Registration
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!
How to Register
Online registration is the preferred method of registration for credit card holders. If you are paying by cheque, you can download a registration form to complete and post along with cheque payment.
(credit card payments only)
Registration Fees and Entitlements
| Registration | Fee* (paid before 8 August) |
| Delegate Registration | AUS$400.00 |
| Partner Registration | AUS$280.00 |
*All fees are quoted in Australian Dollars and are inclusive of goods and services tax (GST).
The delegate registration fee includes the following:
- Access to all sessions and workshops
- All official documentation including program/abstract book
- Welcome Dinner
- ‘Kick CAN in Cairns’ Dinner
- Daily catering:
- Arrival tea and coffee on Friday 15 August
- Morning tea and lunch on Saturday 16 August
- Satchel
The partner registration fee includes the following:
- Welcome Dinner
- ‘Kick CAN in Cairns’ Dinner
Included Social Program
The Welcome Dinner and ‘Kick CAN in Cairns’ Dinner are included in the registration fee for delegates and partners.
- Welcome Dinner
Date: Friday 15 August
Venue: Cairns International Hotel, Pool Deck
An informal barbeque dinner will be held on the Pool Deck on Friday evening between the keynote speech and the dinner debate. - ‘Kick CAN in Cairns’ Dinner
Date: Saturday 16 August
Venue: to be confirmed
Enjoy a fantastic evening of dining and networking with colleagues, including a scientific presentation by a distinguished speaker.
Terms and Conditions
Payment of Fees
NOTE: Registrations will not be processed or confirmed until payment in full is received.
Payment may be made by cheque or credit card. MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Diners are accepted at the Meeting. Please note all transactions by credit card will appear on your statement as payment to ‘Conference by The Meeting Planners’. Cheques must be in Australian Dollars and made payable to “The Meeting Planners/Kick CAN in Cairns”. If paying by cheque, your name and full address should be typed or printed clearly on the back of the cheque.
Cancellation Statement – Registration
Registration cancellations received in writing by the Meeting Organisers Office by 18 July 2008 will be accepted and all registration fees refunded less an A$100 administrative fee. Cancellations received after this date cannot be accepted and will not be refunded, however transfer of your registration to another person is acceptable. The full name and details of the person that will replace you must be advised in writing to the Meeting Organisers prior to the Meeting. No refunds will be made for non-attendance at the Meeting.
- Registration Fees
On or before 18 July 2008 will incur an A$100.00 cancellation fee.
After 18 July 2008 there will be no refund but substitutions will be accepted.
Cancellation Statement – Accommodation
The deposit is non-refundable if you cancel your accommodation booking on or after 14 July 2008 and will also be forfeited if you do not arrive on the date for which you have booked. Cancellations must be made in writing to the Meeting Organisers. Please visit the Accommodation page for full terms and conditions.
Cancellation Statement – Tours
Full payment required at time of booking. Cancellations of tour bookings prior to 14 July 2008 will have payment refunded in full. Thereafter, no refund can be made. Please see the Tours and Activities page for full tour terms and conditions.
Acknowledgments
Your registration and payment will be acknowledged via email or post with confirmation of your requirements according to your registration form. Your registration will only be processed or confirmed if payment accompanies your form.
Insurance
Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. It is strongly recommended that at the time you register for the Meeting and book your travel you take out an insurance policy of your choice. The policy should include loss of fees/deposit through cancellation of your participation in the Meeting, or through cancellation of the Meeting, loss of international/domestic air fares through cancellation for any reason, loss of tour monies through cancellation for any reason including airline or related services strikes within Australia, failure to utilise tours or pre-booked arrangements due to airline delay, Force Majeure or any other reason, medical expenses (including sickness and accident cover), loss or damage to personal property, additional expenses and repatriation should travel arrangements have to be altered. The Meeting Organisers cannot take any responsibility for any participant failing to arrange their own insurance. This insurance is to be purchased in your country of origin.
Privacy
Australia introduced the Privacy Amendment (Private Sector) Act 2000 in 2001. The Meeting Organisers comply with such legislation which is designed to protect the right of the individual to privacy of their information. Information collected in respect of proposed participation in any aspect of the Meeting will only be used for the purposes of planning and conducting the Meeting and may also be provided to the organising body or to organisers of future events. It is also usual to produce a delegate list of attendees at the Meeting and to include the individual's details in such a list. Consent for publication of the individual’s information may be withheld when completing the online registration form or on the downloadable registration form for the Meeting. Individuals are also entitled to access the information held by written application to the Meeting Organisers.