The future begins today – for this reason we attach great importance to the topic of sustainability.
The aim of the DKOU is to make the congress as sustainable as possible, step by step. We have already implemented sustainable measures at previous congresses. For 2023, we are retaining what has been successfully tried and tested and adding new things. We have segmented the measures into three aspects: ecological, economic and social sustainability.
Our contribution
Ecological
Discover measures
- abstracts on eGMS
- admission tickets as eTickets
- digitalised certification process
- Intercongress member of „fairpflichtet”
- pocket guide (28 pages) instead of main programme (300 pages)
- pre-programme only as PDF
- reusable tableware
- resource-saving, digital planning meetings
- shuttles from the congress hotel with e-minibuses
- sustainable congress bag made of recycled cotton
- sustainability report of Messe Berlin
- system stand construction for rent
- transfers to the evening events
- vegetarian & vegan meals
- waste separation/waste avoidance in the halls
- web programme
Economic
Discover measures
- constant congress location
- discounting
- multi-year contracts with service partners
- request for congress fund
- standardised processes
Social
Discover measures
- adherence to compliance rules of Ethical MedTech
- barrier-free access to the congress site
- compliance with minimum wage act
- certified medical training
- food distribution to Berlin railway station mission or initiative “Menschen helfen Menschen” (people help people)
- free admission for guest nations
- free admission for students
- free patient day
- knowledge transfer in the health sector
- personal exchange, establishing/deepening contacts – also with industry
Your support
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