- What will this year's meeting consist of?
- Where will the conference take place?
- When does the meeting start?
- Is there a registration fee? Is there a deadline to register?
- How do I register for the conference?
- When and where is the Welcome Reception?
- Will there be abstract sessions? What about poster prizes?
- Can I get CME credits for the meeting?
- Who can attend the conference?
- Can I bring a guest to the meeting?
1. What will this year's meeting consist of?
This year's conference will consist of eight sessions:
- Pros and cons of surgery in advanced NETs;
- Stem cells and NET cancer;
- Translational approaches to neuroendocrine tumors;
- Case presentations on gastric NET;
- Nuclear medicine in NETs;
- ENETS recommendations for new trials;
- Sporadic NET heterogeneity;
- and Top news in NETs, 2009-2010
Lectures will be open to questions from the audience. Please click here to see the preliminary conference program.
In addition, there are two early morning “Meet the Professor” lectures for limited attendance. Conference participants who wish to attend these lectures must have registered prior to the conference and will receive entrance tickets in their conference wallets:
- 11 March 2010, Thursday, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m., Salon 2, Maritim proArte hotel: Complex surgery - Reza Kianmanesh, Colombes, France
- 11 March 2010, Thursday, 7:30 – 9:00 a.m., Salon 7, Maritim proArte hotel: Insulinoma - John Newell-Price, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- 12 March 2010, Friday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Salon 2, Maritim proArte hotel: Diagnostic problems (clinical and biological) - Kjell Öberg, Uppsala, Sweden and Günter Klöppel, Munich Germany
- 12 March 2010, Friday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Salon 7, Maritim proArte hotel: Clinical trials - James Yao, Houston, Texas, USA
The conference will also feature two abstract sessions (one for basic science related to cancer biology and one for clinical research) and poster viewing.
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2. Where will the conference take place?
The conference will take place at the Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin, Friederichstr. 151, 10117 Berlin, Germany. Tel: +49 (0) 30 20 33 5. Fax: +49 (0) 30 20 33 4090. 
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3. When does the meeting start?
Conference registration (conference material pick-up) begins on Wednesday, 10 March 2010, at 4:00 p.m. and goes until 6:00 p.m. Registration then continues on Thursday, 11 March, at 8:00 a.m. and runs until 9:00 a.m., which is when the conference opens. Registration tables will be set up at the entrance area of the conference venue.
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4. Is there a registration fee? Is there a deadline to register?
There are registration fees for the conference which cover all conference materials, lunches, coffee breaks and participation at the Welcome Reception at 6:00 p.m. on 10 March 2010. Students who can provide proof of their university status can attend the conference for free, as can journalists who can provide proof of the professional status. Please make sure you have registered with the ENETS Office in Berlin.
Please note the registration fees and deadlines:
• Early registration fee – before 1 December 2009: € 500.00
• Late registration fee – after 1 December 2009: € 550.00
• Exhibitor day pass for pharmaceutical representatives, i.e. not from Novartis or Ipsen: € 250.00
• Members of the press and university-matriculated students: Free entry.
(Students and journalists please note: Students must be able to provide ENETS with proof of their university matriculation and journalists must provide ENETS with proof of their professional status.)
Please be aware that the registration fee DOES NOT cover travel to and from Berlin, nor does it cover lodging for during the conference. For those participants requesting hotel booking, please contact 
. ENETS can offer individual registrants hotel rooms. A hotel booking via ENETS requires a €200 deposit, which can be paid online via the ENETS homepage.
Your registration – if you are not being sponsored by a pharmaceutical company – is not considered valid until your registration fee payment is received by ENETS. Deadline to make the registration fee payment is Friday, 13 February 2010. Direct bank transfer details are:
European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS), Deutsche Bank, Account number: 2590727 00, Routing number: 100 700 24, IBAN DE 58 1007 0024 0259 0727 00, SWIFT code: DEUTDEDBBER or else online by clicking here.
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5. How do I register for the conference?
Due to overwhelming interest in the ENETS Annual Conference, ENETS is not accepting any more registrations for the conference. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates may be sponsored by a pharmaceutical firm, in which case, the firm must register you with ENETS for the conference. Please contact your national affiliate for details.
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6. When and where is the Welcome Reception?
The Welcome Reception will take place on 10 March 2010, Thursday, and begins at 6:00 p.m. in Hall II of the Maritim proArte hotel.
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7. Will there be abstract sessions? What about poster prizes?
There will be two abstract sessions during the conference – one for clinical practice and one for basic research related to cancer biology. The conference organizers will also collect all abstracts – regardless of the authors’ age or level of academic degree - in a booklet to be distributed to all conference attendees.
The conference abstract review committee will select, prior to the conference, three clinical research abstracts and three basic research abstracts for oral presentation. Authors for these presentations will be contacted by mid-February.
The best three abstracts for clinical practice and the best three for basic research will be awarded monetary prizes, “Young Investigator Awards”, in the amount of € 1,500; € 1,000; and € 500. Prizes will be awarded to investigators under age 40.These prizes will be announced during the conference.
The deadline to submit an abstract was 15 January 2010.
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8. Can I get CME credits for the meeting?
The European Union of Medical Specialists, or UEMS, in Brussels, has granted 12 continuing medical education (CME) points to ENETS for this Berlin conference.
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9. Who can attend the conference?
The conference is open to all ENETS members and to physicians and researchers working in a field related to neuroendocrine tumor disease. Please see question 4 on this FAQ page regarding registration fees.
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10. Can I bring a guest to the meeting?
Accompanying persons are not allowed to attend the conference.
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