Welcome to ESOPRS Meeting

Dear ESOPRS Members and Colleagues,

On behalf of the ESOPRS committee, you are cordially invited to join the 32nd annual meeting of the European Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ESOPRS) in Barcelona from 19-21 September 2013.

The Pre-Meeting course will be held on Thursday, September 19, and will have an special emphasis on update and controversies in Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The course will take place in the same venue of the Meeting.

On Friday and Saturday, The Annual ESOPRS Meeting will also take place in the main auditorium at Hotel Princesa Sofia.

The Meeting will include oral, poster presentations and videos in all major topics. The scientific programm will also include round tables and lectures by internationally renowned speakers from Europe and overseas, with topics ranging from clinical practice to the latest scientific thoughts, and where delegates will get the opportunity to exchange ideas and update themselves on novelties in Opthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Your interaction with colleagues from different countries will stimulate a creative exchange of ideas and will contribute to a successful and enjoyable meeting. We also hope and trust that you will enjoy your visit to the very beautiful city of Barcelona.

Best wishes

Dr. Miguel González-Candial 
President of the Local Organizing Committee

Committee and Organizers

more info soon …

Scientific Program

Confirmed Faculty

Pre-Meeting Course in Orbital, Lacrimal and Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery

Abstract Submission

Please, read the instructions and click "Abstract Submision"  button to submit your abstract:

Abstract Book

All accepted abstracts will be published in the ESOPRS 2013 Program & Abstract Book given at the conference. Also the Program & Abstract Book can be downloaded on this website at "scientific program" before the conference. 

Main topics

Submissions can be categorized into one of the following main topics:

• Eyelid
• Orbit
• Socket
• Lacrimal
• Aesthetic
• Miscellaneous

 Information for speakers and poster authors

The media check (speakers-ready room) is located next to the exhibition area. Please keep in mind, that it is not possible to use the own laptop! All presentations must be submitted as Windows compatible PowerPoint files on PC-readable CDs, DVDs, external disk drives, USB sticks or memory sticks at the media check.

To ensure a smooth running program, speakers are asked to check their presentation with the staff at least 1 hour prior to the start of their session. Presenters should plan to be in the meeting room at least 10 minutes before the start of the session.

To avoid certain incompatibilities between PowerPoint for Mac and PowerPoint for Windows only images in JPG- or BMP-format should be used in the presentation.

If fonts are used in a presentation that are not available in Windows or PowerPoint the varying fonts must be included in the presentation or enclosed as separate files for installation.

Please note that PowerPoint never integrates video files into a presentation but rather only links the videos to it.Therefore every video that is to be shown has to be available on your data medium as a separate file. To make sure that all the videos used in a presentation are copied from your PC to your data medium you may use PowerPoint’s “packaging for CDs”/“pack and go” feature. If you are planning to show a video during your lecture we recommend you to save your video file in one of the following video formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Windows Media Video (WMV) or Xvid/DivX (AVI). If other compression formats are used, the respective codecs must be enclosed.

Oral Presentation

Notifications of acceptance will indicate the date and time of presentation. Data projection will be provided. Please prepare your presentation in PowerPoint and submit it at the media check station at least 1 hour prior to your session. The length of an oral presentation is seven minutes maximum, plus three minutes for discussion!

Rapid Fire Presentation

Authors of posters, which have been classified as the best posters by the Scientific Programme Committee will be invited to present their work in a Rapid Fire Presentation. The length of a rapid fire presentation is three  minutes maximum, and no discussion will be offered!

Poster Presentation

All necessary technical information for poster presentation will be given together with the acceptance letter.

The poster area is located in the "Dekanatsgang". The numbers in the program correspond to the numbers on the poster boards. The poster exhibition is open to all participants during the conference hours. Materials to affix posters to poster boards will be provided.

Video Presentation

Videos will be shown in the poster area during the conference hours. The length of a video presentation is seven minutes maximum. Videos longer than 7 minutes will not be accepted.

Grants

ESOPRS Junior Award

ESOPRS awards a prize for the best research by a young scientist. The author must be 35 Years old or younger.  The paper must deal with the orbit and/or ocular adnexa, basic research and clinical/experimental work will be accepted. The winner will be chosen by a jury of five members. The prize of the award is € 3000 and must be used to further the education or research of the winner. During the meeting the President of the Society will present the award together with a skin hook inscribed "ESOPRS Junior Award" to the winner. All necessary instructions and requirements can be found on ESOPRS´s website: http://www.esoprs.eu/cms/junior_award

Sponsors

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Registration

Registration and payment of fees will be absolutely necessary for attending any of the Congress Events.
In order to ensure that your registration information is processed quickly and correctly, the organizers request that you register using the online registration form. Your credit card and personal information will be protected from unauthorized access by an online security system (SSL).
The latest date for pre-registration will be September 12th, 2013. Any registration form received after this date, will be processed on site at the congress venue.

