We urge interested participants to PRE-REGISTER (sign up) for the meeting as early as possible, for planning PICES events more efficiently.

Pre-registration is important as it will add your record to our database (for Book of Abstracts, Name Tags, etc.)

Pre-registration does not require an immediate payment; however, to take advantage of the Early Registration Fee you must pay before the deadline (see the table below). Registration is not considered complete until the registration fee is received.

In order to take advantage of the early registration fee rate, payment must be made before the end of the Early Registration period.

Registrant Types (selected during on-line registration process):

These are the Registrant Types to select from during your on-line meeting registration process:

1. Regular Participant
   An in-person Symposium participant (for 1+ days, with or without presentation (contributed talk/poster), who does not fall into any of the categories listed below.
   
   
2. Invited Speaker (Symposium Plenary or Session Invited)
   A special speaker invited by the Symposium or Session convenors to give a talk, with a guaranteed allocated time slot. This should NOT be confused with a contributed speaker, whose presentation undergoes selection and approval after all abstracts are submitted. Example: PICES-2025 Officially Invited speakers
   All Officially Invited Speakers will be listed on the Program page (TBA).
   
   
3. Convenor
   A Convenor is a session chair (with or without a contributed talk). All Convenors are listed on the Program page.
   
   
4. Convenor AND Invited Speaker
   A participant who combines both roles (2) and (3) - see above.
   
   
5. Organizer
   A participant (with or without a contributed talk) who belongs to the Convening Committee, Program Committee, Local Organizing Committee (LOC) and who is NOT a "Convenor" or "Invited Speaker".
   
   
6. Guest
   Guest is a person accompanying a symposium participant, such as spouses and children over 14; guest cannot attend the sessions, but can attend the coffee breaks, reception(s) and other public events.
   
   Guests cannot register themselves. A symposium participant registers and pays for their guest(s) a Guest Registration fee

Registration Fee Types (selected during on-line payment process):

If an incorrect payment is made, the outstanding registration fee balance must be paid on-site before receiving your name tag and registration package. An administrative fee may also be applied in addition to the remaining balance.

Registration Fee Type	Early Registration Fee until xxxxx (*)	Full Registration Fee from xxxxx
Standard	CAD $ 875	CAD $ 995
Official (1)	CAD $ 875
Student (2)	CAD $ 550
Guest (3)	CAD $ 325

OECD Country Registration Fee Type	OECD Early Registration Fee until xxxxx (*)	OECD Full Registration Fee from xxxxx
OECD Standard	CAD $ 600	CAD $ 650
OECD Official (1)	CAD $ 600
OECD Student (2)	CAD $ 300
Guest (3)	CAD $ 325

(*) until midnight Victoria, BC, Canada time

1. Official: Convenor/ Invited Speaker/ Organizers
2. Student of Community College, Undergraduate, Master's, or PhD
   Photocopy of a valid student ID card is required. Please upload your Student ID during your on-line registration process or FAX the copy to 1 (250) 363-6827 or e-mail it to Saeseul Kim when you pay.
3. Enables accompanying persons of participants to attend all public social events. Guests cannot register themselves. A meeting participant registers and pays for their guest(s) a Guest Registration fee
   
   

Payment Methods:

Credit Card

• PayPal: Access through on-line pre/registration area. Automatic payment processing. Receipt will be e-mailed to you instantly. If you have "Payment Problem", please contact Saeseul Kim.


• PICES: Fax Payment Form 1 (250) 363-6827 or email it to Saeseul Kim (pdf form can be downloaded from on-line pre/registration area). Manual payment processing. Request Receipt from Saeseul Kim.


• All credit card transactions are done in Canadian dollars.

Cheques and Bank Drafts (USD or CAD)

• Mail them to PICES Secretariat:
  
  North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)
  c/o Institute of Ocean Sciences
  P.O. Box 6000 (mailing address)
  9860 West Saanich Road (courier/institute address)
  Sidney, British Columbia
  Canada V8L 4B2

Cash on-site (USD or CAD)

Refund Policy:

100% Refund will be given for all requests (Saeseul Kim) submitted more than 15 days prior to the opening ceremony day.

50% Refund will be given for all requests submitted less than 15 days prior to the opening ceremony day.

0% Refund will be given for all requests submitted on or after the opening ceremony day.

A non-refundable CAD $50 processing fee will be retained by PICES.

Contact:

Saeseul Kim
Administrative Officer
PICES Secretariat
Phone: 1-250-363-6878
Fax: 1-250-363-6827
E-mail: saeseul.kim@pices.int