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Registration, Fees, and Deadlines

All Registration fees are in US Dollars (USD). Non-members, to determine if you qualify for reduced registration rates, please consult SCB Developing Country List and UNESCO List of Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Not a member of SCB? Join the Society to receive significant discounts on your registration (and enjoy other member benefits).

SCB Members	Registration Type	Price
Developed Country	Early Bird*	$485
	Regular	$570
	Late/Onsite	$675
	1-Day	$300

Developing Country & SIDS	Early Bird	$275
	Regular	$300
	Late/Onsite	$350
	1-Day	$185

Student	Early Bird	$275
	Regular	$325
	Late/Onsite	$350
	1-Day	$185

Non-Members	Registration Type	Price
Developed Country	Early Bird	$675
	Regular	$725
	Late/Onsite	$845
	1-Day	$425

Developing Country & SIDS	Early Bird	$380
	Regular	$425
	Late/Onsite	$460
	1-Day	$300

Student	Early Bird	$380
	Regular	$425
	Late/Onsite	$460
	1-Day	$300

* Dates for registration will soon be posted

Registration Discounts

Various discounts are available to IMCC5 delegates. If you are attending another Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) Conference in 2018 (e.g. SCB Asia Section Meeting, SCB Oceania Conference) you are entitled to a 5% discount on your registration fee. Some of the other SCB meetings are offering reciprocal discounts. To take advantage of this discount, please email us a copy of your registration or proposal/abstract acceptance for that conference. If you have neither at this stage, please still email us and we will make bespoke arrangements. In addition, all female symposium leads will be granted a discount of 20% as part of an initiative to improve gender equality in marine conservation. Female symposium leads should contact us to access their discount. A maximum of one discount can be applied per delegate.

Early Bird Registration and Grants

If you are waiting on results of a grant proposal and thus cannot make the Early Bird Registration deadline (13 May 2018), please email IMCC5 Registration as soon as possible and before the Early Bird Deadline. Your email should detail why you cannot make the deadline and when you expect to hear from the organization you've applied to for a grant.

Hardship Cases

Members of indigenous communities and unemployed participants might qualify for a discounted registration rate. To express interest, please email IMCC5 Registration. Your email should detail why you are requesting a special rate to attend IMCC5.

Exhibit Hall Pass / Accompanying Guest

Perfect for networking opportunities or accompanying guest! This pass provides LIMITED access to the congress venue (ground floor) and amenities (available for purchase online only). The fee for one day pass is $50 and for the full congress is $200. Pass holders may not participate in the following sessions: opening/closing ceremonies, breakout sessions, or plenaries. A guest ticket for the closing ceremony can be purchased separately.

Press Pass

Editors, TV/radio/written press reporters and broadcast/Internet reporters/bloggers from verified media outlets will receive free editorial press badges. More information will be available soon!

Carbon Offset

Given the scope and severity of climate change, and the mission of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) and the SCB Marine Section, the IMCC5 Organizing Committee has taken steps to ensure the congress does not become "part of the problem." The recent Paris Agreement was a watershed moment, where a call for action rather than words was made in relation to the cutting and eliminating of carbon emissions. Given the particularly severe threats to ocean environments, IMCC5 should lead the addressing of climate change and ocean acidification. All congress registrations include a contribution to the carbon offset project (opt-out available upon registration). The contribution for developed country professionals is $13. The contribution for students and professionals from developing country professionals and Small Islands States is $5.

More information on the Chairty that the carbon offset will donated to will be annouced in the future. Check back for updates soon!

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation must be received in writing via email to IMCC5 Registration. A processing fee of $50 will be charged for cancellations received on or before 18 May 2018. Refund requests will not be accepted after 18 May 2018. No refunds will be issued for no-shows. Allow up to four weeks for refunds to be processed. People with special circumstances should email IMCC5 Registration detailing why they cannot make it to the congress. Not all requests will be granted. Substitutions for attendees are accepted at any time, please email IMCC5 Registration for more details.

Please note that more details will be available when Registration opens for IMCC5. Please check back for updates soon!

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To conserve the world’s oceans we must go beyond science, and use it to inform policy and management, and ultimately to catalyze change. The Society for Conservation Biology's International Marine Conservation Congress (IMCC) brings together conservation professionals and students to develop new and powerful tools to further marine conservation science and policy.

With over 700 marine conservation professionals and students in attendance. IMCC is the most important international event for anyone involved in marine conservation.