2014 FUTURE OSM - Registration- PICES

Registration & Registration Fees

Early Registration Fee Deadline: Jan. 13, 2014 (extended from Dec. 15, 2013)

We urge interested participants to pre-register with us via our On-line Pre/Registration and On-line Payment Form as early as possible, even if you have not made firm travel arrangements, so we can plan our events more efficiently. The Registration Fee applies to the Symposium sessions and workshops. Registration is not considered complete until the Registration Fee is received.

Please note: Pre-registration does not require an immediate payment. It will add your record to our database (for Book of Abstracts, Name Tags, etc.).

Payment methods:

	On-line Payment by major credit cards through PayPal
			Accessed through on-line pre/registration area
			Automatic payment processing. Receipt will be e-mailed to you instantly.
	Visa and MasterCard through PICES
			Fax Payment Form to PICES Secretariat (pdf form can be downloaded from on-line pre/registration area)
			Manual payment processing. Receipt will be given to you at the Meeting.
	US and Canadian dollar cheques and bank drafts

	US and Canadian dollar cash on-site

	Note: The USD amounts are for USD cash, cheques and bank draft payments only; all credit card transactions are done in Canadian dollars.

Registration Fee covers:

Coffee/Tea Breaks, Welcome Reception, and Banquet. Registration fee does NOT include Lunch.

Credit card payments of the Registration Fee are processed in Canadian dollars. Payment by bank draft (by mail), or cash (on-site) can be accepted in CAD$ and USA$.
Registrants	Early Registration Fee (Deadline: Jan. 13)	Regular Registration Fee (CAD $ or equivalent in US $)
Primary	CAD $ 350	CAD $ 450
Student *	CAD $ 150	CAD $ 200
Convenor/Invited Speaker	CAD $ 300
Guest***	CAD $ 100

* photocopy of a valid student ID card is required.
Please FAX the copy to 1 (250) 363-6827 or e-mail it to Christina Chiu when you pay.

*** enables accompanying persons of participants to attend all public social events

PLEASE NOTE: Some payments do not go through; therefore, if you see "Payment Problem", please contact the Secretariat immediately.

On-line Pre- and Registration
*Follow steps 1-5 to*
-	Pre- and Register for the meeting
*Follow steps 1-2 to*
-	Check the Status of your payments

Update your "Contact Information"and click "Update" button to open "Meetings" page

In Section 1 tick the box(es) for the meeting(s) you want to pre-register, then click "Submit" button to open Section 2

Information about your pre-registration will appear in Section 2

Link to On-line Payment Form is available in Section 2

Receipt will be e-mailed to you instantly, after on-line payment is complete.
Sometimes emails can be rejected by the registrants' servers. In this case you can print your receipt from on-line payment area. Please repeat steps 1-5, and you will find a link to the receipt at the top of your On-line Payment Form.

Refund policy:

To obtain a full refund email your request to the PICES Secretariat (Christina Chiu christina@pices.int) 15 days prior to the start of the Meeting.
50% refund will be given if we receive your request less than 15 days prior to the start of the Meeting. In both cases, a non-refundable CDN$15 processing fee will be retained by PICES. There will be no refund (0% refund) for all requests submitted after the meeting starts.