Symposium Registration

Symposium registration, including all payment of fees, must be done through the EPFL website: 

• EPFL - ISRD17 Registration (Open early 2020)

Attendee registration includes the welcome reception, breaks, scheduled lunches, social event, and banquet. Companions are invited to attend the welcome reception at no cost. Companions are also invited to attend the social event and banquet (subject to fees below). All fees will be detailed and payable through the EPFL website. A book of Symposium Proceedings will also be provided to registered attendees following peer review and publication.

Registration fees are as listed below (CHF):

• Early Registration (up to 29 February 2020): 750.00 CHF
• Late/On-site Registration (from 1 March 2020):  850.00 CHF
• Student/Young Professional Registration:  350.00 CHF
• Student/Young Professional Late/On-site Registration: 400.00 CHF

• Companion – Wednesday Afternoon Social Event: 35.00 CHF
• Companion – Wednesday Evening Banquet:  100.00 CHF

• Companions Program -- TBA
• Technical Tour – CERN visit on Afternoon Friday,15 May (after the closure of the ISRD-17): 25.00 CHF

Students and young professionals – A limited number of registrations at a reduced fee are available for young professionals and full-time students at accredited universities. Students and young professionals may participate in all Symposium activities.

Students – Full-time students from accredited universities must submit a copy of the enrollment certificate from their university.

Young professionals – To qualify for young professional rates for ISRD-17, a young professional must have graduated within the two years prior to the start date of the conference and be under the age of 35. The following written verifications attesting to their young professional status is required:

• Copy of their transcript from the institution they attended within the last two years.
• (or) Written letter from their faculty advisor attesting that they were a full-time student within the last two years.

• To verify that an individual’s age is less than 35, a copy of a driver license or other government issued identity card (e.g., passport) will need to be submitted to EPFL.

Interested students and young professionals must contact Caroline Pletscher to apply for discount registration rate at caroline.pletscher@epfl.ch or +41 21 69 33375.

Online registration will end at close of business (5:00 PM (UTC+2)) on Friday, 1 May 2020, after which only on-site registration will be available. (Please note that 1 May 2020 is a working day in Switzerland).

Cancellation policy – Should a registrant encounter a need to withdraw from the ISRD, a full refund of registration cost will be available for cancellations received prior to close of business on 1 May 2020. A 50% refund of the early registration cost, 350.00 CHF, will be available from 2 May to close of business on 8 May 2020.