| | “KNOW BEFORE YOU GO” GUIDE
*** Safe travels to Berlin! Important information to know before you leave for IPTA 2025. *** | |
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| | | ✓ All congress information has been made available in our Congress web app: http://ipta.guide
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| | ✓ Venue – Mercure Hotel MOA Berlin
Stephanstraße 41, 10559 Berlin (Moabit), Germany
Front Desk: +49 3039 40430
Check-in time: 15:00 | Check-out time: 12:00 ✓ From airport to downtownWe recommend public transport as an excellent and cost-effective option. The journey from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to the hotel takes approximately 45 minutes regardless of mode of transportation. A taxi typically costs €60 to €75. Uber is also available at the airport and there is an Uber pickup-zone directly outside the arrivals area.
The hotel does not provide a shuttle service. A good option is to take a train from the airport (directly departing in the terminal) to Berlin Main Station (“Hauptbahnhof”) and then to take Tram M10 to “U-Turmstrasse” directly outside the station building, north exit or to take an Uber/Taxi from the main station. Click below for more information and train, U-Bahn and S-Bahn options. | |
| | ✓ Social events and dress codeFor details on the social program, please scroll down to Appendix 1. The dress code is casual. ✓ Know what to packYou can expect daytime temperatures around 66ºF / 19ºC and evenings cooling off to 50-54 ºF / 10-12ºC. Though it may be warm outside, we recommend wearing long-sleeves to the congress as the meeting space is air conditioned. ✓ Tourist information | |
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| | | ✓RegistrationBring one piece of official photo ID to collect registration materials on your first day at the congress. ✓ Service HoursRegistration (lower level)
Thursday,
Sept 18 - 07:00-18:00
Friday,
Sept 19 - 06:30-18:00
Saturday,
Sept 20 - 07:00-18:00
Sunday,
Sept 21 - 06:30-13:00 Speaker Ready Room (MOA2)
Thursday, Sept 18 - 10:00-15:30
Friday, Sept 19 - 06:00-16:00
Saturday, Sept 20 - 07:00-16:30
Sunday, Sept 21 - 06:00-10:00 Exhibit Hall (MOA10)
Thursday, Sept 18 - 15:30-19:30
Friday, Sept 19 - 09:00-17:00
Saturday, Sept 20 - 09:00-18:40
✓ Conference meeting room layout | |
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| | | ✓Corporate Symposia Friday, September 19 | 12:30-13:20 | Room: MOA 9 Bioporto Diagnostics
Kidney Injury Perspectives for Heart, Kidney and Liver Transplant: Cases Using NGAL | |
| | Friday, September 19 | 07:00-08:00 | Room: MOA 6 SickKids
Empowering Adolescents: Team-based Multidisciplinary Care | |
| | Sunday, September 21 | 07:00-08:00 | MOA 6
Women in Transplantation
WIT Networking Breakfast
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| | ✓Speaker Ready Room The Speaker Ready Room is located in room MOA2. Presenters are requested to upload their final presentation PPT at least 2 hours prior to their presentation. | |
| | ✓Poster Sessions / Poster Set-up Posters shall be installed in the Exhibit Hall in MOA10. Poster presenters should respect the following times:
Mounting Time
Thursday, Sept 18 - 12:00-16:00
Poster Session 1
Thursday, Sept 18 - 17:00-18:00
Posters P1.1 to P1.71 Poster Session 2
Saturday, Sept 20 - 17:40-18:40
Posters from P2.1 to P2.73
Removal
Saturday, Sept 20 - 18:40-20:00
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| | ✓Request a Meeting Room Would you like to hold a small meeting while at IPTA 2025? If so, please stop by the registration desk onsite and ask about our room availability. | |
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APPENDIX 1 - SOCIAL ANDNETWORKING EVENTS
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Thursday, September 18 | 13:30-14:30 | MOA 9
Included in registration fees for participants
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| | Join us at the Opening Ceremony as we officially kick off IPTA 2025 and set the tone for four days of scientific exchange and social networking. The congress will be opened by Elke Büdenbender, Germany’s first lady, who has received a live kidney donation, from her husband, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the President of the Federal Republic of Germany. We are also excited that the RIAS Chamber Choir will perform during this event. This Berlin-based choir is renowned internationally for its high-level choral performances.
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IPTA Welcome Reception and Poster Session 1
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Thursday, September 18 | 17:00-19:00 | MOA 10
Included in registration fees for participants. Additional tickets available for purchase at $45 US | |
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| | Kick off the event with the Welcome Reception – where science meets social hour! Catch up with familiar faces, spark conversations with new ones, and dive into some seriously cool posters. Don’t forget to cast your vote for the “People’s Choice Awards”- because your favorite might just be a winner! Poster presenters will be available at their poster for the first hour.
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IPTA Congress Networking Event
“Prost to Networking – IPTA Style” - *ALMOST SOLD OUT*
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Friday, September 19 | 19:00-22:00 | Das Lemke Brewery
The venue is easily accessible by
public transit (U-Bahn and S-Bahn). The closest stop is called „Hackescher
Markt“
Ticket costs: $75 ($45 for Student/Fellow/Trainee, Allied Health Professional and Emerging Economy Nation) Come and see our registration team onsite to purchase a ticket if not already done so.
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| | Germany is famous for a few iconic things: precision-engineered cars, a rich and complex history… and let’s be honest—fantastic beer. So, while we’re here in September, we’re bringing the Oktoberfest vibes to you (just a little early – the real deal starts September 20 in Munich!). Join us at an exclusive venue for an evening of Gemütlichkeit – complete with home-brewed beers on tap, classic German bites, and even a beer sommelier ready to take your taste buds on a brew-tasting adventure.
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Saturday, September 20 | 17:40-18:40 | MOA10
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| | Come and visit the second set of posters at IPTA 2025. Refreshments will be available. The Pediatric Transplantation journal editors Sharon Bartosh and Burkhard Tönshoff look forward to meeting you at the IPTA booth during the same time as well. | |
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Women in Transplantation (WIT) Networking Breakfast
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Sunday, September 21 | 07:00-07:45 | MOA6
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participants are welcome to join.
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| | Start your day with some inspiration! Women in Transplantation, in collaboration with IPTA, invites everyone to a special morning meet-up featuring Dr. Sandy Feng, renowned transplant surgeon at UCSF.
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Saturday, September 20 | 06:30 | Meeting Point: MOA hotel lobby
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| | Ahead of the Berlin Marathon on Sunday, IPTA is excited to host its own Fun Run & Walk! Get into your running gear and join our President Lars Pape and President Elect Katherine Twombley on a little Berlin discovery run or walk, partially along the river Spree, to the Siegessäule (Victory Column) and past Bellevue Palace, the official residence of the president of Germany since 1994.
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Saturday, September 20 | 06:30 | Meeting Point: MOA7
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| | If running isn’t your thing, maybe start your morning with a gentle yoga routine. This yoga session will be accessible to all levels and will be a combination of chair and standing yoga.
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| | 13th Congress of the International Pediatric Transplant Association
c/o The Transplantation Society
740 Notre-Dame Ouest, Suite 1245, Montreal, QC, H3C 3X6, Canada
Phone: 1-514-874-1717 ext. 206 | Fax: 1-514-874-1716 | Email: info@ipta2025.org | |
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