Annual Meeting Registration Information

Register for the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention Annual Meeting:

Registration for this meeting is no longer available.

Registration is required to attend the Annual Meeting. Options for the Education Course and Mini Course will need to be added to your registration in order to attend. *Please note that a combined, discounted registration option exists for those who wish to attend both the AM and PM sessions of the Education Course.

Please note: When registering online, using the browser back button to navigate may disrupt the registration process. Guest registration rates are not yet available for this meeting.

Registration Types:

Joint Meeting Registration
Are you a member of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention and NBTS? If so, you are eligible for a reduced joint registration fee. The optional joint member registration fee allows members of both groups to register for both meetings at a reduced rate via one payment. Select the joint member registration fee on the registration form or when you register online. The Societies will validate the membership status of all registrants. Registrants who do not meet the membership requirements for both Societies will be responsible for paying the full fee for the separate meetings.

In addition to the optional joint registration fees, the organizations have continued to include a few joint sessions in this year’s meeting. Registrants of the respective meetings are welcome to attend the joint sessions and the sessions hosted by the organization for which they are registered.

Member Registration
The member registration rate is only available to Teratology Members who have paid their dues through the current year. If you are unable to register at the member rate, it is possible that your dues payment has not been received. Please contact the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention headquarters to inquire about the status of your membership. Or if you prefer you may pay your dues online and register for the event in the same transaction.

Emeritus Member Registration
Emeritus members are encouraged to participate in the meeting and the Education Courses. The Society is pleased to continue to offer reduced meeting registration rates and complimentary registration to the Education Courses to Emeritus members of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention. To qualify for this rate you must be an approved Emeritus member of the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention. For more information on Emeritus membership please contact the Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention Headquarters.

Local Student Free One-Day Registration
The Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention is offering local undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to attend the 2014 Annual Meeting free of charge for one day. Free admission will include all scientific sessions scheduled for the day. Application should be made in advance, through the Teratology Headquarters. Applications should include a letter from the relevant Department Chair or faculty adviser confirming the applicant’s status as a student in good standing.

Printed Program and Abstracts:

A printed copy of the Annual Meeting program and abstracts is available in limited supply. Members who have paid for a print subscription to Part A of the journal will receive their copy as scheduled. These materials will be available online to all registrants prior to the meeting.

$10—Member
$15—Nonmember

What Does the Meeting Registration Fee Cover?
The Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention meeting registration fee covers food and beverage functions, as well as the administrative costs for the meeting. The functions include:

• Welcome Reception on Sunday
• 7 coffee and refreshment breaks
• 2 light receptions during poster sessions
• 2 Student/Postdoctoral Fellow Lunch Workshops (Trainees only)
• Student/Postdoctoral Fellow Career Event (Trainees only)
• Warkany Tea on Wednesday
• Banquet on Wednesday

Registration Cancellation Policy
There is a $20 charge for cancellation of the Education Course or Meeting Registration before May 15, 2014. No refunds after May 15, 2014.