Dear congress participant, dear friends 

As you have probably noticed, it is a challenging time due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Europe. With preparations well on their way for the upcoming EMSOS congress in Graz we would like to inform you that the organizers together with the EMSOS Board have decided to postpone EMSOS 2020 to take place on December 16-18, 2020 in Graz. Pursuant to recent statements issued by the WHO, ECC and to the current Austrian government’s decision to ban all gatherings of more than 100 people at indoor events, the difficulties for participants and speakers to reach the location and due to the uncertainty of possible further restrictions in Austria over the next few weeks, all involved organizing parties believe that this is the best solution. Furthermore, safeguarding the health and well-being of our members and partners should always be the highest priority for EMSOS. 
 
Please rest assured that in these turbulent times, the entire EMSOS 2020 team is doing their best to respond to any query (send to emsos2020.org) at the earliest possible time and to make EMSOS 2020 in decemeber a spectacular and memorable event for all as the scientific program will not be subject to major changes. 
We would like to express our sincere thanks to our participants and industry partners for their understanding, continuous support and flexibility.
 
We are already looking forward to welcoming you to EMSOS in December,
Yours sincerely,
The Organizing Committee
 
 
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Registration 
Please note that this postponement is a fully equivalent replacement for the planned congress from December 16–18,2020  originally scheduled for May 13–15, 2020.
It goes without saying that registration fees for the congress will remain in place for the new congress date. Registration to the EMSOS 2020 remains open.
 
All engagements with the organizing secretariat related to this congress are automatically shifted to the new congress dates.
 
Please note these new registration conditions:
•         If you already registered for the congress, but you will not be able to attend the congress in December, please let us know until April 17, 2020 and we will cancel
           your participation and refund any paid registration fees to you.
•         For cancellations received between April 17 and November 16, 2020 the paid registration fee, minus a handling charge of EUR 50 will be refunded.
•         No further refunds can be granted for cancellations received after November 16, 2020
All refunds will be paid after the congress. No-Shows do not entitle to refunds. Please note that it lies within the participant’s responsibility to apply for a Visa in time.
Cancellation requests must be sent in writing to emsos2020@austropa.at . Cancellations are only valid if confirmed by the conference organizer.
 
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Accommodation
If you booked your accommodation through the official housing office Austropa Interconvention, we can offer a charge free rebooking to the new congress dates.
A separate e-mail from Austropa Interconvention was sent to all participants who made their hotel arrangements through the official housing office.
Should you not be able to attend in December please send an e-mail to emsos2020@austropa.at by latest March 17, 2020 and Austropa Interconvention will double 
check with the hotel, how to proceed with your booking on a case by case basis.