CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellations received 21 days or more before the first day of the meeting will be fully refunded. For meetings where the registration fee is $299 or less, no refunds will be granted 20 days or fewer before the meeting. Otherwise, cancellations received between 20 and 10 days before the meeting will be charged a $200 administrative fee. Cancellations received between 9 and 5 days before the meeting will be charged a fee equal to half the registration fee. No refunds or credits will be granted for cancellations received 4 days or fewer before a meeting or for no-shows.

Cancellations must be submitted in writing to Lauren Tyler via email [1] to or fax 202-280-1460. You will receive confirmation of your cancellation via email. Substitute registrants from the same organization will be honored with prior notification to the Public Affairs Council.

The Council reserves the right to cancel a seminar due to severe inclement weather or natural disaster. Registrants will receive a full refund of the seminar fee only. The Council will not be held responsible for any incidental charges incurred by the registrant due to seminar cancellations for the conditions listed above.

FEES/PAYMENT

Payment must be received before the meeting. If payment has not been received in the Public Affairs Council offices by the start of the meeting, you will be required to provide a credit card number before you can gain access to the conference. You will have the option to use that credit card to pay for your registration in its entirety OR to have the Council hold the credit card for 30 days so that you may provide an alternate form of payment. If payment is not received within 30 days of the close of the conference, the credit card provided will be charged the full conference fee.

GUEST POLICY
Guests at conferences are defined as friends/family of paid participants without company affiliations. Requests to register individuals with company affiliations as guests will be denied. Guests are only permitted at certain Public Affairs Council conferences and participation may be limited to individual events. Please contact Kristin Hanley at (202) 721-0916 or by email [2] for more information.

MEDIA AND REPORTING POLICY
Unless otherwise noted, the Public Affairs Council's conferences are closed to the news media. In addition, detailed reporting on conference proceedings by members or non-members without the expressed written consent of the Public Affairs Council is strictly prohibited. This policy allows participants to speak candidly about the successes and failures of their public affairs programs without concern about being misquoted or misrepresented. We also prohibit the use of tape recorders or other recording devices in all conference sessions. Journalists who would like more information about corporate and association public affairs and the Public Affairs Council's programs should contact the Council's president, Doug Pinkham, at 202.721.0900 or email [3].