Current information for participants
The Dutch Nephrology Days will have its first, and hopefully also its last, virtual edition in 2020. Because the social aspect makes the Nephrology Days so unique. Not only do the various disciplines meet on the Nephrology days, you also meet the same departments as department colleagues of one institution, but then of another institution and you confer with each other. And of course the traditional evening program of the Nephrology Days makes it complete. In short, for anyone involved in the Nephrology Days, these are days that many look forward to annually.
Everything is different
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But this year everything is different and we are forced to change our conference in a different way. Current measures from RIVM make it impossible to organize a physical edition of the Nephrology Days in October 2020, even in a slimmed down form.
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In the past weeks and months, we have done our utmost to at least meet the primary objective of the congress, which is to offer as many accreditation points as possible in as little time as possible.
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How does a virtual conference work?
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Those who have never attended a virtual conference may have no idea how it works. But actually it is very simple and everything is self-explanatory. If you have registered for the Nephrology Days, you will receive a link from us before the start of the conference with which you can log in to a website that can be regarded as the virtual conference.
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Once you have logged in, you will arrive at the central page from which you can go to the lectures by clicking on the "buttons" in the menu, consult your personal program, visit the virtual fair, contact the sponsors, etc. At any time you can easily return to the central page, regardless of where you are within the platform at that moment.
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Visiting the sessions and accreditation points
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In any case, make sure you log in on time. The program starts exactly on time on both days and the times stated in the program schedule are adhered to exactly. This also applies to breaks and change times. So there is also time for coffee, lunch and toilet visits. In principle, you follow the program that you specified at registration, but you can switch sessions at any time if you wish.
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Just like at a physical conference, we register your presence. Of course we register log-in and log-out times, but you will also regularly receive a control question on your screen during the congress. By clicking on this you confirm that you are still present and that you are entitled to your points.
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Asking questions to speakers and participating in discussions
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The program has different types of sessions, ranging from a lecture by a speaker, a workshop, to a members' meeting and everything in between. These are all technically feasible, except for the hands-on training. You will not find these in the program.
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But for almost every session you can ask questions after the session or participate in a discussion and vote during a session. In principle, questions are asked in writing and the session chair directs the flow of questions. During discussions you can raise your virtual hand, etc. You will find more information on the platform itself.
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The virtual exhibition visit
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In the platform menu you will find a choice to visit the exhibition. You will be received on a central page, where you will find an overview of our sponsors. The platinum sponsors can be found at the top, followed by the gold sponsors, the silver and finally the bronze. Shortly before the start of the conference, you may receive bundled invitations from sponsors who would like to speak to you.
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Important: we do not provide email addresses or other information to the sponsors. Only your presence is known. The sponsors send their invitation to us and we forward it to you. It is up to you whether you want to accept an invitation and whether you want to have a so-called Zoom meeting with the sponsor. The most active fair visitor will receive a beautiful souvenir from us. You can read more about this on the platform.
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Visit the platform well before the conference
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We will give you the opportunity to get acquainted with the virtual conference well before the start of the conference. Elsewhere on this website we will soon announce the www address with which you can visit the platform and discover the functionalities.
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Despite the fact that we will not meet each other physically this year, we sincerely hope that we can still welcome you at a virtual conference that has not yielded anything in terms of content.
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Questions and information
Do you have any questions/would you like further information? Let us know, we are happy to help you. We can be reached by telephone at +31-46-2021300 or by email at