SYMPOSIUM  SUPPORTERS

1. The Xth International Symposium on Small Bowel Transplantation (ISSBT) is held every other year either in Europe or North American at a host transplant center competitively selected by the prior symposium attendees. This symposium serves as the major forum for exchange of scientific information on the fields of intestinal transplantation, intestinal failure, intestinal rehabilitation, as well as associated fields of nutrition, immunosuppression, immunomodulation, infection, parenteral nutrition.

2. The Presymposium date is September 5th, 2007.

3. The Symposium date is September 6th-8th, 2007.

4. The Symposium location is the Fairmont-Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica, California, USA.

5. The host transplant center is the Dumont-UCLA Transplant Center at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles.

6. The Continuing Medical Education Department within the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA serves as the symposium organizer.

7. Attendees for the symposium comprise health care professionals who are involved in the care of patients with these disorders. These professionals include transplant physicians and surgeons who most commonly consist of the same teams caring for other transplant candidate/recipients such as liver, pancreas, and kidney. These professionals include both adult and pediatric specialist, physicians with expertise in gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition, and surgeons with expertise in pediatric and adult surgery as well as transplantation. In addition, attendance is expected from physicians in all fields of training including students, residents, and fellows. Each year, there is also a group of allied health care professionals such as nurses, transplant coordinators, dieticians, nutritionist, physical therapist, and occupational therapist.

8. Expected total attendance is 250-350 professionals.

9. Financial support is only being solicited from pharmaceutical, biotechnical, and nutritional companies whose products are routinely used in this type of transplantation or whose products offer promise for improving outcomes in this group of patients.

10. Levels of support are requested as follows but, of course, all donations of any amount are welcome:
a. Platinum: >$50,000.00 USD
b. Gold: $25,000.00 and <$50,000.00 USD
c. Silver: $10,000.00 and <$25,000.00 USD
d. Bronze: $5000.00 and <$10,000.00 USD

11. All supporters and educational grants will be acknowledged:
a. On the web site
b. In the abstract/program booklet
c. In the meeting spaces

12.  Supporters will be eligible to attend the meeting and opportunity for interaction with attendees will be provided a. Sponsors at or over   $10,000 will receive  an exhibit table and  3 free registrations
b. Sponsors at levels between $5000 - $9999 will receive an exhibit table and  2 free registrations
c. Sponsors at levels between $3000 - $4999 will receive an exhibit table and 1 free registration
d. All other level sponsors and those requiring more registrations than allotted, may register under the registration fee outlined:
i. Early Bird Registration prior to 7/1/07: $375.00 USD
ii. Full Registration from 7/1/07 to 9/1/07: $450.00 USD
iii. On Site Registration after 9/1/07: $550.00 USD

13. All symposium support must meet all applicable rules and regulations governing such activities and strict compliance is required.

EXHIBITORS

1. Exhibit tables can be set up starting at 8am PST on September 5th, 2007.

2. Exhibit tables must be removed by 3pm PST on September 8th, 2007.

3. The exhibit table location is in a large room central to the meeting where coffee breaks, lunch, and breakfast will be offered in an effort to maximize exposure of the Supporter product and personnel with symposium attendees.

4. Location of the exhibit tables will be allotted based on the level of sponsorship with first choice starting with the highest level sponsor. In the event of equal dollar amounts of Educational grant , the Supporter with the earlier donation will have precedent. Display booth opportunity is limited even in the large meeting spaces chosen for this Symposium.

5. All personnel must register for the meeting. For further information regarding this registration, see Symposium Supporter Section.