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Dates Thursday September 18, Friday September 19 and Saturday September 20, 2008 Venue NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Dam 9 1012 LS Amsterdam The Netherlands Tel +31 (0)20 554 60 97 Fax +31 (0)20 554 70 10 www.nh-hotels.com Registration desk The registration and information desk will be open: Thursday September 18, 2008 from 08.30 - 17.00 hrs. Friday September 19, 2008 from 07.30 - 18.00 hrs. Saturday September 20, 2008 from 08.00 - 16.00 hrs. Registration Registration via this site.

Certificate of attendance Certificates of attendance for all participants will be available at the registration desk. Exhibition A targeted group of companies will be invited to expose their products and services. If interested, please contact the ESMD Congress Secretariat. Transportation By air Amsterdam Schiphol airport is one of Europe’s biggest airports and offers passengers a high standard of service. From Amsterdam Schiphol Airport the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky can be reached by car, taxi or public transport in less than 30 minutes. Start your trip with a visit to the Schiphol website: www.schiphol.nl  Here you will find up-to-date information about flights, booking a ticket and booking a rental car. Public transport The best way to reach the city centre from Schipol airport is by train, there is a railway station located right under the airport terminal building. Direct trains to Amsterdam Central Station leave approx. every 15 minutes from Schiphol Railway Station and the journey time is about 20 minutes. From Amsterdam Central Station you can reach the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky either on foot or by tram. On foot (10 minutes), you take the main exit from the station and walk across the square in front of you. After crossing the Prins Hendrikkade (a main road) you will find yourself on the Damrak - one of Amsterdam’s main streets. Walk along this street until you get to Dam Square. You will see the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky on your left. The trams (5 minutes) leave from the square in front of the station. You can take the lines 4, 9, 16, 17, 20, 24 or 25 that stop at De Bijenkorf, a department store on Dam Square. Behind the Monument on your left hand side you will see the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. Language The congress language will be English. No simultaneous translation will be available. Climate September is early autumn in The Netherlands, with temperatures ranging from 10-20°C (50-68 °F). However Dutch weather is notoriously unpredictable, so do not forget to bring along warm clothing and a raincoat. Letter of Invitation Applications for a letter of invitation should be received by the Congress Secretariat no later than July 1, 2008. Letters of invitation will only be sent by mail. It should be understood that this letter is only to help delegates to raise travel funds or to obtain a visa and is not a commitment on the part of the organisers to provide any financial support. Applications received after July 1, 2008 will not be dealt with. Refunds cannot be made when your visa application is not granted. Social events Welcome reception on Thursday September 18, 2008. A “Magic” congress dinner on Friday September 19, 2008. Dress code for the congress dinner: Informal Insurance In registering for the 1st Congress of the European Society of Microscope Dentistry 2008, participants agree that neither the organisation nor the congress secretariat Congress Care is responsible for individual medical, travel or personal insurance. Participants are requested to arrange their own travel and health insurance. The organisers can not assume liability for changes in the programme due to external circumstances.

Amsterdam ‘out of the ordinary’ This is for those who have already seen all the windmills, wooden shoes and Rembrandts. On the occasion of the 1st Congress of the European Society of Microscope Dentistry, we have put together a booklet with four city walks, including information on site seeing experiences which are out of the ordinary. 1) Classic route: Old Amsterdam from a different perspective 2) Amstel route: Galleries and trendy restaurants 3) Concert Hall route: Shopping, culture and places to be 4) Beer and wine route: pubs, Grand café’s and breweries