Terms & Conditions

Registration Fees

SCS Members

  • CHF 0.00 (free of charge): participation incl. presenting a talk or a poster.

Non-SCS Members

  • CHF 250.00: registration to the conference and presenting a talk or a virtual poster
  • CHF 100.00: registration to the conference

Registration and Payment

  • Registration must be proceeded via the conference website.
  • Payment of all fees must be made in full within 30 days of the submission of your registration, and prior to attending the event.
  • Offline payment (invoice) and online payment (PayPal) is possible. For online payments an additional tax of 4.5% will be charged. 
  • Registration is mandatory and cannot be transferred to another person.

 

Presentations

  • Applications for all presentations must be submitted via the online abstract submission process after the registration. Applications are possible until May 31, 2020.
  • By submitting your abstract you confirm, that you check the layout of your abstract and that you agree to have it published in the password protected part of the conference website.
  • Application for an oral presentation: the speakers for the two sessions will be selected based on the submitted abstracts. The session committees will define the programs until June 23 and will make sure that topical and regional diversity is respected. Applicants that are not considered for a talk are automatically invited to present their research as a virtual poster.
  • Poster presenters: Presenters must upload their poster until August 20, 2020. 

Cancellation Policy

  • If you cancel or do not attend, no refund of paid participation fees can be claimed.
  • If you cancel your presentation (poster or talk) after July 10, 2020 or if you don't upload your poster a penalty fee of CHF 50.00 becomes due.

Alteration or Cancellation of the Conference

  • The organizers reserve the right to change speakers and/or program of the conference. 
  • The organizers reserve the right to cancel the conference in case of any unpredictable event. In the event of such a cancellation, the organizers will refund any registration fees paid, and this refund shall be the full extent of the organizers’ liability to the delegate arising out of such cancellation.

Disclaimer

  • The organizers cannot accept any liability for personal injuries or for loss or damage to property belonging to the participants, either during, or as a result of the conference. Please check the validity of your own personal insurance before attending. 
  • All conference attendees, speakers and sponsors are solely responsible for the content they present.

Privacy Statement and Copyright

  • The personal information given to the organizers will be recorded in the organizers’ databases and will be used for administration purposes only. 
  • You are not permitted to record any part of the event or to use presented content without referencing.
  • You certify that you have ownership rights to your presentation and supporting materials and that you got all approvals with other authors and organization(s) prior to presenting. You provide a perpetual, royalty-free copyright license to post the video/"virtual poster" of your presentation in the password protected part of the event website.

Applicable Law and Place of Jurisdiction

  • These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of Switzerland. Jurisdiction for any dispute arising from or in connection with the conference shall exclusively be the courts of the city of Bern. 

Please accept the terms and conditions by clicking the accept button while registration.

With many thanks, 
The organizers of the Fall Meeting 2020