Registration for KES2018
Instructions on how to register for the conference are given in the next section. A list of fees and charges is also provided further down the page.
Registration
We are having problems with our credit card processing system. If you wish to register for KES2018 please contact registration@kesinternational.info before using the registration page on the KES Membership Portal.
Registration for the conference is through the registration page on the KES Membership Portal available
You must be signed in to the KES Portal to register for the conference.
If you are not already a KES member please sign up for free KES Bronze membership which will qualify you for the early reduced registration rates.
If you are a KES silver member you can find out how to get your login details ..here.. You can also check whether you are already registered as a KES member.
Please ensure that in addition to signing up for the KES Portal you also go on to register for the conference!
Payment by Credit Card
The registration system includes an online credit card processing system to take payment while you wait.
We strongly recommend that delegates pay by credit card to guarantee they receive the early registration rate.
We will send you final confirmation by email when we have received and checked your payment, and your registration is complete.
Payment by Bank Transfer
Please read the following instructions if you intend to make payment by bank transfer.- Payment by bank transfer is only available before the early registration deadline.
- If you are concerned about securing a student registration place we recommend that you pay by credit card. Payment by bank transfer can take some time and we must *receive* payment before we can give you a student place.
- If you wish to make a payment by bank transfer, register through the online system, an select the "Bill Me" payment option. The email you receive from the registration system will contain an Order Number and instructions about making payment to our bank. This option is only available before the early registration deadline.
- You must ensure that the ORDER NUMBER appears in the PAYMENT REFERENCE field of the bank transfer form. Please also ensure that the FROM field contains the DELEGATE NAME.
- If the bank transfer payment we receive does not include your Order Number and Name YOU WILL NOT BE REGISTERED!
- Please ensure that you pay any charges you bank may charge. If we do not receive the full amount due before the early registration deadline the full late rate may become payable.
- We will send you confirmation by email when we have received your payment and your registration is complete.
- Payment by bank transfer is not available after the Early / Authors deadline has expired.
Fees and Charges
We are holding fees at the same level for the fourth year!
Registration
Full and Student Registration includes attendance at all three days of the event, a paper published in the 'Elsevier Procedia Computer Science' or 'Advances in Smart Systems Research' proceedings, and in addition, a year's KES Silver membership including discounted rates at future KES events and member facilities on the KES Member Community Portal. This represents a great package!
Full Registration
Full registration is an inclusive rate comprising:-
- Attendance at the conference for all days of the conference
- Morning and afternoon tea and coffee each day
- Lunch each day
- One ticket for the conference gala dinner
- Publication of one paper in the conference proceedings, providing it conforms to the published conditions concerning submission, length and deadlines
- Silver Membership of KES International for one year
More details on KES Membership available ..here..
Student Registration
Student Registration is available to those providing a letter on headed note-paper from their
University signed by their Head of Department/School confirming that they are a student on a
programme of research.
Please REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE and after this send a scanned copy of this letter to
Student registration places are limited in number. After these place are taken students must register at the Full rate.
Student registration comprises:-
- Attendance at the conference for all days of the conference
- Morning and afternoon tea and coffee each day
- Lunch each day
- Publication of one paper in the conference proceedings, providing it conforms to the published conditions concerning submission, length and deadlines
- Silver Membership of KES International for one year
More details on KES Membership available ..here.. - Student delegates may purchase a ticket for the conference gala dinner (NOT INCLUDED).
Conference Fees
| KES2018 Standard Registration |
By 1 June 2018 | After 1 June 2018 |
| Full Registration (KES Silver Member) | 595 Euros | 695 Euros |
| Full Registration (KES Bronze / Non Member) | 650 Euros | 750 Euros |
| Student Registration (KES Silver Member) | 425 Euros | 525 Euro |
| Student Registration (KES Bronze / Non Member) | 475 Euros | 575 Euros |
How do you know if you are a KES member?
If you attended a KES event in the past year and presented a paper you are a KES Silver Member.
You can find out more about KES membership
.. here ..
Accompanying Person Registration
An "Accompanying Person" is someone who accompanies a full delegate but takes no part in the conference. An example is the wife or husband of an author. The following conditions apply:-
- An accompanying person must register with a Full or Student delegate (ie they may not attend the conference alone).
- The Accompanying Person registration provides morning and afternoon teas/coffees, and lunch each day.
- It does not allow entry to any conference sessions or talks, or a published paper, or a set of proceedings, or a ticket to the conference gala dinner.
- Under no circumstances may authors or co-authors of conference papers register as accompanying persons.
Please contact if you wish to bring an accompanying person to the conference.
Extra Charges
There will be additional charges for the following items:-
- Ticket for the social excursion on the evening of 3 September: 40 Euro online
45 Euro at the conference, if there is availability. - Ticket for the conference gala dinner (included in Full Registration): 75 Euro
There can be no refunds for gala dinner tickets once they have been purchased - Publication of more than one paper in the proceedings: 195 Euros for each additional paper
Invited Sessions Chairs Registration
Where an invited session attracts 5 or more paid registrations (excluding the IS chair themself), if all 5 authors plus the IS chair attend the conference and present at the session, the IS chair may claim free registration at the next conference during the subsequent year. For example, a chair who gets 5 paid registrations at the KES2018 conference can claim free registration at the KES2019 conference.
The registrations must be full or student registrations, not additional papers or free registrations awarded for other reasons.
Registration Queries
For registration queries you may email
registration@kesinternational.info
but please first refer to these
Registration FAQs
Terms and Conditions
By registering for the symposium you indicate that you agree to these Terms and Conditions