Priority Points System

Exhibition space is allocated based on a Priority Points system. Not only is this system the fairest method of allocating space, it also offers a variety of avenues to promote individual companies. All exhibiting companies will be evaluated according to points earned. As corner booths and booths located close to entrances and catering points are frequently requested by companies, these spaces will be assigned according to priority points, booth size requested and height restrictions.

Points can be accrued through attendance at ESCRS Exhibitions, advertising in Congress Programmes, advertising in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery and EuroTimes, and through a variety of sponsorship options including sponsoring EuroTimes Satellite Education Meetings, sponsorship involvement in wetlabs and sponsorship of Congress activities.

Participation in sponsorship opportunities goes towards establishing Priority Points for desirable booth space location and promoting individual companies. Sponsorship opportunities must be agreed by 31 December 2012 in order to be applicable for the 2013 Congresses.

Priority Points System Rules & Regulations for Annual Congress

1. Exhibitor information for the following year’s congress will be sent to companies after each congress and the deadline for receipt of bookings and deposits will be clearly indicated.
2. Each booking will be dated as it is received. Bookings without deposits will not be accepted.
3. To benefit from the Priority Points system, please ensure that you complete your booking to meet the booking deadline, 14 December 2012.
4. Booth locations will be assigned in May 2013. Allocation of space will be based on the number of points earned by companies throughout the previous year.
5. Where companies receive equal points and request the same amount of space, priority will be given to those companies who have exhibited most frequently at the previous three Congresses. where this applies to several companies, space will be assigned on a first-come, firstserved
   basis, based on the booking date and the date the deposit is received by the organisers.
6. Where companies have no points, space will also be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis, based on the booking date and the date the deposit is received by the organisers.
7. Applications received after the closing date will be assigned exhibition space on a first-come, first-served basis, after completion of initial space assignments, regardless of a company’s priority points.
8. Points cannot be carried forward from year to year.
9. Points gained from the purchase of exhibition space will be allocated to companies for the beginning of the following year, i.e. companies that have exhibited at the 2012 Congresses will have earned points for the 2013 Congresses.
10. Companies wishing to have adjacent or shared space must submit their requests on the official online exhibition reservation form.
11. Please note that requests for placement away from or close to other exhibiting companies may limit positioning of booths. Please remember to put your requests to be located away from or next to other companies on the official online reservation form as it may not be possible to move booth position at a later stage.

 

 

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