Registration Fee

(*) Certification will be required

Full Registration fee includes:

• Congress bag with congress documents
• Access to all sessions of the congress
• Access to the exhibition hall
• Coffee Breaks
• Welcome Cocktail

Student Registration fee includes:

• Congress bag with congress documents
• Access to all sessions of the cogress
• Access to the exhibition hall
• Coffee Breaks
• Welcome Cocktail

Pending Amounts
Any differences arising in the registration fees will be collected on site by the Conference Secretariat. In case that registration funds were wired late or, for some reasons, were not credited on the Conference account at the time of registration, a photocopy of the receipt will be required. If no proof of payment can be presented, full payment will be required on site.

Cancellation policy
Registered participants unable to attend the Congress may ask for refunds. All cancellation must be addressed by writing to the General Secretariat:
esoprs2013@pacifico-meetings.com

• A cancellation fee of 25,00€ will be withheld if refund is requested in writing before July 1st, 2013; and 50% of registration fees if before September 1st, 2013
• No refunds will be accepted if requested after that date, (September 1st, 2013).
• All refunds will be done after the congress
• The registered person can however be replaced without penalties until September 1st, 2013. In this case, please inform the General Secretariat as soon as possible.

Official Language
The official language of the Symposium is English.

Badges and Security
It is essential that you wear your personal badge at all times while in the Symposium venue and during the Social Events, as it is the official entrance pass to scientific sessions. For the Social Events, it will also be necessary to present the corresponding ticket. Please take note that the Organization can charge expenses by 50€ in case that the badge is lost.

Attendance Certificate
Attendance Certificates will be issued by the General Secretariat and given to the registered participants.

Medical Assistance and Insurance
Participants are advised to make their own arrangements regarding travel insurance and medical assistance during the Symposium. Neither the Organization nor the Symposium Secretariat are able to accept any responsibility whatsoever for damage or injury to persons or their belongings during the Symposium

Accommodation

There are two options for booking hotel room for the meeting. First, you can book through the conference organizers the Princesa Sofia Hotel, (hotel venue). The prices and room descriptions are below. These hotel rooms are offered at special prices during the period of September 19-21, 2013. All prices include breakfast and VAT. Participants are advised to book these rooms as early as possible, since rooms will be reserved on a first come/first served basis.

• 100% payment in advance will be required in order to guarantee the reservation.
• After September 1st 2013 the availability cannot be guaranteed.
• Allotments at the Hotel are for the dates of the events (September 18-21, 2013). Previous days or late departure reservations are subject to hotel availability.
• Special needs cannot be guaranteed, however Grupo Pacifico will do their best to honor all requests.
• A confirmation letter will be sent once reservation is confirmed
• All prices include breakfast and VAT 

                                                                Double Room              Double Single Use Room
Princesa Sofia Hotel  4* (venue)                 179,00€                                    163,00€

* Rates per night, breakfast and VAT included.

Hotel Cancellation Policy:

• Cancellations and/or changes should be made in writing exclusively to Grupo Pacifico  esoprs2013@pacifico-meetings.com.
• No shows will be released automatically by the hotel at 09.00 AM on the following day, and the full payment will not be refundable. The hotel is enabled to charge the total amount of the whole stay.
• Please note that all appropriate refunds will be made after the Congress
• For the cancellations received before July 1st, 2013, there will be no cancellation charges less 30,00 Euros per room cancelled as handling fee.
• Cancellations received between July 1st, 2013 and August 1st, 2013 will apply a cancellation fee of 1 night.
• Cancellations received between August 1st, 2013 and September 1st, 2013 will apply a cancellation fee of 50% of total stay.

• Any cancellation received after September 1st 2013 will apply a cancellation fee of 100% of the total of the stay.

Please click "online registration" button to reserve your hotel and register to the meeting:

Social Program

Welcome Reception: Thursday, September 19th, 2013 at 19:00h. Included in the registration fees

Gala Dinner: Friday, Septemeber 20th, 2013 at 20:00h. No included in the registration fees.

