Advance Registration: Advance registration discounts apply to all registrations received by AMIA, and paid in full, by May 9, 2000. Registrations not paid in full by May 9, 2000, will be charged the on-site registration rate. Any attendee with an outstanding balance must pay it before registration materials may be obtained. AMIA will confirm advance registrations within approximately two weeks of receipt of payment. The registration fee includes all congress activities, including a ticket to the Welcome Reception & Banquet, and Wednesday and Thursday luncheons, and a copy of the Spring Congress attendee list.

Discounted AMIA Member Rates*: Congress registrants who are paid AMIA members for 2000 qualify for the member rate. (Associate Members do not qualify.) If you are not an AMIA member and would like to join to receive the discounted membership registration fee, you may download a membership application from AMIA's Web site at www.amia.org or call 301-657-1291 to request one by fax.

Student Registration**: Student registrations must be accompanied by proof of student status (e.g., a letter from a school or department official verifying status). For registrations received without proof of student status, AMIA will charge regular member/non-member registration rates.

Payment: Payment must be in U.S. currency and payable through a U.S. bank. Accepted forms of payment include personal or company check, money order, VISA, MasterCard, or American Express. Other credit cards are not accepted.
In lieu of payment, you may submit an institutional purchase order with your registration. Deferred payment must be made within 30 days of billing, or a service fee of $50 will be charged. You must provide a copy of your purchase order or authorization along with a correct billing address; purchase order numbers alone are not acceptable.

Transfer Policy: Registrants who are unable to attend the Spring Congress may transfer their registration by notifying the AMIA office in writing on or prior to May 9, 2000. If the alternate is not an AMIA member, he or she will be charged the corresponding additional amount.

Cancellations: If a registrant needs to cancel his or her registration, the AMIA office must receive a request in writing. If the request is received by May 9, 2000, AMIA will refund the meeting registration fee minus a $50 processing charge. If the written request is received between May 10 and May 16, AMIA will refund half of the registration fee. Refund requests received after May 16 will be honored only for a documented medical emergency. Refunds will be processed within four weeks after the meeting. For registrants who cannot attend the meeting and who did not cancel or transfer their registration, AMIA cannot apply fees to future AMIA meetings.

On-Site Registration: Registration is available on-site during the conference at the following hours:
Tuesday, May 23 8;00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 24 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
After 12:00 noon on May 24, Registration will be available at the AMIA information desk.