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The World
Parks Congress is proving to be extremely popular and registration
is filling fast!
Delegate
numbers have been set by agreement with South Africa at 2,500
so that logistical and programmatical arrangements
remain manageable. Once the Congress is full subscribed, registration
will have to be closed and a place may not be available even
if you have been invited.
Please
register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you have nominated
before 30 June 2003 you will be sent an invitation.
Enquiries:
ads@iucn.org
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Registration
is by invitation only. Registrations are accepted with the completed
registration form and must be accompanied by full payment in US
dollars (USD).
Congress
Fees
Field Trips
Short Courses
Payment
Confirmation
Cancellation
Replacement
Registration Deadlines
Congress
Registration Office
Press Registration
Registrations
will not be processed until payment is received.
Congress
Fees
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EARLY
Until 31 May 2003
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LATE
As of 1 June 2003 |
| *Congress
Registration |
$300
USD |
$450
USD |
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**Field
Trip/Short Course(14-15 Sept.)
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$100
USD |
$100
USD |
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***Accompanying
Person
(Social Events only)
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$ 80
USD |
$ 80
USD |
*Registration
fee includes airport transfer (see Hotel Reservation form), Opening
Ceremony and Reception, access to full Congress programme (plenaries,
symposia, workshops), documentation, access to Congress Exhibition,
Closing Function, Congress transport from designated hotels to ICC-International
Conference Centre and official Social Events, simultaneous translation
of plenaries and workshops, other special events, Congress bag.
**Field Trips
include 2-day excursion (1 night), return transportation, expert
guides and commentary, 1 breakfast (15 Sept), 2 lunches, 1 dinner
(15 Sept), snacks on the coach, shared double accommodation, entry
fees. Short Courses include instruction by international and local
experts, facilities and two lunches.
***Accompanying
person fee includes access to Opening Ceremony and Reception (8
Sept.) + Closing Function (17 Sept.), transport from designated
hotels to ICC-International Conference Centre to these events, access
to Congress Exhibition
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Field
Trips
For all field trips, places are double accommodation (2 beds). If
no name is shown in the "share with" box on the Congress
registration form, organizers will pair participants independently.
Field trips will be confirmed by Global Conferences Africa separately.
Deadline
for field trip registration: 31 May.
After this date, space on an availability basis only.
NOTE: Field trip participants
will not be able to check out of their hotel in Durban for the single
night of 14 September when they are in the field. Each participant
will be responsible for the cost of the room for that night. more
on field trips
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Short
Courses
8 Short courses of 2 days are proposed, registration will be done
on a first come first served basis. more
on short courses
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Payment
Payment of registration fees will be accepted, in US dollars only,
by one of the following methods:
- Credit Card (VISA,
MasterCard only): Payment by credit card will appear on your account
statement under the name 'JPdL Conventions'.
- Bank Draft to the
order of 'JPdL - WPC 2003'
- Bank Transfer, including
an additional $15 US bank administration fee (instructions below)
Bank
Transfer Instructions:
1- All bank transfers must include an additional $15 US to cover
bank administration fees.
2- A copy of the transfer form must be sent (fax or post) with the
completed registration form to the WPC 2003 Registration Office
- JPdL (address below), showing clearly the name of the person registering.
3- Bank account details:
Account Name: JPdL - WPC 2003
Bank Name: Banque Nationale du Canada
Address: 1140 Sherbrooke Ouest
Montréal, Québec, H3A 2S1 CANADA
Telephone: ++1 (514) 281-9621
Bank Code #: 6
Transit #: 00731
Account #: 0012760
SWIFT Code: BNDCCAMMINT
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Confirmation
All pre-registered delegates
will receive an official letter to confirm registration status and
receipt of payment, by e-mail or fax/post. This letter will also
serve as an official receipt for fees paid.
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Cancellation
Cancellations must be
received in writing (e-mail/fax/letter) by the WPC 2003 Registration
Office - JPdL (address below) no later than 30 June, 2003. Reimbursements
of fees paid, less an administrative fee of $50 USD, will be made
after the close of the Congress. There will be no refund for cancellations
received after June 30, 2003.
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Replacement
Registration is by personal
invitation only. In exceptional circumstances, registered delegates
unable to attend may nominate an alternate person to replace them
by notifying in writing (e-mail/fax/letter) the WPC 2003 Registration
Office - JPdL (address below). Such notification is subject to approval
by the Congress organizers and must state the name of the invited
participant and the nominee.
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Registration
Deadlines
31 May 2003 Deadline
for registration to field trips. After this date, space on an availability
basis only.
31 May 2003 "Early"
registration rate ends
1 June 2003 "Late"
registration rate begins
30 June 2003 Deadline
for cancellation of registration. After this date, no refunds of fees
paid will be possible.
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Congress
Registration Office
WPC 2003 Registration Office - JPdL
1555 Peel, Suite 500
Montréal, QC H3A 3L8
Canada
wpc2003@jpdl.com
FAX: ++1 (514) 287-1248
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Press
Registration
All Press representatives
must be accredited
Representatives
of the South African press
wishing to pre-register or obtain information on the Congress should
contact:
Florence Masebe, South African National
Parks,
P O Box 787, Pretoria, South Africa, 0001.
Tel: +27 (0) 12 426-5013.
Fax: +27 (0) 12 343-0153.
Email: florencem@parks-sa.co.za.
Mobile: +27 (0) 822 560-8043.
Representatives
of the international press
should contact:
Xenya Cherny,
Media Relations Officer,
IUCN - The World Conservation Union,
Rue Mauverney 28,
1196 Gland, Switzerland,
Tel: +41(22)999.01.27,
Fax: + 41(22)999.00.20,
E-mail: xenya.cherny@iucn.org
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