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Registration Types and Fees

Registration Types | Registration Fees

 

Full Conference Registration

One-Day Conference Registration

Half-Day & Full-Day Short Course Only

Exhibits Pass Plus**

   


Plenary Session
Technical Sessions    
Exhibit Hall
Market Watch
Service Provider Summit
Online Job Fair Kiosk        
Workshops
Poster Sessions
Tutorials *    
Rump Session *    
Exhibitor New Product Introduction Center
All Show Floor Programming
Conference Program Book    
Technical Digest on CD-ROM      
Postdeadline Papers Book *    
OFC/NFOEC Buyers' Guide
Short Course Notes      
Conference Reception *    

* Only if you are registered for the day of the event
**The Exhibits Pass Plus is not for use by presiders, poster presenters or speakers
***Member of The Optical Society, IEEE Communications Society or IEEE Photonics Society


Registration Fees

For information on what is included with each registration type, please see descriptions above.

Registration Types On or before 
February 6, 2012
After
February 6, 2012
Full Conference Registration Member US $615 US $730
Full Conference Registration Non-Member US $775 US $890
Full Conference Registration Student Member US $175 US $255
Full Conference Registration Student Non-Member US $215 US $325
One-Day Registration US $520 US $625
Exhibits Pass Plus US $0 US $0
Short Course Only Each short course requires a separate fee and ticket.
     
Half-Day Courses    
Half-Day Short Course Member US $255 US $305
Half-Day Short Course Non-Member US $320 US $380
     
Full-Day Courses    
Full-Day Short Course Member US $325 US $375
Full-Day Short Course Non-Member US $405 US $470

Hands-On Courses    
Member US $305 US $355
Non-Member US $380 US $445

Course Numbers: Short Course descriptions and schedules are available here.

Half-Day and Full-Day (*) Courses
SC102 SC171 SC182 SC217 SC264* SC289 SC342 SC359
SC105 SC175 SC203 SC239 SC265 SC325 SC347 SC371
SC114 SC176 SC205 SC243 SC266 SC327 SC356
SC141 SC177 SC208 SC259 SC267 SC328 SC357
SC160 SC178 SC216 SC261 SC288 SC341 SC358

Hands-On Courses
SC101 SC185 SC186 SC187 SC210 SC291 SC314 SC360

Important Information

Registration
Registrations received after 11:59 p.m. EST (04.59 GMT, on Monday, February 6, 2012, will be charged the on-site rate. Payment MUST be received with your registration form; NO forms will be processed without payment. All payments must be in US dollars and drawn on a US bank.

Confirmations
Upon receipt of your registration and payment, a confirmation letter will be e-mailed, faxed or mailed (based on your method of registration) to each registrant within 3 days. PAYMENT PROBLEMS WILL DELAY PROCESSING OF YOUR REGISTRATION.

Badge Credentials
Your registration confirmation will include a barcode which you will scan on-site at a Quick Registration Station in order to print your badge. Should you forget to bring the barcode with you, your badge can be obtained at the Pre-Registration Counters. Please Note: NO BADGES WILL BE MAILED. Your technical badge represents value. As such, all technical badges will be replaced for a $25 badge reprint fee.

Policies and Terms of Registration
Reasonable policies and terms of registration have been established for OFC/NFOEC 2011. We encourage you to read these carefully as all registrants to OFC/NFOEC 2011 will be required to agree to these policies and terms as a condition of registration.

Privacy Policy

OFC/NFOEC and its sponsors respect the privacy rights of our online visitors and recognizes the importance of protecting all information that you may choose to share with us. To further this commitment, we have adopted this Privacy Policy to guide how we collect, store and use the information you provide to us.

Payment
Credit cards are accepted. Payments made by check or money order must be made payable to the Optical Society of America in US dollars and drawn on a US bank. Payment must accompany your registration form in order to process your badge/ticket order. Forms received on or before February 6, 2012, 11:59 p.m. EST (04.59 GMT, next day) will be charged the pre-registration fee. Registrations received after February 6, 2012, 11:59 p.m. EST (04.59 GMT, next day) will automatically be charged the on-site registration fee.

Refund and Cancellation Policy
All requests for refunds must be received in writing by Monday, February 27, 2012. A US $75 service charge will be assessed for processing refunds. All registrations received after Monday, February 27, 2012, are NON-REFUNDABLE.

Requests for refunds should be directed to:

Email:
registration@ofcconference.org
(Preferred method)

Mail:
Download Attendee Registration Form »
OFC/NFOEC 2012
c/o Showcare
1200 G Street NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005-3967

Fax:
+1.866.268.9074
+1.416.421.6226 (International)

All requests for refunds must be made in writing. Please allow four to six weeks for processing.