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Author registration deadline: 14 August 2026

Early booking deadline: 14 August 2026

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Multiple Paper Fee

If you have more than one paper accepted for presentation at the conference (oral or poster), there is an additional registration fee of $US50 per additional paper. Please select the additional item during the registration process and indicate all your abstract reference numbers when prompted. Please note this is for papers that you are the presenting author of, not papers that you are co-author of.

Your registration fee includes:

• Access to oral and poster sessions

• Access to online abstracts and the conference app

• Welcome drinks reception

• Refreshments and lunch as detailed in the programme

Payment methods

Payment for conference registrations can only be made by credit card online. Elsevier accepts: MasterCard, Visa and American Express, Alipay, Paypal and Unionpay.

Code of conduct

Elsevier is committed to creating a safe, enjoyable, and professional conference environment where mutual trust, diversity and inclusion are valued, and where everyone is entitled to be treated with courtesy and respect. Please read the full code of conduct here.

Cancellation information

Substitutions may be made at any time but please advise the Project Lead of a change of name (please do not email credit card information under any circumstances).

If you find it necessary to cancel the registration completely, please notify the Project Lead (please do not email credit card information under any circumstances) immediately. Provided written notice is received by 18 September 2026, a full refund will be given less a 10% administration charge. Provided written notice is received by 2 October 2026 a 50% refund will be given. It is regretted for registrations cancelled after 2 October, or for no-shows at the conference, the full fee (100% cancellation charges) will be payable.

In the unlikely event that Elsevier shall deem it necessary to cancel the conference, all pre-paid registration fees will be reimbursed. Elsevier shall not be liable for reimbursing the cost of travel or accommodation arrangements made by individual delegates.