General Information
Badges
Participants will be given their name badges at the registration desk. Due to security regulations, all participants and accompanying persons must wear their badges throughout the congress. Only participants with white badges will be admitted to the sessions. Accompanying persons (different badges) may attend the Opening Ceremony and social events but will not be allowed to attend sessions.
Participants can have a ribbon or a special text in colour on their badge:
Red: FIP Executive Committee, FIP Chairs of the Boards, FIP Past and Honorary Presidents, FIP Vice Presidents, Host Committee
Brown: 1st Timers
Orange: FIP Foundation Supporters
Yellow: FIP Council Members
Light yellow: FIP Council Observers
Olive green: FIP Foundation Directors
Fuchsia: Press
Royal blue: Speakers and Chairs
Blue: FIP Headquarters
Lime: Deans Forum
Light blue: Pharmacists in Politics
Royal blue: Satellite Symposium: Pharmacy Technicians
Purple: Section ExCo members and Special Interest Group Chairs
Soft pink: Poster presenters
White: Staff
Burnt orange: Corporate Partner
Gold: Loyal GOLD congress participants who have attended more than 10 FIP Congresses
Platinum: Loyal PLATINUM congress participants who have attended more than 25 FIP Congresses
Breaks
The coffee breaks during the sessions will be from 10:20 to 10:40 in the morning and from 15:50 to 16:10 in the afternoon. Between the sessions there will be a lunch break from 12:00 to 14:30. Please note that there are also some sessions between 12:30 and 14:00.
Dress
Informal dress is acceptable for all sessions but business attire is recommended for the Opening Ceremony.
Filming, recording and photography production policy
Copyright of the FIP congress is owned by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). FIP reserves the rights to all recordings, reproductions or presentations at this congress. Any photography, filming, taping, recording or reproduction in any medium of any of the programme sessions, events, exhibits and/or posters presented at the FIP congress without the express written consent of FIP is strictly forbidden.
Liability/disclaimer
It is strongly recommended that participants obtain adequate cover for travel, health and accident insurance before they depart from their countries. The FIP Organising Committee, the Korean Host Committee, FIP headquarters, MCI Amsterdam and MCI Korea accept no liability for the act of any supplier to this congress, nor liability for personal injury, the safety of any attendee while in transit to or from this event, for any loss or damage, for delays in transport by air, sea, rail, road otherwise, in case of weather, strikes, sickness, war or other causes.
Media room
The congress media room will offer a number of services, strictly limited to official press representatives and professional journalists. Press accreditation and press registration are required for access to the media room. For more information, please visit the “press and media” section of the congress website.
Visa requirements
The invitation letter from the organisers, which can be requested during the online registration process, can be used to apply for a visa to the Republic of Korea if needed.
All delegates requiring visas for the Republic of Korea should contact their nearest Korean embassy or consulate in good time, allowing at least eight weeks for your visa to be processed. All delegates, regardless of needing a visa or not, must hold a passport, valid for at least six months after their time of departure from the Republic of Korea. They must also ensure that they have transit visas in order should they be necessary.
Wifi at COEX
Free WiFI will be available for all congress participants:
Network (SSID) : SK wifi zone
ID : fip2017
Password : fip 2017