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Venue:
The meeting
will be held from October 6-9, 2010
at Omayyad
Palace, Damascus, Syria
Political statement:
The aim of MEFS is to provide a forum for the exchange
and discussion of new clinical and scientific ideas. The
Middle East Fertility Society, in good faith assume that all
participants will respect the non- political nature of its
annual meeting.
Registration and Information Desk:
The registration and information desks will be located in
the congress center and will be open as
following
hours:
Wednesday, 06 October from 08:00 to 16:00
Thursday, 07 October from
08:00 to 16:00
Friday , 08 October
from 08:00 to 16:00
Saturday, 09 October from
10:00 to 14:00
Hotel and Tours Desk:
Any queries regarding accommodation and tours should be
directed to the official appointed agency who will be
managing the hotels and tours desk in the registration area
throughout the meeting.
COSMO M.I.C.E - MENA
Tel: + 962 79 553 11 44
Fax: + 962 6 577 73 14
Email: mefs2010@cosmomice.com
Website:
www.cosmomice.com
Language:
English is the official language of the meeting. There will
be no simultaneous translation.
Slide preview:
Slide preview facilities will be available in the slide
preview room, which is located in congress area (please
follow the signs). Presenters are kindly requested to submit
their slides on a portable medium at least 60 minutes before
presentation.
MEFS zone :
Pay a visit to “The MEFS Internet zone” located in congress
center. The zone is an internet facility with various
facility.
Certificates of attendance:
Certificates of attendance will be printed out at the
registration desk
E-presentations:
MEFS will abandon the traditional scientific exhibition
format of printed posters, and therefore paperless poster
exhibition. The poster area will be in the exhibit area
(ground floor).
The presentation of electronic posters onsite will be
accomplished by a number of workstations connected to a
center server. A high performance search engine will allow
searching by authors, posters titles, full text and many
more criteria.
Lunches and refreshments:
During the congress, lunches will be provided to all
registered participants. Coffee and lunches will be served
throughout the exhibition area.
About Damascus:
Dimashq (Damascus), the capital of Syria, is the oldest
continuously inhabited city in the world. The earliest
reference to the city appeared in Ebla tablets which
confirmed that "Dameskq: (i.e. Damascus) existed in the
third millennium B.C since then the city has occupied a
prominent position in history. It became the center of an
Aramaic kingdom during the 2nd millennium B.C in the Roman
era, Damascus was first among the ten most prominent cities.
Then it became the center of the Christian faith, where
Saint Paul lived. It witnessed remarkable prosperity and a
number of churches and monasteries were built in it, some of
which have survived to the present day. The year 661 A.D
marked the beginning of the golden epoch for Dimashq
(Damascus), when it became the capital of the Omayyad state
and for a whole century it was the center of the youthful
Islamic Empire, stretching from the borders of China to the
south of France. The Omayyads took genuine interest in
building the city, organizing its souqs, streets, ghouta and
erecting palaces, hospital and schools in it. Following the
fall of the Omayyads, the city went through periods of
deterioration and prosperity in the Abbassids, the Fatemite,
the Ayoubite, the Mamluk and the Ottoman periods and during
the French mandate. After independence was achieved in 1946,
the city started to regain its importance as a significant
national and cultural center in the Arab world. It was
named, and rightly so, "the beating heart of the Arab nation
". The most important tourist sites in Damascus are: the
ancient wall and gates, Omayyad Mosque, Qal'aat Dimashq
(Damascus Citadel), The Azem Palace and the covered souqs.
Secretariat:
For inquires regarding individual or group registrations,
abstracts, scientific program, exhibit and other matters
related to the organization of the meeting, please contact:
MEFS central office
P.O.Box: 167220 Achrafieh,
Beirut-Lebanon
Tel: + 961-1-610400,
Fax: + 961-1-612400,
email:info@mefs.org
Passport and visa requirements:
Passport should be valid for at least six months.
All foreign visitors, except Arab nationals, require a visa.
Iraqi and Palestinian visitors are kindly requested to
contact the official organizing agency to assist them in
obtaining entry permits.
Visa can be obtained from the Syrian embassy or consulate in
the original country of the visitor or his/her place of
residence.
In countries where the Syrian Arab Republic does not have
diplomatic representation, visitors can either apply by post
to the nearest Syrian embassy or can apply at the Syrian
border.
Currency and exchange foreign currency:
The local currency is called Syrian Pound (lira).
1 US$ = 45.50 SYP
1 EUR = 66.50 SYP
International currency exchange services are available at
downtown banks and currency exchange outlets located
throughout the city.
Credit Cards:
Major credit cards are accepted in most shops, hotels and
restaurants.
Shopping Hours:
Saturday through Thursday, from 10:00 – 21:30
CME:
23 CME credits have been applied by the MEFS for the this
annual meeting
Important Deadlines:
August 01 2010:
Abstract submission deadline
Before 01 August:
o
low fees apply
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Reimbursement of fees for cancellation (less 100
Euro administration fee)
After 20 September- onsite fee apply
Changes:
The Scientific and Organizing Secretariats reserve the right
to change the program for technical and/or scientific
reasons.
Admission Badges:
The congress badge should be worn by all participants at all
the times during the congress, during the pre-congress
courses, in the exhibit area and within other areas of the
congress center as well as during social activities. Only
participants wearing their badge will be admitted to the
scientific session, to he exhibition and to the social
events. Accompanying persons must have a badge for admission
to the exhibit area and to the social functions.
Congress Scientific Structure:
The congress will be organized in main sessions, symposia,
oral and poster sessions.
Invitation Letter:
MEFS will be pleased to send a letter of invitation to any
person requesting one. The letter of personal invitation is
not a commitment from the part of MEFS to provide any
financial support. You may request personal invitation
letters from the MEFS Central Office.
Email: invitation@mefs.org
Satellite Symposia and Other Sponsored Events:
Industries are welcome to propose Satellite Symposia and
other events by contacting the MEFS Secretariat.
Electricity:
220 V,50 Hz
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