Registration

Registration site is now open:

Register for Joint IFAC ROCOND and LPVS at https://ifac.papercept.net/conferences/scripts/start.pl

All registration categories include access to technical sessions, coffee breaks, opening and closing receptions, and one electronic copy of the conference preprints. The registration costs and benefits depend on the registration category and on the date of registration

Event Registration Rates:

Category June 18 - July 05 July 6 - Aug 31 Onsite Papers Uploads Banquet
Full registration 530 USD 590 USD 650 USD 2 YES
Student registration 295 USD 295 USD 295 USD 1 NO

Extra page fee: 60 USD per page, with a maximum of two pages

Extra paper upload: 200 USD each.

Payment Methods:

The only accepted means of payment is through IFAC Papercept Registration Systems by CREDIT CARD. Visa, MasterCard and American Express are allowed for the payments processed in the IFAC.papercept.net system. For on-site registration both Credit Card and Cash payments will be accepted

Registration Desk

The Registration Desk is at Ground Floor in the Majestic Hotel Convention Center. All conference attendees must register. Personal badges will be provided to identify registered participants. Packet pick-up for advanced registrants and on-site registration will be available at the Registration Desk, which will be open from the afternoon of Sunday, September 2, through the morning of Wednesday, September 5. Hours of operation of the registration desk are as follows:

Sunday, September 2 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Monday, September 3 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday, September 4 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday, September 5 8:30 AM - 01:00 PM

All registered participants will receive full access to the technical sessions, coffee breaks, opening and closing receptions, and one set of conference preprints on a USB flash drive. Full fee registered participants will receive one conference banquet ticket. It will be possible to purchase additional banquet tickets at the Registration Desk.

Registration/Refund/Force Majeure Policy:

Refunds: If an author has uploaded a paper using his/her registration, the registration will not be refunded, even if the paper is withdrawn. Those who pre-register and later find they cannot attend the conference may request a refund of the registration fee(s), but a processing fee will be charged as follows.

Requests before July 15, 2018: 80% of the fee will be refunded.

Requests between July 15 and August 15, 2018: 50% of the fee will be refunded.

Requests after August 15, 2018: There will be no refunds.

In the event of it being impossible for the organizers to carry out the Joint 9th IFAC Symposium on Robust Control Design (ROCOND'18) and 2nd IFAC Workshop on Linear Parameter Varying Systems (LPVS'18) for force majeure cases (so long as this arises from a cause not attributable to the organization), the organizers shall only be obliged to reimburse the payments received subject to deduction of any costs it has incurred in preparing the event. This liability only extends to the payments made directly to the organization processed in the ifac.papercept.net and not to payments made by the attendees to the hotel or airlines.

In case of any question about registration rates and/or refund policy, please contact the ROCOND'18 NOC Chair, Professor Eugenio. B Castelan or the LPVS'18 NOC Chair, Professor João Manoel Gomes da Silva Jr.

Eugenio: rocond18@gmail.com

João: LPVS18@gmail.com