Registration & Payment

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Conference Pre-Registration  

Pre-registration for PME 35 will be carried out online using the ConfTool Conference Registration System, at http://www.conftool.com/PME35.  The annual Membership Fee is included in the cost of Pre-Registration. The ConfTool system will be open for pre-registration in November, 2010; an announcement with the exact date will be posted at the site as soon as it is available.

To pre-register for PME 35:

1. Go to http://www.conftool.com/pme35.
2. If this is the first time you have used ConfTool to register for a PME conference, select "Create account". You will be asked to complete a form with your Personal Information and then to choose a User Name and Password. Please make a note of these two items (you can also retrieve them later from the ConfTool system).
3. If you have previously used ConfTool to register for a PME conference, you may enter the User Name and Password you previously created (they can be retrieved by clicking on "Forgotten your User Name?" or "Forgotten your Password?").
4. Select the option "Pre-Register as Participant." (Note: If you don't want to pre-register now, you can return later to do so by logging in with your User Name and Password).
5. Then, select your status as PME member by clicking on the appropriate option, and then click Proceed.
6. The system will take you to the Payment Form and then present options for making your payment (Bank Transfer or Credit Card).If you have any problem with your Conference Pre-Registration, please immediately contact the Conference Registrar at pme35register@gmail.com.

PME Membership Only

If you are not planning to attend PME 35 but would like to pay the annual fee for membership in the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME), you may do so at http://www.conftool.com/pmemember:

To pay the annual Membership Fee for PME:

1. Go to http://www.conftool.com/pmemember.
2. If this is the first time you have paid the membership fee through ConfTool, select "Create account". You will be asked to complete a form with your Personal Information and to choose a User Name and Password. Please make a note of these two items (you can also retrieve them from the ConfTool system).
3. If you have used ConfTool before to pay the membership fee, enter your User Name and Password (they can be retrieved by clicking on "Forgotten your User Name?" or "Forgotten your Password?")
4. Select the option "Register as Member."
5. If you would like to order Conference Proceedings for PME 35, indicate so on the form and then click Proceed.
6. The system will take you to the Payment Form and then present options for making your payment (Bank Transfer or Credit Card) If you have any problem with your Payment of Membership Fee, please immediately contact the the Administrative Manager at info@igpme.org

Registration Fees and Payment

  • The registration fee is 440 €.
  • The Conference Deposit of 130 € is non-refundable.

For those who attend the conference, the Conference Deposit will be deducted from the full Conference Registration Fee. The payment balance of the Conference Fee must be received not later than May 16th, 2011.

The Conference Deposit covers:

* PME membership for the current year 2011
* One set of the Conference Proceedings on CD (as well as mailing costs, if you do not attend the conference)
* The Administrative costs related to the handling of the proposals.

The Total Registration Fee covers:

* PME membership fee for the year 2011 with a 10 € compulsory donation to the Skemp Fund

* A printed set of Conference Proceedings and CD (available at registration)
* Lunches (4 days) and Coffee breaks (9)
* Opening reception (Sunday evening)
* Conference dinner (Thursday evening) & Entertainment
* Excursions and Social events
* Costs of venue, administrative work and facilities needed for the organization of the conference.

Accompanying person fee covers:

We welcome accompanying persons. The fee for accompanying person is 100 € per person. The fee will cover:

* Opening reception (Sunday evening)
* Happy Hour (Tuesday evening) Conference dinner (Thursday evening) & Entertainment
* Conference Excursion (Wednesday half day) 
* Conference dinner (Thursday evening) & Entertainment

Please note that accompanying fee do not cover lunch and coffee breaks. 

Lunch coupons will be available for accompanying persons at a fixed price at the registration desk. There is no fee for accompany children under 13 years old.

Please, address any questions you have about these two processes to the Conference Administrative Secretariat at pme35register@gmail.com

Late Registration Fee

An additional charge of 60 € will be applied for late registration, after May 16th 2011.

Extra Copies of the Conference Proceedings

PME 35 participants may purchase extra copies of the Conference Proceedings at a special price when they register online, provided they order and pay for them no later than May 27th, 2011. PME members who cannot attend PME35 conference and wish to have PME35 Proceedings should e-mail to scpme35@metu.edu.tr .

The price is 40 Euros plus the  postage for the hard-copy 4 volumes set. The Proceedings will be mailed after the end of the PME35 conference. Postage costs can be avoided by picking the extra copies up at the conference either personally or by asking a colleague to do it. Also, there is a Post office in the venue site, which is convenient for those who wish to send their own set of proceedings by mail. 

