Conference Registration
2016 IACMR Conference
Dragon Hotel, Hangzhou, China
June 15-19, 2016
Conference Registration
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Thank you for your interest in registering for the 2016 IACMR conference! The Conference will beheld in Hangzhou and hosted by the School of Management, Zhejiang University.
If you currently work/live in mainland China and read Chinese, please click here to register for the conference (payment in CNY with Chinese registration instructions and forms). Otherwise, please follow the instructions below to register for the conference. If you are working/living in mainland China but find it challenging to pay in the local currency RMB (e.g., you are not a Chinese-speaker), you are encouraged to pay in USD following the instructions below.
Early Bird Rate Deadline: February 29, 2016
Discounted Rate Deadline: May 31, 2016
No registration from June 1 to June 14, 2016
Onsite Registration: June 15 to June 19, 2016
Cost per participant is $445 (RMB 2800). The estimated cost includes conference venue charges, conference materials, equipment rentals, student scholarships, meals, and staff costs, etc. Conference registration income pays for about one third of the expenses. University and corporate sponsorships covers the remaining two thirds.
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(Pay in USD) |
Non-PRC student member | Non-PRC regular member |
Spouse and School Staff Reg.Fee ** |
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| Registration period | Conf. Reg. Fee | Disc. Rate on cost of $445 | 2-year member-ship * | Total | Conf.Reg. Fee | Disc. Rate on cost of $445 | 2-year member-ship * | Total | |
| Before March 1, 2016 | $130 | 70% | $100 | $230 | $260 | 40% | $200 | $460 | $200 |
| Mar 1- May 31, 2016 | $260 | 40% | $100 | $360 | $350 | 20% | $200 | $550 | $200 |
| On site | $350 | 20% | $100 | $450 | $430 | 0% | $200 | $630 | $200 |
| Three box lunches for June 16-18 | $10 | $10 | $10 | ||||||
| President speech/ Awards ceremony Breakfast (optional) | $0 | $0 | NA | ||||||
* The registration requires the payment of a 2-year membership due with subscription to the IACMR official journal (online) and access to many paid membership-only resources provided on our website. If you are already a paid member, the two-year membership will not start until your current membership expires.
The registration fees cover the opening and closing receptions and all coffee breaks. There is President speech/Awards ceremony Breakfast on June 17 which is free of charge. Due to limited seats for the breakfast, the rule of ‘first come, first served’ is observed. The awards breakfast is not available for spouses to book on line when registration.
June 15, 2016 Welcoming Reception
June 17, 2016 Presidential Speech/Awards Ceremony Breakfast
June 18, 2016 Closing Reception
There are some restaurants around the conference hotel. For convenience of the conference participants, we will book lunch boxes for June 16 -18. The cost of US$10 or RMB60 for each lunch each person will be basically covered by the conference. However, you need to pay US$10 or RMB 60 for three lunches to help us get an accurate estimate of number of lunches and to avoid waste due to overbooking. You will receive the lunch coupons with your registration packet on site if you book lunches on line.
** Spouse Attendance
Spouses who are not IACMR Members are provided with a name badge and given access, with spouse conference registration, to the Conference limited to the two receptions and coffee breaks. Discounted lunch boxes from June 16-18 are also available for spouses to book when registration on line, but the Awards ceremony Breakfast on June 17 is not available for booking online.
** School Staff Attendance
The School Staff Registration Fee is applied to the staff registration of sponsoring schools or those participating in exhibitions and placement services. The registered staff members are provided with a name badge and conference information packet and given access to the Conference limited to the two receptions and coffee breaks. Discounted lunch boxes from June 16-18 are also available for registered school staff to book when registration on line.
Online Registration
If you are a current member, we ask you to update your contact information and provide us name badge information (including spouse name badge information) by signing in online. Our special request: If you have registered duplicate or even triple IACMR membership accounts before, please notify iacmrmembership@pku.edu.cn to remove the invalid accounts of yours. Thank you for your cooperation.
If you are not a member, we ask you to create an online profile first (you will have an opportunity to give us the name badge information). Please note that online registration is a separate step from conference registration payment. You need to complete both to register for the conference.
Payment, Receipt and Visa Letter
We accept online payment (via PayPal) with credit cards (Visa, Master, Discover, and American Express), bank accounts, or PayPal accounts. You will receive a confirmation email from PayPal once your transaction goes through. Please allow us 3~5 working days for processing your payment in USD to be recognized by the conference system and for your name to appear in the ‘Participant List‘. If you prefer to pay with a personal check, money order, or cashier’s check, please make the check/money order payable to “IACMR” and mail your check/money order together with a printout of your registration information, including name badge and profile information, to the address listed below. Please note that the processing time for a check payment is SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER than online payment.
If you are paying by check, please kindly mail to the following address and make sure to write on the check your name, affiliation and email address.
Xiaomeng Zhang (IACMR conference registration)
17 Clemson Ct.
Rockville, MD 20850 U.S.A.
If you are paying at the student rates, please email proof of student status to iacmrus@gmail.com. Proof of student status can be a scanned copy of your student ID with valid semester marking, registrar receipt for the current semester, a letter from a university officer or faculty verifying your student status.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS: If you are paying online ON BEHALF OF a faculty or student, please email us (at BOTH iacmrus@gmail.com AND iacmrbj@pku.edu.cn) the name of the person for whom you are paying for. Please remind this person to update his/her contact information (or register as a new member) and provide us with name badge information.
We do NOT provide additional receipts in addition to the confirmation email from PayPal. If you need receipt for reimbursement purpose, please talk to the staff at the onsite registration desk.
If you need an invitation letter for visa application or other use, please click here (invitation letter)to download the letter.If you have other requirements about the invitation letter, please email toiacmrbj@pku.edu.cn.
Once payment is confirmed or received, your name will appear will the “Participant List” page of the Conference website. Please give 3~5 working days for your name to appear if you pay online via PayPal and up to three weeks if you pay by mail.
You can check and confirm your registration here.
Cancellation
We charge a $10 processing fee for any cancellation request. No refund is issued after May 1, 2016.
Please contact the Hotel directly for information on canceling your hotel reservations.
Restricted Access
Access to the meeting is restricted to meeting registrants. Registrants must wear their name badges at all times.
Registration Desk Hours
A printed copy of the Conference program will be available on-site at the Registration Desk, which will be open on June 15 (3PM to 9PM), June 16 (7:30AM to 5PM), June 17 (7:30AM to 5PM), June 18 (8:00AM to 2PM), June 19 (8:00AM to 2PM), 2016.