DUBLIN, IRELAND
23 - 25 JUNE 2025
| GENERAL GUIDELINES | |
| Date | Satellite sessions will be held between 8:00 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, 24 and Wednesday, 25 June. |
| Location | Satellite sessions will be held at the Convention Centre Dublin. The room of the session will be allocated by the Conference Secretariat based on the number of attendees indicated and on a first-come first-served basis. |
| Room Layout | The room layout is restricted to Theatre style. |
| Description | Satellite sessions offer individuals, non-profit groups, organisations, or commercial entities the opportunity to showcase their work, research and programs, or highlight a specific subject or area. The sponsor of a satellite session must be identified and mentioned during the submission process. |
| Duration | The satellite session is held for up to 45 minutes. |
| Chairs | Satellite sessions should have one to two individuals serving as chairs. They play the role of coordinators, communicate with speakers, submit the session online, and liaise with the Conference Secretariat about changes and chairing of the session. |
| Coordinator | Satellite sessions can have up to 1 Coordinator (optional), who can also serve as Chair. This coordinator will assist the Chair in coordinating speakers and managing the session. |
| Speakers | It is recommended to have only 1 speaker per presentation with a maximum of 5 presentations allowed per session. |
| Delegate Attendance | All delegates registered to the conference can attend a satellite session. |
| Organiser Attendance | The satellite session organiser should cover the costs of travel, accommodation, and registration of the session’s speakers and chairpersons. |
| Payment | Full payment should be made within four weeks of approval. If payment is not received within this timeframe, the slot will be reassigned to another submitter. |
| TECHNICAL GUIDELINES | |
| Submission | The portal for satellite sessions submission opens on 3 March and will close on 31 March, 2025. The accepted sessions will be notified by 14 April 2025. |
| Session Description | Describe the overall objective of the session in 150 words or less (minimum of 10 words). |
| Presentation Title | A short title will be required per each presentation (max 20 words) |
| Biographies | A biography of no more than 100 words (minimum 50 words) must be submitted for each proposed speaker. |
| Review | The session will be reviewed for compliance with World Conference on Tobacco or Health’s mission and vision. |
| Enter the active email addresses of the chairs and speakers as all related submission communications will be made via email. | |
| SATELLITES RATES | ||
| Duration | Price | |
| Morning Session (8:00-8:45) | Up to 45 minutes | € 2,000 |
| Rates include | – Room with basic sound and audio-visual equipment; | |
| Cancellation Policy | All cancellations must be made in writing to the Conference Secretariat according to the following conditions:
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Dr. Fenton Howell is medical graduate of University College Dublin, Ireland, and completed higher specialist training in Public Health Medicine in 1991. He is the former National Tobacco Control Adviser to the Department of Health, is a Clinical Associate Professor in Public Health in the Department of Public Health and Primary Care at Trinity College Dublin, and is a board member of the National Cancer Registry Ireland. Dr. Fenton Howell is a Fellow of both the Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland and the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He is a past Dean of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine of Ireland, and past President of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, the All Ireland Social Medicine Group and the Irish Medical Organization. He has previously served on the boards of ASH Ireland, the Tobacco Free Research Institute, the European Network on Smoking Prevention, the Institute of Public Health in Ireland and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety, and he chaired the Prevention Working Group for the Ireland–Northern Ireland–United States National Cancer Institute Cancer Consortium.
Dr. Gan Quan, PhD, is Senior Vice President at Vital Strategies, where he leads the Tobacco Control Division, comprising a global team working with governments and civil society partners around the world to reduce tobacco use, the leading preventive cause of deaths worldwide. The Division has supported work in more than 50 low- and middle-income countries with a focus on evidence-based tobacco control policies and implementation, capacity building, and countering interference from the tobacco industry.
Dr. Gan Quan has more than 15 years of international experience in health system building, policy implementation, government partnership, and policy research. Prior to joining Vital Strategies, Dr. Gan Quan spent 14 years with the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), first as Technical Advisor, then Director of China Office, and most recently as Director of Tobacco Control Department. Before joining The Union, Dr. Gan Quan was a research fellow at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at University of California, San Francisco.
