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June 2008, Vol. 1, Edition 5
Executive Director Memo
Registration Review
New Member Welcome
Fall Meeting Schedule
Financial Update
Executive Connections - Executive Search, Consulting & Coaching
Agency Pitch Mistakes
Agency News - Asia/Pacific
Agency News - Europe/Middle East
Agency News - Latin America
Agency News - North America
ICOM Website
Have you heard the ICOM song?
As we begin to collect registrations for the upcoming fall regional meetings, it seems a good time to review the online registration process.

We will announce and send a link to the registration website for each meeting. You can click on that link or cut and paste it into your web browser. This will take you directly to the website for that particular meeting.

The website will contain the current draft agenda, lodging information, as well as a list of other attendees who have registered. There will also be links to information about the host city, travel and tour information and a link to the host agency's website.

When you are ready to register, click the "Register Now" button. You will then be prompted to enter your email address. If you have previously registered for another ICOM meeting, your information will be automatically entered into the corresponding fields. If you have not previously registered for an ICOM meeting, the system will prompt you to create a password. This password will be used any time you want to access your registration for this or any other meeting in the future. Please remember this password as ICOM cannot retrieve this information for you. You will also be asked to select your registration type. There is only one meeting registration on fee charged per agency, not per attendee. To ensure that everyone who registers doesn't get charged the one time fee, we have divided attendees into

several different types. If you are the person from your agency who will be responsible for paying the meeting registration fee, you should register as a Primary Attendee. Anyone else attending from your agency should register as a secondary attendee and they will not be charged the meeting registration fee. There must be one Primary Attendee from each agency. Spouses/Companions, Speakers and Guests should register accordingly.

After you have entered your personal information, you will see the agenda screen. This will be a draft agenda so be advised that some items may change as we get closer to the meeting date. You will see several items such as meals and outside activities that require you to indicate whether or not you will attend these events. Please make sure to check each box for each meal and event you plan to attend. These numbers make up the guarantees given to restaurants and vendors for meals and activities.

Once you have completed the agenda items, you can make your hotel reservations. If you do not plan to stay at the contracted hotel, please check the button that says "I do not require lodging". Otherwise you will need to check the button next to the hotel name. This will prompt the system to pull up they type of rooms along with the rate that ICOM has arranged with the hotel. Once you enter your check in and check out dates, room type, bed type and smoking preference you can list the name of the person you are sharing your room with, if anyone. You will then be required to enter a credit card number. This is for purposes of holding the room only. This card will not be charged. You will pay for your room at the front desk upon checking out of the hotel. All of the lodging information will then be forwarded to the hotel. Usually the hotel issues confirmation numbers once they have received a complete rooming list. You will receive a copy of the confirmation from the hotel at that time.

After completing the hotel section, if you are a primary attendee you will be directed to the payment screen where you can choose to pay the meeting registration fee with a credit card or by wire or check. To finish your registration click the submit button. You will then see on the screen a copy of your registration and an option to print an invoice.

You will receive an automated email confirming your registration. That email will contain a link to your registration record. If you want to make any changes in your registration or your hotel choices you can click that link and be taken directly to your registration record. If you need to change your hotel check in and check out dates, please be sure to go back into your registration record and make that change. The system will notify me that a change has been made in your record but please also send me an email so I have a record of the change and I can make the request to the hotel.

If you have any questions about the registration process, please let me know.

DeAnna Moxley
Manager of Administration
deanna@icomagencies.com