FICPI 2012
KEY DATES
Early Registration Closes
Friday 3 February 2012
Standard Registration Closes
Sunday 8 April 2012
Online Registration Closes
Monday 9 April 2012
DEADLINES
Accommodation
Thursday 15 March 2012
Social Program
Friday 16 March 2012
Tours
Friday 16 March 2012
CONFERENCE DATES
15 – 21 April 2012
Venue and Host Region:
Crown Towers, Melbourne, Australia
Congress Managers
arinex pty limited
ABN 28 000 386 676
arinex pty limited (formally Tour Hosts) has been appointed as the official PCO (Professional Conference Organiser). arinex is the largest total service provider for conferences, events, business travel and exhibitions in Australia. It is the only Australian partner of INCON, an exclusive international network of the world's top conference organisers and event managers. It is ideally placed to combine international know how and local expertise to this Congress and looks forward to working with FICPI and all its members to produce the best Congress in its history.
Address for Communications
FICPI 2012 Congress Managers
arinex Pty Ltd
91-97 Islington Street
Collingwood VIC 3066
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 3 9417 0888
Fax: +61 3 9417 0889
Email: ficpi2012@arinex.com.au
Congress Registration
Online Registration Now Closed. To register for the Congress please download the hard copy registration form. Please complete the form and email directly to the congress mailbox on: ficpi2012@arinex.com.au
The hard copy registration form is available to be downloaded here.
Participation is restricted to invited FICPI members only.
Download the Congress Brochure Here
The Congress Brochure is available in the following languages:
Please note that all persons intending to attend the Congress must register, including invited speakers, chairpersons and accompanying persons. Please read the registration information before you complete your registration.
REGISTRATION FEE (per delegate)
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Category |
Until Friday 3 February 2012 |
Before Monday 9 April 2012 |
After 9 April 2012 |
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Congress Delegate |
$2900 |
$3300 |
$3600 |
Congress Sponsored Registrant* |
$3500 |
$3900 |
$4200 |
Congress Accompanying Person |
$2400 |
$2800 |
$3000 |
*Sponsored Registrant’s must be approved by FICPI before completing their registration. An approval code and the name of the supporting FICPI member must be given when registering.
To be entitled to the early registration fee you must have registered and paid by 5pm Friday 3 February 2012 AEST (Australia Eastern Standard Time)
DELEGATES - CONGRESS REGISTRATION The registration fee entitles all delegates to the following:
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ACCOMPANYING PERSONS - CONGRESS REGISTRATION Accompanying Persons are spouses and partners of Congress Registrants who have registered as an Accompanying Person on a Delegate’s Registration Form and paid the applicable fee. This fee entitles the Accompanying Person to:
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IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION
NOTE: Registrations will not be processed or confirmed until payment in full is received.
Online Registration is preferred.
Accepted credit cards: MasterCard, Visa and American Express are the credit cards accepted at FICPI 2012 Congress. Please note all transactions by credit card will appear on your statement as payment to ‘congress by arinex’.
Payments by cheque will incur an A$10.00 cheque processing fee. Cheques should be made payable to FICPI 2012. Your name and full address should be typed or printed clearly on the back of the cheque. Cheque payments from overseas must be a bank cheque in Australian Dollars drawn on an Australian Bank. No other currency will be accepted. Cheques will only be accepted until Thursday 15 March 2012 date.
The FICPI 2012 Congress is unable to accept payments by direct transfer.
NON MEMBERS REGISTRATION INFORMATION
This year for the first time, members can opt to sponsor another delegate upon application to FICPI. Those who are not members who wish to attend the Congress should complete the below Sponsored Registrant application form and submit it for approval to FICPI (melbourne-congress@ficpi.org). Upon approval you may register for the Congress.
Sponsored Registrant Application form Click Here
An eligible non-member is an IP attorney in private practice whom it is considered could be a member of FICPI in his or her home country, whether through the national association or section of FICPI in that country, or as an individual member in those countries where there is no such association or section of FICPI.
Eligible non-members wishing to attend the Congress in this capacity will need to be sponsored by a FICPI member. The non-member and sponsor will need to confirm that he/she:
- works in private practice in an individual capacity or through a firm;
- is specialised in IP matters and has the right to represent an applicant before the authority responsible for granting IP rights in his/her country; and
- devotes the majority of his/her working time to IP matters (excluding ‘pure’ copyright).
Should the above criteria be met, the non-member should obtain an attendance approval code by completing the Sponsored Registrant Application Form giving his/her name and address together with the name and country of admission of his/her sponsoring member. Both the non-member and sponsor should sign the form and the non-member should indicate his/her relationship with the sponsor.
The Sponsored Registrant Application Form should then be emailed to melbournecongress@ficpi.org or faxed to +44 20 7776 7301 for an approval code to be issued.
On receipt of the code, the non-member should complete the Congress Registration Form and include the name of his/her sponsor and the approval code.
Granting of the approval code will not be a guarantee that the non-member is eligible for membership of FICPI. Non-members wishing to apply for FICPI membership should do so through the normal channels. Membership is essential for those wishing to secure entitlement to the lower Congress Delegate registration rates.
Those wishing to join FICPI should go to the Why Join FICPI page at www.ficpi.org and then press the How To Join tab.
Non-members who register for the Congress will not be entitled to attend the General Assembly of FICPI members on Tuesday 17 April 2012.
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
Cancellations must be notified in writing to the FICPI 2012 Congress Managers.
Registration Fees:
- Before Monday 16 January 2012 will incur an A$150.00 cancellation fee.
- Before Monday 5 March 2012 will receive a 50% refund of fees paid.
- After Monday 5 March 2012 there will be no refund.
Accommodation:
- A minimum one night’s deposit must be paid at time of booking to guarantee reservation
- Deposit is non-refundable at Thursday 15 March 2012
Social and Tours:
- Payments are non-refundable at Thursday 15 March 2012
INSURANCE
Registration fees do not include insurance of any kind. It is strongly recommended that at the time you register for the conference and book your travel you take out an insurance policy of your choice.
The policy should include loss of fees/deposit through cancellation of your participation in the conference, or through cancellation of the conference, loss of international/domestic air fares through cancellation for any reason, loss of tour monies through cancellation for any reason including airline or related services strikes within Australia, failure to utilise tours or pre booked arrangements due to airline delay, Force Majeure or any other reason, medical expenses (including sickness and accident cover), loss or damage to personal property, additional expenses and repatriation should travel arrangements have to be altered. FICPI and it officers, along with arinex pty limited will not accept responsibly for any matters arising throughout this congress. This insurance is to be purchased in your country of origin.
