When you register for an event, you will be asked to pay with a credit card - online. This is our preferred method of payment. If you cancel before the meeting cancellation date, then you will be reimbursed.
The second option is to be invoiced by selecting the "Offline" option instead of a credit card type. You can then pay at the meeting. However, if you do not cancel by the meeting cancellation date, then you will be expected to pay the invoice.
Event caterers require us to pay for orders even if you do not show up. Thus, not paying for a registered event comes out of all members' dues payments.
CANCELLATIONS
The cancellation deadline is four days before the scheduled event, when event registration closes.
Email us if you are unable to attend and have questions about how to handle your payment.
With a cancellation before event registration closes, credit card payments can be credited to a member's account for a future event. If you would like a refund, please email us and we will provide a credit card refund. After event registration closes, your food has been ordered and we are obligated to pay our venue. Thus, after event registration closes, we do not offer a refund or credit.
Rather than ask for a refund or credit, many members prefer to donate their canceled event payment to a student member to attend in their place. In this case, the earlier you let us know about a cancellation the better. Even after event registration closing date, an email to us can be helpful in us finding a student member to attend in your place.
Please contact us with event registration payment issues.