Registration Information

 

1．Who the Conference is for

  • For professionals who are currently practicing or would like to include creative arts therapies in medical, clinical, social welfare, and educational settings.
  • For instructors, students, artists, and the general public who have an interest in creative arts therapies.
  • For college and university personnel, who have an interest in starting up a creative arts therapy curriculum.
  • For those who would like to study creative arts therapies in the future. Those who are currently practicing or would like to include creative arts therapies in medical, clinical, social welfare, and educational settings.
  • Also anyone, including instructors, students, artists, and the general public who have an interest in creative arts therapies.

　*Note: Some presentations and workshops may be closed to the public for reasons of client confidentiality.

2．Conference fees

  • Conference fee (Note: The get-acquainted party and workshop fees are separate.)
    1 Day: General: 8000 Yen Students: 6000 Yen
    2 Days: General: 15000 Yen Students: 11000 Yen
    3 Days: General: 22000 Yen Students: 16000 Yen
  • Get-acquainted party fee: 4,000 Yen
  • Workshop fee: 3,000 Yen per workshop (Includes equipment and supply cost)

3. Conference registration

  • Registration opens: July 20, 2006
    Registration is required for conference attendance. Please see information below on how to register for the conference.
  • To request a registration form:
    Send e-mail to office@creative-arts-therapy.org with "Registration form request" in the subject line and your name, address, and phone number in the message line. We will begin sending out registration forms from July 20.
  • About the registration process:
    Once we receive your request, we will send you the registration form via e-mail as an attachment. Please fill-out the form and return. Reservations for the get-acquainted party and pre-conference reception party will also be included in the registration form.
  • About payment of conference fees:
    For participants residing in Japan, payment method will be through bank transfer.
    For overseas participants, we request payment through PayPal.
    Details/instructions for payment will be e-mailed once we receive your registration form. Please make payments for your conference fee and get-acquainted party (if attending) within 10 days of receiving instructions.
    If you are also signing-up for workshops during the conference, then please make all necessary payments once we inform you of which workshops you were able to sign-up for.
  • Workshop reservations:
    All workshops require pre-registration. Fill-out the workshop registration form included with the conference registration and return.( Note: Workshop-only registrations will not be accepted. You must register for the conference in order to sign-up for workshops.)
    The initial closing-date for workshop registration will be August 20. If there is an overflow of reservations for workshops, we will hold a lottery in order to decide which choices you have qualified for. We will notify you by the end of August about the results, including information on payment method. Please make payments for the conference fee, workshops, and get-acquainted party (if attending) within 10 days of receiving the notice.
  • About workshop selection:
    Refer to the conference website for information on workshop choices. Lectures, presentations, and a number of workshops will be held concurrently, so please closely examine the program schedule when making your selections.
  • Cancellation Policy:
    If you are unable to attend a workshop due to cancellation or changes in workshop schedule, your fees will be refunded.
    If for some reason you must cancel registration for the conference, workshops, or get-acquainted party due to personal reasons, no refunds will be available.
  • Additional information:
    Registration for the conference, get-acquainted party, and pre-conference reception party will be accepted past August 20th, until filled. Workshop reservation availability will be updated on the conference website.
    ATTENTION: REGISTRATION FOR THE CONFERENCE WILL MEAN THAT YOU HAVE READ AND CONSENT TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

  • About video taping, audio recording, photography, and copying:
    1.    Visual and audio recordings, and also photography of conference lectures, presentations, workshops, and poster sessions will be prohibited.
    2.    Abstracts and presenter information on the conference website is copyrighted. Making copies without permission is prohibited.
    3.     The conference organizing committee may record a portion of the conference presentation, with the presentersