Healthcom 2008
Overview
 
Committee
Organizing Committee
International Advisory & Scientific Committee
Technical Programme Committee
 
Participation
Call for Paper
Call for Tutorial   Proposals
Call for  Workshop/Special Session Proposals
Important Dates
Registration
 
Submission
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Final Paper Submission Instructions
 
Conference Programme
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Tutorials & Workshops
Instruction for Speakers
 
Travel Information
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Registration


To register for the main conference, please download the CONFERENCE registration form, and fill the required information and fax to the conference secretariat at (65) 6356 7471. You can call (65) 6356 4727 for confirmation.
 
 

To register for the workshops/tutorial, please download the WORKSHOP registration form, and fill the required information and fax to the conference secretariat at (65) 6356 7471. You can call (65) 6356 4727 for confirmation.

Participants can still register and make payment onsite at the welcome reception in Grand Plaza Park Hotel or during the conference/workshop in Biopolis, using cash or credit card. Please note the following timeslots for onsite registration.

6th July 2008 (6:30 pm.-8:30 pm.) - Grand Plaza Park Hotel
7th/8th/9th July 2008 (8:00 am onwards) - Biopolis, Matrix Building, Conference/Workshop Venue

For assistance or any problems with registration, please kindly contact the conference secretariat.

IEEE HEALTHCOM 2008 Conference Secretariat:
Integrated Meeting Specialist
Tel: +65 6356 4727 / +65 6356 7545
Fax: +65 6356 7471
Email: healthcom@inmeet.com.sg
Mail: Block 998 Toa Payoh North, #07-18/19 Singapore 318993

NB: The online registration was closed on 23rd June due to logistic purposes.


Conference Registration Fee

MAIN CONFERENCE By 11th 25th April 08 After 11th 25th April 08
IEEE MEMBER SGD 670 SGD 715
NON-IEEE MEMBER SGD 715 SGD 765
FULL TIME STUDENT* (IEEE MEMBER) SGD 425 SGD 470
FULL TIME STUDENT* (NON MEMBER) SGD 445 SGD 490

*Full-time Student Registration: The registrant must be a full-time student at the time of registration. A letter of verification from the Department Chair must accompany student registration. Any registration received without a verification letter will not be processed. Copies of student identification cards are not acceptable. Please fax the verification letter to "IEEE HEALTHCOM 2008 Conference Secretariat": Fax (65) 6356 7471

Tutorials/Workshops Registration Fee

TUTORIAL/WORKSHOP SESSIONS

To encourage more participants to attend the paid tutorial/workshop, the organizing committee have decided to slash the registration fee due to many requests. For those who have paid for the tutorial/workshops, we will refund the difference.

9th July Tutorials
– FULL DAY
T4: HL7

9th July Tutorials – HALF DAY
T1: Epidemiology and Surveillance of Pandemics and Infectious Diseases - New opportunities for engineers and computer scientists
T2: Technology in the Care of Older Person
T3: Rehabilitation
T5: Organizational and Managerial Aspects of Health IT - Mobilizing Health Information
T6: UWB-Enabled Sentient Computing Workshop

Full Day By 11th 25th April 08 After 11th 25th April 08
CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT SGD 380 SGD 400

SGD 180

NON-CONFERENCE* PARTICIPANT SGD 430 SGD 450

SGD 300

Half Day By 11th 25th April 08 After 11th 25th April 08
CONFERENCE PARTICIPANT SGD 230 SGD 250

SGD 90

NON-CONFERENCE* PARTICIPANT SGD 280 SGD 300

SGD 150

*For members of HL7 Singapore and Association of Medical & Bio-Informatics Singapore (AMBIS), a discount of 20% will be given for each registration.
**For conference participants, registration for workshop T6: UWB-Enabled Sentient Computing Workshop is free of charge (sponsored by UWB-SC Program). For more information, please refer here

Important Notes
     
1 For each accepted paper to be included in the Healthcom 2008 Proceedings, at least one of the authors must register for the conference. The deadline for author registration is 11th April 2008 25th April 2008. If you register late, your paper may not appear in the proceedings. Please clearly specify EDAS Paper number(s) at the time of registration. This is compulsory and required for scheduling the presentations.
   
2 Each full member registration includes access to all sessions, proceedings, attendant list, daily lunches, coffee/tea & the conference dinner banquet. Student Fee is only applicable to full time student registration for a paper and excludes cost of the conference dinner banquet.
   
3 Each meeting registration entitles a delegate to present up to two accepted papers max. Each additionally accepted paper associated with the same registration will be subject to a mandatory publication fee of SGD 360 SGD 200
   
4 Over length page charge at SGD 200 SGD 50 each is payable if your paper exceeds the six-page limit. No author may exceed eight pages.
   
5 If you wish to purchase (additional) banquet ticket, it will cost SGD 100 each, and it can be purchased at the conference registration desk.
   
Conditions and Refund Policy
   
1 Authors need register and make payment by 11th 25th April in order to have their papers included in the conference proceedings CD-ROM. There will be no refund for registration withdrawal / cancellation by authors.
   
2 Registration Withdrawal/Cancellation by non-authors are subject to the following conditions:
- Withdrawal Cancellation Policy: No refund after 7th June.
- If on or before 7th June, a 50% refund will only be made for cancellations made in writing and received by the secretariat.
   
3 Registration confirmation is subject to payment being received by the Secretariat Office.
   
4 IEEE Members enjoy special rates provided membership ID are provided at the time of registration.
   
5 Students are required to provide a student verification letter. The letter should include:
1) Student name
2) Student matriculation number (student ID)
3) Expiration date
4) University name
   
Payment Method - Choose one only

Payment modes available are: Credit Card or Cheque/Bankdraft
1 By Credit Card
    1) Complete the online registration and select the payment mode as “Visa” or “MasterCard”.
2) You will be re-directed to a secured payment portal to perform your online payment.
3) Once your transaction is processed, you will receive a confirmation email, followed by the registration confirmation email from the conference secretariat within the next working day
4) Please note that if you used another person’s credit card to make the payment, you will be requested to submit the credit card authorization form. This form will be sent to you by email.
5) The merchant name reflected on your credit card bill will be “Integrated Meetings Specialist (Holdings) Pte Ltd"
   
2 By Cheque / Bank Draft
    1) Complete the online registration and select the payment mode as “Cheque” or “Bankdraft”.
2) Print a copy of the invoice from the online registration system, and mail it, together with the cheque/bankdraft to the secretariat (address as indicated on the invoice)
3) Please issue the cheque/bankdraft to “Integrated Meetings Specialist (Holdings) Pte Ltd”
4)Please remember to indicate your registration ID, name, telephone or email and “IEEE HEALTHCOM 2008” at the back of the cheque/bank draft
5) Upon receipt of your cheque/bankdraft, you will receive a notification by email.
6) When your cheque/bankdraft is cleared by the bank, you will receive the registration confirmation by email.
   
 


 
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