Registration

Registration

For all registration enquiries please contact the Conference Organisers via email conference@hithsociety.org.au

Membership status will be verified if registering as a HITH society member, please ensure your membership is up to date prior to registering.

Become a member Here to take advantage of members discounts

Full Conference Registration Fee Entitlements

• Attendance at all plenary and breakout sessions
• Daily morning tea, lunch, and afternoon tea
• Exhibition access
• Conference Dinner at Old Parliament House

A welcome reception is no longer being held in 2021.  We encourage attendees to register on the 10th of November and gather in the Ostani Bar of the Hotel Realm (at own expense).  

*Day Registration Fees do not include the Gala Dinner on and is the same rate for Members, Non-Members or Student/Trainee.

Dinner: $130

Government Business Events Grant

The HITH ASM has been listed on the Schedule of Approved Business Events on Austrade’s website. 
This means eligible businesses can apply for funding under the Business Events Grants Program to cover up to 50% of the costs of participating in the HITH ASM 2021.   

Grants from $5,000 to $250,000 per entity are available. Applicants are able to apply for multiple events listed on the Schedule of Approved Business Events. 

Grant applications close at 5pm (AEDST) on 31 June 2021 or earlier if funding is exhausted.  

For further information or to apply please go to business.gov.au.

Acknowledgement

Registrations will be acknowledged via email with confirmation of your requirements in accordance with your registration, together with a tax invoice receipt. Please note that bookings will only be confirmed once payment is received.

Visa Support Letters

If you require a support letter for your visa application please complete a Conference registration form and then contact the Conference Secretariat at conference@hithsociety.org.au  to request a letter. Registration payment may need to be made to support this process. 

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation of Face-to-face Event:

In the event that the HITH ASM 2021 is unable to be held as a face-to-face event due to circumstances beyond HITH’s  control, the ASM will be held as a virtual event, and all registrations will be transferred to virtual registrations.  If this occurs, specific instructions on how to login and access the Virtual Conference will be sent out to delegates prior to the event.

HITH Society is not responsible for the loss to delegates of any travel, hotel or other related costs as a result of the cancellation of the face-to-face 2021 Conference.  Participants are strongly advised to secure appropriate travel and health insurance.

Individual Cancellations:

Refunds of Conference Registration Fees paid, less a $100.00 AUD administration fee, will be granted until 6 October 2021. Cancellation must be received in writing to the Conference Secretariat before this date. Cancellations received after 6 October 2021 will NOT receive a refund. A replacement delegate can be sent with no penalty charged, however this must also be advised to the Conference Secretariat in writing.

Cancellations of accommodation must also be submitted in writing to the Conference Secretariat before 6 October 2021 otherwise penalties will apply.

Please note that the Hotels impose strict cancellation policies for accommodation rooms. Any rooms cancelled after 6 October 2021 will incur a 100% accommodation cancellation fee, which will be charged directly by the hotel against your credit card.

It is a hotel requirement that all bookings include credit card details. These credit card details will be forwarded to your selected hotel as a guarantee. If you have not done so already, please provide your credit card details to the Conference Secretariat.  Please note that the payment for one night’s accommodation may be charged by the hotel from 6 October 2021 as deposit to secure the booking, depending on the booking conditions of the property. You will be responsible for the balance of your account when checking out from your hotel. Accommodation rates listed above will only be provided to delegates who book through the Conference Secretariat and will not be honoured if booking directly with the hotel.

If you have any amendments to your Conference registration, please contact us at:

General Conditions of Registration

It is expressly agreed that the members of the Organising Committee and the Conference Secretariat for the HITH Society Australasia 13th Annual Scientific Conference 2021, their legal representatives, directors and employees, and their agents, officers and services, shall not be liable for any loss, injury or damage of any kind whatsoever suffered directly or indirectly by the person, possession or property of any Conference participant or other person during or in connection with the events on the program or any other activities of the HITH Society Australasia 13th Annual Scientific Conference 2021, for any reason whatsoever no matter howsoever caused.

It is agreed that the Organising Committee and the Secretariat for the HITH Society Australasia 13th Annual Scientific Conference 2021, and their agents and officers, reserve the right to cancel at any time any or all of the programmed or other activities if this should appear necessary as a result of events which are beyond their control or which they cannot reasonably be expected to influence or for which they are not responsible. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such events shall include force majeure, government or other official regulations, natural disasters, strikes or any kind whatsoever, civil, international or other crises, or any other unforeseen occurrence. Decisions regarding the necessity for such cancellation shall be taken by the Organising Committee, or their agents, at their sole discretion and shall be final.

By registering for the Community Housing Conference, delegates give HITH and the Conference Organiser, CEM permission to photography them for use in publications and promotion materials regarding the ASM on their website.  Please note all sessions maybe recorded via audio and video.  If you do not wish to be photographed or recorded please let the Conference secretariat know in advance.

Sponsors of the conference may be given a list of all delegates (name and title).  Receipt of your registration form will signal your acceptance of inclusion on the delegate list.  Detials of this is included on the online registration form under ‘Consent’.

To become a member of HITH Society

The HITH Society Australasia is the peak body representing doctors, nurses, allied health, and other health care workers in Australia, Asia & the Pacific who provide Hospital in the Home (HITH) care. The HITH Society Australasia provides education, promotes networking and through its Executive Council, represents its members by providing expert commentary and lobbying Governments at a local and Federal level on HITH issues. HITH society membership costs $85.

Not a member of the HITH Society Australasia? Consider joining before you register for the conference and save significantly on the non-member registration fee http://www.hithsociety.org.au/join-us