11th Congress of the European Society for Photobiology
Information for sponsors and exhibitors
(More detailed information downloadable as PDF file, 607kb)
The ESP Congress is a biennial event, usually attended by more than 500 registered participants.
In general, participants are interested in:
instrumentation such as
- UV and visible light sources, lasers
- monochromators, filters
- fibre optics, radiometers
- microscopes
- imaging systems
- sunglasses and radiation safety tools
cosmetics and drugs such as:
- photoprotective medicines
- antiaging and antioxidant products
- sunscreens
as well as scientific literature, general laboratory and medical equipment, software.
Congress location and exhibition area
Location:
Aix-les-Bains is an international spa resort located in the hearth of the French Alps in the vicinity of Chambéry (about 160, 000 inhabitants in the Aix-les-Bains-Chambéry area).
St-Exupéry-Lyon and Geneva international airports are 100 and 70 km respectively from Aix-les-Bains.
There are also several direct fast train connections (TGV) with Paris every day.
There is an excellent motorway network with Italy , Switzerland and north, west and south of France.
Exhibition area:
The exhibition hall is in the congress area of the Casino Grand Cercle, that is located at walking distance from the main hotels (3,000 rooms) and major points of interest in the city.
The fee for holding an exhibition stand will be 400 euros per day
Exhibitions should be set up on Sunday morning, 4 September and be removed at noon on Thursday 8 September (at the latest).
Sponsorship and contribution opportunities
- Sponsor of the gala dinner at the Casino Grand Cercle (estimated attendance: 300-400 persons).
- Sponsor of the welcome reception held in the Casino Grand Cercle (estimated attendance: 500 persons).
- Sponsor of a plenary lecture or a symposium (estimated attendance at plenary lectures: 3-400; attendance at symposia will vary)
- Sponsor of an invited symposium speaker
- Sponsor of one or more fellowships for students and young researchers
- Advertisement:
- Conference bag with congress and company logo
- Advertisement in the final programme and abstract book
- Logo on badge
- Promotional leaflets or folders for inclusion in the congress bag
Benefits for sponsors may include:
- Recognition of sponsorship on programme, serving tables, directional signs etc.
- Free exhibition area
- Prominent recognition on the ESP WEB page ( http://www.esp-photobiology.it/ )*
- Free advertisement in the programme
- Free congress registration
- Free advertisement brochure in the congress bag
* The WEB page is linked to Photobiology Online (http://www.pol-europe.net/ and http://www.pol-US.net/ ) which is a joint web page for the European Society for Photobiology and the American Society for Photobiology. The two organizations constitute more than 2000 photobiologists worldwide. The access rate to the site is currently running well in excess of 25.000 visits per year.
Contact persons:
Professor Jacques Piette
Laboratory of Virology & Imunology
Institute of Pathology B23
University of Liège
Liège
Belgium
Phone: (+32)-4-366-2442
Fax: (+32)-4-366-9933
E-mail: jpiette@ulg.ac.be
Dr. Jean Cadet
Laboratory "Lésions des Acides Nucléiques"
DRFMC/SCIB
CEA/Grenoble
F-38054 Grenoble CEDEX 9
France
Phone: +33 (0)4 38 78 49 87
Fax: +33(0)4 38 78 50 90
E-mail: jcadet@cea.fr