3 Easy Ways to Register!

1. ONLINE:
   Online Registration is closed. 
   
2. FAX:
   FAST the next best (allow 1 week for processing) Credit cards only. If your last name begins with:
   
   A-M, fax to 202.464.0131
   N-Z, fax to 202.464.9980
   
   Available 24 hours a day. Please do not subsequently mail the same form or fax more than once.
   
   
3. MAIL:
   SLOW (allow up to 3 weeks for processing) Mail form and payment to: AACAP, Attn: Registrar, 3615 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20016-3007. If you mail, DO NOT fax. Money order or checks in U.S. funds are accepted. Please make checks payable to: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or AACAP.

Click here for the registration details fee schedule.

Advance Registration/Confirmation:

Confirmation:
AACAP confirms advance registrations by e-mail only if received by September 15, unless otherwise requested. If you do not receive a registration confirmation via e-mail within one week of sending your form, please call 202.966.7300, ext. 136 or e-mail registrar@aacap.org. Payment in full must accompany your registration form. We do not reserve space if improper fees are received.

Cancellation/Refund Policy:
After September 15, absolutely no registration refunds are granted. Cancellation requests must be made in writing via e-mail to registrar@aacap.org by September 15 to receive a 75% refund. Telephone cancellations will not be accepted. AACAP mails refunds one month after the Annual Meeting and is not financially responsible for attendees’ travel expenses in the unlikely event the Annual Meeting is cancelled.

Registration Fee Includes:
Scientific Program (approximately 50 CME credits in Category I of the Physician’s Recognition Award of the American Medical Association), CME certificate, Book of Scientific Proceedings, Exhibits Guide, Honors Book, Program Book, Opening Reception, and access to exhibits.

Procedures:
Advance registrants may pick up their badges and registration materials at the Pre-registration counters. Online Registration will be open until Thursday, October 15. After that time, please plan to register at Onsite Registration. Registration opens at 4:00 p.m. Monday, October 26 and will be located in the Coral Ballroom Foyer.

Registration Types:

Spouse/Significant Other Registration:
Only one spouse/significant other is allowed to register with each full registrant and cannot be an AACAP member or in a related profession. THE SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER MUST RESIDE IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD AS THE REGISTRANT. CME credit is not provided and spouse/significant other registrants may not attend ticketed events.

Medical Students:
Membership with the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is FREE for medical students. Upon registering, you will automatically be signed up as a member of the Academy. You are only required to present verification of your enrollment in a medical school program. If registering onsite, you will be required to provide a photocopy of your ID or a letter from your program director. Medical Students can register for ticketed events at half price of the member fee.

Child Fellows and Other Residents:
A photocopy of your ID or a letter from your program director must be attached to your registration form to qualify for a reduced registration fee if you are a non-member. (AACAP Resident and Trainee members have already submitted proof of status.) We cannot process your registration if a photocopy of ID (or letter) is missing. Residents can register for ticketed events at half price of the member or non-member fee.

Monitors:
Residents, trainees, medical and other students qualify to earn free registration by volunteering as monitors for one full day. Click here to apply for a position as a monitor, or e-mail meetings@aacap.org.

Presenters:
All presenters must register to be admitted to the Annual Meeting. All members of AACAP must pay member registration rates, regardless of presenter status. Non-member presenters who are psychiatrists must pay the member registration rate of $225 by September 15 or $300 after. Non-member presenters who are not psychiatrists may register for the reduced rates of $125. 

International Attendees:
To expedite your registration form, please register on the Web or by fax if you are an international attendee.

Exhibitors:
Exhibitors’ registrations are included in the purchase of a booth, up to two per booth. Contact your company’s exhibits manager to arrange for your registration. You may also contact AACAP’s Meetings Manager at 202.966.7300, ext.104 or exhibits@aacap.org for more information.

Group Registration:
AACAP does not provide discounts for group registration. If you would like to pay for multiple attendees with a single payment, contact Nelson Tejada at ntejada@aacap.org.

Click here to download the Group Registration Form for faxing or mailing.

Click here to download the Group Registration Policy.

Not a member? Join Now and Save at Least $250 Off Meeting Registration Fees!
Joining AACAP before the Annual Meeting saves you up to $250 off registration fees. Plus, you become a part of a growing community of child and adolescent psychiatrists dedicated to the advancement of our field.

In order to take advantage of this offer, download the membership application at http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/member_information/membership_information. Submit the completed application along with registration form to AACAP at: 202.464.0131 or mail in the completed application and registration form to: AACAP, 3615 Wisconsin Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20016.

In addition to the discount on member registration fees, you will receive over 3 months of free membership! AACAP membership is available to physicians with additional training beyond medical school in general psychiatry, and in an approved child and adolescent psychiatry training program. Membership is also available to physicians, who are making a contribution to the field of child and adolescent psychiatry and are in related fields, i.e., pediatrics, general psychiatry, etc. Medical students and residents can enjoy a reduced membership fee by inquiring about our additional membership categories for those still in training. Child and adolescent psychiatrists outside of the United States could be eligible for our Corresponding membership category. Visit www.aacap.org for more details on the membership categories and valuable member benefits.

Need more information? Contact AACAP Member Services at 202.966.7300 ext. 2004 or by e-mail at membership@aacap.org.