Payment Options

All participants can make their payment online via credit card or by bank transfer. If you choose to pay by bank transfer, you will receive the required bank information for the wire transfer at the end of the process. The information is also given below; however, please do not transfer your payment without first using the ConfTool system to pre-register and/or register (http://www.conftool.com/pme35).

If you have difficulty paying online via credit card, you may use the manual payment process by filling out the credit card information on the mail order form and sending it via fax to (+90 312 441 07 01).

For obtaining mail order form:
You need change your payment status in to CCbyFax in Conftool system.

Details for the bank transfer

Bank Name : Turkiye Is Bankasi A.S.
Swift Code : ISBKTRIS
Beneficiary Address / City : Ankara
Branch Name - Code : Kucukesat - 4208
Account Owner Name/ Beneficiary : ARBER
Euro Account Number : 0463910
IBAN : TR430006400000242080463910

Please send the confirmation of your bank transfer along with your first name and surname by fax (+90 312 441 07 01) or email (pme35register@gmail.com).

Please note that the participants MUST pay all fees related to the bank transfer.

Donations to the Skemp Fund

Fund The Richard Skemp Memorial Support Fund is a fund that was established to support academics from under-represented or economically weak countries in attending the annual conference. The spirit of the fund is to help academics who would not normally have access to the PME conference. As such, where applicants are from, where they are living, where they are working, where they are currently studying, as well as the conditions of their employment and studies are important factors when adjudicating the applications.

The Skemp Fund plays an increasingly important role in making the PME annual conference more accessible to mathematics educators who would not otherwise be able to attend the conference. The extent to which we can give this financial assistance depends to a large degree on the generosity of the PME community. For this reason, a compulsory donation of 10 € is included in the Pre-Registration Fee for the conference. In addition, the International Committee calls on members to make an additional donation, however small, to the Skemp Fund in the appropriate place online when paying membership fees or registering for annual conference.

Cancellation Policy

  • The registration for participation in the conference is binding.
  • All cancellations and changes regarding the Conference Registration must be done in writing to Conference Scientific Secretary at scpme35@metu.edu.tr .
  • In all cases the Conference Deposit will not be refunded; however, the Deposit will cover one year of membership as well as a copy of the Conference Proceedings on CD, mailed to your address.
  • If a cancellation for conference participation is made after the full registration fee has been paid:  Before 31st of May 2011, the refund will be the amount paid minus the Conference Deposit, also subtracting the commission that the bank charges for transferring the refund. Between 31st of May 2011 and the starting date of the conference, only 50% of the full Registration Fee minus the conference deposit will be refunded, also subtracting the commission that the bank charges for transferring the refund.
  • For accompanying persons who cancel: Before 31st May 2011 the amount paid minus the commission that the bank charges for transferring the refund will be refunded. Between 31st of May 2011 and the starting date of the conference only 50% of the amount paid will be refunded, subtracting the commission that the bank charges for transferring the refund.
  • Participation is not guaranteed until full payment of the registration fee is received.
  • The conference program may be subject to changes.
  • Payments will be refunded if the conference is canceled by the organizer. In that case, the organizer will have no further liability to the client.
  • Registrations remain valid if the conference has to be postponed.

Richard Skemp Memorial Support Fund

The Richard Skemp Memorial Support Fund is a fund that was established so as to support academics from under-represented or economically weak countries in attending the annual conference. The spirit of the fund is to help academics who would not normally have access to the PME conference. A limited amount of financial support is available to researchers who experience difficulty in obtaining financial support to attend PME conference for racial, political or philosophical reasons, or because of economic circumstances. Applicants for a grant have to submit an individual contribution (Research Report, Short Oral, Poster Presentation) and pay the non-refundable conference deposit, without which the applicant's proposal will not be reviewed.

The grantees must have at least one proposal (Research Report, Short Oral, Poster Presentation) accepted. An applicant's proposal for an activity is reviewed in the normal way and either accepted or rejected by the International Program Committee.

The grant will be paid directly to the awardees, during the conference. Applicants should realize that they have to find a way to pay the full travel costs in advance, as the grants will only be handed over after arrival at the conference.

Applications for a grant should fill in the Applicant Form to attend the 35th Conference of PME. The application should be sent before March 1st, 2011 to:
Bettina Roesken
PME Administrative Manager
info@igpme.org and bettina.roesken@rub.de

If you do not receive an acknowledgment of receipt within 10 days, please resend it.

For more information visit the PME Website (http://www.igpme.org) in the section Funding.

Click to download the Skemp found application form