How to Register before the Meeting
***Advance Registration is now closed. The Joint Meetings Registration Desk will located on the first level of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in East Registration, and will be open for on-site registration on Friday, January 9, from 3:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.; Saturday, January 10, from 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Sunday, January 11, from 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; Monday, January 12, from 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; and Tuesday, January 13 from 7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
The importance of registering for the meeting cannot be overemphasized. Advanced registration fees are considerably lower than on-site registration fees. The AMS and the MAA encourage all participants to register for the meeting as the importance of JMM registration cannot be overemphasized. When a participant pays the registration fee, he or she is helping to support a wide range of activities associated with planning, organizing, and execution of the meetings.
All participants who wish to attend sessions are expected to register and should be prepared to show their badges if so requested. Badges are required to enter the JMM Exhibits, the Employment Center, to obtain discounts at the AMS and MAA Book Sales, or to cash a check with the Joint Meetings cashier.
Registration Fees and Categories
See 2168_regfees for a list of all registration fees and categories.
Participant Lists and Mailing Lists
If any participant would like to opt-out of any mailing lists or participant lists that are generated for the meeting, he or she should check the appropriate box on the Advance Registration Form. All participants who do not opt-out will be included in all mailing lists and participant lists that are generated for the meeting and distributed. Note that only postal addresses are included on mailing lists. The AMS and the MAA DO NOT share any email addresses collected from this meeting with any outside parties.
Cancellation Policy
Participants who cancel their registration for the meetings, minicourses, or short course by January 6, 2015, will be eligible to receive a 50% refund of fees paid. Participants who cancel their banquet tickets by January 5, 2015 will be eligible to receive a 50% refund of monies paid. No refunds will be issued after these deadlines.
Registration Deadlines
There are three separate registration deadlines, each with its own benefits:
- EARLY meetings registration (free room drawing) - November 3
- ORDINARY meeting registration (badge materials mailed) - November 18
- FINAL meeting registration (advanced registration, short course, minicourses, and banquets) - December 23
Early Registration: Participants who register by the early deadline of November 3 will be included in a random drawing to select winners of complimentary hotel room nights during the meeting. Rooms with multiple occupants will be included in the drawing. The location of these rooms will be based on the number of complimentary room nights earned in the various hotels. Therefore, a free room will not necessarily be in winner’s first-choice hotel. All winners will be notified by phone and email prior to December 23, so register early!
Ordinary Registration: Participants who register after November 3 and by the ordinary deadline of November 18 are encouraged to reserve a hotel room to ensure that they receive their preferred hotel of choice. However, those who register by this date are not eligible for the room drawing. They may also elect to receive their badges and programs by mail in advance of the meeting.
Final Registration: Participants who register after November 18 and by the final deadline of December 23 must pick up their badges, programs, and any tickets for social events at the meeting. Unfortunately it is sometimes not possible to provide final participants with housing, so everyone is strongly urged to make their hotel reservations by November 18. Please note that the final deadline of December 23 is firm. Any forms received after that date will be returned with full refunds. Registration materials may be picked up at the Meetings Registration Desk located on the first floor of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center.
See other deadlines for this meeting here.