WELCOME TO PREMUS 2010

Welcome to the Seventh International Scientific Conference on Prevention of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders PREMUS 2010! After six successful PREMUS conferences since 1992, it is our pleasure to welcome you to the first PREMUS conference to be held in France. 

Over the four days of the conference, PREMUS aims to:

  • bring together scientists, students, practitioners in occupational health and safety, ergonomists, industrial engineers and policymakers, with the express intent of promoting cross-disciplinary, trans-disciplinary, and translational research into the etiology and prevention of work-related MSDs;
  • provide an international platform for the exchange of knowledge and expertise in musculoskeletal research and intervention practice related to prevention of work-related MSDs, with special attention to the recently industrialized countries and developing countries; and
  • further research into and dissemination of state-of-the-art interventions aimed at the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders at work in all its aspects.


PREMUS 2010 is one of the largest meetings to date, with more than 500 attendees. For the first time, PREMUS is combining with WDPI 2010, the joint meeting organized by the Work Disability Prevention and Integration scientific committee, to enhance the relationships between researchers and practitioners working in the fields of work-related MSD, prevention of work disability and the return to work process.
 
PREMUS 2010 has over 370 presenters from 37 countries and five continents providing the foundation for an exciting conference. The program includes seven keynote discussions of state-of-the-art issues in work-related musculoskeletal research and intervention, and 22 symposium sessions organized by participating researchers and practitioners. There are 25 other parallel sessions with podium presentations and poster sessions each day. Several abstracts have been submitted by new researchers and students, and this demonstrates the vitality of the research on work-related musculoskeletal disorders around the world.
 
The Scandinavian Journal of Work and Environmental Medicine is sponsoring a competition for the best paper to be presented at PREMUS 2010. In addition, a selection will be organized to select the best poster presentation at the end of the conference. Over the next few days we invite you to participate in as many sessions as you can, especially poster session discussions. The poster sessions provide a unique opportunity for researchers to exchange ideas and cover topics without the time constraints of the podium presentations.
 
We are happy to host the conference here in the city of Angers, a World Heritage Site recognized by UNESCO and well known for its quality of life. In addition to the Premus evening wine tour, we have organized several visits and events in the historic town.
 
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask us or stop by the information desk. Once again, welcome to PREMUS 2010 and we look forward to your participation.
 
 
For the Premus 2010 Organizing Committee:      For the PREMUS 2010 Scientific Committee:
            Yves Roquelaure                                                       Annette Leclerc
            Catherine Ha                                                            Bradley Evanoff
            Natacha Fouquet                                                      Alexis Descatha
            Isabelle Richard                                                        Anna Ozguler



GENERAL INFORMATION

The conference is being held at:
University of Economics and Law
Faculté de Droit, d'Economie et de Gestion
13 allée François Mitterrand
49000 ANGERS, France
Tél: +33 (0)2 41 96 21 35
 
The University is located downtown, close to the railway station, the castle of Angers with its tapestries from the Middle Age, hotels and restaurants.
 

Public transportation

Although Angers is served by efficient bus services, the PREMUS conference is organized, including the social program, so that all activities will be within easy walking distance.
 
The University of Economics and Law is served by four bus lines:

  • n°8, 9 and 15 (bus stop François Mitterrand)
  • n°10 (bus stop Faculté)

     


Taxi services

Please call 10 minutes ahead.
Taxi Angevin                +33 (0)2 41 34 96 52
Allo Anjou Taxi             +33 (0)2 41 87 65 00

Parking

Visitors are strongly encouraged to walk or to use public transportation.
Pay and display car park François Mitterrand is available, near the University (100m on foot).
 

Language

The official language during the conference is English. All plenary sessions and two parallel sessions are translated in French.
 

Registration/Information Desk

Registration/Information desk is located on the ground floor of the University of Economics and Law. The registration desk will be open from 8:00-18:30 on 30 August, 2010 for the entire conference.
 

Name badges

Upon registration you will receive a name badge and other conference information. The name badge will grant you access to the University for the duration of the program, as well as allow program staff and your fellow participants to identify you. Please wear it when entering the University and at all times while in the University campus. For reasons of safety, do not wear the badge outside the University campus.
 

Internet access

You can connect free of charge to the Internet:

  • At the Speaker ready room. All computers are logged onto the Internet.
  • Everywhere in the University, with the Wi-Fi network of the University and your personal computer.

An access code is necessary to log on. You can find it at the information desk or at the speaker ready room.
 

Competition of best paper

The Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health is sponsoring a competition for the best paper to be presented at PREMUS 2010.
In addition to receiving a cash prize, the winning papers will be considered for publication as a theme in the Journal. A few additional authors may also be invited to submit their papers to the Journal for publication.
Papers should be in the area of prevention of musculoskeletal disorders and can be original research or systematic reviews. Those interested in participating in the competition are requested to notify the organizers of PREMUS when submitting their abstracts.
 

