1. Reception desk for registration

The reception desk for registration will operate at the following times (*the dates and times below apply to all participating societies).

Registration Reception Desk

2. Participation fees

The participation fee is JPY15,000. Please pay the fee at the reception desk in the venue. All major credit cards are accepted (AMEX, DINERS, JCB, MASTER, VISA).

3. ID card   *Please note that ID cards CANNOT be reissued.

Please fill in your name and affiliation on your ID card and wear it at all times.
Participants not clearly displaying their ID cards will not be able to gain access to the venue.

4. CD-ROM version of the abstract booklet

Participants who have registered to participate will be provided with a Joint Program and a CD-ROM version of the abstract booklet.

5. E-abstract application "MICEnavi"

An e-abstract application for iPhones and Android terminals is also available to use (enabling presentation searches and creation of personalized schedules).

Introduction of the major functions of the e-abstract application

• Searching: Search and confirm the details of each presentation.
• Bookmark: Register the programs you intend to participate in and show them in list form on screen.
• Alarm: Receive notifications of your bookmarked schedule of programs.
• Ongoing session: View ongoing programs.
• Timetable: Confirm the timings and locations of each program in list form.
• Venue map: Utilize session-based venue search and location-based session search.

6. Guide to Digital Poster viewing

At JDDW 2018, we have introduced digital posters for general presentations. You may freely view digital poster presentation abstracts during JDDW 2018 using PCs provided in the viewing area (Kobe International Exhibition Hall No.1 Building 1F, No.3 Building 1F).
At Digital Poster rooms, you may also view the posters on your own computer (excluding iPad and smartphone). Please enter the ID/password printed on your ID card into the space on the top page of the website.

Presentation slides for theme sessions (Symposium, Panel Discussion, Workshop, and Sponsored Event), including non-international sessions, are required to be created in English language (language for oral presentation at non-international sessions is Japanese).

1. Instructions

• (i)Oral presentations for JDDW 2018 (Lectures, Theme Session, and Sponsored Event abstracts) must be computer-based. Please follow the instructions shown below in making preparations for your presentation.

  *	You may use a laptop PC, USB flash memory drive or CD-ROM (CD-R or CD-RW) for your presentation, but not MO, FD, ZIP, or DVD. Please be sure to bring a backup USB flash memory drive or CD-ROM just in case of any trouble.

  The name of your presentation file should be a combination of 1) your presentation number, 2) your name, and 3) the number of the presentation room.
  Example: IS-S1-3_H_Hanako Shokaki 8
  You will use the mouse and monitor of the main screen provided on the podium in the presentation room. There will not be a PC on podium. You will have only a monitor and a mouse.
  There is no printer available at Operation Center so make sure to bring the hard copy of your presentation or script with you if necessary.
• (ii)The end of your presentation time will be indicated by a light. Please strictly observe your presentation time.

2. Presenter data submissions

• (i)Please submit all of your presentation data at Operation Center in the respective building of your presentation located by at least one hour prior to your scheduled presentation. Inform your Hall No. and Presentation No. to the staff at Operation Center.
  Operation Centers are located at:

  For presenter at Room 1 - 3	Kobe International Exhibition Hall No.2 Building 1F Lobby
  For presenter at Room 4 - 7,11	Portopia Hotel South Wing 1F Lobby (in front of Ohwada banquet room)
  For presenter at Room 8 - 10	Portopia Hotel Main Building B1F Lobby (in front of Kairaku banquet room)
  For presenter at Room 12 - 13	Kobe International Conference Center 3F Lobby (in flont of International Conference Room)

  Operators receive your data and upload it onto the server. Confirm that your data is uploaded to the PC on the operation desk in the presentation room. The host of the meeting is responsible for deleting your uploaded data after the completion of this meeting.
• (ii)Immediately after the speaker ahead of you starts his/her presentation, please take the seat prepared for the next speaker.

3. Note for bringing your laptop PC

• (i)You may bring your Windows/Macintosh OS laptop. Make sure it is one that has both a USB port and an external output terminal. Only PowerPoint application is available for your presentation.
• (ii)If your PowerPoint file includes a movie file, the organizer recommends that you bring your own laptop PC for your presentation. The organizer's PC may not be able to display the movie properly. Please be sure to bring USB flash memory drive, CD-ROM or CD-RW for backup purposes and also an AC adapter.
• (iii)If bringing an iPad, Windows touch-panel PC or tablet PC, you will be giving a presentation with it connected via a Mini D-sub 15 pin cable (not wirelessly). For an iPad 1, presentation will be displayed only on the external monitor and not on the iPad screen. The PCs made available at the venues do not have touch panel function. If you wish to use a touch panel for your presentation, please bring your own computer.
• (iv)The organizer will provide mini D-sub 15 pin cables only. If you need another type of connector for your PC, please bring it yourself.
• (v)The resolution of the projector provided at the presentation room is XGA (1024 × 768). Please be aware that if your presentation slides are a different size, the projected image may be degraded.

