General Information

Meeting Center
The “Istanbul Spine Masters” & “ISMISS Turkey 2016” will be held between the dates of September 29 – October 02, 2016 at Koç University Hospital ( http://kuh.ku.edu.tr/en )

Meeting Language
The official language of the both meetings will be English.

Weather
The average temperature in Istanbul during at the end of September and October is around 15-20C at daytime.

Electricity
220w is used to operate the technical equipments in Turkey.

Certificate of Attendance
A certificate of attendance will be presented to all registered participants.

Letter of Invitation
Upon request, the organization committee will be pleased to send a personal invitation to all participants, to facilitate visa and other formalities. This letter should not be considered as an offer of financial support from the organizers. Please kindly visit the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey to search visa requirements for Turkey. http://www.mfa.gov.tr/default.en.mfa

Currency
Please kindly visit the official website of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey to search the update currency rates. http://www.tcmb.gov.tr/yeni/eng/  

Access and Transportation
Atatürk International Airport located 24 km southwest of city has a new terminal. Getting from the airport to the city entails a metro, havas or taxi trip combination. Also shuttle transfers will be available from airport to hotel and from hotel to airport upon request. One way transfer (airport – hotel or hotel - airport) is 47.-Euro including VAT per person. The type of vehicles are bus & midibus. For private vehicle, please kindly contact with meeting organization secreteriat via [email protected].

Exhibition
The “Istanbul Spine Masters” and “ISMISS Turkey 2016” includes a commercial exhibition that will be open September 29 - October 02 2016. For exhibition invitation and information, please contact the Meeting  Organization Secreteriat at: [email protected].