Conference cancellation policy
- 1 - If a registrant is unable to attend an event for any reason they may substitute, by arrangement with the registrar, someone else from the same institute/organisation to present the paper that has been accepted by the scientific committee.
- 2 - Where the registrant is unable to attend, and is not in a position to transfer his/her place to another person or to another event, then the following refund arrangements apply:
- 2.1 - Registrations cancelled more than 60 days before the event will be refunded 80% of the registration fees.
- 2.2 - Registrations cancelled less than 60 but more than 30 days before the event will be refunded 50% of the registration fees.
- 2.3 - Registrations cancelled less than 30 days before the event will not be eligible for a refund.
- 3 - Registrations from authors cancelled as a result of a paper not being accepted will be refunded 80% of the registrations fees. The remaining 20% of the fee contributes to administration costs incurred.
- 4 - For registrations cancelled less than 30 days before the event that include accommodation we will attempt to refund the accommodation costs. However as we pay for conference accommodation in advance, this is not always possible. The more notice we have the more likely we are to be successful in refunding you.
- 5 - Cancellations from authors made after a failed visa application will be refunded the registration fees paid in excess of Euros 100, which covers the costs associated with processing the paper. In this event, the paper will still be published in the conference proceedings and delegates will receive an electronic copy of the proceedings.
- 6 - Cancellations from non-authors made after a failed visa application will be refunded the registration fees paid less an administration charge of Euros 50 per participant registered.
- 7 - If the conference is to be postponed, participants will be allowed to cancel if they can't attend at the new date and a full refund will be given to them.
Important note for failed visa applications
Notification must be received by us in writing (email or fax) at the latest on the first day of the conference for refunds to be eligible. Cancellations received after this cut-off time will not be eligible for refund.
Refunds will be made in the following ways:
- 1 - For payments received by credit or debit cards, the same credit/debit card will be refunded.
- 2 - For payments received by cheque or bank draft a Cheque will be sent to the original payee.
- 3 - For payments received by BACs or bank transfer, a transfer will be made back into the payee account.
Please note: regarding refunds, all bank charges will be for the registrants account.

