Eligibility for press registration is limited to the following people:

• Working press employed by bona fide news media: must present a press card, business card, or letter of introduction from an editor of a recognized publication.
• Freelance writers: must present a current membership card from the American Medical Writers Association or the National Association of Science Writers; evidence of by-lined work pertaining to science, health, medicine, or biomedical research intended for the general public and published within the past two years; or a letter of assignment from a recognized publication.
• Public information officers of scientific societies, medical associations, educational institutions, and government agencies: must present a business card.

Note: Representatives of for-profit corporations and the business side of news media must register at the main registration desk at the meeting and pay the appropriate fees, and are not accredited as Press at the meeting.

Researchers and clinicians who are also reporters and who are presenting at this meeting (oral or poster session) may receive News Media credentials if they qualify (see above), but must also register for the meeting and pay the appropriate fee as a presenter.