The rates listed below are preliminary and subject to change without notice. The final rates will be listed by August 1, 2012 - at the time of final submission. Please review the registration and refund policy carefully as refund penalties may apply. All registration categories include access to technical sessions, coffee breaks, opening and closing receptions, one conference banquet ticket and one electronic proceedings.^* In case of any question about registration rates and/or refund policy, please contact the registration chair, Professor Jagannathan Sarangapani [email protected]

The on-line registration for the IEEE CDC 2012 may be reached via PaperPlaza. Follow the Start => Register links available after the registration opening date (August 1, 2012). Alternatively, if you have a paper in the conference, at the time of final submission you will be forwarded to the registration pages.

Registration Desk Opening Hours

Registration/Refund/Force Majeure Policy:

Registration: Attendees must register under one of the following registration categories. Note that the registration policy has changed and student registrants are now allowed to upload one final paper, in addition to receiving one conference banquet ticket and one electronic proceedings.
	Member: If you are a member of IEEE, InFORMS, SIAM or SICE, you are entitled to "Member" rate. This registration category is entitled to upload up to three final papers. Additional papers can be uploaded for 200 USD each.
	IEEE Life Members: If your IEEE membership status is that of Life Member, Life Senior Member or Life Fellow, you may register at Life Member rate. This registration category is entitled to upload up to three final papers. Additional papers can be uploaded for 200 USD each.
	Non-member: If you are not a member of any of the above organization(s), you should register at the non-member rate. This registration category is entitled to upload up to three final papers. Additional papers can be uploaded for 200 USD each.
	Student: If at the time of registration or at the time of initial submission of paper for review you were a "full-time student" at a recognized institution, you may register at student rate. You may be required to provide evidence of full-time student status. This registration category is entitled to upload ONLY ONE final paper. Additional papers can be uploaded for 200 USD each.
	Retiree: If at the time of registration or at the time of initial submission of paper for review you had retired or did not hold a full time employment, you may register at Retiree rate. This registration category is entitled to upload ONLY ONE final paper. Additional papers can be uploaded for 200 USD each.
Refunds: If an author has uploaded a paper using his/her registration, the registration will not be refunded, even if the paper is withdrawn. Those who pre-register and later find they cannot attend the conference may request a refund of the advance registration fee(s).
	Requests before September 30, 2012: For requests received before the Advance Registration deadline (September 30, 2012), 90% of the fee will be refunded.
	Requests between October 1 and November 30, 2012: For requests received between October 1 and November 30, 2012, 50% of the fee will be refunded.
	Requests after November 30, 2012: There will be no refunds for requests received after November 30, 2012.
Force Majeure: Unexpected cancellation of the conference. The Control Systems Society reserves itself the right to cancel without notice or compensation IEEE CDC 2012 in the event of force majeure cases (for example, but not limited to acts of nature such as fire, earthquake, hurricane, flood or terrorist attacks). In such cases, the CSS is freed of all responsibility. Limitation of liability of the Control Systems Society: In the event of it being impossible for the CSS to carry out the IEEE CDC 2012 for force majeure cases, so long as this arises from a cause not attributable to the CSS, CSS shall only be obliged to reimburse the payments received subject to deduction of any costs it has incurred in preparing the event. This liability only extends to the payments made directly to the IEEE CDC 2012 and not to payments made by the attendees to the hotel or airlines.

Registration Rates (all dates in 2012):

The registration costs and benefits depend on the registration category and on the date of registration:

Category Aug 1 - Sept 30 Oct 1 - Dec 1 # Paper uploads Conference banquet Electronic proceedings* Advance rate Non-advance rate Member 500 USD 600 USD 3 Included 1 Included 1 Included Non-Member 600 USD 700 USD 3 Included 1 Included 1 Included Life Member 250 USD 300 USD 3 Included 1 Included 1 Included Student 250 USD 300 USD 1 Included 1 Included 1 Included Retiree 250 USD 300 USD 1 Included 1 Included 1 Included

Category After Dec 1 # Paper uploads Conference banquet Electronic proceedings* On-site rate Member 490 USD 3 Included 0 Included 1 Included Non-Member 590 USD 3 Included 0 Included 1 Included Life Member 190 USD 3 Included 0 Included 1 Included Student 190 USD 1 Included 0 Included 1 Included Retiree 190 USD 1 Included 0 Included 1 Included

All Categories Extra Paper Upload (cost for each paper) 7th or 8th page in each final paper (cost for each page) Extra banquet Extra proceedings (CD or USB) Member, Non-member Life Member Student or Retiree 200 USD 175 USD 110 USD 25 USD

Workshops Registration Rates:

Category Aug 1 - Sept 30 Oct 1 - Dec 11 Advance rate On-site rate Member 130 USD 130 USD Non-Member 130 USD 130 USD Life Member 130 USD 130 USD Student 5 USD 5 USD Retiree 130 USD 130 USD

Payment Methods:

The only accepted means of payment are by CREDIT CARD. Visa, MasterCard and American Express will be accepted.

For further information about payments, please refer to the Conference Finance Chair, Professor Rajesh Rajamani ([email protected])