General information industry activities
- On Monday, 28 September / Tuesday, 29 September / Wednesday, 30 September / Thursday, 01 October industry symposia on the occasion of the EASD will take place (please also have a look at the Pocket Programme). In case someone is searching a particular symposium, please advise how to get there.
- On Monday also the booking period for industry meeting rooms is starting. These meeting rooms mainly will be used for internal meetings of exhibitors or sponsors and also for staff briefings. You will receive a meeting room schedule.
- In case delegates need help in finding a room, please ensure you direct them to the correct room. It could happen a company is running a symposium and an internal meeting at the same time. In this case you have to find out what the person in front of you is looking for.
- The industry exhibition (south wing Level 0) is open from Tuesday, 29 September – Thursday, 01 October. In case questions are arising regarding the exhibition, please see some key data below.
Symposium on the occasion of the EASD
- It is a symposium (session/lecture) excluded from the main scientific programme of the EASD meeting, sponsored and organised by a pharmaceutical or MedTech company. Companies have to pay for this and therefore they can expect excellent service and facilities.
- These symposia are organised by the companies and/or their supporting agencies.
- These symposia 2026 are taking place in Milan and are livestreamed via the EASD Virtual Meeting platform.
Access
- All persons attending a symposium on the occasion of EASD have to wear a name badge. All types of official congress badges (delegate, exhibitor, press etc.) are accepted.
General requests regarding symposia
- Please try to help delegates with finding the relevant room and other general information. In case there are technical problems or any other issues regarding a symposium, please contact INTERPLAN/Lisanne Leonhardt +49 15 25 95 22 067.
Industry meeting rooms
- Industry meeting rooms are used for small private meetings or staff meetings of exhibitors and sponsors. The rooms are used from Monday, 28 September until Friday, 02 October 2026.
- For requests regarding a meeting room, please contact INTERPLAN/Nicole Pfirrmann +49 173 70 88 512
- The available industry meeting rooms are spread across Allianz MiCo - Milan Convention Centre. The permanent rooms are located on the Balcony, South Wing Level 1, South Wing Level 2 and North Wing Level 2. The constructed rooms will be positioned in North Wing Level 2 and Central Building Level 2.
Opening hours:
- The industry meeting rooms can be rented for the complete conference period, for full days or half days.
- In the rental price basic equipment is included (see meeting room guide). Standard set-up is boardroom, other set-ups are possible on request only.
Access to the industry meeting rooms
Monday, 28 September 2026 – Thursday, 01 October 2026:
Full day: 09:00 – 18:00
Half day – Morning: 09:00 – 13:00
Half day – Afternoon: 14:00 – 18:00
Friday, 02 October 2026:
Full day: 09:00 – 14:00
Only full period bookings from Monday-Friday possible for the constructed rooms!
- For the whole period, 28 September – 02 October 2026, a badge will be required to access the industry meeting rooms. It does not matter whether it is an industry badge or a delegate badge.
- The rooms have to be vacated at 18:00 (Friday at 14:00) at the latest due to security reasons.
Press meetings
- There are certain slots for press activities in general meeting rooms, which can be booked by the industry. Availability will have to be checked upon request and are not allowed during press slots of EASD. One slot can have the maximum duration of 2 hours.
Industry exhibition (South Wing Level 0 at Allianz MiCo)
Opening hours
| Tuesday, 29 September 2026 | 09:00 – 16:30 |
| Wednesday, 30 September 2026 Thursday, 01 October 2026 | 09:30 – 16:30 |
For stand personnel (green badges) the exhibition area will be opened and closed 60 minutes before and after the official opening and closing times. On the first exhibition day (Tuesday) the access for exhibitors starts 120 minutes before the official opening.
Set-up times
| Date | Times |
| Saturday, 26 September 2026 | 08:00 – 22:00 CEST |
| Sunday, 27 September 2026 | 08:00 – 22:00 CEST |
| Monday, 28 September 2026 | 08:00 – 15:00 CEST (Assembly activities must be completed. All materials – boxes, pallets, ladders, tools etc. – must be removed from the aisles to allow cleaning to begin.) |
Contact: Oliver Heinke (o.heinke@interplan.de)
Timetable – Monday, 28 September 2026
- 08:00 – 15:00 CEST:
- Moving in of rental system stands and allocation of all ordered equipment
- Finish of all technical set-up
- Load up and clear up of stand building material such as hand lifts, boxes etc. in order to clean the aisles
- All exhibition stands must be fully operational for the approval by the local authority
- 15:00 – 21:00: Only stand decoration is allowed
- During the night: Laying of the aisles carpet
Dismantling
| Date | Time |
| Thursday, 01 October 2026 | 17:00 CEST Start of light dismantling* 19:00 – 24:00 CEST Heavy dismantling |
Friday, 02 October 2026 | 08:00 – 15:00 CEST – NO dismantling because of ongoing congress and use of the hall by the EASD and ongoing sessions at the Spotlight Stage! 15:00 – 22:00 CEST Dismantling continues |
| Saturday, 03 October 2026 | 08:00 – 22:00 CEST |
*Light dismantling means that you can start to pack brochures etc. within your stand space. It is not permitted to start dismantling the stand, nor to enter the exhibition area with any type of trolley. The aisles may not be occupied with materials of any kind, in order to ensure safe initial dismantling operations by Allianz MiCo (carpet removal, safe disconnection of suspended elements, and delivery of empty crates).
Contractors will not be allowed to enter the area before 19:00 Trucks are allowed to enter the loading court from approx. 19:00 CEST.
Access to the exhibition / Constructor Badges
Constructor badges
At Allianz MiCo constructor badges are required, they can be ordered via the online shop.
Important: constructor badges do not grant access during the congress. They are only valid for set-up and dismantling.
Exhibitor Service Desk
There will be an Exhibition Service Desk in the exhibition hall with a contact person from Interplan during set-up, dismantling and throughout the opening hours of the exhibition.
General requests of exhibitors
- In case an exhibitor wants to book anything additional or has any questions regarding his stand, please ask for the stand number, company name and the name of the person. Then forward this request to INTERPLAN via the Exhibitor Service Desk or to Oliver Heinke (+49 174 82 61 394). In case you do not have any stand number, please check the exhibitors’ list in alphabetical order.
- Please try to avoid sending the exhibitor back to his stand without any information. In case you are not able to reach somebody, get help at the INTERPLAN Industry Counter.
Industry badges
- The badges for exhibitors have a green header and allow the access to the exhibition hall as well as to the industry symposia.
- Every company will receive 2 industry badges free of charge per booked 9 sqm stand space. Additionally, they receive 1 free technical service badge per exhibitor.
- For additional industry badges they have to pay 175,00 € net per badge directly on-site cash or with credit card. The badges can be ordered at the Interplan Industry Counter in the registration area.