Registration

Who should attend and what’s included?

Registration—available through this website—is open to all physicians and individuals in the health care field and includes a name badge, program book, and entrance to the exhibits and all sessions* other than postgraduate courses and Meet-the-Expert Luncheons. Please review the full registration policies before you submit your 2011 Clinical Congress registration.

*The following sessions are included with your Clinical Congress registration and are not ticketed. Registering for these sessions does not guarantee seating. Seating is provided on a first-come, first-served basis until the meeting room is full. The American College of Surgeons reserves the right to restrict access to any sessions that are full to prevent overcrowding in the meeting room.

• Named Lectures
• Panel Sessions
• Scientific Exhibits
• Scientific Paper
• Sessions of Special Interest
• Surgical Forum
• Town Hall Meetings
• Video-Based Sessions

Three Easy Ways to Register: (please select only ONE)
Online:

• ACS Members

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

• Nonmembers

Faxed 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 have already registered for the meeting and would like to access your registration, please click here and enter your login information in the “Already Registered” section of the website.

~ Retired Fellows fall under the ACS Fellow registration category for the Clinical Congress. Applicable registration fees apply.

* Nonmembers who pay the applicable registration fees will have their membership application fees waived if they apply for membership by December 31, 2011. 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 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 who 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 Monday, August 22, 2011. Registrations received and postmarked after the deadline will be billed according to the pricing structure published on the registration form.

CANCELLATION/SUBSTITUTION - Refunds will be issued if written requests are postmarked no later than September 23, 2011. A $50.00 handling fee will be retained for all refunds. Cancellations and registrations postmarked after the deadline will not be eligible for refunds. The $25 processing fee is nonrefundable, if applicable.

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 one of the Advance Registration locations listed above.

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 San Francisco, CA, 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.

Commercial Representatives

Commercial Representatives who wish to attend the Clinical Congress may obtain the commercial registration form by email a request to registration@facs.org.  The categories and fees are listed below.

Guest Registration

Guests and young adults (16 years or older) may register under the Guest Registration category, which includes a badge, admittance to the exhibit area, shuttle buses, and all sessions other than postgraduate courses and meet the expert luncheons. Guests who register for the Clinical Congress must be accompanied by a Scientific Program registrant of another category.

Please note:  Guest Registration is meant for nonmedical attendees only.  If you are registering as a guest, you cannot earn CME credits or obtain a Certificate of Attendance, nor can you attend postgraduate courses or Meet-the-Expert Luncheons.  Physicians must register as such for the Clinical Congress if they wish to receive verification of attendance or continuing medical education credit.