Individual Congress Registration

* Young physician/scientist: for individuals 35 years of age or younger and for those under 40 years of age upon proof of training status (copy of passport and written confirmation of head of department obligatory)

** Student: copy of student ID required
*** Nurse: proof (employment status) required
**** Day tickets are available onsite only

Fees for all congress participants include

•     Admission to all scientific sessions
•     Admission to the industrial exhibition
•     Congress bag
•     Final Programme
•     Welcome Ceremony & Welcome Reception
•     Public transport within the city of Madrid

Note: Meals are not included in your registration fee.

Public transport: 5-day pass

All registered delegates will receive a transportation pass when they pick up their congress bags.
The five-day transportation pass will be valid from the first time of use. The zone A tourist tickets covers the metropolitan area, including the congress venue IFEMA as well as the airport.
The pass is valid on
•    Metro lines within zone A
•    Madrid’s public transport, Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT), excluding the Airport Express Line
•    Suburban train, Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles (Renfe), within zone A
•    Lightrail trains, Metro Ligero de Madrid, line ML1

The ECCMID 2018 venue Feria de Madrid is accessible from anywhere in the city. The Feria de Madrid station on metro line number 8 is located at the south entrance of the complex. Line 8 also connects the venue to the different terminals of Barajas International Airport.

Confirmation

Upon receipt of the correct registration fee, each participant will receive a confirmation of registration. Please bring this confirmation along with you to the congress. You will be able to print your personal name badge by scanning the barcode displayed on your registration confirmation at the self-print stations in the registration area.

Letter of Invitation

The registration department is happy to send a letter of invitation to any individual requesting one, once their registration and fee have been received. Such an invitation is intended to help potential participants raise travel funds or obtain a visa. It is not a commitment on the part of the congress to provide any financial support. You may request such a letter during the online registration or from the registration department at eccmidregistration[at]escmid.org.

Payment Methods
 
Payment of registration fees (in EUR) can be made as follows:

By Credit Card:

Visa, MasterCard or American Express

By Bank Transfer: 

Please ensure that the name of the participant is stated on the transaction draft.
Bank charges are the responsibility of the payer and should be paid in addition to the registration fees.

Please make drafts payable to:

Account holder/beneficiary:	Congrex Switzerland Ltd., c/o ECCMID 2018
Company Address:	Peter Merian-Strasse 80, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
Financial institution:	Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank
Financial institution address:	Baslerstrasse 33, 4102 Binningen, Switzerland
IBAN:	CH79 0076 9403 6764 7202 2
BIC:	BLKBCH22

Registration will only be valid upon receipt of the full payment by the registration department according to the deadline indicated. An email confirming registration will only be sent after receipt of the required fees.Outstanding payments will be collected on-site and charged the on-site rate. A copy of the bank transfer (or other proof of payment) will be required if registration fees were not credited to the Congress account on time.

Cancellation policy

All cancellations must be electronically mailed to eccmidregistration[at]escmid.org.

Registration fees will be refunded as follows:

• Cancellations received up to and including 25 January 2018: total minus 25% handling fee
• Cancellations received up to and including 16 March 2018: total minus 50% handling fee
• No refund on cancellations after 16 March 2018
• For any name change, we charge a fee of € 50.00 

Manual Registration Processing Surcharge

Registrations received by fax, mail or email are subject to an administration surcharge of € 20. Therefore, we encourage you to use the online registration system that is safe, quick, easy and also gives you an immediate confirmation along with the invoice.

In order to register for the congress, please log in with your email address and your password if you already have a profile. If you do not have a profile, you can create a new one. 

After successful registration, an invoice or confirmation (depending on payment) will be sent immediately to your email address. 

If you are not able to complete the online registration process, kindly send an email to eccmidregistration[at]escmid.org.

Disclaimer

The participant acknowledges that he/she has no right to sue the organisers for damages should the congress not be held for unexpected political or economic reasons or because of "force majeure", or should the non-appearance of speakers or other events necessitate programme changes. With his/her registration, the participant accepts this proviso.