Registration for Congress

This registration category is for a person with Down syndrome or a Parent or Carer of a person with Down syndrome attending the full congress on their own.

This registration category is for an attendee attending the full congress either as part of a family or group registration who is either:

• a Parent, Carer, or family member of a person with Down syndrome,
• a person with Down syndrome, or
• a Support Person of a person with Down syndrome who is also part of this registration.

This registration category is for the first person in a family or group.

This registration is for additional attendees from the same family or group. This may be other members of the immediate family of the 1st registrant such as a second parent, a person with Down syndrome or siblings. Additionally this category can be used for the carer or support person of a person with Down syndrome who is also part of the Family/Group registration.

To qualify for this registration rate, you must have one registration from the above category.

Group registration cannot be used for groups who are not predominantly from the same family.

Defined as:

• Professional Attendees
• Professional Students
• Parent, Carer, Support Person, Additional Family Members, Person with Down syndrome (PWDS)

Registration Inclusions per attendee:

• Full Congress Registration for 3 days
• Day attendee catering for 3 days – Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea
• Ticket to the Welcome Reception
• Opportunity to purchase a ticket to the Congress Dinner
• Access to all Congress program sessions including keynotes and panels
• Access to the WDSC 2024 Exhibition
• Attendee Materials

Defined as:

• Professional Attendees Day Only

Day Registration Inclusions per attendee:

• Congress Registration for day selected
• Attendee catering on day selected – Morning Tea, Lunch, Afternoon Tea
• Opportunity to purchase a ticket to the Welcome Reception
• Opportunity to purchase a ticket to the Congress Dinner
• Access to all congress program sessions including keynotes and panels on day selected
• Access to the WDSC 2024 Exhibition on day selected

Early Bird Registrations that remain unpaid at 7 April 2024 will be automatically increased to the standard registration rate.

By registering and attending this Congress, registrants give permission for their:

• Contact details to be provided to confirmed sponsors or exhibitors of WDSC2024.
• Images captured during the Congress through video, livestream and/or photo to be used in promotional and commercial materials, publications and on related websites.
• Contact information to be included in newsletter lists and any further correspondence for future conferences.

By registering and attending this Congress, registrations agree not to:

• Rebroadcast, re-transmit, record or share any of the content of this event without express written permission from the Congress Managers.

The Congress Managers reserve the right to reject and refuse any registrations and attendance at this Congress for any reason and at any time.

Registration can only be confirmed once payment is received.

Payment can be made by any of the following methods:

• Credit card: Visa, MasterCard and American Express are accepted. If you are making a credit card payment from a country outside Australia, for security reasons you may wish to first advise your banking institution of the impending charge and authorize them to allow the charge to Australia to go through. Please note that charges to your credit card will appear as being from “ICMS Australasia Pty Ltd” on your bank statement.
• Bank Transfer: Please Include your surname in the transfer and email the transfer receipt (remittance) to the Congress Managers at registration@wdsc2024.org.au

Please note that unfortunately we are unable to accommodate Companion Cards.

Deadline: 9 June 2024

Cancellations must be notified in writing (e-mail is sufficient) to the Congress Managers.

Cancellations made by 9 June 2024 will result in a full refund less $150 to cover administration costs. As an alternative to cancellation, your registration may be transferred to another person by 9 June 2024, without incurring any cost penalty. Refunds for cancellations received after 9 June 2024, will only be made in exceptional circumstances. The host reserves final decision on a case-by-case basis for granting a cancellation in extenuating circumstances. It is recommended that travel insurance be secured personally upon registering. The Congress Managers must be advised in writing of any alterations or transfers of registrations.

We ask all attendees to carefully monitor the Australian travel restrictions and exemptions: www.homeaffairs.gov.au/covid19/

Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. It is strongly recommended that all attendees take out their own travel insurance and medical insurance prior to the conference. The policy should include loss of fees through cancellation of your participation in the conference itself, loss of airfares for any reason, medical expenses and repatriation should travel arrangements have to be altered. In the event of industrial disruptions or natural disasters the Congress Managers cannot accept responsibility for injury or damage to property or persons occurring during the congress or associated activities.

Insurance is the responsibility of the individual attendees.

In the event of a postponement, all registrations will automatically be transferred to the new Congress dates. All components of your registration including accommodation bookings, Welcome Reception RSVP and Congress Dinner RSVP will also be transferred. If you are unable to attend on the new dates, you may contact the Congress Managers to request a transfer of your registration to a colleague at no cost, or request a cancellation and refund that will incur a $150 administration fee up until the Registration Cancellation Deadline.

In the event of the cancellation of the congress, all registrations and associated components of attendance will be cancelled and amounts refunded in full.