REGISTRATION

The governing boards of the Drosophila community and The Genetics Society of America (GSA), the sponsoring organization of the Conference, have agreed that members and affiliates of GSA who attend the Conference should pay the lowest fees as a benefit of GSA membership. If you wish to join GSA, you may do so online by going to the GSA Web site. Application for 2006 GSA membership will be open online after August 30, 2005. Only graduate and undergraduate students qualify for the reduced student rate. Postdoctoral students and laboratory technicians do not qualify for the student rate and must pay the faculty/ postdoctoral/lab tech rate.

NOTE: Registration fees do not include hotel accommodations or meals.
*GSA membership dues are current only if paid through the end of 2006. Dues payment for 2006 may be made online after August 31, 2005.
**Nonmembers registering at the Graduate and Undergraduate student rate must provide information on graduate- or undergraduate-level student status.

Advance Registration Deadline

The deadline for receipt of advance registration at the reduced rate is Friday, February 24, 2006. Credit cards must be used to register for the Conference via the online registration site open on or around November 4, 2005. After February 24, 2006, you must register at the higher rates, and it will be too late to receive the program and abstracts volume by mail in advance of the meeting.

Payment

Payment must be made by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover). Note that use of a credit card at the online registration site does not include a third party payment system.

Credit card payments will not be accepted by telephone or fax.

Cancellation of Advance Registration

A $35 processing fee will be charged for all registration cancellations. Registrations will be accepted and refunds processed by returning the Conference badge and payment receipt along with a written (via e-mail to tvogel@gsa-genetics.org) request to cancel the registration. Cancellation requests must reach the GSA office by Wednesday, March 22, 2006. After that date, no refunds will be made.

Program and Abstracts Volume

Program and abstracts volumes will be available at the Conference. The registration fee does not include the cost of mailing the program and abstracts volume prior to the Conference.

To keep meeting registration costs from increasing, the book will be mailed only to U.S. resident pre-registrants who indicate when registering that they wish to receive the book by priority mail prior to the Conference, and who include the required $15 fee with the advance registration form received by February 24, 2006.

Non-U.S. resident pre-registrants may request delivery only by Federal Express (FedEx) or other private delivery carrier by contacting Toney Vogel, registrar, at tvogel@genetics-gsa.org. Individuals making this request must supply their Federal Express or other private carrier account number. Note that due to the weight (nearly three pounds) of the Program and Abstracts Book, FedEx charges may be as high as $30–50 USD. Check with your local FedEx office if cost is a concern. Other types of delivery outside the U.S. have proven to be unreliable in the past and will not be offered.

Because of the limited time between publication of the program and abstracts volume and the beginning of the Conference, GSA cannot guarantee that your program and abstracts volume will be delivered to you prior to your departure for the Conference.

On-Site Registration Hours

The registration and information area will be located in the Promenade on the fourth floor of the Hilton Americas - Houston, and open according to the following schedule: