International Registrants and Letters of Invitation

International registrants who require a letter of invitation in order to obtain a visa must pay the full registration fee for the conference, and the payment must be confirmed, before a letter of invitation will be sent to the visa section of the U.S. consulate in the city nearest their home. Confirmation of payment by credit card can take four weeks for international verification, and a visa may take four weeks to be processed at a US Consulate. If your request for a visa is denied, upon submission of proof of denial, the conference will refund the registration fee.

Because of the time required for payments, letters, and visas to be processed, international registrants requiring letters should register and pay the registration fee by July 12, 2010, if not much earlier. After that time, it is unlikely that payment can be confirmed, a letter of invitation processed, and a visa issued in time for the conference, and the conference will not accept your registration.

When you log onto the registration site, be sure to click on "I am an international registrant needing a letter of invitation to obtain a visa." You will be asked for the name of the organization you represent and the URL of their web site, as well as the city of the nearest U.S. Consulate to which you would like the letter of invitation sent, and your passport number and country. Please have these ready when you register.