Meeting Registration

Registration opens on January 4, 2010.

Registration for IAA18 will be done online only and requires credit card payment. If you require another method of payment, please contact Lindsay McCall at muconf2@missouri.edu.

Delegate registration fee includes the scientific program, lunch, and social activities from Monday to Friday. The accompanying person’s fee includes the social program and the unofficial program delivered by hosts and hostesses on a daily basis.

The registration fees (US dollars) for delegates and accompanying persons depend on the individual registration dates and IAA membership status, as shown below.

Registration rates will be posted very soon.  Please check back.

Workshop

Ecology and Taxonomy of North American Crayfishes Workshop
A pre-conference taxonomic workshop at the 18th IAA Symposium meeting in Columbia, Missouri will be hosted by Dr. Guenter Schuster and Dr. Christopher Taylor. This workshop will be designed for students and professionals with limited experience with crayfishes. The workshop will consist of two sections. Section One topics will include ecology, distribution, and conservation while Section Two will include morphology, taxonomy, and identification of crayfishes. Participants will have the opportunity to work with specimens representing genera of most North American crayfishes and are also encouraged to bring specimens for identification.

Registration for this workshop is set at $25 US and will be limited to the first 40 people. Registration will include a workshop manual, lunch, and beverages during breaks.

Post-Conference Tours

Please visit this site for additional information in the coming months.

Miscellaneous Fees

Daily and weekly parking permits can be purchased for University garages. The cost for the permits are: $4 a day and $12 a week (subject to change).

Registration cancellation policy

If you must cancel, 50% of your registration fee will be refunded if done so in writing or by email before May 2, 2010. Send your cancellation notification to muconf2@missouri.edu. After May 2, 2010 no registration fees will be refunded for any reason but substitutions are encouraged. This cancellation policy applies to IAA 18 registration fees only.