How to register

To register for the WCD 2011, please use our secure on-line registration system. Registration fees are as follows.

* Members of international or national dermatologic societies that belong to the ILDS; for a complete list of these societies, please check http://web.ilds.org/cms/index.php?page=societies.

**If you are a resident, fellow, student in training or a nurse, your registration cannot be confirmed without written verification of your training status by the chairman of your department. Please download the verification form below to fill out and send it to the Congress Office along with your registration by fax (+822-3476-8800) or e-mail (registration@wcd2011.org). If you are registering online, your letter of verification must be received within 7 days of submission or your registration will be canceled.

• Admission to all congress sessions (except courses for which an additional fee is required), poster areas and technical exhibition
• Admission to the Opening and Closing Ceremonies
• Admission to the Welcome Reception
• Congress materials (Final program, abstract CD, congress bag)
• Option to purchase tickets for the Congress Gala Dinner.

• Admission to the accompanying person’s Lounge
• Admission to the technical exhibition from May 27-29
• Admission to the Opening and Closing Ceremonies
• Admission to the Welcome Reception
• Spouse bag
• 2 excursions
• Option to purchase tickets for the Congress Gala Dinner.

An additional fee is required to participate in any of the courses which will consist of a series of full day and half-day academic lectures on clinical or basic scientific topics, presented by a recognized international faculty. The list of course topics and organizers will appear on the on-line registration system. Admission is by ticket only and the number of participants in each course is limited. Therefore, early reservation of tickets is recommended.

Only VISA, MasterCard and JCB cards are accepted. If paying by credit card through the official website, please use the secure on-line payment system.
If you register using the enclosed printed registration form, please supply the requested credit card information and send to the Congress Secretariat by fax or email.

Please note that all banking charges must be paid by the registrant.
A duplicate or photocopy of the bank transfer statement with the applicant’s name and address including details of the payment must be sent by fax or e-mail to the Congress Secretariat to secure registration.

Name changes must be made in writing (submit a complete registration form) no later than March 24, 2011. Name substitutions will be treated as new registrations. A lost badge can be replaced for a fee of USD 30.

Registration fees are refundable, minus a 25% administrative charge, for cancellations up to April 24, 2011. Refunds for cancellations received after April 25, 2011 will be given only in exceptional circumstances after the deduction of expenses already incurred. Any applicable refunds will be made after the closing of the Congress.

Cancellation of social event registrations will be accepted until April 24, 2011. Up to that date the total amount will be refunded. For cancellations received after April 25 up to May 22 before the beginning of the Congress, payments will be refunded minus a 50% charge.

Participants who need an official letter of invitation may request one from the Congress office fax (+822-3476-8800) or e-mail (registration@wcd2011.org). This procedure is designed to assist participants who need to obtain a VISA or special permission in order to attend the Congress. Please note that the invitation letter does not imply the commitment to provide any financial support by the Organizing Committee.

For information about entry into Korea and visa requirements, please refer to the section entitled "General Information --> Useful Information" on the WCD website.

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