Registration

The 2013 ASIS&T Annual Meeting will be held at Le Centre Sheraton, 1201 Boulevard René-Lévesque West, Montréal, Québec H3B 2L7, Canada, November 1-5, 2013.

REGISTER!  Early bird registration rates have been extended to September 30, 2013

 Registration Fees Early Bird After Sept. 30, 2013
Full Conference (Sunday-Tuesday)
Full Conference - Members $485 $540
Full Conference - Non Members ^ $655 $710
Full Conference - Retired Members * $242 $270
Full Conference - Member Students $265 $310
Full Conference - Non Member Students ^ $340 $385
 
ASIS&T Daily Rates (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday)
Daily - Members $250 $280
Daily - Non Members $300 $345
Daily - Retired Members * $125 $140
Daily - Member Students $155 $200
Daily - Non Member Students $170 $215

*  Retired rates are for ASIS&T retired members only.
^ Full conference non member registrants receive a 1 year complimentary ASIS&T membership.  Click here for details.

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Group Discount

For every group of 6 registrations, one registrant will receive a free registration (at the same or lower rate).  Full conference registrations only, all registrations must be submitted at the same time, and ASIS&T reserves the right to determine the complimentary registration.  Please contact the registrar for arrangements.

How to Register

All speakers, participants and attendees must register.  Early rate registrations must be received by September 30, 2013.  Please see our cancellation and refund policies below.
 

There are 3 ways to register!  Registrations are valid once payment is received and processed.
 
Online:  Online Registration Form
You will receive an automatic confirmation email after you register online.  Once your payment has been processed, you will receive a 2nd email with an attached receipt.
 
By Fax: Download a Registration Form and fax to 301-495-0810.  
Once your payment has been processed, you will receive an email confirmation with an attached receipt.
 
By Mail: Download a Registration Form and mail to:
          ASIS&T
          1320 Fenwick Lane, #510
          Silver Spring, Maryland 20910 USA
Once your payment  has been processed, you will receive an email confirmation with an attached receipt.

Conference Days

The ASIS&T annual meeting sessions start on Sunday November 3rd with the Keynote speaker at 1pm and runs through Tuesday evening, November 5th.

Full conference registrations include:

  • Access to all sessions and events from Sunday at 1pm through Tuesday evening;
  • All social events listed in the program including the Awards Luncheon on Tuesday (additional tickets may be purchased), unless otherwise noted;
  • 1 copy of the Proceedings (papers submitted to the conference);
  • Non-members registering for the full conference will receive a 1 year complimentary ASIS&T regular or student membership (electronic delivery of JASIST and access to the ASIS&T Digital Library).

Pre-Conference Seminars and SIG Workshops

Seminars and workshops are full and half day highly attended professional education courses that will be held before the meeting on Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd.  

Fees for these seminars and workshops are in addition to regular conference registration fees.  If you are registering for a seminar or workshop only, you do not have to pay an additional daily registration fee.  You will receive a ticket for each seminar or workshop for which you've registered.  Please make sure you receive the right tickets when you check in to the conference.

Cancellations and Refund Policy

Cancellations and refund requests must be received in writing (email or fax) no later than October 7, 2013 and are subject to a $50 cancellation fee.  Refunds will be issued in the same manner in which payment was made and may take up to 4 weeks after the conference ends.

Sister Societies

Members in good standing of the following organizations qualify to register at the member rates:

  • Special Libraries Association (SLA)
  • Medical Libraries Association (MLA)
  • International Society for Scientometrics and Infometrics (ISSI)
  • American Association of Law Libraries (AALL)
  • Canadian Association of Information Science (CAIS)
  • Consortium of iSchools of Asia-Pacific (CISAP)

Conference Materials 

All speakers and pre-registrants must check in at the registration area to pick up conference materials during the On-Site Registration Hours posted below.  Everyone will receive a name badge which must be worn to all sessions and events.  Full conference attendees will receive a copy of the conference proceedings and a ticket to the Awards luncheon being held on Tuesday, Nov. 5th.  You will also receive tickets for any seminars or SIG workshops that you registered for.  

On-site Registration Hours

On-site registration will be available at Le Centre Sheraton, during the on-site registration hours below.  All speakers and registrants must check-in at the ASIS&T registration area to pick up your name badge and conference materials.

Thursday, Oct. 31 4:00pm-6:00pm
Friday, Nov. 1 8:00am-12noon, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Saturday, Nov. 2 7:30am-10:00am, 12noon-2:00pm, 4:00pm-7:00pm
Sunday, Nov. 3 7:30am-4:00pm
Monday, Nov. 4 7:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday, Nov. 5 7:30am-11:00am

 

Hotel Registration

Attendees must make their own hotel and travel arrangements.  To stay at the conference hotel (Le Centre Sheraton), please register by 5pm, October 14, 2013 to get discounted room rates. Click here for more information.

A Special Note to the Disabled

ASIS&T is committed to ensuring that no one with a disability is excluded, denied services, segregated, or otherwise treated differently from other conference attendees because of the absence of an auxiliary aid or service. If you are in need of such an aid or service as outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact ASIS&T headquarters at 301-495-0900 or indicate the necessary items or services on the special needs line of the registration form.

Maryland Relay Services number for the hearing impaired: 1-800-735-2258 

For More Information

Feel free to contact us:

E-mail:  meetings@asis.org
Phone:  301-495-0900
Fax:  301-495-0810