Registration Fees


The Congress welcomes ISOCARP members and non-members and is open to any interested individuals, parties or organisations. ISOCARP and the Belgian Local Organising Committee look forward to the participation of urban planners, young planning professionals, experts and interested professionals from other related disciplines.

Registration on line
On line registrations open per 1 March - Start Online Registration
Registrations by fax or by surface mail are to be avoided; however, ISOCARP remains flexible.

Congress registration fees
Invitation to any of the programmed congress sessions or for any other contribution does not waive the payment of the congress registration fee. This includes also invited Paper Authors. ISOCARP does not reimburse travel and/or accommodation expenses, or any other expenses related to this invitation.

Reduced Fees
Early registration: 30 June with Full Payment until 31 July 2007 benefit from a reduction in the congress fees.
ISOCARP members benefit from a special membership reduction.
Invited non-members’ authors of selected papers also benefit from a special reduction.

Congress participation fees include:
- Entrance to 4 days of Congress Sessions.
- Welcome Reception and congress lunches (companions are welcome).
- Congress Portfolio.
- Technical Tour and Mobile workshops.
- The Antwerp Congress Proceedings (appearance Sept’08 – delivery Nov’08)
Young Planning Professionals (invited): as above plus additional inclusions under ‘YPPs Workshops’.

Congress portfolio includes
- Final Congress Programme
- Special Bulletin 'Planning in Belgium'
- Booklet Congress Papers and Full Papers on CD-Rom
- ISOCARP Review03 - A selection of invited cases of invited Cities and a selection of invited Expert views/reports related to the congress theme
- City map and tourist information
- Congress shuttle bus schedule; city bus and metro information ('De Lijn')
- Information on cultural events in Antwerp



CONGRESS REGISTRATION

Wednesday, 19 September 2007: Registration, Guided Tours, Presentation of Young Planning Professionals

Registration:
From 14.00 to 19.00, participants can register at the Elzenveld venue, where each participant will receive his or her congress bag.
From 18.00, participants arriving late can register at the FCCC (Zoo) venue during the welcome reception and receive their congress bag.

20 to 23 Sept 2007: 4 congress days
24 & 25 Sept 2007: Mobile Workshops

- RB = Residents Belgium (Belgians living outside Belgium fall under category OC)
- OC = Residents Other Countries
- DV = Residents Developing Countries

 

 

Early Registration with full payment
Price Per Person in EURO
until 30 June 2007

Late Registration
Price Per Person in EURO
per 1 July 2007
RB / ISOCARP members &
Non-Members
225
Surplus 80
OC / ISOCARP Members
375
Surplus 80
OC / Non-Members
495
Surplus 80
OC / Non-Members
Invited Authors 1
455
Surplus 80
OC / All Participation types 2
(age <33)
225
Surplus 80
DV / All Participation types 3
225
Surplus 80
Young Planning
Professionals
225 - YPPs Workshop & Congress
(on invitation, only)
All non-members’ congress fees >Euro 455 include a so called ‘Congress Applicant ISOCARP Membership’ for a trial period of 10 months starting immediately after this congress. Benefits: equal to normal membership with the following exceptions:
(1) No access to the ‘Members Area’ website
(2) No right to reduced ISOCARP members’ registration fees to the next congress
Single day(s) participation (other than the 4 days package above)
160 per day
Group4, members or non members (same country/
organisation/institute/university/
employer, minimum 10 persons)
750 Total Group discount
Individual fees as in OC apply
Partners/Companions (all inclusive, see details5)
100 p.p.

