Registration

Registration is open to all physicians and individuals in the health care field and includes a name badge, program, and entrance to the exhibits and all sessions other than postgraduate courses.

Please use one of the following registration options:

Online:

• ACS Members
• Nonmembers

Fax and Mailed Registration Forms:

Due to the closeness of the meeting, faxed and mailed registrations can no longer be accepted.  If you would like to register in advance, please register online by selecting one of the links above.

If you are an ACS Member and need to confirm your login and password, please send a request to registration@facs.org.

Registration Location and Hours

McCormick Place – West Building – 3rd Floor

Description of Fee Categories

Fellow – A Surgeon with full fellowship in the College
Non-Fellow – A practicing physician who is not currently a member of the College
RAS – Associate Fellows and Resident Members of the College
Non-RAS – A physician in-training or member of the surgical team who is currently in an accredited training program or working in a surgical-related setting, but has no affiliation with the College.

Registration Fees and Credentials

Commercial Representatives may obtain the commercial registration form by faxing a request to 312-202-5003.

*Nonmembers who pay the applicable registration fees will have their membership application fees waived if they apply for membership by December 31, 2009. The American College of Surgeons is pleased to offer discounted registration fees for residents and medical students. Please submit a letter verifying your educational status with the completed registration form to expedite processing. Residents should obtain a letter from their program director; students should contact their department chairs.

† Resident and Medical Student Membership

The College has membership opportunities for medical students and residents. Medical students must be attending a U.S., Canadian, or international allopathic or osteopathic medical school. There is a one-time fee of $20, which covers all four years of medical school. Membership will expire upon graduation from medical school.

Residents enrolled in a program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or surgeons in surgical research or fellowship programs acceptable to the American College of Surgeons are eligible for Resident Membership. The application fee of $20 is waived for first-year residents. Annual dues thereafter are also $20.

Nonmember medical students and residents that register for this meeting and meet the appropriate membership category requirements will be contacted to affirm their membership status.

Deadlines

EARLY REGISTRATION - The early registration deadline is September 14. Registrations received and postmarked after the deadlines will be billed according to the pricing structure published on the registration form.

CANCELLATION - Refunds will be issued if written requests are postmarked no later than September 14. A $50.00 handling fee will be retained for all refunds. Cancellations and registrations postmarked after the deadline will not be eligible for refunds. Conference attendee substitution from one individual to another is not permitted.

The American College of Surgeons reserves the right to cancel any regularly scheduled session prior to the start of the meeting and assumes no responsibility for nonrefundable airline tickets or other travel costs ACS will make every effort to immediately notify registrants of a cancellation.

Name Badges

Badge credentials will not be mailed. Please pick up your credentials on site at Advance Registration at McCormick Place – West Building – 3^rd Floor.

Postgraduate Courses and Fees

Only registered meeting attendees may purchase postgraduate courses. Seating capacities are limited, and requests will be filled on a first-come, first-processed basis. Postgraduate course tickets may be purchased on site in Chicago, subject to availability. All courses require a ticket for admission. Tickets may only be exchanged before the beginning of a course and may only be exchanged for another course. Course syllabi will be distributed on site.

Spouses/Guests and Young Adult Registration

Accompanying spouses/guests and young adults (16 years or older) may register under the Social Program category, which includes a badge, admittance to the exhibit area, shuttle buses, and all sessions other than postgraduate courses. Spouses and guests who register for the Social Program must accompany a Scientific Program registration of another category. Social Program registration is not intended for physicians. Spouses and guests who are physicians must register under the appropriate physician category in order to receive CME credit or display physician credentials. The Social Program registration fee is nonrefundable.