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ECML/PKDD-2002 Registration Information

You may register by filling and submitting the registration form. Electronic submission of the form is preferred. You can also print, fill and mail or fax the form to:

TSG-Congress Ltd
Kaisaniemenkatu 3 B 12
FIN-00100 Helsinki
Finland

Tel +358 (0)201 301 311
Fax +358 (0)201 301 349
Email ecml@tsgcongress.fi

Registration desk

The registration desk will be open at the conference venue as follows.

Monday 19 August: 8:00-18:00
Tuesday 20 August: 8:00-18:00
Wednesday 21 August: 8:00-17:00
Thursday 22 August: 8:00-17:00
Friday 23 August: 8:00-17:00

Registration fees

Participants: 250 € by 24 June 2002 (extended due to requests received), 400 € thereafter
Accompanying persons: 75 € to attend the conference dinner

The registration fee includes access to conference main program sessions, access to workshop sessions, access to tutorial sessions, copies of both ECML and PKDD conference proceedings published as two volumes in the Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence series by Springer-Verlag, coffee during coffee breaks, conference dinner, and receptions hosted by the City of Helsinki and the University of Helsinki.

Access to workshops and tutorials is free for registered participants. Tutorial notes and workshop proceedings are not included in the registration fee. They can be ordered and paid together with your registration at the price of 10 € a copy. The organizers expect that most of the workshop and tutorial materials will be made available on the web before the conference. Workshop and tutorial participants are required to register for the full conference.

Accompanying persons are welcome to participate in the social program. For the conference dinner, 75 € is charged.

Please use the registration form when registering for the EMCL/PKDD-2002 conference. The form is for hotel reservations as well as the various events. Registration will be handled on a "first come - first served" basis. Events included in the registration fee should also be marked on the form. Each participant must register separately.

Payment and confirmation

All payments (registration fees, workshop and tutorial materials, hotel deposit) should be paid in advance in euros (€) at the same time your registration form is submitted. After receiving your registration form and payments, TSG-Congress Ltd will send you a personal letter of confirmation.

Credit cards: Visa, MasterCard, Eurocard are welcome. Please clearly indicate card type, card number, expiry date and the card value verification number (CVV/CVC number) and the total sum in euros on the registration form. Please remember to sign the form if mailing or faxing it.

Please note that the credit card cannot be charged without the CVV/CVC number. The number is placed on the signature panel of the card (last 3 digits).

Bank transfer: Please state participant's name and reference "ECML/PKDD-2002" on the bank transfer. Please note that all payments should be free of bank handling charges.

Bank: OKO Bank, Mikonkatu, Helsinki, Finland
Swift code and account: OKOYFIHH 572302-2460211
Account holder: TSG-Congress Ltd

Personal, travellers' or company cheques cannot be accepted.

Cancellation and refund policy

Cancellations received by 17 June 2002: cancellation fee of 50 €
Cancellations received between 18 June and 1 August 2002: cancellation fee of 150 €
Cancellations received after 2 August 2002: no refund

There is no fee if a cancelling participant's registration is transferred to a colleague. There is no refund for no-shows.

All cancellations must be made in writing and addressed to:

TSG-Congress Ltd
Kaisaniemenkatu 3 B 12
FIN-00100 Helsinki
Finland

Tel +358 (0)201 301 311
Fax +358 (0)201 301 349
Email ecml@tsgcongress.fi