General Information (in alphabetical order)

Administrative Secretariat
BioValley Life Sciences Week 2011
c/o ASB Services Basel
Aeschenvorstadt 57
4051 Basel
Switzerland
Phone: +41 61 271 59 20
Fax: +41 61 271 59 21
Email: lifesciencesweek@association-services.ch
 
Badges
Access to the scientific sessions will only be possible with your personal badge which you will receive at the registration desk in Basel.
Please always wear your badge.
 
Confirmation
Please present the confirmation which is sent to you by email at the registration desk.
 
Currency
All official meeting prices are indicated in CHF.
 
Exhibition
The BLSW Sponsors present their company in the BioValley Village. You are cordially invited to visit the stands, as the contribution of the sponsors have made this meeting possible.

Parallel to the BLSW Village, the MipTec vendor exhibition with companies presenting state of the art technology and solutions, is located in the Exhibition Hall at the Messe Basel.
 
Insurance
The meeting organizers cannot accept liability for personal injuries sustained, or for loss or damage of property belonging to congress participants or their accompanying persons, either during, or as a result of the meeting.
 
Language
The congress language is English. Simultaneous translation will not be provided.
 
Travelling to the Congress Center Basel (at Messe Basel)
By car:
Messe Basel has its own motorway exit. The "Messe" exit from the A2 motorway leads directly to the congress ground. There is a multi-storey car park with space for 1600 vehicles at Exhibition Square.

By train:
All three of Basel’s railway stations – SBB (Switzerland), SNCF (France) and DB (Badischer
Bahnhof, Germany) – are within 5-10 minutes of the Messe Basel.

Public transport:
If you take tram no. 1 or 2, you can reach Congress Center Basel from the Swiss or French (SBB/SNCF) railway station in 10 minutes or from the German (DB) station (Badischer Bahnhof) in 5 minutes by tram no. 2 or 6. Tram stop: “Messeplatz”
 
Venue
Congress Center Basel
(www.congress.ch)
MCH Swiss Exhibition (Basel) Ltd.
Messeplatz
4021 Basel, Switzerland

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