Social Events – Tours
City Tour (Optional), 19 Sept 2007


Free
Welcome Reception,
19 Sept. 2007
Free
City Hall Dinner, 200 pers max
(first come first served)
20 Sept. 2007
Free
Technical Tour,
22 Sept. 2007
Free

Farewell Dinner + Cultural Event,
23 Sept. 2007
65 p.p.
Mobile Workshops 6,
Optional (incl. in Congress Fee)
24 & 25 Sept. 2007
Free
 
1 Definition ‘Invited Authors’: Authors having complied with the criteria as stipulated in the Call for Papers and being invited by the ISOCARP General Rapporteur to prepare their full paper for one of the Workshops’ presentations and having complied with the ISOCARP paper editing formats and criteria.
 2 With copy of student card and/or passport.
 3 A discount for invited authors as described under 1 is not applicable in this category.
 4 Group: provided all persons belonging to one group register at the same time with one total payment.
 5 Partner/Companions are welcomed. Inclusions: congress badge, entrance to the congress opening- and closing session + lunches during the 4 congress days + city tour + welcome reception + technical tour + day tour on 21 Sept 07.
 6 Mobile Workshops: participation is optional and much welcomed. In view of logistics and catering, participation requires a separate free registration; Non-participation does not give any reduction on the congress registration fee.

 

Method of Payments
INSIDE and OUTSIDE Belgium
• CURRENCY: handled in Euro, only. Payments in other currencies cannot be accepted.
• INVOICING: ISoCaRP automatically invoices within 10 days after receipt of on line registration.
• PAYMENTS: while finalising the on line registration, participants will have a choice on the options below, including a Download Fax Form for payments with credit cards.

PAYMENT How to proceed? Charge Follow up by ISoCaRP
(always through e-mail)
EARLY REGISTRATIONS with payments received
after the deadline of 31st July fall automatically under the late registration fee
CREDIT CARD Through ISoCaRP Download Form: follow instructions on form
Fax ISoCaRP: +31-70-3617909
 5,5% > ISoCaRP Invoice & Receipt
CREDIT CARD Through PAYPAL Download Form: follow instructions on form
Fax ISoCaRP: +31-70-3617909		 2,5% > ISoCaRP Invoice & Money request incl. Personal Secure Web link & Receipt after successful payment.
BANK
TRANSFER
 Complete the option ‘Request for Invoice’. All bank details and payment instructions will be mentioned on the invoice that will follow within 10 days after the on line registration. Bank costs: the mentioned registration fees are the net due amounts to be received on ISoCaRP accounts; participants have to make provisions in such a way that no bank transfer costs will be charged to ISoCaRP. Any bank transfer costs charged to ISoCaRP have to be paid to ISoCaRP at the reception desk, upon arrival.
Receipt of Payment follows when the payment is received on ISoCaRP accounts.
WESTERN
UNION
 Choose for option 'Request for Invoice'. Complete the option ‘Request for Invoice’. The invoice will follow within 10 days after the on line registration.
Look at www.westernunion.com for the nearest bank in your city that offers Western Union transfers. Visit this branch, fulfil the procedures and put the payment in the name of ISoCaRP-Mrs van Hemert; Fax or e-mail to ISoCaRP the number on the Western Union transfer sheet (+ password for some countries). The payment will be with us within 24 hours. Western Union charges a percentage to the debitor.
Receipt of Payment follows when the payment is received.
CHEQUES To be avoided; see Western Union option.
If a cheque is the only possible payment option, please proceed with 'Request for Invoice'
 Euro 20 ISoCaRP Invoice
ISoCaRP Receipt: when the cheque is accepted and the payment received on ISoCaRP accounts

Cancellation Policy
• Notification of cancellation of registration must be sent in writing to the ISoCaRP Secretariat (e-mail or fax)
• Cancellations received up to and including 31st July 2007: 100% refund (transfer and handling costs Euro 80)
• Cancellations received from 1 – 15 August 2007: 75% refund (transfer and handling costs included)
• Cancellations received from 16 – 31 August 2007: 60% refund (transfer and handling costs included)
• Cancellation received as per 1 Sep 2007 and no show: no refunds.
• Possible refunds will be processed after the event.

Definition Developing Countries
Congress Participants (members/non-members/invited authors) with nationalities and residing in their home country according to the listing A & B below qualify for reduces congress registration fees
(based upon Geographical World Bank Indicators)

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo Rep., Congo Dem Rep., Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire Rep, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji; Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Islamic Rep., Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Dem. Rep., Kyrgyz Republic; Latvia, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, FYR, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mavotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Mariana Islands, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovak Republic, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, St Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela RB., Vietnam, West Bank & Gaza, Yemen Rep., Zambia, Zimbabwe.

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