International Expert Forum on B Cell Targeting in Glomerular Disease: A New Era in Treatment

• In-person participation in the 2 day forum
• Complimentary three nights hotel stay (January 29-31)
• A travel grant policy for all attendees
• Welcome reception on the evening of January 29
• Lunch and refreshments on January 30 & 31
• Opportunity to network with leading experts in the field

All other costs including evening meals and other snacks, etc. are the responsibility of the individual.

An invtitation letter is available for download from the event portal. This invitation letter is extended specifically to assist you to obtain leave from your employer or to initiate your visa application. It does not imply any commitment on the part of the organizer to provide visa application formalities.

We are able to provide only the visa support letter available for download directly from the platform. In order to maintain fairness and consistency toward all participants coming from many different countries, we follow our approved Standard Operating Procedures, which ensures that the same materials and level of support are available to everyone.

Any cancellation or change to your registration must be done in writing to ISNevents@theisn.org.

If you cancel your registration for any reason including failure to obtain a visa, you are responsible for any costs incurred (e.g. travel and visa). The responsibility for procuring health/accident and travel insurance remains with you

If you cancel your registration, you will no longer be eligible to claim the travel contribution.

For full details please see the travel policy sent to you with your invitation letter.

• You are unable to claim the travel grant contribution for the forum if you do not attend.
• You will only receive the contribution following forum completion and submission of the required forms (bank form and W8/W9).
• Please refer to the travel policy you received with your invitation for full details.

Data collected by the organizers both directly and via the official registration vendor will only be used to manage your registration for the forum and to provide you and other delegates with relevant information about your attendance. Certain data will be shared with the forum hotel to book your accommodation, but will never be shared with other third parties without your expressed and recorded consent.

Information collected during the registration process will be used to process your registration, book your hotel room, as well as ensure you receive a forum badge, certificate of attendance, and travel contribution. Without this information, we will be unable to properly process your registration. The recipients of the data are the forum organizers, the official registration vendor, and the delegate hotel. Data will be stored and used in a secure environment.

In accordance with the chapter 3 of the European Regulation 2016/679 with regards to data protection, you have the right to request from the forum organizers, access to and rectification or erasure of your personal data or restriction of processing concerning your data. For such request, please contact ISNevents@theisn.org (be aware that a proof of identity will be requested during the process).

The International Society of Nephrology (ISN) will take photos during the forum. These images will be used by the ISN to share news about the forum and promote future forums. Images may be used on the ISN website, in ISN news, printed publicity and published on the ISN’s social media and e-mails. They will be stored securely on the ISN servers. If you would prefer not to be photographed, please email ISNevents@theisn.org at any time

To deliver high-quality experience, forum organizers will provide a safe and welcoming environment where delegates can share information and ideas in a professional, positive, and friendly way.

Forum organizers will not accept any intimidating, harassing, abusive, discriminatory, derogatory, or demeaning speech or actions. This includes but is not limited to offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion, technology choices, deliberate intimidation, and stalking.

All delegates, including speakers, sponsors, vendors, partners, and staff are expected to adhere to the following code of conduct:

• Be considerate, respectful, collaborative, and inclusive,
• Participate in an authentic and active manner,
• Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory, prejudicial, or harassing behavior and speech,
• Do not use inappropriate language and images,
• Do not engage in harm or threats of any kind,
• Do not inappropriately disrupt presentations and talks,
• Do not make audio or visual recordings of slides, Q&A, discussions without presenter/author’s permission.

Delegates can report inappropriate behavior to the forum organizers at ISNevents@theisn.org In case of inappropriate behavior, forum organizers reserves the right to take any action deemed necessary without warning, including non-distribution of travel contribution, and they reserve the right to refuse attendance at future ISN meetings, virtually or in person.