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General Information
REGISTRATION AND NAME BADGES
ASM Staff will be available at the
registration desk in the Blue Room
Pre-function at the Omni Shoreham
Hotel during posted registration hours.
Participants may collect name badges and
program materials at the registration desk.
A name badge is required for entry into all
sessions and meals. Each participant may
register one guest to attend the Welcome
Reception at the National Zoo and/or
the Conference Party. Guest tickets are
$50 per event. Guests may not attend
sessions, poster sessions, lunches or
coffee breaks.
GENERAL SESSIONS
All general sessions will be held in the
Blue Room in the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
POSTER SESSIONS
Poster boards are located in the Hampton
Room at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
Posters will be available for viewing
informally throughout the conference,
with official poster sessions scheduled on
Friday and Saturday.
All posters may be mounted starting on
Thursday after 3:00 pm, and should be
available to view by no later than 10:00
am Friday morning. Posters are to be
removed after 6:30 pm on Saturday,
September 26, but by no later than 12:30
pm on Sunday, September 27. Posters not
removed in time may be discarded.
Odd-numbered posters (1,3,5…) will
be officially presented in Session A on
Friday, September 25, and even-numbered
posters (2,4,6…) will be officially
presented in Session B on Saturday,
September 26.
Please check your assigned number in the
abstract index. The same number is used
for the presentation and board number.
EXHIBITS
Please be sure to visit the supporter’s
display tables in the Blue Room
Pre-Function. Supporting company
representatives will be available to talk
with you during coffee breaks.
NETWORKING MEALS AND SOCIAL
EVENTS
Registration includes attendance at the
Welcome Reception at the National
Zoo on Thursday evening, Networking
Lunches on Friday and Saturday, and the
Conference Party with DJ and Dancing
on Saturday night. Ample time has also
been scheduled for participants to network
during coffee breaks.
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE
Certificates of Attendance can be found
in the registration packet received at the
registration desk.
Note: Certificates of Attendance do not
list session information.
CAMERAS AND RECORDINGS
POLICY
Audio/video recorders and cameras are
not allowed in session rooms or in the
poster areas. Taking photographs with
any device is prohibited.
CHILD POLICY
Children are not permitted in session
rooms, poster sessions, conference meals
or social events. Please contact the hotel
concierge to arrange for babysitting
services in your hotel room.
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