Registration Policies

All individuals, including program presenters, attending the convention must pay a registration fee. Program presenters must be registered by 12 December 2025 or programs will be reviewed for removal from the convention program and spaces offered to presenters on the alternate list. Individual presenters on group programs that are not registered will be deleted. Research paper and research poster authors who will not be present at Convention must be listed on the proposal as authors, not presenters. Research paper and poster presenters who are not registered by 12 December 2025 will be changed to authors.
Student rates are for full-time, currently enrolled students only. You must be an ACPA Graduate or Undergraduate Student Member to qualify. Those who are employed full-time are not eligible for student rates.
In order to qualify for member rates, membership with ACPA must be valid through 2 April 2026. You must have your own individual membership. ACPA Members who purchase a Convention Registration understand their membership needs to be active through 2 April 2026. If it is not active prior to the start of the 2026 Convention you will not be provided with your Convention credential unless you renew your membership or pay the difference between the non-member and member registration cost. (Member will be required to enter their initials at the time of registration to signify their agreement and understanding).
Registrants with a one-day pass are permitted to upgrade to a full registration. However ACPA’s cancellation policies will apply for those who need to change their order from “full” to “one-day” registration.
Registrations are transferable to ACPA members and registrants of the same membership type. Registration transfers are not permitted to non-members. To transfer a convention registration, email info@acpa.nche.edu.
If a registration is not paid in full 30 days prior to the start of the event, ACPA will reach out to the registrant to check status. If payment is not received or in process 15 days before the event begins, the registration will be canceled.

Methods of Payment and Policies

Payment can be made by check, money order, or credit card (MasterCard, Visa, American Express, or Discover). Purchase orders or International orders are not accepted. A service/processing fee of US $55 per registration will be assessed for returned checks. Changes in payment method after initial payment is processed are not permitted.

Cancellation and Refund Policies

To cancel a registration and request a refund, log in to your registration and withdraw your registration. For assistance, email info@acpa.nche.edu. All refund requests must be made by the attendee or credit card holder. Telephone requests will not be honored.

Refund request timelines are as follows:

Refund requests received by 12 December 2025 will receive a full refund.
Refund requests received between 13 December 2025 and 23 January 2026, will receive a refund equal to 50 percent of the appropriate registration fees.
Cancellations received on or after 24 January 2026 will not be eligible for a refund.
Refunds for no shows will not be granted.
Pre-Convention Colloquia fees will be refunded in full if a written request is received or postmarked by 27 February 2026. Registrants will receive a full registration refund for canceled workshops due to low enrollment or or will be offered the opportunity to switch workshops.

Registration Policies

Student rates are for full-time, currently enrolled students only. You must be an ACPA Graduate or Undergraduate Student Member to qualify. Those who are employed full-time are not eligible for student rates.

Registrants with a one-day pass are permitted to upgrade to a full registration. However ACPA’s cancellation policies will apply for those who need to change their order from “full” to “one-day” registration.

Registrations are transferable to ACPA members and registrants of the same membership type. Registration transfers are not permitted to non-members. To transfer a convention registration, email info@acpa.nche.edu.

If a registration is not paid in full 30 days prior to the start of the event, ACPA will reach out to the registrant to check status. If payment is not received or in process 15 days before the event begins, the registration will be canceled.

Methods of Payment and Policies

Cancellation and Refund Policies

Refund requests received by 12 December 2025 will receive a full refund.

Refund requests received between 13 December 2025 and 23 January 2026, will receive a refund equal to 50 percent of the appropriate registration fees.

Cancellations received on or after 24 January 2026 will not be eligible for a refund.

Refunds for no shows will not be granted.

Pre-Convention Colloquia fees will be refunded in full if a written request is received or postmarked by 27 February 2026. Registrants will receive a full registration refund for canceled workshops due to low enrollment or or will be offered the opportunity to switch workshops.