Registration
Registration Fees
Registration Fees | Early registration (14.11. – 13.03.2023) |
Late registration (14.3. – 27.4.2023) |
On-site registration (from 28.4.2023) |
IFSO-EC/ IFSO Member | 500 EUR | 575 EUR | 650 EUR |
Non-Member | 600 EUR | 675 EUR | 725 EUR |
Nurses & Allied Health Care Professional | 200 EUR | 230 EUR | 260 EUR |
Student | 150 EUR | 150 EUR | 200 EUR |
*One day registration | 175 EUR | 225 EUR | 275 EUR |
**Half day with Gastroenterologist (for Thursday afternoon session only) | 150 EUR | 150 EUR | 150 EUR |
***Pre-congress course 1: Science, endoscopic and surgical Techniques of Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery | Pre-congress courses are scheduled for Wednesday, 3 May, from 10:00-18:00. The pre-congress course is included in the price of any full registration fee or one-day registration (Wednesday, 3 May 2023). However it is required to make a pre-registration for the pre-congress course. |
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***Pre-congress course 2: Interdisciplinary management of patients with obesity / multimodal treatment strategies | |||
***Pre-congress course 3: Long-term results |
These prices are final. VAT will be applied under current legislation.
*We hope to see you throughout the IFSO-EC 2023 Congress, but if you are unable to attend the full event, you may want to take advantage of the one-day rate. One-day rate is valid on either 3 May, 4 May, 5 May, or 6 May and provides access to the scientific sessions, refreshments, congress materials, and exhibits held on that date. Please know you can select two one-day registrations if one of them is on Wednesday, 3 May, when the pre-congress courses are held.
**A half-day with gastroenterologist is valid for Thursday afternoon sessions.
***Pre-congress courses are scheduled for Wednesday, 3 May, from 10:00 until 18:00. It is required to make a pre-registration for the pre-congress course. The pre-congress course is included in the price of any full registration fee or one-day registration (Wednesday, 3 May 2023).
Note: Payments must be received by the corresponding deadlines (early or regular), otherwise the subsequent rate will be automatically applied.
The registration fee includes:
- Access to all Scientific Sessions
- Access to the Exhibition Area
- Congress Materials
- Refreshment
How to Register
To register for the Congress, please fill in the On-line Registration Form. The registration process consists of three easy steps:
- Fill out the "personal data form" to receive a password
- Click the "registration button" and choose your registration fee
- Pay on-line by debit/credit card or by bank transfer
For group registration (more than 10 participants), please contact the Congress Secretariat at ifso-ec2023@guarant.cz.
Methods of Payment
Registration fees must be paid in EUR by one of the following methods:
1. Credit or Debit Card (preferred option)
For credit or debit card payments, please use the On-line Payment System. The system is accessible with the password that you received upon registration. The system accepts the following credit/debit cards: MasterCard/Eurocard and Visa.
2. Bank Transfer
The bank details including the 10-digit payment identifier will be automatically sent to your email address after submitting the on-line form. Please note that payments without this payment identifier will not be identified and the registration will not be confirmed.
Please note that bank transfer payments will only be accepted by 20 April 2023. After this date, only payments by credit/debit cards will be accepted using the On-line Payment System.
All bank transfer amounts should be minus bank charges. Any banking fees accrued from the transfer is the responsibility of each party.
Final Invoice
The final invoice will be sent automatically to your e-mail address within 14 days from the receipt of the payment.
Cancellations and Refunds
The Congress Secretariat must be notified in writing by e-mail at ifso-ec2023@guarant.cz in the event of the cancellation of the registration. Cancellation by phone call will not be accepted. The appropriate refunds will be made after the Congress.
The following cancellation conditions apply:
Cancellations received | Refund |
before 31 January 2023 | full refund of the registration fee |
from 1 February to 31 March 2023 | 50 % of the registration fee |
from 1 April 2023 | no refund |
In case of any change in registration, GUARANT International reserves the right to charge a 30 EUR handling fee.
In case of cancellation of the event due to force majeure, GUARANT International reserves the right to charge a 30 EUR handling fee.
Name change
If you are prevented from attending, you will be given the opportunity to send a colleague in your place. A handling fee of 30 EUR will be charged for each name change. Name changes should be reported in writing to the Congress Secretariat at ifso-ec2023@guarant.cz. No name change will be possible after 1 April 2023.
Visa Requirements
Invitation letters for visa purposes can only be sent to participants who have completed the registration process. Further information regarding visa requirements can be found HERE