Language

The official language of the Congress is English.

Registration desk

The registration desk will be open during the following hours:

Name badge

All participants and exhibitors are kindly requested to wear their name badges throughout the Congress in order to be admitted to the lecture halls and scheduled activities.

Evaluations and survey

Session evaluations will be included in the on-line post-congress survey participants will receive via e-mail after the congress.

Certificate of Attendance

Certificates of attendance will be available for all participants. Please ensure that you have your name badge with you as you will need the barcode which appears on your badge in order to print your certificate.

Exhibition

The exhibition will be open during the sessions’ hours. Lunch and coffee breaks will be held at the exhibition area.

Clothing

Business casual for all occasions

Smoking policy

This is a non-smoking event.

Travel & Visa

Participants requiring a visa for entry to Portugal are strongly advised to file their application in their home country at least 3 months before the intended date of travel. If in doubt, information can be obtained from your nearest Portuguese Embassy or Consulate, or from your travel agency.

For visits of up to 90 days, a visa is not required for nationals of the following countries: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Ecuador, EU, Israel, Japan, Korea (Rep. of), Malawi, Mexico, New Zealand, Uruguay, USA, Vatican City and Venezuela.

Entity documents required: ID national cards are required for EU nationals and also for nationals from Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

Passports (valid for up to 6 months - depending on nationality) are required for all the other visitors.

You might want to check the following websites:
www.mne.gov.pt/mne/en/infocidadao/pestrangeiro/embaixadas
www.embassyworld.com/embassy/directory.htm
www.secomunidades.pt/vistos/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=103&Itemid=14&lang=pt