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Key Dates
- 16 September 2022 Registration Opens
- 7 May 2023 Early-bird Registration Deadline
- 31 May 2023 Extended Early-bird Registration Deadline
- 8 September 2023 Regular Registration Deadline
- 10 - 15 September 2023 Last Minute Registration opens for the onsite participants
Registration Fees
Please note that regular registration is open until 25 August 2023. Click here to start the registration process.
Please note: IWRA Gold members receive a discount on the congress registration fees and other immediate benefits. To become an IWRA Gold member, click here to learn more.
| Category |
Early-bird (-2023.5.31) |
Regular (2023.6.1-2023.8.25) |
Last Minute (2023.9.10-15) |
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| USD | |||||
| Full-registration | IWRA Gold Member | Developing Countries | 600 | 650 | 700 |
| Developed Countries | 700 | 800 | 900 | ||
| Other Member and Non-member | Developing Countries | 700 | 750 | 800 | |
| Developed Countries | 800 | 900 | 1000 | ||
| Student | 300 | 350 | 400 | ||
| One-day | 250 | 300 | 350 | ||
| Exhibition | Free Pass | ||||
| Technical Field Trip (Tentative) | Route 1: World Cultural Heritage Tour - Summer Palace & Jingmi Aqueduct (1 Day) | ||||
| Route 2: Rural Ecological Protection Tour - Miyun Reservoir & the Reservoir Area (1 Day) | |||||
| Route 3: Ancient and Modern Comparison Tour - Water Ecosystem Protection and Restoration to Dujiangyan and Chengdu City (2 Days) | |||||
| Route 4: The River Guarding Project Tour - Mighty Pillars of the Grand Nation (2 Days) | |||||
| Route 5: The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (Hangzhou Section) : A Journey on Water that Connects the North and the South (2 Days) | |||||
Please note that:
- 1. Registration time zone is subject to the Beijing time (UTC+8).
- 2. Full-registration and student tickets include all the meals (except breakfast) during the congress. A One-day ticket only includes lunch and dinner on that single day.
- 3. If you are a full-time student at school, please attach your valid student ID or a proof of registration from the University or College.
- 4. Presenters of accepted abstracts need to pay the registration fees before 30th June to ensure that they get included in the Congress programme.
- 5. For poster presenter, you will be charged an extra fee of 60 USD/poster for printing on-site.
- 6. The Technical Field Trip will only accept participants of the Congress (including accompanying person). The Technical Field Trip ticket will be charged separately. The XVIII World Water Congress reserves the right to change or cancel the routes if there are less than 16 participants registered. To book the tickets please click here.
- 7. Cancellation and Refund Policy. The registration cancellations and refund requests will only be entitled to early-bird and regular ticket buyers. By 31th July 2023, all fees paid can be fully refunded. After 31th July 2023, cancellations will result in a 100% cancellation charge. Refunds will be made by the payment method used, and any price differences caused by the refund exchange rate and transaction shall be borne by the refund applicant. Any cancellations must be notified to the XVIII Congress Secretariat in written form to WWC18th@163.com.
Payment
We accept Credit Card and Bank Transfers for international (USD) payment. Payment in any other currency will not be accepted.
Invoice Issuance: For international payment, the official electronic receipt service is provided by the congress, users can choose to download it on the congress' official website after completing the payment.