1. Safety Pharmacology Society 2009 Annual Meeting 15–18 September

2. in Strasbourg … Safety Pharmacology Society 15-18 September…

3. Welcome to Strasbourg… … European par excellence - housing the European Parliament, Council of Europe, Court of Human Rights, european pharmacopoeia, ARTE… … two-thousand-years old city - classified as a UNESCO Worldheritage site since 1988 … scientific centre - member of the EUCOR, 3600 researchers & academics, renowned specialist universities, INSERM, CNRS laboratories, International Space University … university & cosmopolitan capital - : 50 000 students, 20% of which are foreigners (ENA, INET, CEIPI) … city of art & culture - National Opera of the Rhine, National theater of Strasbourg & its academy, Strasbourg philharmonic Orchestra, music & danse centre, museums, St’art – modern art fair… … hospitality & gastronomy - from the mouth-watering winstubs to the award winning restaurants … on the move, new TGV station, largest tram network in France, Zénith Europe, european library & media centre …

4. Welcome to Strasbourg…

5. Strasbourg, at the crossroads... To access information, click on the icone

6. aéroport Bâle/Mulhouse - Fribourg 4 aéroports internationaux 4 international airports www.strasbourg.aeroport.fr 53 daily flights 41 destinations, french & international Paris - 12 times/day in 1 hour 20 min away from the convention centre www.badenairpark.de www.euroairport.com Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden airport Basel/Mulhouse – Fribourg airport www.airportcity-frankfurt.de Frankfurt International airport back  Contact pro Air France : http://globalmeetings.skyteam.com

7. TGV Access Strasbourg, at the heart of the European motorway network Direct connections with France largest cities, Germany & Benelux TGV Station 12 min away by tram from the convention centre T h e f a s t e s t T G V 3 2 0 k m / h ! back  Contact pro SNCF Tel : 0 810 879 479 www.voyages-sncf.com/groupes Strasbourg linked at high-speed to more than 200 destinations ! Paris in 2h20, 15 times per day Lille in 3h20, Bordeaux, Nantes, Rennes… Karlsruhe in 45 min, Stuttgart in 1h20, Zürich in 2h05, Munich in 3h45 London, Brussels …  Timetable at www.tgv.com www.tgv.com

8. Hotel Capacity ▪ 7 000 rooms within the Urban Community of Strasbourg just 10 min away from the convention centre 6 hotels **** 756 rooms 30 hotels*** 1 800 rooms 72 hotels** 3 390 rooms 17 hotels* (+others) 913 rooms  Facing the convention centre Hilton **** 243 rooms Holiday Inn **** 174 rooms ▪ +2000 additional bedrooms within a 20km radius of Strasbourg Service + … Book your congress or you accommodation on-line

9. An event hosting dynamism for a successful event …

10. Convention centre & Exhibition park, 1 st class access ◄ Access by tram - Station Wacken 7 min to city centre / 12 min to TGV station At the heart of the European quarter Close by the European Parliament Facing 2 hotels**** 750 free parking spaces

11. Convention centre, 50 000 m² re-invented ● 2 auditoriums - 2 000 & 900 seats ● 26 meeting rooms Tailored-made premises & unlimited imagination ● 1 800 seats restaurant ● 9 000 m² exhibition space ● + 24 000 m² additional exhibition space available on the Exhibition park

12. Ground floor 2 auditoriums Schweitzer 900 seats Erasme 2000 seats 7 meeting rooms from 20 to 130 places More than 5000 m² of exhibition space

13. 1 st floor Gala dinner area 1300 m² 1800 guests 9 meeting rooms from 40 to 450 places More than 4000 m² of exhibition space

14. A fusion of skills, Rooms with video-projection High-tech sound Plasma screens Wi-Fi & ethernet/ADSL network Technical assistance Accommodation management Catering Stage projection Simultaneous translation Stand design … state-of-art equipments

15. Exhibition park 24 000 m² additional exhibition space close by the convention centre ● Hall 20 : 6 750 m² ● Hall 21 : 5 600 m² ● Pavillon K : 6 000 m² ● Rhenus Nord : 6 500 m² - capacity of 6150 people for conventions & 8000 people for shows

16. Oustanding venues… …for your gala dinner

17. Alsace, land of adventure…

18. ...in Strasbourg Details about the Safety Pharmacology Society 2009 Annual Web site will be available in November 2008

19. Details about the Safety Pharmacology Society 2009 Annual Web site will be available in November 2008.