Important Dates

Start registration

January 1, 2009 

Deadline early registration fee:
(fee increase of approx. 200 euro beyond that date)  

April 15, 2009

Start Abstract Submission 

January 1, 2009

Mandatory deadline for abstract submission.

Late abstracts will not be accepted.  

March 1, 2009,
11:59 p.m. (GMT)
= 4 p.m. (PST) 

Confirmation of acceptance as oral or poster  

March 31, 2009
Deadline for Young Investigator Award application and for Goldsmid Award application May 1, 2009
Deadline for free cancellation of participation May 29th, 2009,
11:59 p.m. (GMT) =
5 p.m. (PDT Pacific Daylight Time)

Deadline for free cancellation of hotel rooms
(exception: Novotel / Hotel Rheingold, see also booking conditions under "Lodging")

 June 08, 2009

Deadline for manuscripts to be considered for the scientific and/or applied award 

June 26, 2009,
11:59 p.m. (GMT) =
5 p.m. (PDT Pacific Daylight time)

Mandatory deadline for manuscripts.

Manuscripts submitted after this date will not be accepted. 

July 10, 2009,
11:59 p.m. (GMT) =
5 p.m. (PDT Pacific Daylight time)
Deadline for online registration
(registrations after that date only on-site)		  July 15, 2009