Meeting Information

ACG 2011 Annual Meeting Dates

ACG 2011 Logo 76th ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course
October 28-November 2, 2011
Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center
National Harbor, Washington, DC

Press Credentials for ACG Annual Scientific Meeting

Members of the working press are welcome at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting and all scientific and poster sessions are open including plenary sessions, symposia, research and clinical forums, and postgraduate courses. Registration is free.

To register use the link below to apply for press credentials, or call the ACG Office at 301-263-9000.

Click Here to apply for Press Credentials. You will recieve an e-mail confirming your Press Registration.

Press Badges

Press badges will be distributed on site in the ACG Press Room. A press badge must be worn to gain access to all sessions, the exhibit floor and the Press Room.

Only journalists who have presented press credentials will receive a press badge. Clips, a business card or letter of assignment on media outlet letterhead can serve as credentials. Bring credentials with you to ACG. Please direct any
questions regarding registration to:

Anne-Louise Oliphant or Jacqueline Gaulin
American College of Gastroenterology
6400 Goldsboro Rd., Suite 450
Bethesda, MD  20817
Phone: (301) 263-9000
E-mail: mediaonly@acg.gi.org

Media Briefings Schedule

In conjunction with the Annual Scientific Meeting, ACG will hold two media briefings in the ACG Press Room.

Monday, October 31, 2011, 1:15 pm EDT

“Hepatitis C: Improving Sustained Viral Response & Screening Strategies for a Silent Epidemic”
ACG Press Room, Chesapeake G-H

Highlighting research on the effectiveness of new treatment options, particularly among African Americans and patients who have previously failed therapy for Hepatitis C, as well as screening strategies for patients based on age and risk factors during routine GI visits.

Panelists:
Paul Y. Kwo, MD, FACG, Indiana University Department of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Mitchell L. Shiffman, MD, FACG, Liver Institute of Virginia, Bon Secours Health System, Newport News, VA
F. Fred Poordad, MD, Center for Disease and Transplantation, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA

Moderator:
Dawn Torres, MD, MAJ MC, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Tuesday, November 1, 2011, 1:15 pm EDT

“Good, Bad and Ugly Bugs: Mother Nature as a Treatment for Better Health in the GI Tract”
ACG Press Room, Chesapeake G-H

 Highlighting new clinical science that explores the role of the gut microbiota and the efficacy of probiotics in treating various GI conditions, including antibiotic-associated diarrhea, abdominal discomfort and bloating. The press briefing will also feature recent studies, including a long-term follow-up study, evaluating the effectiveness of fecal microbiota transplant for recurrent C. difficile infection and for treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 

Panelists:
Mark H. Mellow, MD, FACG, Integris Digestive Health Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Fergus Shanahan, MD, BSc, National University of Ireland at Cork
Eamonn M. M. Quigley, MD, FACG, National University of Ireland at Cork

Moderator:
Brian E. Lacy, MD, PhD, FACG, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Monday, October 31, 2011, Media Availability, 3:35 pm EDT

Peter Gibson, MD, and Dr. Susan Shepherd, developer of the FODMAP Diet
“Food as a Key Management Strategy for Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms?”
ACG Press Room, Chesapeake G-H

Professor Peter Gibson, MD, Monash University, Victoria, Australia , along with Susan Shepherd, the dietitian who is the force behind FODMAPS, will be available for media interviews immediately following Dr. Gibson’s presentation of The American Journal of Gastroenterology Lecture: “Food as a Key Management Strategy for Functional Gastrointestinal Symptoms?” in the Press Room Chesapeake G-H.

They will address how food components can induce or trigger functional gut symptoms, and how food choice based upon those food components can lead to global improvement in such symptoms in patients with functional bowel disorders, including Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Media Guidelines for Exhibitors

Exhibitors are welcome to provide press materials for display in a designated exhibitor area of the ACG Press Room subject to the following guidelines.

  1. All Exhibitor press materials must be on letterhead from the sponsoring company or organization and inside a folder clearly identified as from the company or organization.
  2. While prior approval of Exhibitor press materials is not required, Exhibitor press materials should not be written in such a way that a reader might mistake the source as ACG. All Exhibitor releases displayed in the ACG Press Room should make absolutely clear the source of the release, and while they may convey that the information was presented at ACG, in no way should the release imply that ACG endorses a particular study or supports the conclusions drawn in any Exhibitor press materials. The College reserves the right to remove from the Press Room Exhibitor press materials in violation of this guideline.
  3. Exhibitors releasing information to the media based on research presented at ACG or events at ACG should honor the ACG embargo.

Photography

Exhibitors, Attendees, Guests, and Media are strictly prohibited from taking still photography or video of the Exhibit Hall or any edcuational session or event of the meeting for publication, re-broadcast or placement on a non-ACG website or print publication without prior permission from the ACG. For more information about photography or video at the meeting, contact ACG’s Director of Meetings, Elaine McCubbin at emccubbin@acg.gi.org.

Outside Press Conferences

Press conferences at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting sponsored by exhibitors or groups other than ACG are outside press conferences. The College requests that no group schedule a press conference at the same time as the ACG sponsored Media Briefings. Groups holding outside press conferences are responsible for securing their own space, but are welcome to coordinate with an ACG Meetings Manager to try to identify an appropriate venue. As a courtesy, please notify the College of plans to hold a press conference at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting by either calling the ACG Office at 301-263-9000 or by e-mailing mediaonly@acg.gi.org.

Hotel Reservations

Reporters should make their own hotel reservations.

ACG 2011 Headquarters Hotel
Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center
$299 single/double
201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, MD 20745

The Gaylord National will be the ACG headquarters hotel for ACG 2011.  You may book your hotel room by either calling reservations at 301-965-4000 (reference the meeting when speaking with a representative to receive the special group rate), or book online by clicking here.

To explore other hotels in the area, visit http://www.nationalharbor.com/consumer/hotels.htm.