KES2014 : Registration and Charges

Registration for KES2014

Instructions on how to register for the conference are given in the next section. A list of fees and charges is also provided further down the page.

Registration

Registration for the conference is through the registration page on the KES Membership Portal

>>.. here ..<<

You must be signed in to the KES Portal to register for the conference.

If you are not already a KES member please sign up for free KES Bronze membership which will qualify you for the early reduced registration rates.

If you are a KES silver member you can find out how to get your login details ..here.. You can also check whether you are already registered as a KES member.

Please ensure that in addition to signing up for the KES Portal you also go on to register for the conference!

Payment by Credit Card

The registration system includes an online credit card processing system to take payment while you wait.

We strongly recommend that delegates pay by credit card to guarantee they receive the early registration rate.

We will send you final confirmation by email when we have received and checked your payment, and your registration is complete.

Payment by Bank Transfer

Please read the following instructions if you intend to make payment by bank transfer.

- Payment by bank transfer is only available before the early registration deadline.

- If you are concerned about securing a student registration place we recommend that you pay by credit card. Payment by bank transfer can take some time and we must *receive* payment before we can give you a student place.

- If you wish to make a payment by bank transfer, register through the online system, an select the "Bill Me" payment option. The email you receive from the registration system will contain an Order Number and instructions about making payment to our bank. This option is only available before the early registration deadline.

- You must ensure that the ORDER NUMBER appears in the PAYMENT REFERENCE field of the bank transfer form. Please also ensure that the FROM field contains the DELEGATE NAME.

- If the bank transfer payment we receive does not include your Order Number and Name YOU WILL NOT BE REGISTERED!

- Please ensure that you pay any charges you bank may charge. If we do not receive the full amount due before the early registration deadline the full late rate may become payable.

- We will send you confirmation by email when we have received your payment and your registration is complete.

- Payment by bank transfer is not available after the Early / Authors deadline has expired.

Fees and Charges

Registration

Full and Student Registration includes attendance at all three days of the event, a paper in the proceedings published in Elsevier Procedia Computer Science, and in addition, a year's KES Silver membership including full text access to two journals, discounted rates at future KES events and member facilities on the KES Member Community Portal. This represents a great package!

Full Registration

Full registration is an inclusive rate comprising:-

Attendance at the conference for all days of the conference
Morning and afternoon tea and coffee each day
Lunch each day
One ticket for the conference banquet
Publication of one paper in the Elsevier Procedia conference proceedings, providing it conforms to the published conditions concerning submission, length (no more than 10 pages) and deadlines
A copy of the conference papers on USB drive on request (pre-proceedings)
Silver Membership of KES International for one year
including full text subscriptions to the
International Journal of Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems and Intelligent Decision Technologies:An International Journal
More details on KES Membership available ..here..

Student Registration

Student Registration is available to those providing a letter on headed note-paper from their University signed by their Head of Department/School confirming that they are a student on a programme of research.

Please REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE and after this send a scanned copy of this letter to

Student registration places are limited in number. After these place are taken students must register at the Full rate.

Student registration comprises:-

Attendance at the conference for all days of the conference
Morning and afternoon tea and coffee each day
Lunch each day
Publication of one paper in the Elsevier Procedia conference proceedings, providing it conforms to the published conditions concerning submission, length (no more than 10 pages) and deadlines
A copy of the conference papers on USB drive on request (pre-proceedings)
Silver Membership of KES International for one year
including full text subscriptions to the
International Journal of Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems and Intelligent Decision Technologies:An International Journal
More details on KES Membership available ..here..
Student delegates may also purchase a ticket for the conference dinner (not included).

Intelligent Systems Research Progress Workshop

ISRP Workshop Registration is only available to authors or co-authors of papers that have been accepted for the workshop. It includes:-

Attendance at the conference for one day (17 September 2014) or three days of the conference depending on the rate selected
Morning and afternoon tea and coffee each day
Lunch each day
Publication of the paper (conforming to conditions) in the KES online open access journal Advances in Smart Systems Research
Silver Membership of KES International for one year
including full text subscriptions to the
International Journal of Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering Systems and Intelligent Decision Technologies:An International Journal
More details on KES Membership available ..here..
Workshop delegates may also purchase a ticket for the conference dinner (not included).
Workshop registration does not include publication of a paper in the Procedia conference proceedings and is not available to authors or co-authors for papers to be published in the Elsevier Procedia proceedings.

KES2014 General Track and Invited Sessions	By Early Deadline	After Early Deadline
Full Registration (KES Silver Member)	595 Euros	695 Euro
Full Registration (KES Bronze / Non Member)	650 Euros	750 Euros
Student Registration (KES Silver Member)	425 Euros	525 Euro
Student Registration (KES Bronze / Non Member)	475 Euros	575 Euros

KES2014 ISRP Workshop	By 15 August 2014
One Day Registration 17 Sept 2014 only	195 Euros
Three Day Registration Full Conference	395 Euros

How do you know if you are a KES member?
If you attended a KES event in the past year and presented a paper you are a KES Silver Member.

You can find out more about KES membership .. here ..

Accompanying Person Registration

An "Accompanying Person" is someone who accompanies a full delegate but takes no part in the conference. An example is the wife or husband of an author. The following conditions apply:-

An accompanying person must register with a Full or Student delegate (ie they may not attend the symposium alone).
The Accompanying Person registration provides morning and afternoon teas/coffees, and lunch each day.
It does not allow entry to any conference sessions or talks, or a published paper, or a set of proceedings, or the conference banquet.
Under no circumstances may authors or co-authors of conference papers register as accompanying persons.

Accompanying Person Charge (No Banquet Ticket): 150 Euros

Extra Charges

There will be additional charges for the following items:-

Ticket for the conference banquet (included in Full Registration): 90 Euro
Publication of more than one paper in the proceedings: 195 Euros for each additional paper

Invited Sessions Chairs Registration

Where an invited session attracts 5 or more paid registrations (excluding the IS chair themself), if all 5 authors plus the IS chair attend the conference and present at the session, the IS chair may claim free registration at the next conference during the subsequent year. For example, a chair who gets 5 paid registrations at the KES2014 conference can claim free registration at the KES2015 conference.

The registrations must be full or student registrations, not additional papers or free registrations awarded for other reasons.

Registration Queries

For registration queries you may email
registration@kesinternational.info
Terms and Conditions

By registering for the symposium you indicate that you agree to these Terms and Conditions