Media Advisory

ENDO 09 to Attract Nearly 7,500 Researchers and Clinicians

The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting, ENDO 09 will be held at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, June 10-13, 2009. Approximately 7,500 scientists and clinicians from all over the world are expected to assemble for this premier meeting of hormone research, health science, and endocrinology.
It is a unique opportunity for journalists to learn about the latest research in fields as diverse as obesity, endocrine disrupters, diabetes, growth hormones, sex steroids, thyroid cancer, and much more. For public information officers, ENDO provides a worldwide stage to promote your institution's research to reporters through press releases and participation by your scientists in press conferences.
A full program, including press conferences and media activities, will be posted as information becomes available.

News Media Registration Information

Please check back for media registration materials. Completing the registration form does not guarantee receiving a press pass. The Endocrine Society will review all credentials to ensure eligibility requirements are met.

 Registered Media Highlights:

    *    Special access to meeting sessions, press conferences, and the News Room
    *    Access to personal mailboxes to receive press releases, messages, and faxes
    *    Availability of an internet hub with hardwired and wireless capabilities

Press Eligibility:

    *    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
    *    Public information officers of scientific societies, medical associations, educational institutions, and government agencies: must present a business card

Representatives of for-profit corporations and of the business side of news media must register onsite, 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.

Contact Information

Arlyn Riskind
Director, Media Relations
Phone: (301) 941-0240
Email: ariskind@endo-society.org