Application and Fees

Registration for Chemistry in the New World of Bioengineering and Synthetic Biology is now open. 
You can register online (see In this section link) or download the pdf registration form from this page.

Registration

Registration includes:

• Attendance of the sessions
• Refreshments throughout the meeting
• Attendance of the welcome drinks reception on Monday 22 September
• Lunch on Tuesday 23 September and Wednesday 24 September
• A copy of the abstract book
• For non-member registrants, membership of the RSC until 2009

Registration fees (including VAT) are as follows:  

	Early bird (by 18 July 2008)	Standard (by 15 August 2008)
Members*	£250.00	£300.00
Non-members	£350.00	£400.00
Student Members*	£150.00	£200.00
Student Non-members	£175.00	£225.00

*RSC, BiochemSoc or IOP members

Conference Banquet

The conference banquet will take place Balliol College, one of the oldest colleges in Oxford.

Conference Banquet on Tuesday 23 September (including VAT)

£55

Accommdation

Please note that accommodation is NOT included in the registration fee.

A variety of bed and breakfast accommodation in the vicinity has been researched by our dedicated booking agency, Ellis Salsby Ltd. A link to their site is available from this page.

Bursaries

Conference bursaries are available to student and younger members of the RSC in the early stages of their career (typically within 5 years of completing a first or postgraduate degree) who do not have support available from their employer or a research grant. To apply for a bursary, please download the Chemistry in the New World of Bioengineering and Synthetic Biology  registration form.

Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their applications shortly after the closing date. (Important:  Please send in your application form, but do not submit payment until your bursary has been confirmed). 

Terms and Conditions

No reservations for meals or social events will be made if payment is not received prior to the start of the conference. All registrations received by the closing date will be acknowledged. If an acknowledgement is not received within 14 days, please contact the RSC Conference Office.
Cancellations received before 15 August 2008 will be subject to an administrative charge of 25%. It will not be possible to offer any refunds on cancellations (including those for meals or social events) received after 15 August 2008, although a change in attending delegate can be made at any time. Changes to bookings for meals or social events cannot be accepted after 15 August 2008.

Non-member? Join the RSC when you attend

Non-members who enrol to attend this conference are eligible for membership of the RSC until 2009. This is included in your non-member registration fee. When you hold a valid membership, any further RSC conferences and training events you attend will then be available to you at the member-discounted rate. In addition to huge savings on conferences, training events, books and journals, you will benefit from our expert careers advice service, a free subscription to our leading magazine Chemistry World and you could even be awarded designatory letters* after your name.

To take up this great offer please email RSC Conferences and we will send you an application form.

*The RSC has four categories of membership (Affiliate, Associate, Member and Fellow). Associate Members, Members and Fellows are entitled to use the designatory letters AMRSC, MRSC or FRSC, respectively, after their name. To see which category of membership you should apply for please read the regulations via 'join the RSC'.