General Terms and Conditions

Provision of Services

DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. (hereinafter referred to as DECHEMA) shall provide the services of which the nature and scope can be found in the conference specifications. Should exceptional circumstances occur, DECHEMA reserves the right to changes speakers, the venue and the schedule of a programme.

Bookings

Conferences must be booked via the online form provided by DECHEMA. Each booking becomes legally binding upon receipt and upon DECHEMA’s written confirmation. Once the booking has been processed, the participant is sent confirmation and an invoice by surface mail.

Closing date for bookings

Depending on the capacity of the relevant venue, bookings are possible until the beginning of the conference; the editorial closing date for inclusion in the list of participants is 3 weeks prior to the start of the conference.

Payment

Attendance fees must be paid at the time of online registration, either by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Amex or Diners) or through a direct bank transfer. Online bookings are made on an encrypted page, so that no one can access your data. As soon as you have paid, you will be sent written confirmation and an invoice (noting receipt of funds) for your records.

Cancellations

Conference participation: If a booking is cancelled up to three weeks before the start of the relevant conference, the attendance fee is reimbursed less an administrative fee of EUR 30.00. If cancellation is made at a later date, the participant is charged 80% of the attendance fee. Cancellations are only accepted in writing (i.e. by fax, surface mail or e-mail). The relevant cancellation date is the date of receipt. If a participant does not come to the conference or leaves before its end, the full attendance fee remains payable. 
If the conference is cancelled by DECHEMA, any fees that have been paid will be reimbursed in full. 
Participants are not entitled to further recourse towards the organiser. 

Sponsorships and exhibitions: Cancellations up to 3 months before the conference are subject to a 20% administrative fee. If cancellation is made at a later date, the sponsor/exhibitor is charged a fee of 100%. Cancellations are only accepted in writing (i.e. by fax, surface mail or email). The relevant cancellation date is the date of receipt. If a sponsor/exhibitor does not come to the conference or leaves before its end, the full fee remains payable, unless the sponsor/exhibitor provides written proof in a specific instance that the loss or expenses are lower.

Substitute participants

We would be pleased to accept a substitute participant appointed by you. The substitute participant needs to be appointed by you in writing, which is free of charge. Any differences between attendance fees are either charged or credited to the participant.

Conference documents

Each participant will be given the relevant conference documents at the conference venue. The rights to the conference documents are held exclusively by DECHEMA. Any further use of the documents requires written approval from DECHEMA.

Sponsorships and exhibitions

If sponsorship opportunities and/or exhibition facilities are offered, then they are processed in the order in which bookings are received.

Different dates or terms and conditions

If terms and conditions for a given conference differ from the ones specified here with regard to booking deadlines, payments or cancellation fees, then they shall be specified in a supplement to the relevant booking and information documents.

Privacy

Personal data collected in connection with registration for the ESCRE 2015 Symposium will be shared with the European Federation of Chemical Engineers and its Member Societies solely for use in promoting subsequent events and activities.

The DECHEMA e.V. collects and processes your data for own business purposes. For technical implementation of data processing we may use external services. If you don’t want to receive further information from us in the future, you can revoke the usage of your data at any time. 

For such an issue please utilize the e-mail bdsb@dechema.de and mention the information about the booked conference. Thank you.

 

DECHEMA Gesellschaft für Chemische Technik und Biotechnologie e.V. 
Theodor-Heuss-Allee 25, 60486 Frankfurt am Main, Germany 
Tel. +49 69 7564-0, e-mail: info@dechema.de 
Association registration number 73 VR 5293 (Frankfurt am Main Local Court) 
VAT ID no. DE 114234833, DECHEMA e.V.