Conference registration for ICML, UAI, COLT and MLG 2008

Registration fees

	Non-student registration			Student registration
	Early bird	Regular	Late	Early bird	Regular	Late
	-31 May	1-18 June	19 June-	-31 May	1-18 June	19 June-
ICML 5-8 July 2008	€ 320	€ 400	€ 600	€ 210	€ 250	€ 350
COLT 10-12 July 2008	€ 280	€ 400	€ 600	€ 140	€ 200	€ 300
UAI 10-12 July 2008	€ 280	€ 400	€ 600	€ 140	€ 200	€ 300
Joint workshop day 9 July 2008	€ 50	€ 75	€ 200	€ 25	€ 50	€ 100
MLG 4-5 July 2008	€ 100	€ 150	€ 300	€ 80/20	€ 120	€ 150

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There is no reduced fee for attending several events. However, UAI delegates can attend COLT sessions and vice versa.
There is a separate fee for attending the joint workshops on 9 July 2008, but the ICML tutorials on 5 July are included in the ICML conference fee.
The UAI or COLT fee includes one set of paper proceedings. If you register for COLT, you will get the COLT proceedings and vice versa for UAI. No paper proceedings is included with the ICML registration fee. Additional proceedings may be pre-ordered (see registration form).
Pascal2 members may register for free for MLG (early bird). The banquet is included for a limited number of Pascal members, so if a member wants to ensure a banquet ticket, he/she has to register with a regular fee. Students have two options for registering, to include (more expensive) or exclude (cheaper) the banquet
Lunches are not included in the fees. Banquets are included in the fees of the appropriate events unless otherwise noted. The reception on 9 July is open to all participants of any of the five events (MLG, ICML, Joint workshop day, UAI, COLT).
Students: Proof of Student ID is required. Please have your advisor or faculty sponsor email confirmation of your student status within seven (7) days of registering to: icmluaicolt2008@cs.helsinki.fi

Students who plan to volunteer for ICML, please see the ICML 2008 Student volunteer program. (If accepted, a student registers through the program. If rejected, a student should register normally by using the registration form after notification of rejection.)

Unfortunately, ICML does not have travel awards for students. But, please see the ICML volunteer program.

Invitation Letters for Visas: Please direct requests for Letters of Invitation to icmluaicolt2008@cs.helsinki.fi

Please note: As we need to inform the ministry officials of the relationship we have with the visa applicants, we will only consider confirmations to those individuals who have either

submitted an accepted paper to the conference or
have registered as participants and paid their registration fees

and letters will be provided in pdf format. We also expect applicants to have a background in machine learning.

Please include your name, organisation, date of birth, address, passport number and purpose and length of visit.

Payment options

We accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express credit cards.

Payments are handled by Luottokunta card payment service and Verified by Visa and MasterCard SecureCode.

Receipts

Receipts will be distributed at the conference.

Cancellation

All cancellation requests need to be made in writing (via email or regular mail) on or before May 24, 2008. Cancellation requests made by that date are eligible for a full refund of the registration fees (less a € 25 administrative fee). Requests for refunds after the cancellation cut-off date will not be granted, however substitutions will be allowed.