Early Bird Rates
AMIA members are offered an exclusive opportunity to register early for the conference and take advantage of a reduced registration fee. The registration form and accompanying payment must be postmarked by, or on-line registration dated by, midnight on August 9, 2002 to receive early bird rates and priority tutorial registration. Non-members may also register for the Symposium and tutorials during the early bird period, and qualify for the special discounted member early bird rate if they become a member at the same time they register for the Symposium.

Full Registration
Full registration fees for members, nonmembers, and students cover all the events except pre-conference tutorials (for which there are separate registration fees) and selected social events that are by invitation only.

Student Registration **
The following two categories of students are eligible for student registration rates:

• Pre-professional: Current full-time undergraduate and graduate students who do not yet have a doctoral degree in any field.
  
• Post-doctoral: Post-doctoral students enrolled in a full-time academic program and recent medical school graduates in residency.

** Must send proof of student status
(Please fax your institutional letter to 301-657-1291 for immediate processing and ground mail the original copy to AMIA Member Services 4915 St. Elmo Avenue Suite 401, Bethesda, MD 20814 USA.)

Author Registration
Reduced rates are available to the primary author of each paper, theater-style demonstration, case-study poster presentation, and poster. All panel presenters are eligible for these rates. Tutorial presenters do not qualify for these rates unless they also qualify as a presenter as described here.

Daily Registration
Registrants who register for a single day may attend all programs and events on the day for which they are registered. Registrants who wish to attend an event or program on another day must register for that additional day.

Expo Center Only Registration
Exposition center only registration covers one-day attendance only at activities held in the exhibit hall, which includes exhibits, poster sessions, career expo, and the welcome reception. Exposition center only registrants are not able to attend scientific program sessions, the opening or closing session, or any other events held outside of the exhibit hall.

Attendance Policy at Program Sessions
All attendees at any program session, the opening session, or the closing session must be registered either for the full conference, or as a daily registrant specifically for the day of an activity they are attending, and MUST show their badge for entrance. Tutorial attendees may attend only those tutorials for which they are registered.

Tutorial Registration
A list of the AMIA 2002 tutorials is included in this brochure, and descriptions of each are available on the AMIA Web site. To register for tutorials, please circle the appropriate tutorial number(s) on the enclosed registration form and enclose the appropriate payment.

Payment
Payment must be in US currency and payable through a US bank. Accepted forms of payment include personal or company check, money order, VISA, MasterCard, or American Express. Purchase orders from paying institutions will be accepted in lieu of the above, but attendees are responsible for payment of fees in the event the institution does not pay within 60 days after invoicing by AMIA.

Proceedings
Each full, author, and student registrant will receive a copy of the 2002 Annual Symposium Proceedings on CD-ROM. In addition, registrants may purchase one print copy of the 2002 Proceedings at a special attendee discount price of $45. (Additional copies may be purchased at the regular purchase price.) Additional copies of the CD-ROM may be purchased for $75.

Cancellation Policy
If a registrant needs to cancel his or her registration, AMIA must receive a written request. If the request is received by September 30, 2002, AMIA will refund the registration fee, minus a $50 processing charge. If the request is received between October 1 and October 20, 2002, AMIA will refund 50% of the registration fee.
Cancellations received after October 20, 2002 will be refunded minus a $50 processing fee only in cases of documented medical emergency or a death in the family. Refunds will be processed within four weeks after the conclusion of the meeting. Fees cannot be applied to future meetings.