| Submission for abstracts starts: | October 2008 |
| Deadline for abstract submission: | March 20, 2009 |
| Notification of acceptance: | March 31, 2009 |
| Deadline for early registration: | April 15, 2009 |
| Deadline for author registration (for inclusion in the programme): | May 15, 2009 |
| Conference: | July 5-8, 2009 |