The registration platform is OPEN. You may check the overview of fees here and read the step-by-step registration instructions as well as cancellation and refund policy below.

For more information and further announcements, please visit the Practical Information page and Health and Safety page. 

Please note if you need an INVOICE prior to payment for your organisation/institution, you need to provide us with the following information: who will be the person/organisation paying, how many tickets are to be purchased, the names of the attendees and the type of ticket for each of them. Please email your request here: congress@isocarp.org.

IMPORTANT: If you have submitted an abstract or you already have an account on the Congress website for another reason, please log in to your account first before purchasing a ticket. If you buy the ticket without being logged in, we cannot assign the ticket to the account you submitted an abstract with.

Registration Guidelines

• All international and national fees are payable in Euros (EUR) through credit card and bank transfer, and are quoted per person.
• Fee for the in-person Congress in Brussels, Belgium including full access to all events and sessions, cycle and walkshops, workshops/ site visits, daily lunches and coffee breaks, welcome reception, and walking dinner. Meanwhile, the fees for Pre-congress virtual participation cover the costs of article publication as well as the expenses incurred by the organising team in the preparation and adaptation to a virtual format.
• ISOCARP requires that at least one of the authors of a paper or a case study pay a registration fee on or before 31 July 2022 in order to present their contribution in the Congress and for the paper to be published and included in the proceedings. Failure to register will result in withdrawal of the submission from the 58th World Planning Congress proceedings and programme. The rest of the co-authors and other participants/audiences who will register for the Congress are welcome to enjoy the same access to the Congress.
• The Congress Team members of each track will decide on the presentation schedules, on a thematic basis, once all contributions and registration fees have been received. All full paper contributions of authors who registered for and presented during the Congress will be included in the Congress proceedings. Only paid registrations are considered confirmed. 
• The author, by submitting a paper for the 2022 ISOCARP Congress, guarantees that the work submitted is original and has not been previously published.
• We strongly recommend all participants of the 58th ISOCARP World Planning Congress to join ISOCARP as a member or to renew their memberships timely. 

Registration Procedures

IMPORTANT: If you have submitted an abstract or you already have an account on the Congress website for another reason, please log in to your account first before purchasing a ticket. If you buy the ticket without being logged in, we cannot assign the ticket to the account you submitted an abstract with.

The various fee categories for participants are classified into two ticket groups: (A) For ISOCARP members or (B) For all other participants who are NOT members of ISOCARP. Would you like to purchase more than 9 tickets? You qualify for a 10% discount! Contact us here.

Step-by-step instructions:

1. To buy tickets, please log in to your account first then proceed to the ticketing page.

2. If you do not have an account yet, proceed directly to the ticketing page.

3. Please select the number of attendees first at the bottom of the page.

4. Then, fill out the form with the requested information. If you are logged in to your account, these fields will be automatically filled out when you tick the auto-fill option.

5. On the right-hand side of the form, select the ticket category per attendee. If you are buying tickets for multiple participants, make sure to use the correct email address of each attendee. DO NOT use a single email address for all.

6. If you have a special code / discount code, fill it in on the bottom right corner of the page and click "Apply". Afterwards, click "Checkout" and complete the payment procedures. Registration can be paid via credit card or bank transfer.

7. You will find your tickets and invoices - both pending and confirmed - on the Dashboard of your account. 

• Credit card and transactions: Once payment is successful, you will receive an email notification with your tickets.
• Bank transfer transactions: You will receive an automated email notification with the invoice as well as instructions on how to make the transfer. Once we have received the payment, you will receive a confirmation via email with your tickets.

General Conditions

Cancellation and Refund Policy

• Cancellation of registration must be sent to the ISOCARP Secretariat at brussels@isocarp.org.
• Cancellations received before 27 August 2022: 100% refund minus transfer/handling costs (EUR 25,-)
• Cancellations received from 27 August 2022 to 12 September 2022: 50% refund.
• Cancellations received from 13 September 2022 onwards: no refund.

Please note, Congress tickets are not transferable.

In the event that registered delegates would be unable to attend the 58th ISOCARP World Planning Congress in Brussels, Belgium on 3-6 October 2022 due to last-minute changes in their government imposed travel restrictions, the registration will be automatically converted to virtual Pre-congress only registration in accordance to the original registration category. The difference in registration fees will be refunded.

There will be no refunds for cancellations of Pre-congress virtual only registrations.

Should ISOCARP be forced to cancel the in-person event in Brussels ISOCARP and the local host will elaborate an alternative proposal for either fully or semi-virtual congress or for the postponement of the congress to a new date.

ISOCARP and its local host, Brussels-Capital Region, will not assume responsibility for any additional costs or charges, including but not limited to payments made for travel and accommodation.

Force Majeure and Cancellation

ISOCARP cannot be held liable by attendees for either the partial or total non-execution of the event due to circumstances beyond the control of ISOCARP (force majeure), including but not limited to, credible threats of natural disaster in the geographic vicinity, war, eruption of transportation facilities, governmental travel advisory, civil disturbance or any other comparable events beyond the parties' control. Under these circumstances, ISOCARP reserves the right to either retain the entire registration fee and to use it for a future congress, or to reimburse the attendees after deducting the costs already incurred for the organisation of the event and which could not be recovered from third parties.

Modification of the Programme

ISOCARP reserves the right to modify the programme for the virtual Pre-congress sessions and in-person Congress. No refunds will be granted for reasons related to the programme (including change of speakers).

Acceptance of the General Terms and Conditions

The General Terms and Conditions written on the ISOCARP Congress Platform shall manage your use of our platform and the participation in the Congress and Pre-congress. These General Terms and Conditions as well as ISOCARP's Privacy Policy will be applied fully and affect your use of this platform. By using this platform, you agreed to accept these General Terms and Conditions. You shall not use this platform if you disagree with any of these General Terms and Conditions.

ISOCARP and Local Host reserve the right to make non-targeted and targeted video images and/or photographs during this event for internal reporting purposes and/or for marketing purposes. Such images and/photographs may consequently be published on the ISOCARP and Local Host platforms or used to promote the event.