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Early registration discount deadline: March 6, 2026

Registration type

Early registration industry

$955

Standard industry

$1,060

Early registration author/academic¹

$760

Standard author/academic¹

$860

Early registration student²

$555

Standard student registration²

$665

Early bird Chinese national rate³

$460

Chinese national rate ³

$560

Early bird Chinese student national rate³

$380

Chinese Student national rate³

$480

Additional dinner tickets for students and accompanying persons

$50

Additional onsite conference dinner tickets

$60

Additional paper fee⁴

¹Academic rate applies to those with a fulltime position in a non-commercial institute.

²Student rate applies to those registered for a higher degree. Student registration forms must be accompanied by a signed letter from your head of department attesting to student status. These should be emailed to y.lu@elsevier.com. (Please do not email credit card information under any circumstances) to support your registration.

³Chinese rates apply to Chinese nationals currently living and working in China

⁴If you have more than one paper accepted for presentation at the conference (oral or poster), there is an additional registration fee of $50 per additional paper. Please select the additional item during the registration process and indicate all your abstract reference numbers when prompted. Please note this is for papers that you are the presenting author of, not papers that you are co-author of.

China Visa-free Policy

From November 30, 2024, visa-free stays in China will increase from 15 to 30 days, and nine new countries will be added to the list of nations benefiting from the unilateral visa-free policy. Read more.

The registration fee includes:

Access to conference sessions
Full conference materials, including access to the abstracts through a secure link
Welcome drinks reception
Conference dinner
Refreshments and lunch as detailed in the program

Payment methods

Payment for conference registrations can only be made by credit card online and the listed payment applications. Elsevier accepts MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Alipay, Paypal and Unionpay. Your registration documents will be available on the registration system for you to download.

Please be advised that your registration fee does not include travel insurance, please ensure that you have your own insurance policy before travelling.

Code of conduct

Elsevier is committed to creating a safe, enjoyable, and professional conference environment where mutual trust, diversity and inclusion are valued, and where everyone is entitled to be treated with courtesy and respect. Please read the full code of conduct here.

Cancellation information

Substitutions may be made at any time but please advise the conference secretariat of a change of name. If you find it necessary to cancel the registration completely, please notify the conference secretariat immediately. Provided written notice is received by March 27, 2026, a full refund will be given less a 10% administration charge. Provided written notice is received by April 10, 2026, a 50% refund will be given. It is regretted for registrations cancelled after April 10, 2026 or for no-shows at the conference, the full fee (100% cancellation charges) will be payable

Please do not email credit card information under any circumstances.