Thank you for your interest in the RSNA 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28 – December 3, 2010, at the McCormick Place Convention Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Here you will find all the necessary information to assist you in maximizing your experience.

About RSNA

• What is RSNA?
• What are the benefits of RSNA membership?
• Who attends the RSNA annual meeting?
• Where is RSNA 2010?

Registration, Housing and Travel Services

• How do I register?
• How much does it cost?
• Can I bring a guest with me?
• How do I make a hotel reservation?
• How do I make airline travel arrangements?
• How do I register for courses?

Transportation

• How do I get to my hotel?
• How do I get from the hotel to McCormick Place?
• How do I get around Chicago?

McCormick Place Convention Center

• What do I do when I arrive at McCormick Place?
• Where can I eat while at McCormick Place?
• Where can I get help?
• What do I do in case of an emergency?
• Where is the lost and found?
• How do I locate my meeting room?
• How do I locate an exhibit hall?

Education

• What is the best reference for finding quick information?
• Are continuing education credits available?
• How do I obtain continuing education credits?

Chicago

• How do I find out about tours and events in Chicago?
• What will the weather be like in Chicago?
• Where can I find dining in Chicago?
• What services are available to assist international attendees?
• What are the smoking regulations in Chicago and at McCormick Place?

About RSNA

What is RSNA?
Founded in 1915, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is a professional membership society committed to excellence in patient care through radiologic education and research. More than 44,000 medical imaging professionals are members of RSNA, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, nuclear medicine physicians and radiologic scientists. In addition to hosting the world's premier medical meeting, RSNA publishes two highly respected peer-reviewed journals, offers hundreds of opportunities to earn CME credit, and provides research and education grants to young investigators.

What are the benefits of RSNA membership and how do I become a member?
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) comprises 44,000 radiologists, radiation oncologists, medical physicists, nuclear medicine physicians and radiologic scientists. Membership in RSNA offers many rewards, including free subscriptions to the peer-reviewed journals Radiology and RadioGraphics. In addition, admission to the RSNA annual meeting is free for members who register by November 5. The deadline is September 1 for receipt of membership application in order to attend the RSNA annual meeting as a member. Apply today.

Who attends the RSNA annual meeting?
Registrants of the RSNA annual meeting represent many specialties and disciplines within radiology and the entire healthcare arena. Last year, the scientific program and technical exhibition drew over 57,000 healthcare professionals and industry personnel from more than 100 countries.

Where is RSNA 2010?
RSNA 2010 takes place at the McCormick Place Convention Center on South Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Meeting events take place in all four buildings of the convention center - North, South, Lakeside and West.

Registration, Housing and Travel Services

How do I register?

There are four ways to register for RSNA 2010:

• Online Registration
  Online registration is now closed. Please register onsite at McCormick Place.
• Telephone
  (Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT)
  1-800-650-7018
  1-847-996-5876
• Fax
  1-800-521-6017
  1-847-996-5401
• Mail
  Experient/RSNA 2010
  568 Atrium Drive
  Vernon Hills, IL 60061 USA

How much does it cost?
Anyone wanting to attend RSNA must qualify, register and pay the applicable fees in order to obtain a badge. Registration fees vary depending on the attendee's role in radiology. Registration dates, deadlines, categories and fees can be found here.

Can I bring a guest with me?
Guest registration is designed to accommodate a spouse or family member who may wish to accompany a full-conference professional attendee to the meeting. Guests have access to any of the open areas of the meeting. A guest may not earn any CME credits. If your spouse or family member is a medical professional who wishes to attend courses and/or earn credits he/she will have to register separately and pay the appropriate registration fee. For the safety of all parties, children under the age of 16 are not permitted at the RSNA Annual Meeting.

How do I make a hotel reservation?

How do I make airline travel arrangements?
RSNA has secured a special discount agreement with United Airlines and the Star Alliance network that is not available to the general public. In addition, Gant Travel, RSNA's official domestic travel agency for the past 10 years, is offering an exclusive drawing for RSNA attendees. Custom travel itineraries may be booked by phone and e-mail Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CT. Additional taxes and booking fees will apply to airline ticket prices and after-hours emergency assistance.

RSNA attendees who book air travel through Gant Travel by October 1, 2010, will be entered into a drawing to receive a $500 (USD) travel credit good toward your RSNA 2011 airfare on United Airlines. Contact Gant Travel at 1-877-613-1192, international +1 011 630-227-3873, or RSNA@ganttravel.com.

