Admittance & Name Badges

Registrants are required to collect their name badge from the ASM 2010 Sydney Registration Desk at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre immediately upon arrival at the venue.  Name badges must be worn at all times to gain entry to scientific & social sessions.  For security purposes, the conference organisers reserve the right to ask venue security to escort from the venue any persons not wearing an official conference name badge.

Business Centre 
Neither the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre nor the conference will have a Business Centre for delegate use. However the Internet Cafe is located in the Exhibition Hall and will provide delegates with free internet access during exhibition hall hours.

Wireless internet access may be purchased from the Customer Service Desk at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Catering
All morning/afternoon teas and lunches will be served in the Exhibition Hall of the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre.  Lunch is not included with conference registration - tickets required.  Additional fee applies.

General Terms & Conditions
The scientific and social program and all conference information (including fees, rates & charges) published on this website are correct at the time of its last page update but may be subject to change at a later date. The conference organisers & the Local Organising Committee reserve the right to alter the information contained on this site as and when deemed necessary.

The conference organisers & the Local Organising Committee will not be responsible for registrations and/or abstract submissions not received whether via the conference website due to Internet Service outages, hardware or software delays, power outages or natural disasters or via another format.  It will be the user's responsibility to ensure that an official confirmation of registration/abstract submission is received from the conference organisers.

As a condition of registration and attendance, the conference organisers & the Local Organising Committee will not be held responsible for damages of any nature sustained by participants or their guests, visitors or accompanying persons for personal injury or loss or damage to their personal property as a result of activities associated with the running of the conference or its related events. Participants and attendees should make their own arrangements with regard to appropriate personal and property insurance.

Attendees to the conference should arrange their own medical, travel and personal insurance as the conference organisers & the Local Organising Committee will not be responsible for claims by attendees.  Insurance should be purchased in your state/country of origin. It is strongly recommended that at the time of submitting your registration and making your travel arrangements that you also take out an appropriate insurance policy/s.

Messages
Messages for delegates attending the conference can be left with staff at the conference Registration & Information Desk. Messages will be posted to an adjoining Message Board and it will be the responsibility of delegates attending the conference to check for messages on a regular basis. There is no guarantee that messages will be delivered personally.

People with Special Needs
Every effort will be made to ensure that people who have special needs are adequately catered for. Please indicate any special requirements on the registration form and the conference organisers will do their best to assist.

Smoking Policy
The Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre and other venues/areas of the conference are non-smoking areas.

What to Wear
Smart casual attire will be suitable for all scientific sessions and social events.

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