MLA '05: Registration

Three Ways to Register

1. Online registration now open! (Registering online helps the association keep meeting rates down.)
2. Mail your registration form with payment to CDS-MLA, 107 Waterhouse Road, Bourne, MA 02532.
3. Fax your registration form with your credit card payment to 508.759.4552.

• Download the entire MLA '05 Preliminary Program.
• Download only the MLA '05 Registration Form.
  
• Link to information about the official meeting hotels.

If you plan to register after May 6, 2005, bring the form to the Registration Desk in the convention center for onsite registration.

Registration Package Options
The MLA member rates apply to AALL, AMIA, CHLA/ABSC, ICIRN, NRHA, and SLA members. Nonmember rates are considerably higher. Take advantage of reduced MLA '05 member rates and join MLA.

Package A: Inclusive
Includes admission to all sessions, exhibits, the Welcome Reception, the Awards Celebration and Luncheon, and the Futuro Magnífico Party. If you attend these events, this package provides the best value, saving $30.

Package B: Conference-only
Includes admission to all sessions, exhibits, and the Welcome Reception.

Package C: One-day
Includes admission to all sessions and exhibits on a specific day, with the exception of ticketed events. On the registration form, circle the day you wish to attend.

Payment

• Payment must accompany your registration form.
• You may pay by check (payable to Medical Library Association), money order, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. Payments must be in US dollars and free of bank charges.
• Only registrations paid by credit card or purchase orders may be faxed to 508.759.4552.
• If you are an MLA member and you would like to be invoiced, you must include a purchase order with your Registration Form.
• Payments not received by June 10, 2005, will be charged an additional $50 handling fee.
• Registrations received without payment or purchase order will be returned.

Onsite Registration Hours
Meeting material will be distributed from the MLA Registration Center located in the Henry B. González Convention Center: West Registration

Friday, May 13, 5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 14, 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, 7:00 a.m.–7:45 p.m.
Monday, May 16, 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, May 17, 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 18, 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Thursday, May 19, 7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. and noon–1:00 p.m. (The MLA Registration Desk moves to the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel).

Registration Changes (and XpressReg Update)

Additions or cancellations: Changes to your registration that involve additions (e.g., adding a CE course, an awards lunch ticket, or roundtable lunch ticket) or cancellations must be noted on your original registration confirmation letter and faxed to MLA Registration Change at 312.419.8950. You will receive a new confirmation letter by email.

Payment: Any balance due should be paid prior to the meeting; refunds will be processed within six weeks after the end of the meeting.

For address updates or to review your registration information, use XpressReg Update! This new service gives you the opportunity to:

• review your registration online
• reprint your confirmation letter
• update mailing and badge information

To use XpressReg Update, enter the email address used and the badge number assigned when you originally registered. If you do not have your badge number, it can be emailed to you.

General Registration Information

Cancellations
All cancellations must be submitted in writing and faxed to the MLA director of finance at 312.419.8950. Cancellations received before April 15, 2005, are subject to a $50 fee. After April 15, 2005, MLA will give refunds only for documented medical emergencies. Refunds will be processed within six weeks after the meeting. MLA will honor written requests to transfer registration to another person.

CD-ROM
An audio CD-ROM of the presentations at the annual meeting with slides, including plenary sessions and section programs, is available for a special price of $39.00 with registration. To take advantage of the special offer, you must check the CD-ROM box when you register online or when using the registration form. You can also order a copy of the CD-ROM in the MLA Registration Center. The CD-ROM will be mailed within five weeks after the meeting.

Children and Guests
If you plan to bring a child or a guest, please attach a request with your registration form. All guests and children must have a badge; stop by the MLA Registration desk to receive a badge. An adult must accompany children under eighteen at all times. Independent child care is available.

Confirmations
If you register online, you will receive a confirmation by email. If you register by mail or fax, allow five days after receipt for an email confirmation. If an email address is invalid or missing, allow four weeks for a faxed confirmation. Please bring your confirmation letter with you to the MLA Registration Desk in the Henry B. González Convention Center. Confirmations will be sent only to those who register prior to May 6, 2005.

Continuing Education
You must register for continuing education courses by course number and day on the registration form. Fees are based on first-choice selections. You do not have to attend the meeting to register for MLA '05 courses. A $50 fee will be applied to each change or cancellation of a registered continuing education course.

Special Services
If you have a legal disability or a special dietary requirement, please include a written description of your needs with the registration form. Please provide details describing your needs and an email address or fax number where you can be contacted for more information. MLA must receive the form by April 29, 2005.

Student Discount
MLA student members qualify for discounts on conference-only registration (Package B above), which includes admission to all program sessions, exhibits, and the Welcome Reception. Student members may also register for continuing education courses and symposia for only $50 each, pending available space. To guarantee a space in a continuing education course, student members may opt to pay full course rates. You can join as a student member when you register online or when you submit an MLA application with meeting registration.

Questions
For registration and meeting-related questions, please contact Susan Chesniak at 312.419.9094 x18 or email mlafa4@mlahq.org. For continuing education course-related questions, contact Kathleen Combs at 312.419.9094 x29 or email mlapd1@mlahq.org.