Know before you go

Abstract Book

All abstracts are published in Virchows Archiv, Volume 483, Supplement 1. 
 

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• Send questions to the chairpersons during a session
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The App is completely free and provides iPhone / iPad and Android users at ECP 2023 in Dublin with on-the-go access to the most exciting interactive features of the congress.
 

Badges

Participants are kindly requested to wear their name badge at all times during the congress including the Opening Ceremony and Networking Reception.
The colours of the name badges have the following significance:
 

The Convention Centre Dublin (CCD) has its own car park including 320 parking spaces and over 2,300 spaces in car parks near the CCD. The price for 24 hours is EUR 30.00.
 

On-site delegates: From 14 September 2023 on, you can print your CME certificate online at www.esp-congress.org by logging in with your participant number, first name, last name and country. Your participant number can be found on your confirmation.

Virtual attendance: CME/attendance certificates for virtual attendance may only be claimed for live attendance/delayed viewing during live congress hours (9 September, 0:00 CEST to 13 September 2023, 23:59 CEST). 

Virtual attendees need to claim their certificates during the above-mentioned time frame in order to receive CME credits. 

No CME credits can be granted for on demand viewing after the congress.

Certificates can be claimed here during the above-mentioned time slots.
 

A cloakroom can be used free of charge from Saturday, 9 September, early evening, to Wednesday, 13 September 2023. Participants can also store their luggage here. The cloakroom is located in the entrance area of the CCD.
 

The 35th European Congress of Pathology, Dublin, Ireland has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 30 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). 

Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.
 

Coffee and tea will be served free of charge to all registered delegates during the morning and afternoon coffee breaks, 09:30 – 10:30 and 16:45 – 17:15, from Sunday, 10 September through Tuesday, 12 September and from 09:30 –10:30 and 16:00 – 16:30 on Wednesday, 13 September. Coffee stations are located in the Forum and the various foyers of the CCD.
 

E-Posters will be available in the exhibition area on the 3rd Floor of the CCD. All E-Poster authors and poster presenters have been invited to upload their poster prior to the ECP 2023. All uploaded E-Posters can be searched for and viewed electronically on the terminals in the exhibition area from Sunday, 10 September to Wednesday, 13 September.
 

The booth of the European Society of Pathology – ESP is located in the Entrance Hall of the CCD.
 

The 35th ECP will be accompanied by a major technical exhibition taking place in in the Forum and the various foyers of the CCD.
 

First Aid will be provided during ECP tenancy hours at the Convention Centre Dublin.
In case of emergency, please contact the staff at the congress counter.
 

The handouts are available in the congress portal via the Online Programme. Look for the session you are interested in, click the small arrow up/down icon in the top right corner of the session to open the session details and select the "Handout" button close to the respective talk to download.
 

Advance registration for the half day city sightseeing tour for accompanying persons is required. Please contact ecp-dublin@cpo-hanser.de and choose one of the below dates: 

Sunday, 10 September 2023 - 14:00 - 17:00
Monday, 11 September 2023 - 10:00 - 13:00
Tuesday, 12 September 2023 - 14:00 - 17:00

Tours start and end at the CCD.

Tickets for on-site booking are subject to availability.
 

For the sake of all congress participants’ health and safety and to slow the spread of COVID-19, the ESP recommends

• wash and sanitize hands often
• avoid hand-shaking

Keep on keeping your distance! 
Your cooperation is appreciated.

By tram
Two tram lines (Green Line and Red Line) run through Dublin. The closest stops to the Convention Centre are "Mayor Square" or "Spencer Dock" (Red Line).
 

By bus
The bus system offers a high frequency service across all of the city of Dublin. Many bus lines stop directly at the CCD (stop: Convention Centre).
 

The ESP does not accept any liability for damages and / or losses of any kind which may be incurred by the congress participants or by any person accompanying them, during either the official activities or excursions.
Delegates participate in all tours / events at their own risk. Participants are advised to take out insurance against loss, accidents or damage that could be incurred during the congress.

The official language of the 35th European Congress of Pathology is English.
 

Please note that your name badge is your entrance validation. If you lose your name badge you will be charged a EUR 50 deposit for a new one. In case you can present both badges later, the EUR 50 deposit will of course be refunded. Please contact our staff at the registration counter.
 

Lunch is served from 13:00 to 14:30 from Sunday, 10 September through Tuesday, 12 September 2023 and 13:00 to 14:00 on Wednesday, 13 September 2023. The catering stations are located in the Forum of the CCD.

