The AANS is pleased to welcome media representatives to the 74th Annual Meeting in San Francisco!
Media Registration
To register for the AANS Annual Meeting, visit the press room on-site. Press credentials or proper identification must be presented to AANS staff to receive a registration badge and materials. Press badges are available to working press whose attendance at the meeting results in media coverage of the AANS, AANS members, or the field of neurosurgery, in print or broadcast media.
Press Credentials
For press credentials, contact Betsy van Die, AANS director of communications at (847) 378-0517, or stop by the Annual Meeting Press Room beginning Monday, April 24, 8:30 a.m. in Room 272.
Entry into AANS Scientific Sessions
Entry into any sessions must be approved prior to the session by registering with the AANS Communications staff in Room 272, Moscone South Convention Center. Reporters will not be allowed access to any events prior to Monday morning, April 24.
Entry into AANS Exhibit Hall
Admittance into the Exhibit Hall is not permitted by media representatives, unless accompanied by a member of the AANS Communications staff.
Press Room Hours
Press room hours for the AANS Annual Meeting will be Monday, April 24 to Wednesday, April 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Moscone South Convention Center, Room 272. Press room phone: (415) 978-3511.
Media Materials
The 2006 AANS Annual Meeting press kit including press releases and Neurosurgery Awareness Week releases is located in the Media Center Section of the AANS public Web site at: http://www.neurosurgerytoday.org/media/press.asp. Additional information about the AANS Annual Meeting program is available online at: http://www.aans.org/annual/2006/default.asp.
Arranging Interviews
To arrange an interview with an AANS member, speak with the AANS Communications Department to make arrangements. The AANS Communications Department can assist you with story ideas and working with the doctors. AANS can also provide you with additional background materials on a wide variety of neurosurgery-related topics.
Press Room Access
Exhibitors participating in the AANS Annual Meeting do not have access to the press room. AANS does not endorse individual companies or their products. Therefore, no exhibitor material is accepted for distribution in the press room. The AANS does not distribute its media attendee list.
