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Registration

All participants of WFCS 2012 should register online. The electronic registration system can be reached via the link below.

WFCS 2012 ONLINE REGISTRATION

In case of any problems, don't hesitate to contact the registration or conference management.

Terms and Conditions of Registration and Attendance

Authors of papers must additionally follow the guidelines on the submission page. Each paper must be presented at the conference by one of the authors. All conference attendees, including authors and session chairpersons, must pay the conference registration fee. Students who are authors of a paper to be presented at the conference are only eligible to the student rate if at least one of their co-authors registers at a full rate. Each registration fee is attached to a maximum of two (2) papers. For authors who are presenting more than two papers an additional registration fee must be paid. Authors must register latest by April, 15th to make sure that their paper appears in the conference proceedings.

Registration Fee

The registration fee includes Industry Day registration, a copy of conference proceedings, lunches, coffee breaks, entrance to all technical sessions, conference dinner and welcome reception.

* To obtain the benefit of advance online registration, the payment has to be completed by April 20, 2012.
** To qualify for IEEE member rates, the membership number must be provided in the registration form, no exception.
*** A valid student ID-card has to be provided along with the registration. Student registration fees do not include conference dinner.

Registration for Industry Day only

Registration fees for the Industry Day only include lunch, coffee breaks, and entrance to all Industry Day technical sessions.

Additional items

Excursions

On Thursday, 24th in the afternoon (2.00pm - 6.00pm) an excursion to the Heinz-Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF) in Paderborn will be offered. The HNF is the largest computer museum world-wide and depicts the history of information technology in a journey through time spanning five millennia, from the origins of numbers and characters right up to the 21st century.

Payment

Payments should be made by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express). If a credit card payment is by no means possible, we will offer bank transfer as an alternative for payment. Be aware that registrations without appropriate payment will not be honored until the full payment is received. For further details, please contact the registration management (jasmin.zilz@hs-owl.de). The registration management will take care of the remaining steps. Attendees will receive the document "Invoice, Registration and Payment Confirmation" by mail or at the registration desk of WFCS 2012.

Refund policy

Conference registration will not be refunded (in full or partially) if it is required to cover the publication expenses of an accepted paper - no exception, even in the case of denied VISA. Lunch and banquet tickets that are included in the registration fees will not be refunded if not used. Additional lunch and banquet tickets will not be refunded after May, 1st, 2012. All cancellations must be made in writing to the registration management.

Letter of invitation

Conference attendees requiring a letter of invitation in order to attend the Conference may write to the Registration Management specifying the necessary details. Please note that this procedure aims to assist delegates, who need to obtain a visa or permission to attend the Conference. It is not an official invitation covering fees and other expenses and does not imply any financial support from the Conference.

Payment for registration fees must have been finalized before requesting an invitation letter. Please make sure that the following information is included in your request for an invitation letter:

• Name, postal address, and a valid email address
• Paper number, if you are presenting a paper
• The words “invitation letter request” in the subject field of your email request

Liability

Conference management, registration management, inIT - Institut Industrial IT and all organizations and individuals who are employed by or associated with in connection with this conference will not be responsible and shall be held harmless by all conference attendees for damage or loss resulting from fire, theft, or any other cause whatsoever, including accident or injury to attendees, the public and others. The attendee agrees to pay promptly for any and all damage to the conference building or its equipment incurred through carelessness, or otherwise, of attendee.

Insurance

Conference attendees are advised to see that their regular company insurance includes extra-territorial coverage, that they have their own theft, public liability and property damage insurance. Conference Management and all organizations and individuals who are employed by or associated with it in connection with the Conference will not be responsible for injury or damage that may occur to an attendee nor to the safety of any property against robbery, fire, accident, or any other destructive causes.