Registration
Registration fee
Fee Type | EARLY until February 17, 2018 |
REGULAR February 18 – May 7, 2018 |
ON-SITE from May 8, 2018 |
IFSO Member | 535 € | 605 € | 675 € |
Non Member | 620 € | 690 € | 760 € |
Student* | 150 € | 150 € | 180 € |
Nurses & Allied Health Care Professionals | 145 € | 195 € | 245 € |
Nurses & Allied Health Care Professionals with educational subsidy from IFSO-EC on production of professional registration number | 95 € | 145 € | 195 € |
One Day Registration | 200 € | 250 € | 300 € |
Exhibitor | 200 € | 200 € | 200 € |
Registration fee includes 24% VAT |
*Applicants must be full-time students at the time of the Congress and need to upload a letter from their university department as a proof of their student status. Post doctorate students are not eligible for this rate.
Note: Payments must be received by the corresponding deadlines (early or standard), otherwise the subsequent rate will automatically apply.
The registration fee includes:
- Admission to all scientific sessions
- Welcome reception
- Admission to the exhibition area
- Congress materials
- Refreshments during coffee breaks
How to register
Please note that the On-line Registration Form /available in late October 2017/ is only accessible with a password. Simply fill in the Personal Data Form and your login information will be sent to your email.
Then please continue to registration by filling the registration form and choosing the registration fee. During the registration process a participant will receive automatically generated summary to your email address. Your password is the same for all on-line forms (abstracts, registration, accommodation).
Upon submitting the Registration Form, a participant will receive a confirmation from the Congress Secretariat within three working days.
The online registration will be closed from May 10, 2018. You will have the possibility to register on-site in the Congress venue.
For group registration (above 10 participants) please contact the Congress Secretariat at email address ifso-ec2018@guarant.cz.
Methods of payment
Registration fees must be paid in EUR by one of the following methods:
1. Credit Card
For payment by credit card please use the On-line Payment System. The system is accessible with the password that you received upon registration. The system accepts the following credit cards: MasterCard/Eurocard, Visa and Diners Club.
2. Bank Transfer
The bank details including the 10-digit variable symbol will be sent to a participant within three working days after the submission of the registration form. Please note that payments without this variable symbol will not be identified and the registration will not be confirmed.
Please note that payments by bank transfer will only be accepted by May 3, 2018. After this date only payments by credit cards will be accepted by using the On-line Payment System.
All payments made by bank transfer have to be net of all bank charges. The payer pays the bank charges of their bank, and the beneficiary pays the charges of their bank, if any.
Cancellations and refunds
The Congress Secretariat must be notified in writing by e-mail at ifso-ec2018@guarant.cz or fax (+420 284 001 448) about the cancellation of the registration. Telephone cancellation will not be accepted. The appropriate refunds will be made after the Congress.
The following cancellation conditions apply:
Cancellation received | Refund |
before March 16, 2018 | full refund of the registration fee less 30 € handling fee |
March 17 – to April 19, 2018 | 50% of the registration fee |
from April 20, 2018 | no refund |
If a change or cancellation made by a participant in registration or accommodation results in a refund, GUARANT International reserves the right to charge a 30 EUR handling fee.
Name change
If you are prevented from attending, you will be given the opportunity to send a colleague in your place. Name changes should be notified in writing to Congress Secretariat. A handling fee of 30 EUR will be charged for each name change.
Visa requirements
Invitation letters for visa purposes can only be sent to participants who have completed the registration process. Further information regarding visa requirements can be found here