Contact:

Mrs. Antje Schimpf will be your contact for all questions or requests concerning the exhibition and the product reviews at the conference in Oldenburg.
E-Mail: agmb-tagung2018@uni-oldenburg.de
Phone +49 (0)441 798-4444

 

Invitation to the accompanying Exhibition and Product Reviews

Ladies and Gentlemen,

the Library and Information System (BIS) of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany is this year's host of the Annual Meeting of the German Medical Library Association (AGMB). The Annual Meeting will take place from September 10 to 12, 2018 under the motto

„Medizinbibliotheken: offen und innovativ aus Tradition“

“Medical libraries: open and innovative by tradition”

On behalf of the AGMB, the Library and Information System of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg invites you and your company to participate in the accompanying exhibition.

Venue

The meeting and exhibition will take place in the Central Auditorium (Hörsaalzentrum, A14) of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. The building offers space for all satellites, discussion meetings and product reviews connected with the conference.

The exhibition will be located in the auditorium’s foyer on the ground floor. Space is available for a maximum of 26 booths (2m by 1.4m). For further information, please refer to the floor plan.

The local organizing committee will be responsible for booth allocation, product review scheduling and sponsorship.

The booth fee is 1,200 Euros per booth. This includes furniture (a table, two chairs, a poster board), electricity and WiFi, as well as the attendance fee for two booth personnel (includes participation in the social events as well as in all sessions except the members meeting, closed workshops and workshops that require a charge).

Product Reviews

Opportunities to present your products, services and new developments are a twenty-minute product review during the lunch break (6 slots) or a fifteen-minute product review during the afternoon coffee break (2 slots). No other session will be scheduled for the periods in which the product reviews take place. The fee for a product review is 660 Euros.
We ask you to supply us with a short abstract of your product review to be included in the conference proceedings.

There is also the option of representing your company as “walking agent” without a booth. This option is available for the price of 300 Euros per agent. We ask that you register as “walking agent”.

We invite you to become a sponsor!

Display your logo or company posters, supply advertising material to be included in the conference tote bags, advertise in the conference proceedings or contribute to the coffee breaks. Contact us with suggestions, questions or your own ideas for sponsoring. Find more information on sponsoring options in the sponsoring info. All stated prices are net prices and 19% VAT will be charged additionally.

The main sponsor has the right of first choice of their booth location until February 17, 2018. After this date, allocation of booths will be on a first-come first-serve basis, according to the respective preferences on the registration form.

Billing

The AGMB board will manage all billing. Your booking information will be forwarded to Ms. Monika Halser, AGMB treasurer.

Registration

To register, please use the application form. Registrations must be received by April 30, 2018. The same deadline applies for the submission of an abstract if you are planning to give a product review (see above).

Cancellation policy

In case of the cancellation of a booked booth or product review, half of the fee will be billed if cancelled before June 30, 2018. After this date, the full amount is due and will be billed.

Contact

Mrs. Antje Schimpf will be your contact for all questions or requests concerning the exhibition and the project reviews at the conference in Oldenburg.
E-Mail: agmb-tagung2018@uni-oldenburg.de
Phone +49 (0)441 798-4444

We hope to see you in Oldenburg in September 2018.

Best regards

Heike Andermann (Head of local organization committee) and Antje Schimpf

Access, Booth Setup and Parking

The area in front of the Central Auditorium (Hörsaalzentrum, A14) can be accessed by car for delivery purposes. Free parking around the campus is possible but depends on availability: https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/en/facility-management/parking/

You may start setting up your booth at 8 a.m. on Monday, September 10, 2018. Dismantling of the booths must not start before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 12, 2018.

There will be a guarded cloakroom during conference sessions next to the conference office. Local organization committee members will be present at the office throughout all conference activities. If you have luggage or valuable booth material that you would like to lock away overnight, please contact Mrs. Schimpf in advance. Please keep in mind that the Library and Information System of the Carl von Ossietzky University or the Carl von Ossietzky University cannot be held liable for any loss, theft or other damages.

Booth furnishings and Size

The exhibition will be located in the auditorium’s foyer on the ground floor. Space is available for a maximum of 26 booths (2m by 1.40m). For further information, please refer to the floor plan.

Standard furnishing for each booth is one table (1.40 m by 0.80 m) and two chairs. Please note, however, that booth space is limited. The fee for each booth will be 1,200 Euros.

Access to the internet via Wi-Fi and power supply (220 V AC) is included in the booth fee. If you need more than one connection, please indicate the number and state the purpose of additionally required connections in the registration form.

Catering

Free catering will be provided during the coffee breaks from Monday through Wednesday and during the lunch break on Tuesday. In addition, The Studentenwerk Oldenburg operates dining halls (Mensas), cafés and cafeterias on the campus: dining halls, cafes and cafeterias

Some restaurants are within walking distance:

  • Bistro Prosecco: Uhlhornsweg 99A, 26129 Oldenburg
  • Santorini (Greek): Ammerländer Heerstraße 80, 26129 Oldenburg
  • Ali Baba (Turkish): Ammerländer Heerstraße 120, 26129 Oldenburg 

Delivery of Exhibition Material

Booth material may be delivered from 8:00 a.m. on September 10, 2018.

Small items for your booth can be sent to the University Library in advance. Please make sure that your parcels are clearly marked as conference material, stating your company name and exhibition booth number.

Mailing address:
Bibliotheks- und Informationssystem (BIS) der Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Uhlhornsweg 49-55, 26129 Oldenburg, GERMANY
It is mandatory that before sending any material arrangements be made with Mrs. Schimpf.

Product Reviews

Link Overview Product-Reviews

Registration

To register use the application form. Registrations must be received by April 30, 2018. The same deadline applies for the submission of an abstract if you are planning to give a product review (see above).

All available booths will be allocated in the order the registration forms have been received. Allocation will start on February 17, 2018 after the main sponsor has communicated their preferred booth. Registration closes on April 30, 2018.

Services included in the booth fee

The booth fee includes exhibitors' conference ID cards for two persons registered for your company. ID cards will grant access to all conference sessions (except for the sessions designated for AGMB-members only and the preceding workshops on Monday), and also include attendance of the informal dinner on Monday evening and the joint dinner on Tuesday evening. Please provide personal data of these participants to Mrs. Schimpf on the registration form until August 30, 2018.

If you would like to register additional company participants please use the registration form for regular participants (online in June 2018). For each additional company participant, a fee of 60 Euros will be billed. Please note that these participants should also register by August 30th, 2018.

All prices mentioned are net prices to which 19% VAT will be added.

Venue

The conference and exhibition will take place in the Central Auditorium (Hörsaalzentrum, A14) of the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg. The exhibition will be located in the auditorium’s foyer on the ground floor. The area will be open to the public from 7:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

How to get to the University of Oldenburg by car or public transport: