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Please note that all persons intending to attend the Congress must register and pay before attending the Congress. Please read the registration information before you complete the online form.

Online registration is strongly encouraged however for those delegates needing to pay by cheque, please download the Congress Registration Form and send with payment to the Congress Managers.

Click here for the Hard Copy Registration Form.

Please read through this information carefully before you complete the online form.

Registration Fee (per delegate)

Please note: All fees are in Australian Dollars and include the 10% Goods and Services Tax (GST). To view the current foreign exchange rates, please visit www.x-rates.com or www.xe.com.

Joint Registration
For those delegates wishing to attend both the Society for Melanoma Research Congress, the Interdisciplinary Melanoma/Skin Cancer Centre Meeting and the International Melanoma Pathology Working Group please choose the Joint Registration Rate from the list below. There are significant discounts available in attending all three of these meetings. If you are only interested in attending one meeting please select the relevant meeting from the list below.

Melanoma Update for Primary Care Clinicians, Students and Non medical practitioners should select the Thursday Day Registration 

International Melanoma Pathology Working Group registrations should select the Sunday Day Registration

Become a member of The Society for Melanoma Research (SMR)
All delegates are invited to join The Society for Melanoma Research before registering for the Congress and benefit from the discounted 'member' registration rate. If you are interested in joining, please visit the SMR website.

Category	Early Bird Until 01 September 2010	Standard From 02 September 2010	Onsite From 01 November 2010
Joint SMR, Interdisciplinary Melanoma/Skin Cancer Centres & International Pathology Working Group meetings	$975	$1,095	$1,195
Joint SMR, Interdisciplinary Melanoma/Skin Cancer Centres & International Pathology Working Group meetings (All students)	$675	$775	$875
SMR meeting (SMR Member)	$575	$675	$775
SMR meeting (Non-SMR member)	$675	$775	$875
SMR meeting (Student SMR Member)	$425	$475	$545
SMR meeting (Student Non-SMR Member)	$445	$545	$645
Interdisciplinary Melanoma / Skin Cancer Centres meeting	$675	$775	$875
Interdisciplinary Melanoma / Skin Cancer Centres meeting (Student)	$445	$545	$645
International Melanoma Pathology Working Group meeting (Sunday only)	$395	$475	$575
Melanoma Update for Primary Care Clinicians (Thursday only)	$395	$475	$575
Melanoma Update for Primary Care Clinicians - Student and Non-medical Practitioners (Thursday only)	$250	$295	$395
Accompanying Persons	$195	$195	$195

Exhibitors should refer to the Exhibition Manual for their registration details and entitlements.
To be entitled to the early registration fee, you must have registered and paid by 01 September 2010.

Entitlements

	Full & Joint Registration	Student Registration	Day Registration	Accompanying Person Registration
All Sessions			(on nominated day)
All Congress documentation
Welcome Reception, Thursday 4 November 2010
Morning, Lunch and Afternoon Teas			(on nominated day)
Satchel
Entrance to Melanoma 2010 Exhibition			(on nominated day)

Student Registration

A student is defined as being currently enrolled as a PhD student. A copy of your student identification card is required when you submit your registration form. Without this copy, the full registration fee will be charged. This can be emailed to the Congress Managers.

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, Diners and American Express are the credit cards accepted at the Congress. Please note all transactions by credit card will appear on your statement as ‘‘Conference by arinex Pty Limited’’.

Cheques should be made payable to Melanoma 2010 Congress should be typed or printed clearly on the back of the cheque. Cheque payments from overseas must be a bank cheque in Australian Dollars drawn on an Australian Bank. No other currency will be accepted. Cheques will be accepted until 20 September 2010. After this date, all payments must be made via Credit Card.

You may not pay your fees by direct electronic transfer.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Cancellations must be notified in writing to the Congress Managers.

Registration Fees:

• Before 2 August 2010 will incur a $100.00 cancellation fee.
• Before 1 October 2010 will receive a 50% refund of fees paid.
• After 1 October 2010 there will be no refund.

Accommodation:

• A minimum one night’s deposit must be paid or credit card details given at time of booking to guarantee reservation.
• Deposit is non-refundable at 1 October 2010.

Social:

• Payments are non-refundable after 1 October 2010.

Acknowledgements

Your registration and payment will be acknowledged via email or post with confirmation of your requirements according to your registration form.  Your registration will not be processed or confirmed if payment does not accompany your form. You will not receive any further publications before the congress. Your letter of acknowledgment will include any further advice necessary prior to your arrival at the congress. 

Entry to Congress

Each member of the congress will receive a name badge on registration.  The badge will be your official pass and must be clearly visible at all times to obtain entry to all sessions and to social functions. The Congress Managers expect appropriate behaviour from attendees and reserves the right to revoke the badge and privileges of anyone behaving in an inappropriate manner.

Registration Desk

The Registration Desk will be located in the Parkside Foyer, Level 1 of the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Insurance

Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. It is strongly recommended that at the time you register for the congress 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 congress, or through cancellation of the congress, 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 Congress Managers cannot take any responsibility for any participant failing to arrange their own insurance. This insurance is to be purchased in your country of origin.

Private Touring/Hospitality Arrangements

Should you have any specialised group requirements for private touring, transportation or hospitality services other than those organised for the official program, please contact the Congress Managers who would be pleased to assist with arrangements.

Private Functions

It is requested that you advise the Congress Managers of any private /corporate functions that might be planned outside of the official program. The Congress Managers would be pleased to assist with arrangements for any of these events.