Congress organizer
The official congress organizer for the 81^st Congress of the European Orthodontic Society is Eurocongres Conference Management. If you are interested in exhibiting and/or sponsoring, or if you need any further information please contact the Congress Secretariat:

Jan van Goyenkade 11
1075 HP Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 679 3411
Telefax: +31 (0)20 673 7306
E-mail address: eos@eurocongres.com

Local organizing committee

Scientific Committee

Registration hours
The registration area in the Congress Centre Hall will be open on Friday 3 June (08:00 – 20:00 hrs), and from Saturday 4 June up to and including Monday 6 June from 08:00 to 18:00 hrs. On Tuesday 7 June, the opening hours are from 08:00 – 11:00 hrs.

Language
The official congress language will be English. Simultaneous translation will not be provided. For participants of the main congress coffee and tea are not included in the fee. However, they can be purchased from the various catering points in the lounges. For pre-congress, and postgraduate course participants, coffee, tea and lunch are included in their registration fee on Friday 3 June only.

European Board of Orthodontists examination
The EBO examination will take place prior to the congress at the Academic Centre Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA). Participants will receive detailed information from the Secretary of the Board Professor J. Moss.

EOS Office Desk
The EOS Office Desk in the Registration Area will provide information about EOS membership applications, future congresses and other EOS events and services.

Dietary requirements
(also for Presidents Reception & Gala dinner)
Arrangements can be made for participants with special dietary requirements.

Electricity supply
Electricity in the Netherlands is supplied at 220V - 50Hz AC.

Insurance
In registering for the 81st EOS Congress participants agree that neither the organising committee nor the congress bureau accept any liability whatsoever. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements in respect of health and travel insurance.

Lunch
Lunch is not included in the registration fee (except for pre-congress and postgraduate course participants). However, it can be purchased at the various catering points that have been created. Should you wish to lunch outside the congress venue: there are various restaurants in the close vicinity.

Programme changes
The organisers cannot accept liability for any changes in the programme due to external or unforeseen circumstances.

Travel and visa
Entry to the country is granted to all foreigners taking part in congresses organised in the Netherlands, regardless of their nationality. Participants must, of course, meet the normal requirements, i.e. they must possess valid travel documents and sufficient means of support. Participants requiring a visa for entry to the Netherlands are strongly advised to make their application in their home countries at least three months before the intended date of travel.

Visa applications require the receipt of the registration form and payment.

Letter of invitation
The Congress Secretariat will send you a letter of invitation after payment of your fee has been received. It should be understood that this letter is only to help participants to raise travel funds or to obtain a visa and is not a commitment on the part of the organisers to provide any financial support. Applications for a letter of invitation should be received by the Congress Secretariat (Eurocongres Conference Management) before 30 March 2005. As the Dutch embassies in foreign countries only accept original letters, the Congress Secretariat will NOT be able to send you a letter of invitation by fax or e-mail. Please take this into consideration.

Applications received after 30 March 2005 will not be dealt with. Refunds cannot be made when visa applications are not granted.

Weather
The weather in the Netherlands in June is usually mild. The average temperature is around 20°C.

Dress
Dress will be informal throughout the congress, except for the Gala Dinner.

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