1. Reception desk for registration

The reception desk for registration will operate at the following times (*the dates and times below apply to all participating societies).

Registration Reception Desk
(Priority registration for moderators, session chairpersons and speakers (including advance registration) will also be available at the times detailed below)

2. Participation fees

The participation fee is JPY15,000. Please pay the fee at the reception desk in the venue. All major credit cards are accepted (AMEX, DINERS, JCB, Mastercard, VISA).

3. ID card   *Please note that ID cards CANNOT be reissued.

Please fill in your name and affiliation on your ID card and wear it at all times.
Participants not clearly displaying their ID cards will not be able to gain access to the venue.

4. CD-ROM version of the abstract booklet

Participants who have registered to participate will be provided with a Joint Program and a CD-ROM version of the abstract booklet.

5. E-abstract application

An e-abstract application for iPhones and Android terminals is also available to use (enabling presentation searches and creation of personalized schedules).

Introduction of the major functions of the e-abstract application

• Search function for information in presentations: Search and confirm the details of each presentation.
• Bookmark function: Register the programs you intend to participate in and show them in list form on screen.
• Alarm function: Receive alarms to notify you when the programs you have bookmarked are nearing their start times.
• Ongoing session function: Viewing the abstract of ongoing session.
• Timetable function: Confirm the timings and locations of each program in list form.
• Venue map function: Allows you to check information about the sessions held at each venue.

6. Guide to Digital Poster viewing

At JDDW 2015, we have introduced digital posters for general presentations. You may freely view digital poster presentation abstracts during the JDDW 2015 conference using the personal computers provided in the viewing area (Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa 3rd floor).
At Digital Poster Rooms, you may also view the posters on your own PC (excluding iPad and smartphone). Please enter the ID/password printed on your name card into the space on the top page of the site shown via a PC Web browser.
The number of the PCs is limited. Please refrain from occupying the PC for a long time as significant congestion is expected.

7. Annual fees and new memberships for academic societies

Each participating academic society will accept annual fees and new memberships as specified below:

	Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
	Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
	Japan Society of Hepatology
	Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery
	Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening

Presentation slides for theme sessions (Symposia, Panel Discussions, and Workshops),
including non-international sessions, are required to be created in English language (language for oral presentation at non-international sessions is Japanese).

1. Instructions

• ①Oral presentations for JDDW 2015 (Lectures and theme session abstracts) must be computer-based. Please follow the instructions shown below in making preparations for your presentation.

  *	You may use a laptop PC, USB flash memory drive or CD-ROM (CD-R or CD-RW) for your presentation, but not MO, FD, ZIP, or DVD. Please be sure to bring a backup USB flash memory drive or CD-ROM just in case of any trouble.

  The name of your presentation file should be a combination of 1) your presentation number, 2) your name, and 3) the number of the presentation venue in this order.
  Example: IS-S1-3_H_Hanako Shokaki 8
  In the presentation venue, you will operate equipment from the podium. There will not be a PC on podium. You will have only a monitor and a mouse.
  Also, print out your presentation yourself and bring a copy with you. Please note that the Operation Center is not able to print out your data on the day of the conference.
• ②The end of your presentation time will be indicated by a light. Please strictly observe your presentation time.

2. Presenter data submissions

• ①Please submit all of your presentation data of the respective Operation Center in your presentation venue by at least one hour prior to your scheduled presentation. Report your Hall No. and Presentation No. at that time.
  The Operation Centers are located at:

  First to Tenth presentation venues	Hakugyoku Room, 1st Floor, International Convention Center PAMIR
  Eleventh to Thirteenth presentation venues	Basement Floor 1 Lobby, Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa

  Operators receive your data and upload it onto the server. At the operation desk in the presentation room, please confirm that your data has been uploaded to the PC at the presentation room and whether it is ready or not. The host of this meeting is responsible for deleting your uploaded data after the completion of this meeting.
• ②Immediately after the speaker ahead of you starts his/her presentation, please take the seat prepared for the next speaker.

3. Note for bringing your notebook PC

• ①Either Windows (Windows 7, Windows 8) or Macintosh (Mac OS X 10.5 or later versions) with USB Port can be used. Your presentation should be in PowerPoint only.
• ②If your PowerPoint file includes a movie file, the organizer recommends that you bring your own laptop PC for your presentation. The organizer's PC may not be able to display the movie properly. Please be sure to bring USB flash memory drive, CD-ROM or CD-RW for backup purposes and also an AC adapter.
• ③If bringing an iPad, Windows 8 touch-panel PC or tablet PC, you will be giving a presentation with it connected via a Mini D-sub 15 pin cable (not wirelessly). For an iPad 1, presentation will be displayed only on the external monitor and not on the iPad screen. The PCs made available at the venues do not have touch panel function. If you wish to use a touch panel for your presentation, please bring your own computer.
• ④The organizer will provide mini D-sub 15 pin cables only. If you need another type of connector for your PC, please bring it yourself.
• ⑤The resolution of the projector provided at the venue is XGA (1024 × 768). Please be aware that if your presentation slides are a different size, the projected image may be degraded.

