1. What is this year’s scientific program?
2. Where will the conference take place?
3. When does the meeting start?
4. Is there a registration fee? Is there a deadline to register?
5. How do I register for the conference?
6. When and where is the Welcome Reception?
7. Will there be abstract sessions? What about poster prizes?
8. Can I get CME credits for the meeting?
9. Who can attend the conference? Can you help me with a visa?
10. Can I bring a guest to the meeting?
1. What is this year’s scientific program?
This year's conference will consist of eight sessions:
- Global perspectives on epidemiology, national considerations and classification;
- ENETS Tumor Board - Discussion of clinical cases;
- Difficult management problems in symptomatic NET;
- Recent advances in basic science applicable to NET disease;
- Biomarkers - Lessons from other cancers;
- Critical review of current non-surgical treatment - efficacy, side effects, cost-effectiveness and quality of life;
- Bronchial carcinoids - Similarities and differences to GEP-NETs; and
- Top news in NETs, 2010-2011
Lectures will be open to questions from the audience. Please click here to see the preliminary conference program.
Participants can also enroll for the ENETS Post-Graduate Course, scheduled for 9 March 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Lisboa Congress Center. This is a ticketed session and the cost per person is € 100. To register for the course, please click here.
In addition, there will be early morning “Meet the Professor” lectures. PLEASE NOTE: These are ticketed sessions that must be registered and paid for in advance. Conference participants registered for a session will receive entrance tickets in their conference wallets. There will be no on-site registrations for these lectures. Entry costs € 20 per session:
- 10 March 2011, Thursday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Lisboa Congress Center: Imaging NETs: Current imaging standards and new developments - Marie-Pierre Vullierme, Clichy, France, and TBD
- 10 March 2011, Thursday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Lisboa Congress Center: MEN-1 - Maria-Luisa Brandi, Florence, Italy, and Anna-Maria Colao, Naples, Italy
- 11 March 2011, Friday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Lisboa Congress Center: Targeting metastatic liver (ablative therapy) – Jean-Pierre Pelage, Boulogne, France, and Thomas Kröncke, Berlin, Germany
- 11 March 2011, Friday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Lisboa Congress Center: Current issues in pancreatic surgery - Massimo Falconi, Verona, Italy, and TBD
- 11 March 2011, Friday, 7:30 – 8:30 a.m., Lisboa Congress Center: Gastrinoma - Robert Jensen, Bethesda, MD, USA
To register for any of these sessions, please click here.
The conference will also feature two abstract sessions (one for basic science related to cancer biology and one for clinical research) and poster viewing.
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2. Where will the conference take place?
The conference will take place at the Lisboa Congress Center, Praça das Indústrias, 1300-307, Lisbon, Portugal. Tel: +351 213 601 400/1. Fax: +351 213 639 450. E-mail: 
. Web: www.lisboacc.pt
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3. When does the meeting start?
Conference registration (conference material pick-up) begins on Wednesday, 9 March 2011, from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Registration then continues on Thursday, 10 March, at 7:30 a.m. and runs until 9:00 a.m., which is when the conference opens. Registration tables will be set up at the entrance area of the conference venue.
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4. Is there a registration fee? Is there a deadline to register?
There are registration fees for the conference which cover all conference materials, lunches, coffee breaks and participation at the Welcome Reception at 6:00 p.m. on 9 March 2011. Students who can provide proof of their university matriculation can attend the conference for free, as can journalists who can provide proof of their professional status. Please make sure you have registered with the ENETS Office in Berlin.
Please note the registration fees and deadlines:
• Early registration fee – before 30 November 2010: € 500.00
• Late registration fee – after 30 November 2010: € 550.00
• Exhibitor day pass for pharmaceutical representatives: € 250.00
• Discounted fee for registered nurses: € 250.00
• Members of the press and university-matriculated students: Free entry.
Students, journalists and nurses please note: Students must be able to provide ENETS with proof of their university matriculation and journalists must provide ENETS with proof of their professional status. Please send a PDF of the proof here. Nurses must also provide ENETS with proof of their employment in order to receive the registration discount. Please send a PDF of the proof here.
ENETS encourages young researchers and physicians (age limit: 40) to apply for an ENETS Travel Grant. Each grant is worth € 1,500 and must be used toward travel and registration expenses related to the conference. To apply for a grant, please click here. The deadline to apply is 20 December 2010.
Please be aware that the general registration fee DOES NOT cover travel to and from Lisbon, nor does it cover lodging for during the conference.
ENETS can, for a limited time and based on availability, offer individual registrants hotel rooms. If interested, please contact 
. Booking requires a €200 deposit, which can be paid online via the ENETS homepage.
Your registration – if you are not being sponsored by a pharmaceutical company – is not considered valid until your registration fee payment is received by ENETS. Deadline to make the registration fee payment is Friday, 11 February 2011. Direct bank transfer details are:
European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (ENETS)
Deutsche Bank
Account number: 2590727 00
Routing number: 100 700 24
IBAN: DE 58 1007 0024 0259 0727 00
SWIFT code: DEUTDEDBBER
You can also pay online by clicking here.
IMPORTANT NOTICE regarding cancellation: For registration fees to be refunded, written notice of cancellation must be received at 
no later than 11 February 2011. No exceptions will be made. The amount of registration fees remitted, minus a € 50 administrative charge, will be refunded after the ENETS Annual Conference. Substitutions are accepted with written notification. No refunds will be made if notice is received after 11 February 2011.
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5. How do I register for the conference?
Non-sponsored delegates must register here, via the ENETS website. PLEASE NOTE: Delegates may be sponsored by a pharmaceutical firm, in which case, the firm must register you with ENETS for the conference. Please contact your national affiliate for details.
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6. When and where is the Welcome Reception?
The Welcome Reception will take place on 9 March 2011, Wednesday, and begins at 6:00 p.m. in Hall IV of the Lisboa Congress Center.
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7. Will there be abstract sessions? What about poster prizes?
There will be two abstract sessions during the conference – one for clinical practice and one for basic research related to cancer biology. The conference organizers will also collect all abstracts – regardless of the authors’ age or level of academic degree - in a booklet to be distributed to all conference attendees.
The conference abstract review committee will select, prior to the conference, three clinical research abstracts and three basic research abstracts for oral presentation. Authors for these presentations will be contacted by mid-February. The presenters chosen for oral lectures will be barred from also showing their work as a poster. Abstract authors not selected for oral presentations will be invited to present their work as a poster. For poster guidelines, please click here.
The best three abstracts for clinical practice and the best three for basic research will be awarded monetary prizes, “Young Investigator Awards”, in the amount of € 1,500; € 1,000; and € 500. Prizes will be awarded to investigators under age 40. These prizes will be announced during the conference.
The deadline to submit an abstract is 20 December 2010.
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8. Can I get CME credits for the meeting?
ENETS is currently applying to the European Union of Medical Specialists, or UEMS, in Brussels, for continuing medical education (CME) points for the Lisbon conference. Please continue to check back here for confirmation of accreditation.
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9. Who can attend the conference? Can you help me with a visa?
The conference is open to all ENETS members and to physicians and researchers working in a field related to neuroendocrine tumor disease. Please see question 4 on this FAQ page regarding registration fees.
ENETS can provide participants who wish to attend the conference, but need a travel visa, with a letter of support. To request this letter, please first register for the conference. On the registration form, you can indicate that you need the letter.
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10. Can I bring a guest to the meeting?
Accompanying persons are not allowed to attend the conference.
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