Academic Satellite Symposium
A series of satellite symposia (academic and commercial) will take place alongside the 20th World Diabetes Congress.
A set of rules have been established to qualify as an official academic satellite symposium of the 20th World Diabetes Congress:
- Organizations wishing to organize an official academic satellite sympsium must be non-commercial and have an academic status. An official request has to be sent to the Congress Secretariat of the International Diabetes Federation.
- The subject of the symposium has to be of an academic/educational nature and cannot promote or refer to products.
- No commercial product must be advertised on any literature, title or paper title or posters within or in the vicinity of the meeting room.
- Ideally the symposium is financed by more than one sponsor and any mention of sponsors is limited to the approved wording by the Organizing Committee of the 20th World Diabetes Congress.
- Symposium title and programme are subject to approval by the Proramme Committee of the 20th World Diabetes Congress
- All participants should be registered at the 20th World Diabetes Congress
- Any registration fees charged for attendance must be approved by the Organizing Committee of the 20th World Diabetes Congress.
- An official Academic satellite symposium will preferably take place before the 20th World Diabetes Congress
- After approval by the Organizing Committee of the 20th World Diabetes Congress the symposium can be listed as “An official academic satellite symposia of the 20th World Diabetes Congress.”
Official academic satellite symposia of the 20th World Diabetes Congress
Recent Advances in β-cell Biology: Scientific and Clinical Implications
16-17 October 2009
Sheraton Centre, Toronto, Canada
Banting & Best Diabetes Centre / University of Toronto
Daniel J. Drucker (d.drucker@utoronto.ca)
http://www.betacell2009.ca
11th symposium of the International Diabetes Epidemiology Group IDEG
15-18 October 2009
Le Chateau Frontenac, Québec City
International Diabetes Epidemiology Group IDEG
Professor Nick Wareham (njw1004@medschl.cam.ac.uk)