Registration fees

Registration fees for the meeting will be structured as follows:

• Early registration fee: register AND pay by 15 June 2012;
• Late registration fee: register AND pay by 15 August 2012;
• On-site registration fee: register and pay on-site.

Note that accepted abstracts from presenters not having registered by 15 June 2012 will be cancelled and excluded from the programme and abstract book.

Registration fees will be as follows: 

Registration fees include meeting attendance, coffee breaks, lunches, welcome reception, printed programme book and abstract book (bearing ISBN number).

Reduced fees are approved on individual basis upon submitted request. Reduced fees are offered to:

• Students (BSc, MSc and PhD students; confirmation of student status required)
• Young researchers (up to 35 years old AND no more than three years since obtaining the PhD degree)
• Participants from "Low Income Countries" (LIC) and “Lower Middle Income Countries” (LMIC) as defined by the World Bank. 

 Registration and cancellation policy:

• One online registration must be completed by each attendee. Payments can be made by bank transfer or credit cards. Cheques will not be accepted!
• Payment terms: In order to be eligible for the early registration fees the payment MUST be received by 15 June 2012. If payment is received after this date, the increased fees are due. All payments must be received prior to the conference date.
• In case you have not received a receipt from us before the conference date we kindly ask you to bring the proof of payment to the meeting. In case no payment was received and no proof of payment can be shown, the registration fee MUST be paid on site!
• After 15 August 2012, only on-site registration is possible.
• If you cancel by 30 June 2012, a cancellation fee of € 50 will be charged or in case of refund, deducted from the already paid amount. Cancellations must be received in writing by mail or fax.
• No refunds will be made for any reason for cancellations received after 30 June 2012. If you cancel your registration but have not paid yet, the outstanding amount will still be due. Paid no-shows will receive all materials covered by their registration fees upon request.
• Registrations are non-transferable.