WCPT Congresso - Atualização abril 2019

April 2019    Optamos pelo texto original em inglês para manter a originalidade e a credibilidade da fonte. Boa leitura.

Congress app is now available! The WCPT Congress 2019 app is now live and available on the Apple Store and Android Play.  The app will help you keep track of all news and information about congress. You can download the app NOW to your smartphone or handheld device and plan your days at congress in advance.   To download the app: go to Apple Store or Android Play search and download the Conf2Go app enter the code WCPT2019 to access the congress app. To get the best from the app, please make sure you change the settings in the app to: update automatically receive alerts for any sessions you have made your favourites provide anonymous usage statistics If you have multiple devices (eg smartphone, tablet), or you wish to synchronise your selected favourites from the iPlanner, we recommend you login/register. You will also be able to use the app to complete evaluations at the end of each session. To do this, find the relevant session in the app and click on session evaluation at the bottom of the page. Find out more about the congress app: www.wcpt.org/wcpt2019/programme/app Printed final programme and iPlanner You can also download the printed final programme or use the iPlanner. Copies of the printed final programme will be available onsite in Geneva.

NEW for 2019: livestreaming sessions from congress WCPT will be livestreaming 11 focused symposia - every session which is due to take place in Room A.  Livestreaming sessions makes it possible for people who aren’t able to attend congress in Geneva to hear and watch these key sessions featuring high profile speakers. For more information about livestreaming: www.wcpt.org/wcpt2019/programme/livestream

NEW for 2019: presentation skills webinars Are you presenting at congress? Did you know WCPT recently held a series of webinars on presentation skills for presenters? The webinars were presented by Helen von Dadelszen from Present Potential. You can watch the webinars and find more tips, advice, and resources to help you make sure everyone gets the most from your presentation - whether you're delivering a platform or poster presentation. To view tips, advice, and resources on presentation skills: www.wcpt.org/wcpt2019/programme/abstracts

NEW for 2019: It's my first time at congress! Will you be attending your first WCPT congress in Geneva? 4,500 people have registered to attend congress - for more than 60% of delegates this will be their first WCPT congress, and some people may be visiting Europe for the first time. If you're a first-timer, make sure you visit the WCPT stand in the exhibition hall and pick up a sticker to let people know 'It's my first time at congress!' And remember to join us at the WCPT Friends session in the Indaba Zone on Saturday 11 May, 10:45-11:30, to meet other delegates who are new to the congress experience and get some tips and advice from more experienced congress delegates. You can start connecting with other delegates NOW on the Congress Connect Facebook group.

Congress certificates   Health and wellbeing @ congress We know many of you require certificates of attendance and presentation to provide to funders, employers, and professional associations. All certificates will be sent to delegates by 24 May.   Take time to look after your health and wellbeing during congress. Find out about the range of activities taking place during congress at the Health and wellbeing area in Hall 1.

You can still register onsite Online registration has closed. Onsite registration will open on Friday 10 May at Palexpo, Geneva.

Call for committee members for WCPT Congress 2021 WCPT is looking for people to be part of the WCPT Congress Programme Committee (CPC) and help develop the programme for WCPT Congress 2021 in Dubai. WCPT Congress 2021 will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from 8-10 April 2021. CPC members must be able to serve from July 2019 until the end of the congress evaluation period in 2021. They will be expected to join a face-to-face meeting in September 2019 to start preparations for the WCPT Congress 2021. The provisional dates for this meeting are 7/8 or 28/29 September. For more details, including eligibility criteria and the application process: www.wcpt.org/node/176873