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DATES & LOCATION

The Conference will take place at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen from August 14-17 2005 and will be followed by a series of workshops on August 18th.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

The official language of the conference is English.

DATES AND DEADLINES

	October 15, 2004	Opening of Abstract submission
	March 15, 2005	Deadline for Abstract submission
	May 15, 2005	Deadline for early registration
	July 1, 2005	Deadline for late registration
		Deadline for Hotel reservation guarantee
	July 1, 2005	Deadline for request for letters of invitation
	August 1, 2005	Deadline for submission of full-length papers
	August 14-18, 2005	8th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis

LUNCHES

Lunchboxes/buffet is included in the Registration Fee and will be available for delegates Sunday through wednesday. There are not included lunch at the workshops on thursday.

CELLULAR PHONES AND PAGERS

As a courtesy to all meeting attendees and speakers, cellular phones, pagers, and other electronic devices must be operated in silent/vibrate mode within educational sessions. Devices that beep, ring, etc. are strictly prohibited. No cellular phone conversations are permitted within meeting rooms.

MESSAGES

The will be a message board and hopefully an internet-café available during the Conference.

OFFICIAL INVITATION

Official letters of invitation to 8ICP Copenhagen 2005 designed to help overcome administrative difficulties in certain countries, will be sent by the Congress Secretariat on request. Please note that this procedure aims to assist delegates who need to obtain a visa or permission to attend the Congress and is not an official invitation covering fees and any other expenses.

VISAS

Please note that Van Hauen Conferences & Incentives is not responsible for invitations nor issuing visa to this Conference.

Denmark is a member of the Schengen Convention. Citizens from a number of countries outside Western Europe and North America may need to have a Schengen Visa before traveling to Denmark.
The list of countries for which this is the case is available <here>. For details on how to apply for a visa, contact the local diplomatic representation of Denmark or any other Schengen country. Note that processing a visa application may take several months.

DRESS CODE

The Organizers recommend informal dressing throughout the colloquium. However, veterinary practitioners in rubber boots should consider alternatives for the social events at City Hall and the dinner on Wednesday August 17.

SMOKING POLICY

Indoor smoking is only permitted in the marble hall, but delegates are requested to smoke outdoors as a courtesy to non-smokers. Smoking is not allowed in the auditoriums.

TIME ZONE

Summertime (March to October): GMT + 2 hours

TIPPING

Prices in hotels and restaurants, and the taxi fare are calculated to include taxes and services. A tip, therefore, is at the client's discretion.

VOLTAGE

Electricity in Denmark is 230 volts-50Hz

EMERGENCY

In case of an emergency call 112 for Police, Ambulance or the Fire Department.

INSURANCE

It is recommended that participants take out adequate cover for travel, health and accident insurance before they depart from their country. The organisers cannot accept responsibility for personal injuries or loss or damage to private property belongings to the congress participants and accompanying persons.

CLIMATE AND CLOTHING

Denmark has a mild climate with no extremes of heat or cold. In the light summer months of June to August, the average daytime temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius (67 degrees Fahrenheit). You may get the daily weather forecast from the Danish Meteorological Institute.

The weather in Copenhagen in August should be warm and dry with occasional showers. Day and night time temperatures are typically 20-30°C and 10-20°C, respectively.

For those participants taking part in any excursion, comfortable clothes and walking shoes are recommended. Occasional showers may occur.

BANKS AND FACILITIES

Bank and post office opening hours are Monday to Friday from 10.00 – 16.00 hrs. Both facilities may be found within walking distance from your hotel. Cash is obtainable using most major credit cards. Outside normal banking hours up to a maximum of DKK 2,000 may be withdrawn from cash dispensers.

The Danish currency is the krone (abbreviated "DKK" internationally and "kr" domestically) which is subdivided into 100 øre. 1 Euro = 7,50 DKK. Due to widespread use of the national debit card system "Dankort", many retail outlets do not accept international credit cards. Hotels and restaurants commonly do accept a range of credit cards. Most bank branches have external cash dispensers that accept at least Visa and Euro/MasterCard.