Speakers

Presentation Time: Each abstract has a total of 15 minutes including introduction by the chair, presentation, and questions and answers. The spirit of PREMUS is to promote discussion of the abstracts; therefore we request that the presentation should not be longer than 9 minutes. Hence, there will be 5 minutes for discussion via questions and answers and 1 minute for introducing and changing between speakers. Please review your presentation to make sure that it does not exceed this timetable. Please note: In order to keep to the time of the parallel sessions, your presentation will be stopped if you go past the time stated.
 

Presentation Format: Presentation files must be copied onto the room’s computer before the beginning of the session. You will not be permitted to use your own computer! Computer files of all presentations will be copied onto a single computer before your session.

All meeting rooms will be equipped with a laptop and beamer. All computers will be equipped with Windows XP and the free and open productivity suite “Open Office 3.2”.
The Open Office 3.2 suite is freely available for download at the following address (http://www.openoffice.org/).

All presentations should be prepared using the open-source office software for presentations (.odp), PowerPoint (.ppt) for PC on Windows XP platform (not MAC formatted) or Adobe PDF (.pdf) format. Any presentations prepared on Windows VISTA or Windows 7 platform will not be operable. Be cautious that all presentations should be compatible with the Open Office 3.2 presentation software.

Windows Media Player, QuickTime and VLC are available for playing movie clips. Files must be copied onto the room’s computer and tested before the beginning of the session.

Naming of Presentation files: Files must be named as “Session Abbreviation” underscore "presenting author surname" (e.g. AX_Martin).
 

All speakers are responsible for loading their presentations onto the laptop in their assigner lecture room.

Please bring your presentations to the conference on USB Memory Stick or CD that has been formatted for PC readability.

Presentations may be loaded in lecture rooms at the following times:

  • 30 August, 2010 from 8:00-8:45 and from 13:30-14:15
  • 31 August – 2 September, 2010 from 8:00-8:30 and from 12:45-13:30
  • Presentations may also be loaded 30 minutes prior the start of a speaker’s parallel session.
    Please note: Only speakers involved in an upcoming parallel session will be allowed to load their presentations during this time.
     

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of your session (30 minutes, if you haven’t already uploaded your presentation) to your designated room to introduce yourself to the Session Chair and confirm the title of your presentation. A “Speaker Ready Room” located on the ground floor with a computer will be available for you to review your presentation on the University system.
 

It is the speakers’ responsibility to check their presentations at the speaker ready room well in advance of their sessions. Presentations may not be reviewed in the lecture room.

Presentation Order (for podium presentations): The presentation order of abstracts within each session will be on the detailed program.

Podium presentation in a symposium: The chairperson is responsible for organizing the session, allocate time for each presentation and for discussion. Please contact the person responsible of the symposium before the congress if not yet done and at the beginning of the congress. Be in the room at least 30 minutes in advance.
 

Posters

Each poster has been assigned a poster board. The Poster locator number in the detailed program corresponds with the session poster. Please mount all posters before 11:30 on 30 August, 2010. We would prefer posters to remain up between Monday morning to Wednesday afternoon. If you would like to keep your poster, please collect it by 16:00 on 1 September, 2010. Poster fixing material will be provided at the registration desk.

Presenters will be standing next to their posters at the three assigned times.

Competition for the best posters: the best posters will be acknowledged at the end of the conference.
 

Traduction en français (Translation in French)

Une traduction simultanée en français est assurée dans l’amphithéâtre BODIN pendant toute la durée du congrès (sessions plénières et parallèles). Un casque préréglé sera distribué à l’entrée principale (rez-de-chaussée) de l’amphithéâtre pour les conférenciers en ayant fait la demande. Merci de le remettre aux hôtesses à la fin de chaque session à l’entrée principale (rez-de-chaussée). Ce casque sera fonctionnel uniquement dans l’amphithéâtre BODIN.

Une traduction simultanée en français est assurée dans l’amphithéâtre VOLNEY pour les sessions parallèles. Un casque préréglé sera distribué à l’entrée principale (rez-de-chaussée) de l’amphithéâtre pour les conférenciers en ayant fait la demande. Merci de le remettre aux hôtesses à la fin de chaque session à l’entrée principale (rez-de-chaussée). Ce casque sera fonctionnel uniquement dans l’amphithéâtre VOLNEY.

IMPORTANT : La retransmission des sessions plénières de l’amphithéâtre BODIN vers l’amphithéâtre VOLNEY ne sera pas traduite. Pour assister aux sessions plénières traduites, il est impératif de se rendre dans l’amphithéâtre BODIN.
 

Conference credit

A conference credit form can be found at the information desk.
 

Messages

Messages for participants will be displayed on the message board next to the Information desk in the main hall on the ground floor.
 

Security

The University is locked at 20:00 each evening. No personal belongings should be left unattended in the University overnight or during breaks and lunch. The conference follows the Angers University policy in regards to stolen property of faculty, staff, students, and guests – that no compensation will be provided for loss of personal property.
 

Weather

Angers daytime temperatures in August tend to range from 14°C to 26°C.



LOCATION OF THE PREMUS CONFERENCE IN THE TOWN CENTER