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Welcome to the European Society of Cardiology. Our mission: to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in Europe
 

Congress information

Everything you need to know before your departure...

Venue

City & Transport

Guided Tours

    ICC Berlin
    Messedamm 22
    14055 Berlin - Germany

   City Information
   Get to Berlin
   Get to the Congress Centre

Excursions & Guided Tours

Excursions &
Guided Tours

Cellhire - Phone rental & internet access

Cellhire - Phone rental & internet access

 
Stay in touch and avoid international roaming charges during
EUROPACE 2009 with German local airtime mobile phone,
sim card and internet access rentals. 
For more information and orders click here Cellhire - Phone rental & internet access

Note: delivery is only available in France and Germany.
Ask Cellhire to deliver you at your hotel during your stay in Berlin.
 
 

Congress useful information:

Cloakroom 

Cloakroom

 

The cloakroom is located in the Registration Area and is free of charge.

Coffee breaks  Coffee Breaks 
  Free Coffee in the Poster Area  
       
  Monday 22 June     10:00 - 11:00     15:30 - 16:30
  Tuesday 23 June    10:00 - 11:00    15:30 - 16:30

 
  
Delegate Bag
 

Each delegate is entitled a Delegate Bag to be picked up from the dedicated desk in the Registration Area. It contains the Final Programme, the Abstract Book/CD-Rom voucher, a notepad and pen, some Industry advertisement.

Language  Language
 

The official language during the Congress is English. No translation is available

  No smoking 
 

EUROPACE is a no smoking congress. Smoking is strictly prohibited in any area of the building. Thank you for your cooperation.

 
  
Restaurant
 

Lunch is provided to EUROPACE 2009 participants on Monday 22 June and Tuesday 23 June. 

Speakers Service Centre  Speakers' Service Centre
 

All speakers giving a presentation in the scientific sessions are requested to upload and validate their presentation in the Speakers' Service Centre (SSC) located close to the Registration Area, a minimum of 3 hours before the session starts or the day before if the session is at 8:30.

City useful information:

Banking

Bank services are available at the airport and throughout the city. Berlin is well supplied with 24-hours cash dispensers, which take most major credit cards. Standard banking hours are Monday to Friday from 08:00-12:00 and 14:00-16:00.
Most banks are closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Climate

Berlin has a temperate/mesothermal climate. The warmest months are June, July and August, with mean temperatures of 17°C. In June the temperature varies from 12°C to 22°C. Berlin's built-up area creates a microclimate with heat stored by the city's buildings.

Currency

The monetary unit in Germany is Euro (€).

Electricity

In Germany, electricity is supplied at 230V and power sockets are of 2 round pins type.

Time Zone

Germany is on Central European Time (CET) and is 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+1), 6 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time and 9 hours ahead of Pacific Standard Time.