54th Annual Convention West:
Phoenix Registration Rates and Policies

Press Members

Members of the press register on-site. For additional information and to pre-register, contact pubinfo@reading.org.

Advance Registration Rates

Advance registration opens September 3, 2008.

Institutes and the Reading Research Conference require separate, paid registration, not included with the full convention. Tickets for social events are sold on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration processing

Pre-paid registration closes January 19, 2009. Registrations received after that date will be returned unprocessed, so that conferees can register on site.

Once your registration has been processed, you will receive an e-mail confirmation. This message will confirm your processed meeting order and will include a link to the session ticketing service. Please note that session ticketing is an online-only service. You must provide an e-mail address with your registration in order to take advantage of session ticketing.

Credential mailings, which include name badges, tickets, etc. are mailed out by December. Conferees who take advantage of prepaid registration can pick up their complete convention packet and program at the Phoenix Convention Center. The three pickup locations for prepaid registrants are at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Building, Hall 2, Lower Level, or West Building, Hall 1, Lower Level, or Hyatt Regency Phoenix Hotel, Atrium lobby, 2nd floor.

Policies

Cancellations and refunds

If your plans change and you are unable to attend, notify IRA Customer Service at 1-800-336-7323 (+302-731-1600 outside the U.S./Canada) or by e-mail to customerservice@reading.org. Cancellations are subject to a $50 processing fee for each registration. No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after January 19, 2009. Read more.

Purchase orders

Purchase orders are accepted for prepaid registration if they are signed by the issuer, accompanied by all registration forms, and received at IRA headquarters by January 19. 2009. Read more.

Privacy

IRA rents its meeting registration lists (postal mail addresses only) to third parties in the education sector, who may contact conferees about special meetings, social events, or other offers or invitations.

Americans With Disabilities Act at the Phoenix Convention Center

Scooter and wheelchair rentals are available by contacting Scootaround Inc. before the convention at their toll-free hotline, 888-441-7575. Rental inquiries and placement of orders can be done online at scootaround.com/rentals/i/ira/.

If you have other special needs at the Phoenix Convention Center, please email Peggy DiMaio at pdimaio@reading.org or call 800-336-7323 ext. 231 as soon as possible. On-site requests cannot be guaranteed.