1. Presentation times and discussions

At JDDW 2018, general abstracts are presented by digital posters. Presentation times and discussion times for general topics are as follows

The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology

Outstanding Posters (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)
Posters (presentation 4 min, discussion 2 min / total 6 min)

Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society

Outstanding Posters (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)
Posters (presentation 4 min, discussion 3 min / total 7 min)

The Japan Society of Hepatology

Outstanding Posters (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)
Posters (presentation 4 min, discussion 2 min / total 6 min)

The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery

Outstanding Posters (presentation 4 min, discussion 2 min / total 6 min)
Posters (presentation 4 min, discussion 2 min / total 6 min)

The Japanese Society of Gastrointestinal Cancer Screening

Outstanding Posters (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)
Posters (presentation 4 min, discussion 2 min / total 6 min)

International Poster

Outstanding Posters (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)
Posters (presentation 5 min, discussion 3 min / total 8 min)

2. Presentations

3. Registration

For inquiries:
[Digital poster registration support desk]

E-mail: jddw2018dp@digipos.jp

1. Photos and video

Participants are prohibited from taking photos or videos of the screen during presentations at JDDW 2018.
Please do not take photos or record videos at the presentation venue and the digital poster session venue.

2. Q&A

If you wish to ask a question during a session, you may do so with permission of the moderator/leader after stating your organization and name.

3. Programs

• (i)As we informed you in the application guidelines for topics, joint sessions on topics will be attributed to the academic society nominated by the presenters.
• (ii)Presentations with ★ mark are denoted awarded prizes for Outstanding Poster Award, as judged by peer reviewers of each academic society.
• (iii)Presentations with mark are denoted awarded prizes for Young Investigator Award, as judged by peer reviewers of each academic society.
• (Ⅳ)Presentations with mark are denoted awarded prizes for Travel Award Program winners, as judged by peer reviewers of each academic society.
• (Ⅴ)The topics printed in the program are taken directly from the summary of applications received over the Internet. For this reason, the writing style is not unified (except for a portion that has been automatically modified). Note that the organizations the presenters belong to, together with their English names, are expressed using abbreviations based on the rules of the JDDW 2018 Operating Committee.

  *	After the deadline for topic registration, we investigated the official names of these societies and chose abbreviations for them. Please note that as a result, our names for societies may differ from their official names.

4. Breakfast seminars

Breakfast seminars will be held from 8:00 throughout the conference.

5. Admission ticket for Luncheon Seminar

Numbered tickets will be used to attend the luncheon seminars. QR code system will be used for JDDW 2018. A seminar ticket will be issued by scanning a QR code printed on each participant’s ID card. Only one ticket can be issued per day. The tickets will be issued on a first-come first-served basis. When the seminar is fully booked, no more tickets will be issued. Ticket holders have priority in attending the seminar. Tickets will become void once the seminar starts so be sure to arrive on time. No ticket is required for attending Breakfast Seminars and Satellite Symposium.

6. Commercial exhibition

A commercial exhibition will be held at Kobe International Exhibition Hall No.1 Building 1F, Kobe International Exhibition Hall No.3 Building, from 9:00-17:00, from November 1 to 3.

7. First-aid room

For the duration of JDDW a first-aid room will be available in CS Room on Portopia Hotel Main Building 1F If necessary, the staff will refer you to a nearby hospital. For inquiries about the first-aid room, please contact the headquaters (Portopia Hotel South Wing 5F 552+554, TEL: +81-78-303-4331).

8. Wireless LAN spots

Wireless LAN spots will be available in the areas detailed below, where it will be possible to access the internet.

9. Contacting other participants

If you wish to contact someone inside the venue, please come to General Information located in Kobe International Exhibition Hall No.1 Building 2F, Portopia Hotel Main Building 1F Lobby.
Message boards will be set up in the following locations for participants to post contact messages.

10. Lost and found

Any items that have been handed in to the lost and found will be stored at General Information located in Kobe International Exhibition Hall No.1 Building 2F, Portopia Hotel Main Building 1F Lobby.

11. Sweets Corner

During the conference period, we will open a sweets corner (offering baked confections unique to Kobe) by offering by Kobe City.

*Please note that the number of the sweets is limited.

12. Shuttle bus service

①

During the period of JDDW a complimentary shuttle bus service exclusively for participants will be provided between Shin-Kobe Station and Kobe International Exhibition Hall.

* Running times:	November 1 (Thu) to November 3 (Sat), 7:00 – 18:00 (every 20 minutes)
	November 4 (Sun) Only at the following times 7:15 – 9:00, 15:40 – 17:00

*	Given the limited number of vehicles available, priority may be given to participants with limited mobility or other infirmities. Your understanding is appreciated.

②

The hotel courtesy shuttle bus service will be also provided between Sannomiya and Portopia Hotel, increasing the number of service during the period of JDDW.

*	Running times: November 1 (Thu) to November 4 (Sun), 7:00 – 21:40 (every about 20 minutes)
*	Considerable congestion is expected. So if you are in a hurry, please use the Port-liner together.

13. Smoking

Smoking is prohibited in the venue of JDDW 2018.

14. Shipping

There is no shipping service at JDDW 2018. Portopia Hotel is available for baggage shipping. (1F Guest service salon)