UEG Week 2020 goes virtual - FAQs 

UEG Week Virtual 2020 will take place from October 11-13, 2020.

The Postgradute Teaching 2020 curriculum and programme will be postponed to next year and will take place at UEG Week Vienna from October 2-3, 2021. 
However, on November 27-28, 2020 UEG will host a 2-day live event on the virtual platform. Best of Postgraduate Teaching from UEG Week covers the best sessions from the Postgraduate Teaching Course from the past years. This course will require a separate registration. 
 

UEG’s leadership has carefully assessed the risk and drawn feasibility plans of how UEG Week can adapt to the unprecedented situation. As UEG regards the health and safety of our community as a top priority and leads by example the decision was made that given the present circumstances and the uncertainty of the situation in fall, UEG Week will take place virtually.

The physical UEG Week 2020 will not be postponed to a later date but will only take place virtually from October 11-13, 2020. The virtual congress will still allow instant interaction and advanced scientific exchange in real-time. The scientific programme will uphold the UEG standard by bringing you the latest and greatest in science and remaining state of the art.

You can find the official statement by listening to UEG President Axel Dignass.

Yes, already paid registrations for the physical UEG Week 2020 have been refunded in full.

If you have booked your accommodation via our official housing partner RAI Hotel Services you can still cancel your booking for free. Please with your booking reference as soon as possible to cancel your booked hotel.

If you have not booked your accommodation via RAI Hotel Services, please contact your hotel or your booking agent in regards to your cancellation and the according cancellation conditions.
UEG does not refund cancellation costs for accommodation bookings.
 

If you have already made your travel arrangements, please directly contact the company you have purchased your ticket with (airline, train company, etc.) to cancel your booking. If you have taken a travel insurance , please contact your travel insurance provider. UEG does not cover any costs for travel arrangements and cancellation costs.

Registration will open on August 10, 2020 and will remain open until the end of December. More information about the registration process and fees is available on the UEG Week Registration page. For more specific questions, please contact . 

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Details about the registration fees are available on the UEG Week Registration page.

You are not automatically registered for UEG Week Virtual 2020 and Best of Postgraduate Teaching from UEG Week if you have registered for the physical UEG Week 2020. You will have to register separately for UEG Week Virtual 2020. 

All Abstract Presenters need to register to UEG Week Virtual 2020 by October 2, 2020. Otherwise their abstract presentation (oral/poster) will not be included in the programme.

The UEG Scientific Committee is currently adapting the programme to the new 3-day schedule of UEG Week Virtual 2020. Science will continue to be an essential part of the meeting and the abstract reviewing process continues as planned. You will be informed by mid of July whether your abstract is accepted, and therefore part of the programme. 

All accepted abstracts will be published within the online programme and in the UEG Journal abstract supplement.

You can withdraw your abstract directly via an online system by July 24, 2020. You will receive more information in a separate email.

Yes, the late breaking abstract submission will open on August 10. We look forward to receiving your abstract. 

The UEG Scientific Committee is currently adapting the programme to the new 3-day schedule of UEG Week Virtual 2020. You will be informed in July whether your presentation will be part of the new programme and you will receive all required information on the new time schedule and speaker guidelines timely from our programme management team.

The scientific programme will be adapted to the new 3-day schedule of UEG Week Virtual 2020. But no matter the format, we remain dedicated to organising a high-quality meeting that will still allow instant interaction and advanced scientific exchange in real-time. Our scientific programme will uphold the UEG standard by bringing you the latest and greatest in science and remaining state of the art. The new programme will be available on our website soon. Subscribe to our newsletter on the bottom of this page to stay tuned .

Live programme and interaction is scheduled from 8:30-20:30 CET daily.

To be announced at a later stage. 

The UEG Week Virtual and Best of Postgraduate Teaching from UEG Week platform will be accessible 24 hours to browse on-demand content.

The virtual platform will remain accessible after the live events dates until the end of December. After that, all recordings will be permanently available in the UEG Library on our website.

A certificate of attendance will be available.

The UEG Week Virtual 2020, Vienna (live streaming), Austria, 11/10/2020-13/10/2020 has been accredited by the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME®) with 24 European CME credits (ECMEC®s). Each medical specialist should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

UEG is seeking accreditation from the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME) also for Best of Postgraduate Teaching from UEG Week. Updates on this matter will be provided.

Exhibitors and sponsors of UEG Week 2020 are contacted separately by UEG. If you have not been contacted by UEG yet and would like to discuss the cancellation and its implications as well as the opportunities that exist to be part of UEG Week Virtual 2020, please contact Linda Dünser at