Important deadlines
15 August 2008: Deadline session proposals
11-12 September 2008: Scientific committee defines topics for call for abstracts
19 September 2008: Session proposers informed on topics for call for abstracts
30 September 2008: Online abstract submission system open
1 December 2008: Deadline abstract submission / deadline short course proposals
15-16 December 2008: Scientific committee accepts sessions / short courses
19 December 2008: Session chairs informed on sessions planned for the meeting / Short course proposers informed on short courses planned for the meeting
12 January 2009: Registration opens
13 January 2009: Deadline session chair review of abstracts
22 January 2009: Deadline scientific committee review of programme
28 January 2009: Abstract acceptance / rejection letters to authors send
15 February 2009: Deadline for detailed outline of short courses
1 April 2009: Deadline early registration and grant applications
31 March 2009: Deadline draft short course materials
1 April 2009: Abstract book and meeting programme to the printer
10 April 2009: Presenter registration deadline
30 April 2009: Deadline final short course materials
31 May - 4 June 2009: Meeting