Registration Information & Guidelines

About Fees

All participants including session organisers, chairs, discussants, chairs and presenters are required to pay the registration fee. The conference fee goes to support cover the cost of organising the conference and ensuring viable functioning of UAPS services and activities post conference. Some of the activities covered include:

  • Planning and coordinating logistical services for attendees (snacks, conference bags and badges, translation services
  • Managing the conference webpages, online registration software and process including pre, onsite and post conference work, as well and staffing to organise and manage conference activities.
  • Soliciting, managing and coordinating the exhibition and related programming.
  • Promoting the conference via media, website and documentation development and distribution.

Membership Status

UAPS members with unpaid dues as of 2022 will be registering under the category of Non-Members.UAPS members who would like to pay their dues prior to registering for the 9th APC should contact the UAPS secretariat regarding their membership fees and status.

Fees and deadlines

All fees are in US Dollars. For bank payment via Bank and Western Union, participants should pay the US Dollar equivalent of their currencies at the time of payment Participants should pay the US Dollar equivalent of their currencies at the time of payment. Use the currency converter here https://www1.oanda.com/currency/converter/ We recommend that participants pay their fees in time to facilitate programming of the conference.

Registration Fees

Category

EARLY RATE

(ends April 15, 2024)

REGULAR RATE

(ends April 30, 2024)

LATE RATE

(ends May 12, 2024)

ONSITE RATE

( 13 - 22 May 2024 )

  • UAPS Members

$300

$350

$450

$500

  • Non-UAPS Members (includes UAPS members with unpaid dues)

$400

$450

$550

$600

  • Students enrolled at a non-African Institute*

$240

$240

$240

$240

  • Population scientists resident in Malawi*

$200

$200

$200

$200

  • Full-time students enrolled at an African Institute* (excluding students in Malawi institute)

$140

$140

$140

$140

  • UAPS Student Members*

$120

$120

$120

$120

  • Full-time students resident in Malawi*

$100

$100

$100

$100

  • Accompanying person package

$100

$100

$100

$100

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*must provide proof of residency and studentship

Participants will receive an email confirming registration once their fees have been received.

How to register

You can register for the conference by filling the online registration form then make payment using any of the payment options described below;

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Payment Options

Online Payment:

Online Payment: Payments can be made online via the UAPS website using Direct Pay or Express pay.

Cards accepted: Visa, Visa/debit, MasterCard, MasterCard/debit, American Express (need to verify once payment options are confirmed) Only Cash (Malawi Kwacha, Euros, US Dollars and British Pounds) will be accepted on-site.

Bank Transfer/ Western Union

All local participants (resident in Malawi) should fill the registration form online and make payment to the National Organizing Team at AFIDEP using the bank details below:

Bank Name: Standard Bank
Account Name: African Institute for Development Policy
Account Number: 9100005405235
Branch: City Centre
Reference: UAPS 

Kindly ensure that you include the reference ‘UAPS’ when making payments.

International participants who choose this option should process the transfer to the UAPS Secretariat in Accra, Ghana and should verify corresponding bank charges to ensure their full registration fee is received. All proofs of payments/transfers should be sent immediately to the UAPS Secretariat via[email protected].
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Terms and conditions

Cancellation Policy

Confirmed Registrations that are cancelled are subject to a Cancellation and No-Show Fee.

  • Cancellation before March 17, 2024 can claim full refund
  • Cancellation between 17 – 31 March 2024 can claim 50% refund

NB: All refunds shall be paid less bank processing charges and a $50 administration fee. No refunds are possible after March 31, 2024.

For any conference related enquiries, kindly contact us via [email protected] or via WhatsApp

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  • Location

    Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre (BICC), Lilongwe – Malawi

  • Hot Line

    +977 20 271043

  • WhatsApp

    +233535377360

  • Email

    [email protected]

venue

Lilongwe, Malawi
Conference venue Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention Centre (BICC)

CONTACT

Email: [email protected]

 

Hotline: +233535377360

 

WhatsApp: +233535377360