Please review the registration and refund policy carefully as refund penalties may apply.
All registration categories include access to technical sessions, coffee breaks, opening and closing receptions and one electronic proceedings.^* Non-Reduced-Rate (i.e. student/retiree) registrations also include one conference banquet ticket. In case of any question about registration rates and/or refund policy, please contact the registration chair, Professor Amir Aghdam

The on-line registration for the IEEE CDC 2017 is available here

Registration Desk Opening Hours

All conference attendees must register. Personal badges are provided to identify registered participants.

Packet pick-up for advanced registrants and on-site registration are available at the CDC 2017 registration desk located in the Main Foyer, Ground Floor, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The registration desk will be open from the afternoon of Sunday, December 10 through the morning of Friday, December 15.

Full registrations desk hours of operation are as follows:

Alternative registration times for the Workshops (located at The University of Melbourne)

All registered participants receive full access to the technical sessions, coffee breaks, opening and closing receptions, one conference banquet ticket, and one set of conference proceedings on a 16G USB flash drive.

Registration/Refund/Force Majeure Policy:

Registration: Attendees must register here under one of the following registration categories. Note that the registration policy has changed and student registrants are now allowed to upload one final paper, in addition to receiving one electronic proceedings.
	Member: If you are a member of IEEE, SIAM or SICE, you are entitled to "Member" rate. This registration category is entitled to upload up to three final papers. Additional papers can be uploaded for AUD 290 each.
	IEEE Life Members: If your IEEE membership status is that of Life Member, Life Senior Member or Life Fellow, you may register at Life Member rate. This registration category is entitled to upload up to three final papers. Additional papers can be uploaded for AUD 290 each.
	Non-member: If you are not a member of any of the above organization(s), you should register at the non-member rate. This registration category is entitled to upload up to three final papers. Additional papers can be uploaded for AUD 290 each.
	Student: If at the time of registration or at the time of initial submission of paper for review you were a "full-time student" at a recognized institution, you may register at student rate. You may be required to provide evidence of full-time student status. This registration category is entitled to upload ONLY ONE final paper. Additional papers can be uploaded for AUD 290 each.
	Retiree: If at the time of registration or at the time of initial submission of paper for review you had retired or did not hold a full time employment, you may register at Retiree rate. This registration category is entitled to upload ONLY ONE final paper. Additional papers can be uploaded for AUD 290 each.
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 advance registration fee(s).
	Requests before September 30, 2017: For requests received before the Advance Registration deadline (October 1, 2017), 90% of the fee will be refunded.
	Requests between October 2 and November 30, 2017: For requests received between October 1 and November 30, 2014, 50% of the fee will be refunded.
	Requests after November 30, 2017: There will be no refunds for requests received after November 30, 2017.
Force Majeure: Unexpected cancellation of the conference. The Control Systems Society reserves itself the right to cancel without notice or compensation IEEE CDC 2017 in the event of force majeure cases (for example, but not limited to acts of nature such as fire, earthquake, hurricane, flood or terrorist attacks). In such cases, the CSS is freed of all responsibility. Limitation of liability of the Control Systems Society: In the event of it being impossible for the CSS to carry out the IEEE CDC 2017 for force majeure cases, so long as this arises from a cause not attributable to the CSS, CSS 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 IEEE CDC 2017 and not to payments made by the attendees to the hotel or airlines.

Registration Rates (including GST, all dates in 2017):

The on-line registration for the IEEE CDC 2017 is available here

Member, Non-Member and Life Member registrants may upload up to three final papers.

Reduced rate (Students and Retirees) registrants may upload one final paper.

All accepted and invited papers are limited to six (6) pages. Authors may upload longer manuscript up to a maximum of eight (8) pages total.

• Each page in excess of six will incur an additional charge of AUD$290 including GST.
• Each additional paper is subject to a charge of AUD$290 including GST.

Category Aug 1 - Oct 1 After Oct 2 # Paper uploads Conference banquet Electronic proceedings* Advance rate Standard rate Member 880 AUD 990 AUD 3 Included 1 Included 1 Included Non-Member 1056 AUD 1188 AUD 3 Included 1 Included 1 Included Life Member 440 AUD 495 AUD 3 Included Not Included 1 Included Student 440 AUD 495 AUD 1 Included Not Included 1 Included Retiree 440 AUD 495 AUD 1 Included Not Included 1 Included

All Categories Extra Paper Upload (cost for each paper) 7th or 8th page in each final paper (cost for each page) Extra banquet Extra proceedings Member, Non-member Life Member Student or Retiree 290 AUD 290 AUD TBD TBD

Workshops Registration Rates:

Payment Methods:

The only accepted means of payment are by CREDIT CARD. Visa, MasterCard and American Express will be accepted.

In case of any question about registration rates and/or refund policy, please contact the Registration Chair, Professor Amir Aghdam