PRESS

PRESS ACTIVITY

Studio Domina Health News, Presidency of National Press Room, is the communication agency nominated for all the WCN 2009 press activities.

Studio Domina Health News welcomes the interest of the media in the nephrology issues.

Click here to download the interview to the WCN2009 Congress President, Prof. Francesco Locatelli.

PRESS POLICY

Media registration - PRE-REGISTRATION

PRESS PRE-REGISTRATION FORM is available on line (MEDIA REGISTRATION FORM) until Wednesday 20th May.

Registration is still allowed ON SITE in the Press Suite from Friday 22th May.

Journalists who are employed by accredited news organizations (newspapers, web journals, press-agencies etc.) for the purpose of editorial coverage of the event for those organizations can be granted media credentials and can register free of charge for the WCN 2009 organized by ERA-EDTA.

Registering journalists must submit media credentials, valid press card, to prove they have been appointed to cover the meeting. Journalists must register in person: they have to show their press card to the desk of the Press Suite.

Industry official speakers, staff and their communication agents are not eligible for press registration.

All scientific sessions and official conference of WCN 2009 are open to accredited journalists, but they are not allowed to actively take part in the sessions (i.e. asking questions to the speakers).

WCN 2009 offers: congress badge (for press), congress bag and press kit, use of the Press Suite in the Congress Centre and light refreshments in the reserved area.

Press and media interviews asked by journalists can be arranged on demand by contacting Studio Domina Health News - Press Coordinator (giovanni@studiodomina.it, presidente@salastampanazionale.it)

Press Suite (Mezzanine Hall 3 – Upper floor of the registration area)

Opening hours PRESS Suite

Friday, May 22th        10am-7pm

Saturday, May 23th    9am-6.30pm

Sunday, May 24th       9am-6.30pm

Monday, May 25th      9am-6.30pm

Tuesday, May 26th     9am-1pm

Studio Domina Health News will provide the Press Room with: connections for portable computers, 1 desk-top computer with internet access.

Rules

Press badge is required to enter the Press Room. Press badges will be available directly at the congress centre Press Suite.

News embargo

All information presented at the WCN congress is embargoed for media release until Friday, May the 22th, h 1pm.

Industry Media Events

It is not permitted to schedule press events that coincide with the official press conference or any other official events of the congress.

Industry must contact WCN 2009 Press Office to discuss all planned press activities, to ensure adherence to embargoes.

WCN 2009 does not make its press database or registration lists available to Industry.

Data, contents and news presented at any scientific session of the congress or Industry Symposia must be embargoed until the date and time of the official presentation.

Industry and all its PR/Communications/media people must register for the Congress as “Exhibitor” in the company name. Press registration and access to the WCN 2009 Press Room are not available to Industry PR/event manager, marketing or communication representatives.

Companies and academic institutions involved in arranging symposia are liable for the adhering to and enforcing of embargoes. In the event of an embargo being broken, the congress organisation reserves the right to impose sanctions against individuals or organizations that are associated with the data being released.

Media materials from third parties are not permitted inside the Press Room.

A table outside the Press Room will be made available for companies to display a limited amount of information material, that must be previously approved by WCN 2009.

Third party media materials must not contain the WCN 2009 logo and must not be presented as suggesting endorsement by WCN 2009.

Filming or recording

Officially registered media are entitled to film parts of the presentations only with the permission of Studio Domina Health News, assuring that filming will not disturb the session and that authorizations are requested on line or on site to the Press Suite.

For any information or further support concerning the press policy and activity, please send an email to:

Studio Domina Health News

Presidenza Sala Stampa Nazionale

Giovanni Domina

e-mail: giovanni@studiodomina.it

presidente@salastampanazionale.it

Valentina Saraceni

e-mail: valentina@studiodomina.it
Tel. 39 02 72094038
Fax 39 02 86452996

www.studiodomina.it

www.salastampanazionale.it