Online Registration

Online registration for the ECCB'12 conference, satellite meetings, workshops and tutorials is now closed. If you still need to register, please contact <registration@eccb12.org> and ask for late registration. Please note that there will be no late on site registration without prior confirmation.

*** Online Registration is now closed ***

Registration Fees

Registration fees are the same as for previous ECCB meetings, but for ECCB'12 the conference dinner is included. Early rate registrations must be received by 1 August 2012, after this date, regular registration rates apply. Online registration will be closed when the max. seating capacity is reached, latest on 1 September 2012.

All events (main conference, satellite meetings, pre-conference workshops and tutorials) can be booked indepedently of each other:

The main conference registration fee includes:

Registration fee does not inlcude lodging, transportation, and dinners on Saturday 8 September and Monday 10 September, 2012.

The 1-day workshop and tutorial registration fee includes:

The 2-day workshop registration fee includes:

Group discount

Register 6 and receive one complimentary student registration

Register 6 delegates and receive one free ECCB'12 student conference registration! Individuals from the same lab or group have an opportunity to receive a complimentary 7th student conference registration. To benefit from this special offer, the group leader should contact the ECCB'12 registration team at registration@eccb12.org, providing the names of the 6 already registered participants, and the data of the student receiving the complimentary registration using the following form [PDF].

Free registration is for the main conference and does not include additional registration options (i.e. workshops, tutorials, accompanying persons, etc..) Please note that the delegate will be charged for additional  conference activities not covered by this special offer, or in the case of a cancellation of a group member. The group discount is applicable only before the early registration deadline (1 August 2012).

Payment

Credit Card:

The default form to pay ECCB'12 registration fee is by credit card (Visa or Eurocard/MasterCard) via the online registration system. All payments are in Swiss Francs (CHF).

Wire transfer:

If for any reason credit card payment is not possible for you, please contact the registration secretariat (registration@eccb12.org) to arrange for payment by wire transfer. The wire transfer option is provided only for customers who are not able to pay by other means. Payment must be received in full and in Swiss Francs (CHF).

Your bank may charge fees for this service. Please note that all bank charges must be paid by the participant. Please indicate clearly the name of the participant, the conference ‘ECCB 2012’, and the registration code you received from the secretariat in all your remittances.

PLEASE NOTE: Wire transfers can take up to ten business days to process. Please allow for ample time for your transfer to reach us. You are not registered for the meeting until ECCB'12 receives your payment. Early registration fees must be received by the appropriate early registration deadline.

Letter of invitation

If you need a confirmation of registration for visa or funding purposes, please contact the ECCB'12 registration secretariat registration@eccb12.org by email. Please note that confirmations of registration are only issues after the registration in complete (i.e. all registration fees have been received).

Terms and conditions

Cancellations of confirmed registrations for the main conference, workshops, tutorials or satellite meetings  are subject to an adminstrative charge of 150 CHF per participant provided the cancellation is received by August 15, 2012. There will be no refunds for cancellations received after August 15, 2012 or for no-shows. Cancellations need to be made in writing to the registration secretariat.

Registration secretariat

For any questions you may have regarding your registration, please contact the ECCB'12 registration secretariat:

ECCB12 Registrations

c/o  Rita Manohar
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Biozentrum University of Basel
Klingelbergstrasse 50-70
CH 4056 Basel, Switzerland

registration@eccb12.org
Tel: +41 61 267 15 86

Fax +41 61 267 15 84

Notes:

(1) ISCB membership status will be validated during registration. Please make sure your ISCB membership is valid before you register. [www.iscb.org]

(2) A signed letter from the Head of Department or a copy of the student card will be required to confirm the training status. Only full time students will be considered. Please send the document by FAX (+41 61 267 15 84) or email (registration@eccb12.org). If the documents are not received by September 1, the regular registration rate will be applied.

(3) Some tutorial and workshops have limited seat capacity and availability cannot be guaranteed. Early registration is therefore highly recommended.

(4) Maximum one accompanying person registration can be booked in addition to a main conference registration. There is only a limited number of accompanying person registration available due to space limitations. Bookings are on a first-come-first-served basis. Availability cannot be guaranteed.