Registration Fee

Important Notice

1. One regular full paper registration is within SIX Pages including all figures, tables, and references. Extra pages will be charged.
2. At least one author for each accepted final paper/abstract must pre-register.
3. Abstract registration is for Presentation ONLY. The abstract will NOT be published officially.
4. There are 2 payment methods, online payment system(no handling fee) and bank transfer(extra 30 USD will be charged as handling fee). Participants are recommended to pay via online system.
5. Online participation is available for those who cannot travel to Atlanta. Application should be made in advance.

Fraud Alert!
Conference staff will NOT call to ask you pay via phone for registration/lodging/air ticket etc. Please ignore any calls/emails that ask you to pay. If you received any suspicious emails or phone calls send/call from non-official contact, please write to let us know.

Authors' & Presenters' Registration Fee includes

1. Technical Sessions.
2. 15 minutes oral presentation time (Q&A included)
3. Coffee breaks.
4. Lunch & Dinner on Jan.14.
5. Conference bag and/or conference accessories.
6. Conference document
7. Conference Proceedings (for full paper registration only)

Delegates' Registration Fee includes

1. Technical Sessions.
2. Coffee breaks.
3. Lunch & Dinner on Jan. 14.
4. Conference bag and/or conference accessories.
5. Conference document

Refund & Cancellation Policy

If a registrant request cancellation and refund, the following refund policy applies.
60 days ahead of the conference: 60% of payment refund
40-60 days ahead of the conference: 40% of payment refund
Within 40 days ahead of the conference: no refund
Written requests for cancellations must be sent to the Conference Secretary.

If a registrant is unable to attend the event for any reason, the conference committee encourages you to send a substitute in your place, someone who is one of the co-authors or from the same institute/organization.

Personal Reason
The conference cannot refund or pay any compensation when the registrant could not attend the conference for reason of circumstances which amount to “personal reason”. Such as travel difficulties, visa problems, health issues, financial default etc.

Force Majeure
The conference cannot accept responsibility, refund or pay any compensation where the performance of the conference is prevented or affected by reason of circumstances which amount to “force majeure".
Circumstances amounting to “force majeure” include any event which we could not, even with all due care, foresee or avoid. Such circumstances include the fire, flood, explosion, storm or other weather damage, break-in, criminal damage, riots or civil strife, industrial action, natural or nuclear disaster, fire, adverse weather conditions, war or threat of war, actual or threatened terrorist activity, epidemic and all similar situations beyond our control.

Conference Date and Place Statement
The organizer has the right to change the date and place of the conference under the reason of amount to “force majeure” circumstances. The participants of the conference are obliged to cooperate with the organizer's change and refund policy.