PRE- registration is Now Closed
Please note that our Offline Registration and payments by bank transfer is now Closed. The deadline was 25 October 2012. Any bank transfers made after the deadline cannot be guaranteed to be received in time before the conference.
You can still Register Online or you can download the Offline Registration Form and send in with credit card details for payment only.
registration DEADLINES
The deadline for early-bird registration was 25 July 2012
The deadline for offline pre-registration was 25 October 2012.
The deadline for online pre-registration is Monday, 12 November 2012.
All registrations after this date will be on-site registrations.
(Please note: if paying by bank transfer, the bank transfer payment must be received by 25 October 2012 - Any payment received after this date can not be guaranteed.)
online registration
Online registration is only possible with payments by credit card.
The following credit cards are accepted: Visa, Mastercard/Eurocard and Amex. All credit cards will be charged in Euros.
By clicking on the 'Online registration', you will be directed to The Union Services page where you will be requested to either log-in to an existing account or to create a new account. Once logged in you can click 'Conferences' to start the online registration process.
oFFLINE registration
The Offline Registration form should be filled in and sent to the Conference Secretariat by fax or email, along with payment. Any form received without payment cannot be processed.
Offline registration can be made with the following payments:
- Bank cheque in Euros only, to the order of "The Union", payable in Europe
- International credit card: Visa, Mastercard/Eurocard, and American Express
- Bank transfer - the bank details for transfer are below.
ONSITE registration
After 12 November 2012, Registration will only be possible onsite. Easy onsite registration will be set up at the Registration desk at the conference.
Conference Registration desk opening hours:
07:00 - 18:00 - Tuesday, 13 November 2012
07:00 - 18:00 - Wednesday, 14 November 2012
07:30 - 18:00 - Thursday, 15 November 2012
07:30 - 18:00 - Friday, 16 November 2012
07:30 - 16:00 - Saturday, 17 November 2012
general information
- Registration for the conference includes participation in all scientific sessions, access to the technical exhibition area and the scientific poster exhibition, an invitation to the Welcome Cocktail on Wednesday,14 November 2012, coffee breaks and online access to the presentations of the conference after the conference has taken place.
- Registered accompanying persons are entitled to attend the Welcome Cocktail on 14 November 2012 and coffee breaks, and will be given access to the exhibition area. Accompanying persons are not allowed to attend scientific sessions.
- As a registered delegate, you hereby authorise The Union and attending Media to photograph you within the framework of the 43rd Union World Conference on Lung Health. Press: Other registered press representatives will be taking photographs and videotaping portions of the conference. Other photography: Delegates are entitled to take photographs of the Conference for their own personal, educational and/or advocacy purposes. The Union will not be liable if delegates object to being photographed in these circumstances.
conditions of payment
All registration forms must be accompanied by the necessary payments (fees for registration, post-graduate course and accompanying persons) in Euros only. Registration will be processed only upon receipt of payment.
Bank fees have to be born by the participant.
means of payment
- Bank cheque in Euros only, to the order of "The Union", payable in Europe
- International credit card: Visa, Mastercard/Eurocard, and American Express
- Bank transfer. The bank references are below:
Bank transfer details
UNION-CONFERENCE
Bank name: BNP PARIBAS
Account Holder: UICTMR (The Union)
Bank Address: Paris Associations, 8 rue Sainte Cécile, 75009 Paris, France.
Bank Code: 30004
Code Branch: 00969
Account n°: 00010070621
Banking ID: 20
IBAN: FR76 3000 4009 6900 0100 7062 120
Swift code: BNPAFRPPPAA
In order to track the payment, a copy of the bank transfer must be sent to the Conference Secretariat along with the registration form. Please also ensure to indicate that this is a 'registration' payment, with the delegate name(s) or company name in the payment reference.
Upon receipt of registration form and payment, the Conference Secretariat will send you a written confirmation of your participation.
Please note, bank transfers will only be received up until 25 October 2012. No bank transfer payments will be accepted after this date.
conditions of cancellation
Until 31 July 2012: Full refund (less 80 Euros administrative charges)
1 August - 30 September 2012: Cancellation charge of 50%
As of 1 October 2012: No refund
All cancellations must be notified to the Conference Secretariat in writing. The amount to be refunded will be calculated according to the date of receipt of the cancellation notification. All refunds will be made after the conference. Please note that no refund will be made after 1 October 2012 due to non-receipt of visa.
transfering of registration - change of name
It is possible to transfer an existing registration to another person if you can no longer attend the registration. The transfer fee is charged at 80 €.
All transfer of Registrations must be notified to the Conference Secretariat in writing. Please send the existing registration name and registration number (5 digit number located above the name in the email confirmation) with a completed Offline Registration form for the person who the registration is being transfered to.
not yet a member?
If you are not yet a member of The Union, this is the ideal opportunity to become one.
Become a member for 2012 and save 100 Euros on the Kuala Lumpur Conference full 5 day registration fee, and benefit from membership advantages for the year 2012.
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conference secretariat
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)
68 Boulevard Saint-Michel
75006 Paris, France
Tel: (+33) 1 44 32 03 60
Fax: (+33) 1 53 10 85 54 : (+33) 1 43 29 45 10
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