3rd European Spontaneous Preterm Birth Congress Edinburgh, Scotland 16-18th May 2018 Welcome to meet the world leading experts in Scotland s capital city THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH Centre for Reproductive Health espbc
Welcome to Edinburgh We invite you to join us as an exhibitor As an exhibitor you will have the opportunity to reach out to specialists, students, trainees, and midwives from around the World. We anticipate approximately 200 leading experts to attend and you therefore have the opportunity to inform them about your work and your products. You and your company are crucial links in the success of this congress. TOPICS Genetics of spontaneous preterm birth Primary prevention of preterm birth Anti-inflammatory targets for prevention of preterm birth Environmental, behavioural and psychosocial influences on preterm birth Implications of preterm birth and how to communicate this
About Edinburgh Welcome to Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland and a multi award-winning city with a strong reputation as one of the most attractive destinations in the world, with an ideal mix of culture, shopping, dining, music, heritage and leisure activities. Edinburgh airport is only 8 miles from the city centre with 130 air routes from Europe, North America and the Middle East. The city itself is a walkable and accessible city with may attractions, shopping and dining areas within walking distance of the conference venue Congress Venue John McIntyre Conference Centre The venue is located in the heart of Edinburgh overlooking the iconic Arthurs Seat. This Edinburgh First conference and meeting venue features a 300 capacity plenary room plus large meeting rooms, two executive boardrooms, state-of-the-art audo-visual kit and a stylish bar. Information about the conference venue can be found here: www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/venues/john-mcintyre-conference-centre/
Organising committee Congress presidents: Professor Jane Norman, Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health, University of Edinburgh and Dr Sarah Stock, Senior Clinical Lecturer and Subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Health Dr Claire Alexander, Consultant Obstetrician Dr Alastair Campbell, Consultant Obstetrician Dr Kirsty Dundas, Consultant Obstetrician Dr Shona Cowan, Consultant Obstetrician and Subspecialist in Maternal and Fetal Medicine Dr Graham Tydeman, Consultant Obstetrician Dr Sarah Murray, Clinical Research Fellow Dr Sara Van Boeckel, Clinical Research Fellow Dr Ioannis Pavlidis, Clinical Research Fellow Morag Dalton, Research Midwife Dr Eleanor Whitaker, Clinical Research Fellow Dr Oonagh Keag, Subspecialist Trainee in Maternal and Fetal Medicine Administration office Karen Witherspoon, administrator, Email: K.witherspoon@ed.ac.uk
General Information Important dates Moving in 15th May 1800-2300 Moving out 18th May 1200-1700 Start of congress 16th May 0800 Exhibition hours Wednesday 16th May 0800-1700 Thursday 17th May 0830-1700 Friday 18th May 0830-1300 Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided for delegates within the exhibition area to ensure maximum exposure.
Why become an exhibitor? The 3rd ESPBC provides you with an excellent opportunity to grow corporate relationships and expose your staff to key markets in a relaxed environment. The organizing committee, through the packages outline herein and the design of the exhibition floor plan, ensure that all exhibitors involved are offered very possible opportunity to showcase their products and services network with the 200+ delegates in a captive and learning environment. If you are interested or have any further questions please contact: K.Witherspoon@ed.ac.uk Exhibition package levels Gold package 5000 Includes exhibition space (6 ft trestle table and a poster board in a portrait set up, electricity and WLAN), advanced delegates list, full page advertisement in the Final programme (artwork to be supplied by the company), acknowledgement in all Congress communications, company banner on conference website, company listed in the final congress programme (200 words). Silver package - 2000 Includes exhibition space (6 ft trestle table and a poster board in a portrait set up, electricity and WLAN), advanced delegates list, half page advertisement in the Final programme (artwork to be supplied by the company), acknowledgement in all Congress communications, company logo on conference website, company listed in the final congress programme (100 words).
Other opportunities 1. Sponsored lunch symposia date and time to be agreed, naming rights for the symposia with inclusion of the symposia in the conference program 2. Sponsor a speaker This will involve contributing towards the travel expenses of your chosen speaker. This cost will also include the chance to place your logo on our website and info the programme pack, next to the relevant speaker s details and highlighting your sponsorship. Details of our confirmed speakers are in the draft programme. Please contact Karen Witherspoon for further details (k.witherspoon@ed.ac.uk). General information/terms and conditions Stands will be allocated on a first come first served basis. The final payment of the outstanding amount is required no later than two months prior to the event.