Venue

Hotel Princesa Sofia (more Info)
Plaza Pio XII, 4 08028 Barcelona
Website: www.princesasofia.com


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General Information

General Secretariat

GRUPO PACIFICO
Maria Cubi, 4 - Pral.
08006 Barcelona - SPAIN
Tel. (34) 932.388.777
Fax. (34) 932.387.488
esoprs2013@pacifico-meetings.com

Congress Language
The congress language is English

Liability
The congress organizer will bear no liability for loss, accident, damage or injury to persons or property irrespective of the cause. The clients participate at all sessions, tours and events at their own risk. Sole place of jurisdiction is Barcelona, Spain. Spanish law is applicable.

Insurance
It is recommended that delegates arrange an appropriate travel and health insurance prior to travelling.

Force Majeure - Unexpected cancellation of the event: 
GRUPO PACIFICO organizes the ESOPRS 2013 on behalf of the organizing society. GRUPO PACIFICO reserves itself the right to cancel without notice or compensation the ESOPRS 2013 in the event of force majeure cases (for example, but not limited to acts of nature such as fire, earthquake, hurricane, flood or terrorist attacks). In such cases, GRUPO PACIFICO is freed of all responsibility. Limitation of liability of GRUPO PACIFICO: In the event of it being impossible for GRUPO PACIFICO to carry out the ESOPRS 2013 for force majeure cases, so long as this arises from a cause not attributable to GRUPO PACIFICO, GRUPO PACIFICO shall only be obliged to reimburse the payments received subject to deduction of any costs it has incurred in preparing the event. This liability only extends to the payments made directly to GRUPO PACIFICO and not to payments made by the attendees to the hotel or airlines.

Smoking
Smoking is forbidden by law in public transportation and in public buildings. Smoking is not permitted inside the conference building.

Voltage/Electrical Current
In Spain electricity is supplied at 230 V, 50 Hz. EuroPlugs and plugs type E/F fit into the sockets.

Metric System
Spain uses the metric system of weights and measures. Temperatures are given in degrees Celsius; distances and speed limits are indicated in kilometers; dimensions in meters and centimeters; volume in liters and milliliters; weights in kilograms and grams

Barcelona

Over 2000 years of history 

Barcelona, the capital of Catalonia, is a Mediterranean city through and through. The presence of the various cultures that made their home here – the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Jews… – have all left their mark on the city’s history. 

The city’s present-day centre has borne faithful witness to its founding and subsequent growth, and its architecture is a perfect example of this. A visit to the streets of the ‘Gothic Quarter’ will allow you to discover the presence of the Mont Táber, the highest point in the Roman city, the remains of the city wall, the Cathedral blending different styles, the churches of Santa Maria del Mar and Sant Pau del Camp – the latter being a small gem of Romanesque art. 

The work of Gaudí 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In addition to the trends represented by those architectural styles, the legacy of famous architects such as Gaudí is also to be highlighted: among his most emblematic buildings and projects are la Pedrera, la Casa Batlló, el Parque Güell, el Palau Güell, and la Sagrada Familia, some of which have received World Heritage status. 

  

 

 A city for strolling around 

Despite Barcelona’s size, it is the central area that holds most of the attractions for visitors. A walk along the Ramblas is a unique experience. Flower shops adorn this long boulevard, which acts as the focal point for tourism, and it is worth taking a break in the Boqueria market to gaze at the array of colours emanating from its stalls. And along the side streets one can visit the Palau de la Generalitat, which is the seat of the regional government, and the City Hall building. 

Museums to suit all tastes 

 

The city’s vocation for museums is reflected in each and every one of the venues reserved for permanent and temporary exhibitions. The National Art Museum of Catalonia (MNAC) on Montjuic houses the world’s leading collection of Romanesque art, while the Picasso Museum allows visitors to see a very extensive range of works by that great artist. Moreover a visit to the City Museum is the best way to become acquainted with the Barcelona of Roman times, though if modern and contemporary art are more to your liking, the Caixa Fòrum and the Barcelona Contemporary Art Museum (MACBA) are the places for you, along with the must-visit Miró Foundation to which the versatile Barcelona-born artist left his works to. 

 

Barcelona also has an Aquarium, a Zoo, and an innovative Science Museum – Cosmocaixa. 

 

Gastronomy as a way of life 

 

Barcelona has culinary offerings to suit all tastes and all pockets: bars for indulging in the traditional ‘tapas’, restaurants serving fresh-produce dishes, and a range of haute-cuisine options. The flagship restaurants serving up this new cuisine, all recognised by the prestigious Michelin guide, include El Racó d'En Freixa, Gaig, Jean Luc Figueras, Via Veneto, Neichel, L'Àbac, Caelis, Moo and Drolma. 

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