1. Presentation times and discussions

At JDDW 2015, general abstracts are presented by digital posters. Presentation times and discussion times for general topics are as follows

The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

Excellence topic (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)
General topic (presentation 4 min, discussion 2 min / total 6 min)

Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society

Excellence topic (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)
General topic (presentation 4 min, discussion 3 min / total 7 min)

The Japan Society of Hepatology

Excellence topic (presentation 7 min, discussion 3 min / total 10 min)
General topic (presentation 3 min, discussion 3 min / total 6 min)

The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery

Excellence topic (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)
General topic (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)

The Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening

Excellence topic (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)
General topic (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)

International Poster

Excellence topic (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)
General topic (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)

2. Presentations

3. Registration

[Pre-registration support division for poster presentation data.]
E-mail: digital-jddw2015@regconf.jp

1. Registration

Please come to the venue at least 30 minutes before the start of your session and inform the coordinator at the entrance to the venue of your arrival.

1. Photos and video

Participants are prohibited from taking photos or videos of the screen during presentations at JDDW 2015.
Please refrain from taking photos or videos at the presentation venue.

2. Q&A

If you wish to ask a question during a session, you may do so with permission of the moderator/leader after stating your organization and name.

3. Programs

• ①As we informed you in the application guidelines for topics, joint sessions on topics will be attributed to the academic society nominated by the presenters.
• ②Presentations with ★ mark are denoted awarded prizes for poster excellence, as judged by peer reviewers of each academic society.
• ③The topics printed in the program are taken directly from the summary of applications received over the Internet.
  For this reason, the writing style is not unified (except for a portion that has been automatically modified).
  Note that the organizations the presenters belong to, together with their English names, are expressed using abbreviations based on the rules of the JDDW 2015 Operating Committee.

  *	After the deadline for topic registration, we investigated the official names of these societies and chose abbreviations for them. Please note that as a result, our names for societies may differ from their official names.

4. Hands-on Seminar

No additional fee is required to attend Hands-on seminars.

5. Breakfast seminars

Breakfast seminars will be held from 8:00 on the first to third days of the event.

6. Numbered tickets for admission to luncheon seminars

Numbered tickets will be used for admission to the luncheon seminars.

A barcode system is being introduced at JDDW 2015. So, when you select your preferred luncheon seminar, a ticket will be issued automatically by simply placing the barcode printed on your name card over the barcode reader of the ticket machine. Please note that only one ticket can be issued per day.
The tickets will be issued on a first-come first-served basis. When a seminar is fully booked, no more tickets will be issued. Please understand that ticket holders have priority in attending the seminar.
Tickets are valid until each seminar commences. If any vacancies remain at this time, those without tickets will also be permitted to enter the seminar.
In addition, tickets will be issued for a satellite symposium only if requested by a company. (There will be no ticketing system for breakfast seminars.)

7. Commercial exhibition

A commercial exhibition will be held at Hiten and Lobby on Basement Floor 1 of Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa
The exhibition will be held from October 8 to 10 from 9:00-17:00.

8. First-aid room

For the duration of JDDW a first-aid room will be available in Room 302 on the third floor of International Convention Center PAMIR. If necessary, the staff will refer you to a nearby hospital. For inquiries about the first-aid room, please contact the Operations Center (Room Kogyoku, 1st floor, International Convention Center PAMIR, TEL: +81-3-3447-7167.)

9. Wireless LAN spots

Wireless LAN spots will be available in the areas detailed below, where it will be possible to access the internet.

10. Contacting other participants

If you wish to contact someone inside the venue, please contact the General Information situated in the 1st floor lobby of Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa and the 1st floor lobby of International Convention Center PAMIR.
Message boards will be set up in the following locations for participants to post contact messages.

11. Lost and found

Any items that have been handed in to the lost and found will be stored at the General Information in the 1st floor lobby of International Convention Center PAMIR.

12. Shuttle taxi service

During the period of JDDW a complementary shuttle taxi service exclusively for participants will be provided between Shinagawa Station and International Convention Center PAMIR.

13. Smoking

All venues related to JDDW 2015 are designated as non-smoking. Your cooperation is appreciated.