International Travel
RSNA has an official international travel provider, ESA Voyages, that provides full service travel packages for individuals traveling from outside North America. E-mail esa@esavoyages.fr for more information.

How do I register for courses?
Guarantee Your Seat! New for 2010: Onsite ticketing has been eliminated. All ticketed offerings must be confirmed prior to November 24 to guarantee a seat. RSNA ticketed courses fill up fast. Registrants without tickets will be allowed entrance into a course after all ticketed registrants have been seated.

Online registration is now closed. Please register onsite at McCormick Place.

Transportation

How do I get to my hotel?
Various transportation options are available to and from O'Hare and Midway airports. Visit the Transportation section for full details.

How do I get from the hotel to McCormick Place?
RSNA provides complimentary shuttle bus transportation between hotels in the RSNA block and the McCormick Place Convention Center. Annual meeting attendees may also ride the Metra Electric line for free between Millennium Station and McCormick Place using the Metra ticket included in their registration wallet. Trains run from downtown Chicago stations (Millennium Station and Van Buren Street) to the McCormick Place Convention Center Station in just 7 minutes. Stations are located within walking distance to many hotels. Visit the Transportation section for full details.

How do I get around Chicago?
Chicago offers a variety of public transportation and taxi services. Visit the Transportation section for full details.

McCormick Place Convention Center

What do I do when I arrive at McCormick Place?

I registered before the November 5 deadline (October 22 for International registrants):

• Registration badges and materials are mailed to you in advance — bring this documentation to the Program Distribution area to pick up a meeting bag, program and lanyard. If you registered by this date, but did not receive your badge, proceed to either Help Center — Lakeside Center or Grand Concourse — to have the materials reprinted.

I registered after the November 5 deadline:

• Registration badges and materials must be picked up onsite in the Lakeside Center Ballroom, Already Registered area in Registration. A photo ID is required.

I registered for the technical exhibits only one-day registration:

• Registration badges are not mailed in advance — you proceed to either Help Center on the day of exhibit attendance to obtain a badge. A photo ID is required.

I have not registered yet:

• Proceed to onsite professional registration in the Lakeside Center Ballroom with verification in the form of a membership card, RT license, student ID, business card, or letter of verification. You must complete the onsite registration form, provide verification and pay the applicable fees in order to obtain your badge and meeting materials.

Where can I eat while at McCormick Place?

A variety of dining options are offered during RSNA 2010 throughout all buildings of the convention center.

• Restaurants, Starbucks, On the Go Stations, Cafes, Delis, McDonald's, Connie's Pizza and much more — a full RSNA dining guide will be available in October as part of the online and printed Pocket Guide.
• Bistro RSNA is an innovative approach to convention hospitality, developed specifically to meet the food service needs of busy exhibitor and attendees during the convention. Located in all three Technical Exhibit Halls and the Lakeside Learning Center, Bistro RSNA offers an expansive menu of fresh salads, delicious soups, international selections and hearty regional fare, and beverages for an inclusive price.

Where can I get help?
Visit one of the RSNA Help Centers located in the Grand Concourse (Level 3) or Lakeside Center Ballroom (Level 3), or one of the Information Kiosks located throughout McCormick Place. Attendees can also find additional information online at computers at any of the Internet Zones located throughout McCormick Place.

What do I do in case of an emergency?
For all emergencies — fire, police and medical — dial 1-312-791-6060 or 6060 from any house phone at McCormick Place. Please do not call 911. Inform McCormick Place security of: the nature of the emergency, your name, phone number from which you are calling, and exact location.

Where is the lost and found?
Lost articles may be picked up at the RSNA Security Office located in the North Building, Level 3, Hall B. After the meeting, all unclaimed articles will be returned to the RSNA Headquarters office. Please call 1-630-571-2670 or email reginfo@rsna.org.

How do I locate my meeting room?
The first letter in the meeting room — E, W, N or S — stands for the East Building (now called Lakeside Center), West Building, North Building or South Building. The first numeral of the meeting room — 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 — stands for the level number. The last two digits specify the exact room. Some meeting rooms have divider walls, which create smaller spaces. These will have an a, b, c or d following the room number. Example: N126b would be room 26b on level 1 of the North Building.

How do I locate an exhibit hall?
Hall A is located in the South Building on Level 3. Hall B is located in the North Building on Level 3. Hall D is located in the Lakeside Center on Level 3 and Hall E is in the Lakeside Center on Level 2. Technical exhibits are in Halls A, B and D. Education exhibits and scientific posters are located in Hall E, otherwise known as the Lakeside Learning Center.

