Useful Q&As for Speakers

The official language of the Congress is English.
There will not be simultaneous translation.

• Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre
  1 Raffles Boulevard, Suntec City, Singapore 039593

• Pan Pacific Singapore
  7 Raffles Boulevard, Singapore 039595

Pan Pacific Hotel is 0.2 km / 0.12 mi from the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. The congress venues are directly connected by a bridge.

Location map

BY METRO/MRT

Alight at Esplanade or Promenade* stations on the Circle Line, and at City Hall**station on the East West Line.

Follow these directions to get to Suntec Singapore:

• From CC3 Esplanade MRT Station (3 min): Take Exit A and follow the signage to Congress venue
• From CC4 Promenade MRT Station (5 min): Take Exit C, walk through Suntec City Mall and follow the signage to Congress venue
• From EW13 City Hall MRT Station (8 min): Walk through City Link Mall and then Esplanade Exchange to get to the Congress venue

* Promenade station is also on the Downtown Line.
** City Hall station is on the East West Line as well as the North South Line.

BY BUS

Depending on which bus service you are taking, you may choose to alight at the following stops:

• Suntec Singapore: 36, 70M, 111, 133, 133°, 162M, 518, 518°, 700°, 857, NRI, 97, 97°, 70°, 106, 502, 502°, 502B, 518, 551, 578, 581, 577, 580, 575, 576, 579
• Opposite Suntec Singapore:36, 36°
• Suntec Tower Two: 107M, 551, 578, 581, 577
• Suntec Tower Three: 36, 36°, 531
• Suntec City/ Opposite Suntec City: 10, 14, 16, 70, 70M, 196, 608, 541, 547, 70A, 196°

BY CAR/TAXI

Alight at our driveway along Temasek Boulevard, where The Big Picture is located.

For those driving, you may access our basement carpark via the following routes:

• Nicoll Highway
• Raffles Boulevard (from Bras Basah Road)
• Temasek Avenue (from Raffles Boulevard)
• Rochor Road exit from East Coast Expressway (ECP)

Park at West Wing (Green Zone) and use lift lobbies A or B for quick access to Suntec Singapore (L3, L4 or L6).

Yes.

The detailed scientific programme is only accessible via the app or the official website. The app allows you to personalise your experience by saving your favourite sessions and contacts, and to watch the streaming in the event of session overflow on your mobile device

The app has also a section dedicated to Singapore, which includes travel suggestions, where to eat, how to get around, and who to contact, as well as many interesting details about the culture itself.

Should you need assistance, please inform WCD2023 staff at the congress venue or send an email to wcd2023communication@thetriumph.com.

• wcd2023registration@thetriumph.com for social events, courses, accompanying person and delegate registration
• wcd2023singapore@thetriumph.com for general information
• wcd2023grouphousing@thetriumph.com for accommodation
• wcd2023speaker@thetriumph.com for programme
• wcd2023abstract@thetriumph.com for abstracts, posters, late-breakings, free communications sessions
• wcd2023scholarship@thetriumph.com for information about scholarships

Please check all the details related to the immigration and passport requirements here.

If an entry visa is required, please allow sufficient time: to facilitate your visa request, an invitation letter can be downloaded at the same link as above.

For more information, please visit the official website of the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore.

Congress delegates can benefit from special room rates, with no booking fees and in hotels that are within walking distance or short ride on public transport to the Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Please note that all rates are quoted in SGD.

For more information, please visit the accommodation page on our website or email us at wcd2023grouphousing@thetriumph.com.

If you prefer staying in budget hotels, some options include Hotel 81, Fragrance Hotels chains; independent hotels or even hostels. Most locations are suitable as Singapore is very well connected and getting to the conference location is easy and affordable by public transport.

Hotel booking websites include – Klook, Booking.com and Trivago.

The accompanying person can register on the official Registration page, clicking on “Create a new individual User” and putting a flag on “I will attend the event as an accompanying person”.

Then, on the second page, enter the “Authorisation Code” received by the accompanied delegate via email.

This will correctly display both the category and the fee.

They are of two types, full-day and half-day, and costs vary depending on the category selected: HD 100 SGD / FD 200 SGD.

Courses can be purchased directly during the registration process.

Please click on the button below to download the template for slide presentations that you are kindly asked to use for your lecture:

Download Your Template

All sister societies meetings will take place on Monday 3^rd July and are accessible to all Congress participants.

All speakers, chairs and co-chairs of these sessions must register for the congress.

Meeting Hours:

For more information on their programmes, please click here.

Within the Interactive Programme, you can filter your search By Speaker, enter your first and last name, and finally check your sessions.

For more information, you can request your schedule at wcd2023speaker@thetriumph.com

We highly recommend uploading the final version of your presentation a minimum of four (4) hours before your scheduled presentation time.

Please make sure you apply the following presentation format:

• Only PowerPoint presentations, Office 2007 – 2019 or Office 365 (PowerPoint version used in the Congress Rooms is Office 2016 for best compatibility reasons).
• The projection format will be 16:9 aspect ratio so slide presentations should be set in the same format. lf the format will be 4:3, 2 back rows on the left and on the right of the projection screen will be visible.
• Presentations must be saved on a USB key. Personal laptops are not allowed. Remember to bring with you the USB Key
• Pictures must be under the following format: *.jpg, *.gif, *.tiff, or *.bmp (format *.pict prohibited).
• Video files attached to power point presentations must be in the following format: *.mpg, *.mpeg, *.avi or *.wmv. The format *.mov (quick time) is NOT accepted. When saving final presentations to USB stick, all video files if any and all links to these multimedia files must be included.
• lf you use a version of Power Point 2010 or more updated (2013, 2016, 2019 or 365), all the videos must be embedded in PPT presentation files.

There are 2 speakers’ preview rooms. They are located in:

• Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre – Level 3, room 333
• Pan Pacific Hotel – Level 2, Ocean 8

Hours of Operation:

The Speakers’ preview rooms are open to assist presenters of all sessions of the congress scientific programme, Sister Society Meetings, Lunchtime Sponsored Symposia, Satellite Symposia and Meet the Experts.

The e-Poster Area is located on Level 6 – Hall 602.

Hours of operation:

All congress participants are invited to attend:

• Opening Ceremony (3^rd July, Level 6, Hall 603-604, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre)
• Closing Ceremony (8^th July, Level 3, Summit 2, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre)

Participants can also attend, subject to registration and payment of an entrance fee, the following events:

• Welcome Reception (3^rd July, Level 6, Hall 605, Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre)
• Social Evening (7^th July, Gardens by the Bay).

The Patient Organisations & Dermatology Community Village is located at Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre, Level 6 – Room 602.

The Exhibition Hall is located on Level 4 of Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Hours of Operation:

Congress attendance certificates can be downloaded online, by accessing your User Area, 10 days after the end of the event. An e-mail will be sent to inform all participants of the correct procedure.

The abstract book will be accessible to all Congress participants within the official WCD2023 App, and via a QR code on a plantable card that will be handed out with the conference tote bag.

After the congress, the abstract book will be accessible to all delegates within the website.