Welcome to the HTAi 2010 Press Centre

Here you will find all the information you will need about the conference.

• Press releases  
   
• HTAi 2010 in the News
   
• Photography
   
• Press registration   All journalists and medical/science writers wishing to attend the HTAi 2010 conference in Dublin can obtain free registration to the conference, subject to review and approval of their press credentials. Go to press registration for more information. 
  
• Press entitlements
   
• Media and press release guidelines
   
• Embargo policy
   
• Contact details

Press releases

 All press releases issued about the HTAi 2010 conference are available here.

• May 2010 - HTAi2010 Bursary Press Release
• May 2010 - HTAi bursary application form
• May 2010 - Major International Conference to Explore Improvements in Health

 HTAI 2010 in the News 

• Feb 2010 - HTAi International Innovation Article
• Mar 2010 - HTAi Newsletter: HTA in Ireland
• Apr 2010 - Irish Medical News: Major health technology assessment conference for Dublin
• May 2010 - Irish Examiner: Conference a welcome boost
• May 2010 - Health Technology Assessment Conference atracts world experts
• May 2010 - Irish Times Health Plus: A breakthrough drug? How soon can I start?
• May 2010 - Business and Leadership: Business leaders must be tourism ambassadors
• May 2010 - Dublin Chamber of Commerce: Recruiting 'Ambassadors' for Ireland's business tourism

Photography

A selection of photographs of the key speakers and people involved in the conference are available. These photographs are royalty free and can be downloaded and used as required. Please ensure to name all individuals as indicated.

Press Registration for HTAi 2010

The process to request press accreditation includes a few brief steps:

Step 1: Complete and return the Press Registration form

Step 2: Provide a scanned copy of a valid press identity card or provide an assignment letter from the editor or publisher you are working with explaining that you are attending the HTAi 2010 conference in a press capacity on behalf of the publication.

Step 3: Send the HTAi 2010 Conference Press Office 1- 2 copies of recent articles that you have written. You may send them by email or forward links to online articles.

After we receive your articles, press card details or assignment letter, and press registration form, you will be contacted to confirm your request for press accreditation. For details of what this includes go to Press Entitlements.

All press are invited to report to the HTAi 2010 Press Desk at the conference venue to pick up their press pack and to obtain any assistance they require.

Wi-Fi access will be provided. For details about the embargo policy go to HTAi 2010 Conference Embargo Policy.

Please direct any questions you have to the HTAi 2010 Conference Press Office.

Note: Companies or organisations producing publications, videos, and/or other electronic media intended for marketing, advertising, financial analysis, public relations or commercial purposes may not register as media. All decisions taken by the HTAi 2010 Conference Press Office concerning press registration requests are final.

Press Entitlements

 All press who have been accredited to attend the conference can avail of the following:

• press pack – please report to the HTAi 2010 Conference Press Desk at the conference venue to pick up your press pack
• we will be happy to arrange any interviews you are interested in, where possible – contact the Press Office in advance of the meeting or go to the Press Desk at the conference venue
• attendance at the Opening Reception
• complimentary attendance at:

              - the plenary sessions
              - the panel sessions
              - the oral presentations
              - the network meetings
              - the satellite symposia

• access to the exhibition and poster presentations
• Wi-Fi will be available at the conference venue and an internet café will be provided
• the workshops are not included as there are limited places available at each one. If you have a particular interest in a workshop, please contact the Press Desk in advance and we will see if you can be accommodated
• social programme events are also not included. You may purchase tickets for any of the events from the Registration Office.

The HTAi 2010 Conference Press Office is available to the press to develop story ideas, respond to questions, assist with locating an expert in a specific area or provide background and additional information as required.

Press releases and press materials will be made available on a regular basis before and during the conference.

Please direct any questions you have to the HTAi 2010 Conference Press Office

Media and Press Release Guidelines

Issuing Press Releases

For the convenience of registered press, companies and institutions are invited to bring their own press materials to be displayed on the Press Desk, following a review of the materials by the Press Office. Approved press materials will be displayed in a location designated for non-HTAi 2010 press materials.  

All materials which make reference to the HTAi 2010 conference or to the host organisation, the Health Information and Quality Authority, must be reviewed by the HTAi 2010 Conference Press Office in advance of distribution.

All press releases must include a citation that properly states the name of the conference and references the host organisation. Examples of recommended text: “This information was presented at the Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) 7^th Annual Meeting Dublin 2010” or “hosted by the Health Information and Quality Authority”.

Companies sponsoring the Satellite Symposia may hold press briefings or issue press releases as long as the press materials comply with the terms listed here.

Companies with products whose value may be influenced by information contained in an abstract may issue a press release coinciding with the availability of the abstract to the public. Under no circumstances should any press releases (embargoed or not) on studies submitted for consideration for the HTAi 2010 conference be issued before the abstracts are made public in the Abstract book.

Institutional or corporate materials, as well as any materials of a promotional nature, where there is no pre-existing agreement in place with the conference organising committee or Press Office, are not permitted to be distributed in the conference venue. 

Meeting Admission

Accredited press are asked to wear the HTAi 2010 conference media name badge at all times while on site and to make it known that they are representing the media.

The press are not permitted attendance at the events not included in the Press Entitlements list or at any closed meeting during the conference.

Photography, Videotaping, and Audio Recording

Accredited press are allowed to:

• Photograph, videotape, or audio record in any of the sessions open to the press and in the communal areas at the conference venue, once the Press Office has been notified in advance of your intention.
• Permission to include individuals in any footage must be obtained from the individual concerned by the journalist.

Interviews

The Press Office will make every attempt to facilitate all requests for interviews or requests for supplementary information. Please contact the HTAi 2010 Conference Press Office  in advance or go to the Press Desk at the conference venue during the event.

HTAi 2010 Conference Embargo Policy

Purpose

The HTAi 2010 conference organising committee recognises that the media are vehicles of public information with a community responsibility to keep the public informed. We shall cooperate in providing accurate and appropriate information while protecting the rights of everyone participating in the conference.

Conditions

The media, companies and institutions issuing press releases, and others are required to abide by the embargo policies governing the HTAi 2010 conference.

An embargo on the use of any information or materials from the conference is in place until the information is presented at the conference.

The abstracts will be published in the Abstract Book which will be available at the conference.

All intellectual property, including new materials presented at the conference, is copyright protected, with the copyright belonging to the author unless written permission is obtained from the author.

Contact

For all press enquiries related to the HTAi 2010 conference please contact:

HTAi Press Office                  

Health Information and Quality Authority
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Tel +353 (0)1 8147488
Mobile +353 (0)87 9221941

 
During the conference there will be a dedicated Press Desk next to the main registration desk, located in the main hall of the RDS. Follow the signs for the registration desk.

The Press Office team can also be contacted during the conference by telephoning + 353 (0)87 9221941.