Education

What is the best reference for finding quick information?
RSNA 2010 attendees receive a Pocket Guide that contains a wealth of information about the annual meeting and the McCormick Place Convention Center. Inside the Pocket Guide, you will find general information and floor plans as well as room assignments for scientific sessions, refresher courses and plenary sessions. The Pocket Guide also provides important transportation information, including RSNA shuttle bus service, the Metra train schedule, airport shuttle service, taxi service and parking at McCormick Place.

Are continuing education credits available at RSNA 2010?
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The RSNA designates this educational activity for a maximum of 92.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.™ Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education programs (CAMPEP) has approved the direct transfer of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to MPCEC on a credit-for-credit basis for medical physicists. RSNA is an ARRT®-approved Recognized Continuing Education Evaluation Mechanism Plus (RCEEM+) and will provide Category A+/A continuing education credits for technologists and radiologist assistants.

How do I obtain continuing education credits at RSNA 2010?
Continuing Medical Education (CME) Documentation: See each course/session type below for instructions on how to claim CME credit.

• Education Exhibits and Scientific Informal Presentations — At the conclusion of the discussion during the lunch period with the presenters of education exhibits and/or scientific presentations in the Lakeside Learning Center, leave an attendance voucher with the author.
• Refresher, Multisession, and Informatics Courses — Critique forms are available at each course. To record CME credit, attendees must complete the form and deposit it in one of the credit voucher boxes located at the back of each meeting room. If the course utilized audience-response technology for critique, deposit an attendance voucher to document your attendance.
• Other Education Sessions — To record CME credit, deposit an attendance voucher in the credit voucher box at the back of the room at the conclusion of the session.

Continuing Education (CE) Documentation: In order to record and obtain Category A/A+ continuing education credits, all radiologic technologists and radiologist assistants must follow ARRT guidelines. Failure to do so will result in no credits being awarded.

• Attendance will be verified with a check-in and check-out process for all courses and events. Therefore, all registrants looking to obtain Category A/A+ credit must be present for the duration of the course or event.
• ARRT Attendance Documentation Cards will be available at the door for all courses and events that are approved for Category A/A+ credit.
• Attendee must obtain an ARRT Attendance Documentation Card at the beginning of the session, complete the card and drop it in the voucher box at the end of the session.
• An attendee arriving late or departing early will not obtain credit.
• Any attendee that forgoes submitting the ARRT Attendance Documentation Card at the close of the session will not obtain credit.
• Attendance Vouchers will not be distributed, as they have been replaced by the ARRT Attendance Documentation Card.
• Evaluation forms and/or audience response technology is encouraged to evaluate the session.

At the close of RSNA 2010 all registrant credits will be tabulated and processed by RSNA. A record of hours of attendance, listing AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ or ARRT Category A/A+ credits earned, will be distributed by January 1, 2011.

Chicago

How do I find out about attractions and tours and events in Chicago?
RSNA has teamed up with In the Loop–Chicago and Bloomingdale's to offer exciting ways for annual meeting attendees to experience Chicago during their stay for RSNA 2010. Enjoy the sounds of music, view architectural wonders, explore unique neighborhoods, learn a new cooking technique and more. Six days of action-packed tours are offered.

Visit the Chicago Convention & Tourism Bureau website for more information on Chicago.

What will the weather be like in Chicago?
Temperatures in Chicago at this time range from 32–48 degrees Fahrenheit in November and 19–34 degrees Fahrenheit in December. Complimentary coat check and luggage check services are provided in various locations throughout McCormick Place.

Where can I find dining in Chicago?
The city of Chicago is world-famous for its diverse culinary scene. For a listing of Chicago's best dining click here. RSNA News publishes an extensive Dining Guide designed for RSNA attendees. It is available in PDF here.

What services are available to assist international attendees?
A trip to the United States may require an additional degree of planning. Visit RSNA's International Visitors Page to review essential information.

What are the smoking regulations in Chicago and at McCormick Place?
The Smoke-free Illinois Act prohibits smoking indoors in virtually all public places and workplaces, including offices, theaters, museums, libraries, educational institutions, schools, commercial establishments, enclosed shopping centers and retail stores, restaurants, bars, private clubs and gaming facilities. Smoking may be permitted in some hotels that have set aside a percentage of smoking rooms. Due to various Chicago hotel smoking policies, a request for a smoking room is not guaranteed and you must contact the hotel directly to confirm. Smoking is not permitted inside the McCormick Place Convention Center. The only smoking areas are located outside the buildings. If you wish to smoke, please follow the signs directing you to the designated areas.