APEC 2005 Registration

Pre-Registration For APEC 2005 Has Closed

But Come On Down To Austin Anyway Because
On-Site Registration Will Be Available All Week!

In order to participate in APEC 2005 activities, you must register with the conference. Attending the Professional Education Seminars, Presentation Sessions, and Dialogue Sessions requires payment of the appropriate registration fees. Even the APEC General Chair has to pay the registration fee!

Admission to the Exhibit Hall is free, but you must register at the Conference Registration Center and receive a badge that allows entrance. Exhibits Only registrations are only done at the conference and cannot be done in advance.

Registration for spouses and guests of paid APEC registrants is also free and is required to participate in APEC's Spouse and Guest Hospitality Program.

New For APEC 2005

In previous APECs, you had to register for the Professional Education Seminars and the Presentation/Technical Paper sessions separately. This year, APEC is offering a Full Registration package that offers admission to all Seminars, Presentations, the Exhibit Hall, and Conference Social Event - plus a CD-ROM of the Proceedings and a copy of the Seminar Workbook - at a savings of $50 over the price if everything was purchased separately.

Can't stay for everything? That's OK, APEC is still offering separate registrations for Professional Education Seminars, Presentation and Dialogue Sessions and Exhibits (as always, admission to the Exhibit Hall is free). The details of the various registration options are listed below.

Member Discounts

Members receive a substantial discount on the APEC registration fees. You may register at the Member Rate if either you are a member of the IEEE or your employer is a member of the Power Sources Manufacturer's Association (PSMA).

IEEE members must supply their IEEE membership number on your registration form and will be asked to show your current IEEE membership card when you register at the conference.

Employees of PSMA member companies must list their employer's name on the registration form and will be asked for some verification of employment, such as a business card, when you register at the conference.

IEEE Life Members

IEEE Life Members are offered a reduced registration rate. Please have your IEEE membership card ready to show the registration clerk when you arrive at APEC 2005.

Student Registration

Full time undergraduate or graduate students at accredited institutions are offered a reduced registration rate. Please have your school identification card ready to show the registration clerk when you arrive at APEC 2005.

Press & Industry Analysts

Credentialed members of the press and industry analysts covering the power electronics industry are invited to APEC 2005 and are offered a complimentary registration. Please contact the APEC offices as soon as possible to present your credentials so that you will not be delayed when you arrive at APEC.

Early Registration

To be eligible for the Early Registration rates, registrations must be received at the APEC registration offices or through the on-line registration system no later than the close of business on Thursday, February 3, 2005.

APEC 2005 Registration Fees

What's Included In Each Registration Type

To help you choose the APEC registration type that is right for you, the table below describes what is, and is not, included with each type of registration.

HOW TO REGISTER

Pre-Registration Has Closed

But y'all come on down to Texas because the on-site Registration Desk will be open every day. For those that arrive a bit early, the Registration Desk will be open on Saturday, March 5, from 3 PM to 6 PM so that you can beat the rush and lines later in the week.

Registering At the Conference

You may also register at the conference. For your convenience, the Conference Registration Center will be open each day, starting on Saturday afternoon.

For payments at the conference, APEC can accept credit cards (Master Card, Visa or American Express) or checks or money orders (payable in U.S. dollars and drawn on an U.S. bank). Checks and money orders returned unpaid will be assessed an additional handling charge of $50.00.

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION CENTER

When you arrive at the conference, please go the Conference Registration Center, located in the foyer of the Austin Grand Ballroom on the fourth floor of the Hilton Hotel, to register and pick up your conference materials. The Conference Registration Center will be open:

CONFIRMATION OF REGISTRATION

All Early Registrants will be sent an email confirming that their registration has been received. The email will include your name and address, events for which you registered, any extra items purchased and amounts paid. However, to protect your privacy, it will not contain any information about the method of payment.

Registrations received after the Early Registration deadline will not receive a confirmation email.

CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

All requests for cancellation and refund of registration fees must be received in writing at the APEC offices no later than the close of business Thursday, February 3, 2005. All refunds will be processed after the conclusion of the conference and will be subject to a $50.00 processing fee.

For those who register and are unable to attend the conference, any Proceedings, Seminar Workbooks or other printed materials to which you are entitled will be shipped to you within 30 days of the conclusion of the conference.