22–27 July, 2009

• Overview
• Welcome
• Meeting Location
• Submitting Abstracts
• General Information
• Registration Information
• Accommodations
• Presentation Information
  • AES
  • ASIH
  • HL
  • SSAR
  • ELHS
• Graduate Student Info.
  • Student Awards
  • Travel Awards
  • Fundraisers
  • Workshops
• Daily Meetings/Schedules
• Social Events
• Exhibitors

• Find a Roommate
• Meeting Planning

• Future Meetings
• Past Meetings

Registration Information

• Register Online
• Mail/FAX Registration

*In order to present in Portland, all presenters, including symposia presenters, must register and pay for the meeting. Please note that submitting an abstract does not automatically register you for the meeting. Online registration is a separate system from the abstract submission site and requires a separate login.

Registration Fees

Early Registration Deadline Extended: April 4, 2009

Fees listed are at the early rate. After April 4, 2009, fees will increase as indicated.

The full registration fee covers all program materials, continental breakfasts, refreshment breaks, and the reception. Registrants are responsible for all other meals and lodging. Please note that the daily registration fees do not include the Thursday evening reception, regardless of which day you plan to attend. You must purchase a separate $30 reception ticket in order to attend.”

Registration Type	By April 4	After April 4	Walk On
Student Society Member	$230	$310	$345
Student Non-Member	$340	$425	$460
Student Daily	$100	$100	$100
Professional Society Member	$330	$420	$475
Professional Non-Member	$440	$530	$585
Professional Daily	$175	$175	$175

Registration fees must be paid in U.S. dollars by check or money order (made payable to Kansas State University), American Express, Discover, MasterCard, or VISA. Pre-register by April 4, 2009 to avoid late charges. Registrations (at the late fee rate) will be accepted after April 4. Walk-on registrations will be assessed an additional fee and there can be no guarantee that banquet tickets, t-shirts, or additional copies of abstracts will be available.

Accompanying Persons

The $150 accompanying persons fee includes all hosted breaks and receptions, and a copy of the at-a-glance schedule. The accompanying person registration is offered as a courtesy to spouses and life-time partners who do NOT intend to participate in the regular academic program other than attending the presentation(s) made by their professional counterpart. Anyone who intends to participate in the academic program by interacting with poster presenters and/or attending oral presentations must pay the full registration fee.

Guests

If you have a guest accompanying you to Portland, but they do not wish to participate in the meeting, you may mark them as a “Guest Only” on the registration form. Doing so allows our registration staff to keep a more accurate accounting of who is attending the social functions. Guests will receive no meeting materials and are not entitled to any continental breakfasts or other breaks. Social event tickets may be purchased for guests on the registration form.

Visas and Other Documents

You are responsible for all travel arrangements, including procurement of visas, if necessary, and acquisition of currency sufficient for your stay. A formal letter of invitation (pdf) for the 2009 annual meeting to help acquire visas or funding is available. The letter of invitation is a generic letter. If you require a personalized letter, please contact Mo Donnelly. Please include your full name and mailing address. Mo will send a PDF file to you.

Conference T-Shirts

Conference T-shirts are available. Small, Medium, Large, and X-Large shirts are $20.00. XX-Large and XXX-Large shirts are $25.00. Deadline to order is Friday, June 19, 2009.

Policies

Cancellation Policy

The K-State Division of Continuing Education may cancel or postpone any event or activity because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If a program is canceled or postponed, the Division of Continuing Education will refund registration fees, but cannot be held responsible for other costs, charges, or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies.

If you must cancel your registration, please do so as soon as possible by sending an email to registration@k-state.edu with the subject line "Joint Meeting Registration". Substitutions are encouraged. If you need to make changes to your registration, go to the online registration form and log in using the username and password you created at the time of your original registration. A full refund, minus a $20.00 administrative fee, will be made if cancellation is received in writing by Kansas State University by 5:00 p.m. on June 30, 2009. After that date, due to guarantees we must give, refunds are not available. Refunds cannot be given in amounts less than $5.00.

Registrants who do not cancel their registration through Conference Registration are responsible for the total meeting registration fee even if they do not attend the meeting and have not paid the registration fee.

Special Assistance

Kansas State University is committed to making events accessible to all participants. A participant in a conference or non-credit program with a disability who needs accommodations or has special dietary requirements should indicate services needed at the time of registration. If you have further questions please contact Heide Burke at (785) 532-2549. Early notification is requested to ensure that accommodations can be provided in a timely manner.

Notice of Nondiscrimination

Kansas State University is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, gender, national origin, disability, religion, age, sexual orientation, or other non-merit reasons, in admissions, educational programs, or activities and employment (including employment of disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam Era), as required by applicable laws and regulations. Responsibility for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 has been delegated to Clyde Howard, Director of Affirmative Action, Kansas State University, 214 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-0124, (785) 532-6220 or (785) 532-4807 (TTY).