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Registration

Registration will open on September 1, 2010.
Registration is required to attend all the scientific sessions, tours and social events.
The latest day for on-line registration and payment is June 30, 2011.
Registrations received after this date will not be considered and will have to be submitted on-site at the Congress Registration Desk. Please note that some services as Welcome reception, Social Event, Farewell Dinner, Tours and Piemonte Card could not be guaranteed.

Please note that only fully registered participants will be admitted to the scientific sessions! Participants and accompanying person(s) fees do not include tours.

Fees

*For non ISHS members, the 60€ additional cost (30€ for students) will provide 12 months of complementary membership to the International Society for Horticulture Science. Among the many benefits, ISHS members may access up to 15 papers per year from any of the many volumes of Acta Horticulturae available on-line free of charge. For more specific info: http://www.ishs.org/members/
**A copy of the student card or the student status endorsed by the supervising professor is required for student registrations.
Active ISHS members have the right to vote for supporting a candidate hosting the following conference. Go to the ISHS Working Group Business Meeting Section for more information on ISHS rules and for hosting candidatures (on-line soon).

ISHS and non ISHS Members

The registration fee includes:
* Conference kit with conference program, list of abstracts and symposium ID
* Attendance to all oral sessions, poster sessions, and workshops
* Publication of the accepted paper in Acta Horticulturae and free copy of Acta Horticulturae
* Coffee-breaks and lunches
* Certificate of attendance
* Welcome Reception on July 17, 2011
* Social event on July 18, 2011
* Conference dinner on July 19, 2011
* Piemonte Card for 5-day free public transportation and free admission to cultural sites

Students ISHS and non ISHS Members

The registration fee includes:
* Conference kit with conference program, list of abstracts and symposium ID
* Attendance to all oral sessions, poster sessions, and workshops
* Publication of the accepted paper in Acta Horticulturae
* Coffee-breaks and lunches
* Certificate of attendance
* Welcome Reception on July 17, 2011
* Social event on July 18, 2011
* Conference dinner on July 19, 2011
* Piemonte Card for 5-day free public transportation and free admission to cultural sites

One day attendance

The registration fee includes, for one of the chosen day (July 18, 19 or 20):
* Conference kit with conference program, list of abstracts and symposium ID
* Attendance to oral sessions, poster sessions, and workshops
* Publication of the accepted paper in Acta Horticulturae
* Coffee-breaks and lunch
* Certificate of attendance

Accompanying persons

The registration fee includes:
* Accompanying person kit with leisure program, list of touristic sites and accompanying person ID
* Welcome Reception on July 17, 2011
* Social event on July 18, 2011
* Conference dinner on July 19, 2011
* Guided tour of Torino streets and monuments on July 18, 2011
* One day tour on July 19, 2011
* Guided tour of one of the Royal residence on Torino surrounding area on July 20, 2011
* Piemonte Card for 5-day free public transportation and free admission to cultural sites

Fees do not include anything not stated in the above lists.

Payment

Please, note that preferential rate will be granted only if full payment in Euro, free of charge or bank commission, is received before the corresponding deadline.
To facilitate processing, please be sure to indicate clearly the name of participant(s), and add the reference Freshcut2011 Conference on the transfer document.
Please send the receipt or the copy of the payment to the Conference Secretariat, otherwise the access to the Conference will not be allowed. Bring and show it also at the Reception Desk at your arrival to the Conference.
Registrations on-site can only be paid by credit card or in cash (Euro only).

Methods of payment

Information about payment will be on line by September 1, 2010.

Language

The official language of the Conference will be English.

Confirmation of Registration

A personalized confirmation e-mail will be sent to each participant once payment of the registration fee has been received in the Conference’s bank account.

Cancellations

Notification of cancellation must be made in writing to the Freshcut2011 Conference Secretariat.
Cancellation notification received before March 31, 2011 will be refunded less a 90€ administration fee.
Cancellation received between April 1 and June 15, 2011 will be refunded less a 40% administration fee.
No refund will be provided for cancellations received after June 15, 2011 or for no-shows.
If for any reason the conference is cancelled or interrupted, the conference will not be responsible for refunds of airfares and payment for accommodations. We will reimburse other costs in proportion to the cancelled activities less a fair administrative cost.
Please note that refunds will only be processed by bank transfer after the conference.

Replacements (Name Changes)

Substitute attendees from the same organization are welcome. Substitution notifications have to be made in writing to the Freshcut2011 Conference Secretariat. Replacements of confirmed registrations received after June 1, 2011 are subject to an administrative fee of 50€ per participant.

Important dates for registration and payments

September 1, 2010 - on line registration opening
December 31, 2010 - deadline for early registration and payment at reduced fee
March 31, 2011 – deadline for cancellation with 90€ administrative fee
May 31, 2011 - deadline for regular rate registration and payment
June 1, 2011 - deadline for replacement (name change) of confirmed registration free of charge
June 15, 2011 - deadline for cancellation with 40% refund
June 30, 2011 - deadline for on-line registration and payment
After July 1, 2011 - registration and payment will only be possible at the registration desk

Technical tour

A one day technical tour is under construction. Schedule and fees will be announced in due course.