Press

SIU EMBARGO POLICY

This embargo policy applies to all abstracts that have been accepted for the 30th Congress of the Société Internationale d’Urologie.

Abstracts presented at the meeting, and published in Urology, the official journal of the Société Internationale d’Urologie, are embargoed until November 1, 2009. Abstracts should not have been published as manuscripts elsewhere.

Embargoed material is restricted to any and all public fora, including Internet, print, television and radio until the official start of the Congress.

Interviews

The SIU will make every effort to help facilitate interviews with members of the SIU Board and Planning Committee. For questions, please contact the SIU communications department at:
anna.johansen@siu-urology.org

Meeting Rooms

The SIU will provide private meeting space for interviews. Rooms will be available for a one-hour period. Please contact the congress office (congress@siucongress.org) to schedule meeting space.

Registration

The SIU provides complimentary registration to certified journalists. Journalists must complete the registration form, as well as submit a valid photo ID and press credentials. For additional information, please contact our registration department at: registration@siucongress.org

Right of entry

Official press representatives are permitted to attend all scientific sessions, which include plenary, podium and poster sessions, as well as industry-sponsored symposia. Instructional courses are excluded. Press officials are also permitted to enter the exhibit hall. All ticketed courses and social activities must be paid by the journalist.

Restrictions

Interviews, videotaping, pictures and voice recording are strictly prohibited in the exhibit hall. Any person(s) in violation of this regulation will be banned from the Congress, and if deemed appropriate, barred from future SIU congresses.

Please direct all questions to the SIU communications department at:
anna.johansen@siu-urology.org