Methods of Payments & Policies

Registration Policies

  • All individuals, including program presenters, attending the convention must pay a registration fee. Program presenters must be registered by 15 December 2023 or programs will be reviewed for removal from the convention program and spaces offered to presenters on the alternate list. Individual presenters on group programs that are not registered will be deleted. Research paper and research poster authors who will not be present at Convention must be listed on the proposal as authors, not presenters. Research paper and poster presenters who are not registered by 15 December 2023 will be changed to authors.
  • Student rates are for full-time, currently enrolled students only. You must be an ACPA Graduate or Undergraduate Student Member to qualify. Those who are employed full-time are not eligible for student rates.
  • In order to qualify for member rates, membership with ACPA must be valid through 21 March 2024. You must have your own individual ID number. You will not get a member rate by using your college/university or organizational member ID number.
  • Registrants with a one-day pass are permitted to upgrade to a full registration. However ACPA’s cancellation policies will apply for those who need to change their order from “full” to “one-day” registration.
  • Registrations are transferable to ACPA members and registrants of the same membership type. Registration transfers are not permitted to non-members. To transfer a convention registration, download the ACPA Registration Transfer Request Form and email to [email protected].

Methods of Payment

Payment can be made by check, money order, or credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover). Purchase orders or International orders are not accepted. A service/processing fee of US $55 per registration will be assessed for returned checks. Changes in payment method after initial payment is processed are not permitted.

Cancellations & Refunds

To cancel a registration and request a refund, log into the registration portal and follow these steps:

  • On the main dashboard, find the “Events” tab and click on it;
  • Select “My Event Registrations”;
  • Find the correct convention event and click on the “Withdraw/Modify” button;
  • Once you access this page, your event registration tickets will be available. You must click the “Remove” hyperlink next to each event related ticket.
  • Once you click remove, you will click “Confirm” and then “Continue” multiple times until you reach a confirmation page.

If you are experiencing difficulties or are attempting to cancel your registration after 13 January 2024, email [email protected].  All refund requests must be made by the attendee or credit card holder. Telephone requests will not be honored.

Refund request timelines are as follows:

  • Refund requests received by 13 January 2024 will receive a full refund.
  • Refund requests received between 13 January 2024 and 3 February 2024, will receive a refund equal to 50 percent of the appropriate registration fees.
  • Cancellations received on or after 4 February 2024 will not be eligible for a refund.
  • Refunds for no shows will not be granted.
  • Pre-Convention Colloquia fees will be refunded in full if a written request is received or postmarked by 3 February 2024. Registrants will receive a full registration refund for canceled workshops due to low enrollment or will be offered the opportunity to switch workshops.