The AANS is pleased to welcome media representatives to the 77th Annual Meeting in
San Diego.

Media Registration
To register for the AANS Annual Meeting, please visit the press room on site. Press credentials, proper identification, and a sample copy of your publication (optional) must be presented to AANS staff to receive a press pass, which will enable you to receive a registration packet at the meeting registration desk. Press badges are available to working journalists from recognized news organizations whose attendance at the meeting results in media coverage of the AANS, AANS members, or the field of neurosurgery, in print, Web or broadcast media. A limit of three editorial staff per outlet may register.

Exclusions
Free registration is not available to individuals writing on behalf of publications affiliated with universities, hospitals, device/pharmaceutical companies, PR firms, or any for-profit entities targeted to the device industry.

Commercial Press Registration
The commercial press category encompasses those writers and editors who represent for-profit publications that are circulated among the medical device industry and the business community. Their attendance at AANS Annual Meetings is to network and highlight the activities of device or pharmaceutical companies. Business, medical device, and manufacturing publications that do not contain editorial content related to the scientific program (research) presented at the meeting fall into the category of "commercial press" publications. In addition, to qualify for this registration category, you must be on the editorial staff of the publication you represent. Sales or marketing personnel do not qualify for this reduced-fee registration category. A copy of press credentials or letter of assignment from publication editor must accompany registration to qualify for this category.

Press Passes
For a press pass, contact Betsy van Die, AANS director of communications at (847) 378-0517, or stop by the Annual Meeting Press Room, San Diego Convention Center, Hall D, Upper Level, Room 23B, beginning Monday, May 4 at 8:30 a.m.

Entry into AANS Scientific Sessions
Entry into any sessions cannot be obtained prior to registering with the AANS communications staff in Room 23B. Reporters will not be allowed access to any events prior to Monday morning, May 4. Camera and video crews are not allowed access to plenary and scientific sessions without advance notification.

Entry into AANS Exhibit Hall
Admittance into the Exhibit Hall is permitted to registered media representatives.

Press Room Hours
Press room hours for the AANS Annual Meeting will be Monday, May 4 to Wednesday, May 6, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Press room phone: (619) 525-6252.

Media Materials
The 2009 AANS Annual Meeting press kit including scientific press releases, and AANS officer and award winner releases will be posted 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/2009/default.asp.

Arranging Interviews
The on-site press room is set up specifically for journalists attending the meeting to cover the scientific sessions and interview neurosurgeons whose research is being promoted as part of the 77th AANS Annual Meeting. If you would like to interview one of these neurosurgeons prior to the meeting, or off site, please call the AANS Communications Department to coordinate arrangements. The 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. The AANS does not endorse individual companies, devices, or treatments. Exhibitor and unofficial AANS promotional materials are not accepted for distribution in the press room. The AANS does not distribute its media attendee list. NO EXCEPTIONS.

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