Registration

Events & Items (USD)

  • High Income Fee: $44

    Low Income / Student Fee: $33

  • High Income Fee: $88

    Low Income / Student Fee: $55

  • Regular Fee: $15

    SADC Nationals Fee: $8

  • Regular Fee: $15

    SADC Nationals Fee: $8

  • Long Sleeve T-shirt Fee: $30
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    Short Sleeve T-shirt Fee: $25
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Note that at-door purchases for any available remaining event/item tickets will be charged at high income prices.

What’s included in your registration?

Regular registrations include the following:

  • Entry to all oral sessions

  • Entry to poster/exhibitor area

  • Delegate name badge

  • Delegate pack

  • Attendance at all social functions with the exception of ticketed events (Welcome Social and Farewell Banquet)

  • Morning and afternoon refreshment breaks

Day registrations include the following:

  • Entry to sessions on the day registered

  • Entry to poster/exhibitors area on the day registered

  • Delegate name badge

  • Morning and afternoon refreshment breaks

  • ISTS will provide two daily coffee breaks (mid-morning and mid-afternoon), including refreshments and light snacks. Please note that ISTS does not provide lunch or dinner, and delegates should make their own arrangements for these meals. Symposium hotels will indicate where breakfast is included in the room rate.

  • No refreshments will be provided during the workshops days.

Cancellations & Refunds

A cancellation form will be available in the event that you need to request a refund. Please note that registration costs and abstract submissions are non-transferable and membership costs for the International Sea Turtle Society are not refundable.

In the event that 45th ISTS Symposium is cancelled, please refer to this ISTS Symposium Cancellation Policy which outlines the procedure for a refund.

  • Refunds between 01 Oct 2026 - 15 Jan 2027 carry a 10% admin penalty.

  • No refunds will be granted from 16 Jan 2027 (100% admin penalty)

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2027 ISTSS REGISTRATION LINK

Registration is open and early registration closes on 5 November.

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Registration Fees

Using the ISTS Member Code for Reduced Fees:

Current members (signing up is easy and affordable, see instructions below) of the International Sea Turtle Society (ISTS) can access a reduced fee for the 45th ISTS Symposium by entering a unique member code when registering. The code can be accessed via the Membership Portal of the ISTS website. Note that if your ISTS membership has expired, you will need to login and renew it to view the code (select 'Account > Renew Your Membership'). Please email us if you encounter any issues.

Anyone can become a member of the ISTS and you can sign up annually for as low as USD$30. If you would like to become a member and get the reduced 45th ISTS Symposium registration rate, please sign up via the ISTS website prior to registering.

Please note that registering for 45th ISTS Symposium is a completely separate process from signing up to be a Society member.

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Registration Fees (USD)

  • Early Fee: $550

    Regular Fee: $600

    This category includes all registrants that earns more than $50000 annually, regardless of country of origin.

  • Early Fee: $300

    Regular Fee: $350

    This category is for non-SADC nationals that are considered low income. Low income is defined as someone earning less than $50 000 annually.

    A Student is defined as a holder of a student identification card from a recognized tertiary or secondary educational institution or a holder of an international student card. Students must be studying full time to qualify for the discounted rate. A copy of your student identification card must be uploaded as a PDF document at time of registration. Without this copy, the full registration fee will be charged.

  • Early Fee: $125

    Regular Fee: $180

    Registrants residing in nations of the SADC Region as well as students can register at this price. A copy of your national identification card must be uploaded as a PDF document at time of registration. Without this copy, the full registration fee will be charged.

    A Student is defined as a holder of a student identification card from a recognised tertiary or secondary educational institution or a holder of an international student card. Students must be studying full time to qualify for the discounted rate. A copy of your student identification card must be uploaded as a PDF document at time of registration. Without this copy, the full registration fee will be charged.

    Member countries include:

    • Angola

    • Botswana

    • Comoros

    • Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

    • Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

    • Lesotho

    • Madagascar

    • Malawi

    • Mauritius

    • Mozambique

    • Namibia

    • Seychelles

    • South Africa

    • Tanzania

    • Zambia

    • Zimbabwe

  • Regular Fee: $750

  • Early Fee: NA

    Regular Fee: $210

    One single day may be selected only. If attending for more than a day, then the full registration rate must be selected.

  • For-Profit Entities: $440

    Non-Profit Entities: $110

    All exhibitor/vendor booth representatives must register for the symposium. We invite companies, NGOs, universities, and governmental agencies to host an exhibitor table. Visit the Exhibitor/Vendor page for information and to sign-up (you also have the option of adding a vendor table when registering as a participant).