General Registration
**Click here to register for the 12th Annual BIO CEO & Investor Conference**
Registration Fees & Categories:
| Research & Development | By December 15, 2009 | After December 15, 2009 or On-Site |
| Corporations or other entities that use biotechnology or related technologies for research and development of products or information. | ||
| BIO Member | US $1,295 | US $1,695 |
| BIO Member - Additional Attendee* | US $895 | US $1,195 |
| Non-Member | US $1,995 | US $2,695 |
| Non-Member - Additional Attendee* | US $1,495 | No Non-Member additional attendee discount is available after the early registration deadline |
*After registering the first individual at the full conference rate, your company is eligible for the additional attendee rate. Please send an e-mail to BD_Registration@bio.org to request a unique registration code.
Presenting Companies & Presentation Fees:
| Presentation Fee: Presenting companies are required to pay the basic registration fee (rates listed above) and an additonal company presentation fee. Your presentation fee is not due until your application to present has been accepted. | |
| BIO Member | US $2,695 |
| Non Member | US $3,595 |
If you are interested in giving a corporate presentation at the conference, please fill out an application.
| Service Providers | By December 15, 2009 | After December 15, 2009 or On-Site |
| Corporations or other entities that provide services or products to companies. Service providers include investment and merchant bankers and representatives of law, accounting, consulting, real estate development, and economics development organizations. | ||
| BIO Member | US $2,995 | US $3,995 |
| Non-Member | US $3,995 | US $4,995 |
For service providers to access the conference's online partnering system, the organization must sponsor at a specific level. For information about becoming a sponsor, please contact Susanna Ling at (202) 312-9277 or sling@bio.org.
| Academic Technology Licensing Officers | By December 15, 2009 | After December 15, 2009 or On-Site |
| Senior members of the academic technology licensing community and university department heads. | ||
| BIO Member & Non-Member | US $695 | US $695 |
If you are eligible for this rate, please send an e-mail to BD_Registration@bio.org to obtain your unique registration code.
| Investors | ||
| Qualified institutional and venture investors whose primary activity is direct investment in research and development companies are eligible for complimentary registration. Equity research analysts from investment banking institutions also qualify as investors. All registrations are subject to verification of credentials. Please click here to apply for complimentary investor registration. | ||
For the purposes of registration for any BIO event, conference or meeting, the classification of a registrant as a research and development company, an industry service provider, an academic & technology licensing officer or a qualifying investor is subject to review by BIO. In its sole discretion, BIO reserves the right to make the determination of the proper classification of a registrant. Depending on this classification, an additional registration fee maybe required. BIO reserves the right to publish materials and restrict conference and/or partnering system access consistent with these determinations.
Registration Policy:
- Registration fee includes access to all sessions, breakfasts, luncheons, and receptions. All attendees must be registered and wearing their name badges on-site to participate in conference activities. Registration may not be shared.
- You may make changes to your record or transfer your registration to another individual by clicking on the URL provided in your confirmation email. This feature is available up until your name badge is printed on-site.
- A government-issued photo ID (driver's license or passport) is required at check-in. Badges will not be issued without proper identification.
- Your company must be a BIO Member in good standing on or before February 9, 2010, to receive the BIO Member Rate.
- Cancellation: Cancellation requests must be submitted in writing on or before December 15, 2009, (5:00 pm Central Time) to receive a refund. A $395 administrative fee will be deducted from all cancellations refunds. Approved refunds will be processed after the conference. Cancellation requests received after December 15, 2009, will NOT be honored. Email cancellation requests to BD_Registration@bio.org.
How to Register:
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