their
posters immediately following the Poster Session.
All posters must be mounted with Sticky Tac
(available from the Registration Desk).
Any posters not removed at the conclusion of each
poster session may be discarded.
GENERAL INFORMATION