Guidelines for Press:

1. All press must be registered for the ICS congress and must wear their badge at all times
2. All references to events  and presentation during the meeting must be fully cited including the name of the meeting.
3. The ICS gives permission to reproduce ICS Abstracts for educational purposes, on condition that they are cited correctly. The following text must accompany their reproduction: <<Abstract Title>> as presented at ICS <<Year>> as a <<Presentation Type>> abstract.
4. photography and interviews within the Exhibit Hall are prohibited without express written permission.

Press Registration

Registration desks will be open on-site from Sunday 19^th August at 11:00 am, but it is recommended that press register in advance by contacting Efrat Yarom (eyarom@kenes.com) for details.

Press facilities

There is a room available on-site in Rotterdam exclusively for the use of the Press. This room will have internet facilities, computers, a printer and fax machine. Other facilities will also be available to make your visit to ICS 2007 more comfortable.

Lunch and refreshments will be served daily in the Press Room.

Press conference

The official ICS press conference will take place on Wednesday morning from 10:30. This press conference will also see the official launch of the Continentiestichting Nederland (CSN) [Continence foundation of the Netherlands] and will be followed by lunch. More details of this event will be available shortly.

Continentiestichting Nederland (CSN) - Continence Foundation of the Netherlands.

It is estimated that around half a million people in the Netherlands suffer from some form of urinary incontinence. Proper care for all these patients is only possible if sufficient funds can be allocated to this problem. Care for incontinent patients is expensive since it involves the use of medication, diapers, incontinence pads and catheters. Despite the prevalence of urinary incontinence, relatively little research is being done to find new effective treatment and improve what is currently available. Scientific research costs a huge amount of money. Until recently, there were no foundations in the Netherlands that specifically supported research into the problem of incontinence. CSN was founded to change this situation.

One of the first goals of CSN was to facilitate the organisation of an important international conference in the Netherlands by co-hosting the 2007 annual meeting of the International Continence Society to be held 20-24 August at “De Doelen” Congress Centre in Rotterdam. This conference will focus nationwide attention on the problem of urinary incontinence. After this event, CSN will continue to provide financial support for scientific research and supply patients and caregivers with objective information.

Professor Ruud Bosch, Chairman CSN