Poster sessions will be held from Sunday, 10 September to Wednesday, 13 September 2023 in the Forum (Ground Floor) and in the Foyer on the 3rd Floor of the CCD. These sessions offer an effective forum for the exchange of information and a means to communicate ideas, research and programmes. Poster authors are required to be available for questions and further information at their poster board during the morning session break (09:30 – 10:30) from Sunday to Wednesday.
Posters are changed daily and are on display for the entire day of the respective poster session. They are sorted by topics and will be numbered within those topics. The best posters of each topic will be presented during the afternoon coffee break (16:45 – 17:15 Sunday – Monday, 13:15 – 13:45 and 16:00 – 16:30 Wednesday at the E-Poster terminals). The poster exhibition is open to all registered delegates:
 

Poster Discussion Times for

> PS-01 to PS-07
Sunday, 10 Sept 2023:            09:30 – 10:30

> PS-08 to PS-15
Monday, 11 Sept 2023:           09:30 – 10:30

> PS-16 to PS-20
Tuesday, 12 Sept 2023:           09:30 – 10:30

> PS-21 to PS-26
Wednesday, 13 Sept 2023:     09:30 – 10:30

Interested participants can meet the authors for discussions of their poster presentation during the time of the poster presentation.

Posters need to be put up and dismantled on the day of the respective poster session within the following times:

Set-up:
Sunday, 10 Sept 2023: 07:30 – 09:00
Monday, 11 Sept 2023: 07:30 – 09:00
Tuesday, 12 Sept 2023: 07:30 – 09:00
Wednesday, 13 Sept 2023: 07:30 – 09:00

Dismantling:
17:00 – 18:00 on the day of the presentation.
Posters which have not been removed within the indicated dismantling time will be disposed of.
 

The Prayer Room is located on the 3rd Floor, please ask a member of CCD staff for directions.
 

The organisers cannot assume liability for any changes in the congress programme due to external or unforeseen circumstances. 

We recommend using the online programme for an up-to-date version of the programme.
 

The ESP provides ECP delegates with a public transportation pass called "Leap Card". 
You can use the Leap Card to travel on all commuter & rural services operated by Bus Éireann in Dublin.
 

On-site registration will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. Priority will be given to pre-registered delegates. Depending on the number of on-site registered delegates, availability of congress material may be limited.
 

The Congress Counter is located in the entrance area of the Convention Centre Dublin.
 

OPENING CEREMONY and NETWORKING RECEPTION
> 9 September 2023 · 19:00 – 22:00
Convention Centre Dublin
The ESP Foundation has kindly assumed the respective costs as a hospitality gesture for all delegates attending on-site in Dublin. 

CONGRESS CONCERT
> 11 September 2023 · 20:00 – 21:30
Christ Church
Member (cost contribution): EUR 25
Non-Member (cost contribution): EUR 50

CONGRESS EVENING
> 13 September 2023 · 20:00 – 00:00
Guinness Storehouse
Member (cost contribution): EUR 25
Non-Member (cost contribution): EUR 65

Availability is limited, so tickets for the social events will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Please purchase your ticket at least one day prior to the event at the socials counter.
 

Invited speakers of scientific sessions are welcome to spend time in the Speakers' Lounge in Wicklow Meeting Room 2 on the 2nd Floor of the CCD.
 

The Speakers' Preview Room is located in Liffey Meeting Room 1 on the 1st Floor of the CCD. If you are a speaker and have not uploaded your presentation prior to the congress, please turn to the technical staff in Liffey Meeting Room 1 for a late upload. This is possible one day before presentation, but at the latest one hour prior to the presentation.

Due to time and technical reasons we kindly ask the speakers not to use their own notebook. In the Speakers' Preview Room there are several PC working stations, where speakers can work on their presentation charts in a quiet area. Technical staff will be happy to assist.
 

The CCD offers a direct dial taxi phone for visitors at the reception desk on the ground floor. Since taxi tariffs in Ireland are officially set by cities and districts, you can easily calculate the costs of your journey (www.taxi-calculator.com). 
A taxi from Dublin Airport to the Convention Centre Dublin costs about 24€. To book a taxi go to the website https://book.lynk.ie/new-booking, call +353 (01) 473 11 22 or use the app "Lynk Taxis" available on google play and the app store.
 

WiFi areas in the foyers and exhibition allow easy access to the Internet. Please select the WiFi network ECP2023, the password is also ecp-2023.