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Registration
Advance Registration
is now closed.
Registrant List
For registrants whose employers require a Tax ID, the ASHG Tax ID number is: 52-1419397.
Questions: ashgmeetings@ashg.org
Request a Registration Receipt:
(Registered attendees only)
Letters of Invitation (for Visa purposes) / Letter of Recognition
Letters of Invitation can only be sent to individuals who have already registered for the Congress. After you have registered, you will be given a link (within your confirmation) to generate your letter of invitation. You will need this letter when applying for a visa. All attendees are urged to apply for a visa as soon as possible (do not wait until you receive confirmation of abstract acceptance). Click
HERE to view information on visas and access into Canada.
All foreign organizations that hold meetings in Canada receive an official letter of recognition from the
Canadian Border Service Agency. This letter proves that attendees, staff, and exhibitors entering Canada do not require a work permit and
ensures that you are entering to attend the Congress only. After you have registered for the Congress, you will be given a link (within your
confirmation) to generate and print a copy of this letter. You should bring it with you in your carry-on luggage as you may be asked to present
it when entering Canada. We recommend you place this letter with your passport. For security reasons, we are unable to provide a copy of this
letter to accompanying guests or to those that do not register.
Request Letter of Invitation/Letter of Recognition:
(Registered attendees only)
Registration Hours
Onsite registration is located in the Montreal Convention Center, Level 2. The onsite hours are as follows:
| Tuesday: |
10:00am-7:00pm |
| Wednesday: |
7:00am-6:30pm |
| Thursday: |
7:15am-5:00pm |
| Friday: |
7:30am-5:00pm |
| Saturday: |
7:30am-12:00pm |
The registration fee includes:
- Access to all 24 invited sessions (scientific, education, social issues)
- Access to all 40 platform (abstract-driven) sessions
- Access to plenary invited sessions and invited panel debate sessions
- Access to the ASHG Presidential Address
- Access to the ASHG Awards presentations (William Allan Award, Curt Stern Award, and Excellence in Human Genetics Education Award) and the Gruber Genetics Prize presentation
- Access to the Opening Ceremony, Opening Reception, and Closing Ceremony
- Access to daily poster sessions featuring over 2500 posters
- Access into the Exhibit Hall featuring over 200 exhibiting companies displaying the latest products, publications, technology, and services in genetics
- Endless opportunities to network with colleagues from around the globe
- Complimentary access to the Career Center
- Complimentary wireless Internet access in certain public areas of the Montreal Convention Center
- Complimentary daily morning coffee breaks
- Complimentary daily breaks during poster sessions
- Congress Program Guide
Meeting Registration Fees
Fees do not include admission to the separate ticketed events (including the Trainee-Mentor Luncheon, the Clinical Genetics and Molecular Services in Developing Countries Workshop, Trainee Development Program and Networking Session, Private Concert at Notre Dame Basilica, or the Publications Workshop).
Children under the age of 18 will be admitted (at no cost) if accompanied by a paying scientific registrant.
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All fees are shown in U.S. dollars.
Single day registrations are not available. |
EARLY REGISTRATION
(before August 30 at 5:00 pm, U.S. EST) |
ADVANCE REGISTRATION
(August 30 through October 5 at 5:00 pm, U.S. EST) |
ONSITE REGISTRATION
(In Montreal, starting October 11) |
| IFHGS Member Society Delegate1 |
$450 |
$550 |
$600 |
| IFHGS Member Society Delegate1 (Student/Trainee*) |
$150 |
$250 |
$350 |
| Non-member Delegate |
$700 |
$800 |
$850 |
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Non-member Delegate
(Student/Trainee*) |
$325 |
$425 |
$525 |
| Developing Country Delegate2 |
$250 |
$350 |
$400 |
1 IFHGS Member Society delegates are eligible for the discounted rate if they are members of any one of the seven IFHGS Full Member Societies who are in good standing (meaning dues are currently paid). To save on registration fees, join one of the
IFHGS Full Member Societies.
* Student/Trainee Delegates (members and nonmembers) may register at the discounted rates. Postdoctoral fellows and students working toward a degree in human genetics (or an allied field) qualify for the rate. Trainees will be asked to input certain information to meet the criteria. Trainees who register onsite should bring a student ID card or a letter signed by their department head to certify current status.
2 Click HERE for a list of eligible countries.
Additional Ticketed Items
The following ticketed items are available for purchase when you register for the meeting. Unless otherwise indicated,
these items are only available for purchase if you register by the early deadline of August 30.
*Lunch Included
Registration Payments
Registration payments must be made by credit card (American Express, MasterCard, Discover, or VISA only). Purchase orders and wire transfers are not accepted. Do not fax or mail your registration payment. If you are unable to register online via credit card, contact the meeting management staff via e-mail at ashgmeetings@ashg.org.
Registration Transfers
Meeting registrations cannot be transferred to another person. If the registrant cannot attend the Congress for any reason, his/her registration must be cancelled, and the replacement person must register for the meeting separately.
Registration Cancellations/Refunds
Deadline: September 8, 2011
To cancel a meeting registration and receive a refund, registrants must send a written request to the meeting registrar, Peggi McGovern, at ashgmeetings@ashg.org. Registration refund requests that are received by the cancellation deadline (September 8) will be honored. Registrants must return all meeting materials (e.g., badge, tickets) before cancellations can be processed. No refunds will be issued for requests received after the cancellation deadline of September 8.
Please note that all cancellations are subject to a non-refundable processing fee of $75.
Registration Materials/Congress Program Guide
The Congress Program Guide (containing general information, meeting highlights, the meeting schedule, scientific presentations, exhibitor information, the speaker/author index and meeting logistics), will be available on the Congress Web site starting in September 2011.
For environmental conservation and to minimize costs, the Congress Printed Program Guide will not be mailed
in advance. Instead, it will be available online. The Congress Web site will serve as the official e-publication of the meeting.
All registered scientific attendees can receive their printed copy of the Program Guide onsite (at the Montreal Convention Center) starting Tuesday, October 11.
Guest Registration (onsite only)
Guest registration will be available onsite only for family members of registered delegates. The fee is $175 per guest and includes admission to the following: Opening Ceremony; Opening Reception; Closing Ceremony; Exhibit Hall. The guest registration does not include access to scientific sessions.
In order to register as a guest, you must be accompanied by a paying scientific registrant. Please go to the guest badge counter (located in the registration area) during registration hours. Guests will be issued different colored badges to scientific registered attendees.
Replacement Badges
A $10 fee will be charged to registrants for each replacement badge requested (i.e., to replace badges that are left at home or in hotel rooms, lost or forgotten).
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