Giant Jamboree/Attending/Registration

Registration

Here you will find all the details and information you need in order to
register for the Giant Jamboree!

Strict Access Control

Our Giant Jamboree will take place at the Hynes Convention Center this year, instead of MIT. At MIT, events on campus are open to MIT students, staff and visitors. Events at the Hynes are not. All members of your team who plan to attend must register or they will be turned away.
While we need to enforce strict access control because of the venue, we must also do this because this practice does not respect iGEM and the teams who follow the rules and have registered properly. We trust and respect our community and expect other to do the same.
Attendees should wear their badges at all times during the Jamboree. Badges will be required to enter the Hynes after registration, to enter each session, to get food, to get into the social event and to access all of the special events. If someone does not buy a pass for the whole event, day passes are available.
We will be monitoring access at many points during the Jamboree. Anyone who attempts to enter the controlled access area without a badge will be turned away and must register and pay to receive a badge. Anyone who disregards this and attempts to enter regardless of the rules will be expelled from the premises.
Blatant disregard for iGEM rules and requirements falls under the jurisdiction of the Responsible Conduct Committee.

Information

Deadlines: September 5 (regular registration); October 3 (late registration)
Cost: $750 per iGEM team member; additional $100 late registration fee per attendee after Sep 5
Day pass: Available on site for $250
When: October 30 – November 3
Where: Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA, USA

Costs

All iGEM team attendees must register for Giant Jamboree by September 5. Payment of Giant Jamboree attendance fees must be received by iGEM Headquarters by September 5* at 11:59PM EDT. Payments after the due date will increase $100 per attendee.

Late registration will be open beginning September 6 at 12:00AM EDT until October 3 at 11:59PM EDT.

Day passes will be available on site for 250 USD

* Are you a team that can't submit your payment by September 5? Please contact registration AT igem.org

Contact

For questions about payments for iGEM 2014 contact:
iGEM Headquarters
registration AT igem DOT org
+1.617.500.3106

General public

General public attendees are welcome to attend the iGEM Giant Jamboree, on a space available basis. All guests must register and pay the Jamboree attendance fees. Entrance to awards ceremony and presentation rooms is dependent on space availability. Preference is given to iGEM team members, team instructors, team affiliates, followed by general public.

Payment Methods

Credit Card Fill your form and pay online with: Master Card, Visa, Discover, AMEX.	You may submit online credit card payments via the team payment form when you register on: www.regonline.com/iGEM2014GiantJamboree
Check In USD, drawn on a US bank, made payable to iGEM Foundation.	After completing the registration form (link provided above), print your invoice and mail with check payment to: iGEM Foundation iGEM 2014/Your Team Name One Kendall Square - Suite B6104 Cambridge, MA 02139, USA It is recommended that you send your check payment via a traceable delivery method, such as Fedex or DHL, to ensure successful delivery.
Wire Transfer Please allow time for payment to arrive (10 to 14 days).	After your submission of the team payment form (link provided above), see the wire transfer information page for details on how to submit payment via wire transfer.

Invoices

An invoice will be available upon completion of the iGEM 2014 Giant Jamboree attendance form at the registration websites listed above. To request an invoice at a later date, return to the registration website above, enter the email address previously used to complete the form and click on 'View or Change your Existing Registration' and log in with the email address and password previously used to complete the form. From there you will be able to access a copy of your invoice.

Refund Policy - Giant Jamboree

Requests for cancellations, substitutions, or other changes may be made online until September 5. Changes after that date should be made at the on-site registration desk. iGEM Teams must contact registration AT igem.org prior to September 5 for changes and cancellations. Refunds for cancellations received in writing on or before September 5 will be granted less a $50 processing fee. No refunds will be granted after that date. No refunds will be given for portions of the registration not being used. All refunds will be made in US dollars and will be processed in the manner in which the original payment was submitted, with the possible exception of wire payments which, at the organizers' discretion, may be refunded via check. If a refund is made via wire transfer, any bank fees will be deducted from the refund. Credit card refunds will be issued to the card that was used to make the original payment. iGEM is not responsible for cancellations or the inability of an individual to travel due to weather, threat of terrorism, act of God, and other events beyond iGEM's control.