Registration

What Your Fee Covers

The participation in the plenary meetings with simultaneous interpretation and in the workshops

The invitation to the Welcome Evening with buffet dinner on Monday, 25 October 2010

One Divisional Luncheon (to be selected on the registration form)

Access to the hospitality areas

The accompanying spouse’s complimentary registration*
* When mentioned on the registration form, the spouse (under the condition that he/she is not involved in business) receives a complimentary badge and free access to the Hospitality area and to the Welcome Evening).

Important

BIR does not offer a daily registration rate. Each delegate must pay the full registration fee mentioned below, regardless of the time spent at the convention.

One registration form must be filled in for each attending delegate.

A spouse is not a delegate and is not entitled to participate in the business sessions.

Registrations will not be processed without proof of payment, i.e. credit card details or copy of bank transfer.

A confirmation will be sent by e-mail or letter if above conditions are fulfilled.

Conditions of Attendance

The Convention is open to fully registered delegates representing BIR member companies and to elected officers from national federations (i.e. President and/or Executive Director), which have paid their annual membership dues to BIR. Membership within a national federation affiliated to BIR does not automatically entitle a company to send delegates to our Convention. However, we will exceptionally invite at the same fees as BIR Ordinary Members the companies affiliated to the Belgian recycling association COBEREC.

“Observer” status can be granted once to representatives from non-member companies who must first submit their request along with a supporting letter from a BIR member to the BIR Brussels secretariat for prior approval. After the convention, the observer must make sure that his/her company joins the organisation if he/she wants to attend any future BIR conventions.

Categories of Fees* in Euro

* Please note that due to a new European regulation, BIR is forced to add VAT to all registration fees. However, BIR leadership decided NOT to increase the final fees. European companies can reclaim the tax and therefore benefit from a lower net fee. The VAT amount will be indicated separately on the final invoice. Non-European companies are not concerned by this regulation.

	Before 17 September 2010	After 17 September 2010
A delegate from a BIR Gold Member company*	€ 850	€ 900
A delegate from a BIR Ordinary Member company and/or from a Member company of the Belgian federation COBEREC which might not be affiliated to BIR	€ 900	€ 1000

* Special discount: for any Gold member company that wants to register more than two delegates, a special discount of 20% will be applied to additional delegates’ registration fees, provided that all registration forms are returned to the BIR Convention Department together with corresponding payment.

	At All Times
A Young Trader (members only - under 35 years)**	€ 600
A delegate interested only in Textiles, Plastics, Tyres (members only)	€ 600
An Observer	€ 1200

** Please provide a photocopy of your ID card.

Methods of payment

Credit Cards: VISA / AMEX / MasterCard/Eurocard
Bank transfer to the following account:

Account Name: BIR Congres
Account Number: 001 6128441 57
Bank:
BNP Paribas Fortis
18b, Place Flagey
1050 Brussels - Belgium
Swift Code: GEBABEBB
IBAN: BE09 0016 1284 4157

Reference: name of the company + name of the delegate(s)

Important:
- All payments are to be made in Euro and without any charge for the beneficiary.
- Bank transfers must specify full details of sender and payer.
- A copy of the proof of transfer must always be attached to the registration form(s) that are covered by the transfer.

In order to facilitate your registration we strongly encourage you to register and pay on-line. Preference will always be given to credit card payment.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

Registration

Cancellation of the registration must be notified in writing (e-mail, fax) to the BIR Convention Department.
Cancellations before 1 October 2010 will entitle registered delegates to a refund of the registration fee (minus € 100 to cover administrative expenses).
After 1 October 2010, no refund will be granted, except for justified reasons (health problems, decease of a family member etc.).

Convention

In the case of strikes, flood, fire, “force majeure” or any other circumstances beyond the control of BIR resulting in the partial or complete cancellation of the convention (and of any part of its programme), BIR cannot be held liable. No refund of the registration fees or of the hotel prepayment will be made to BIR registered delegates.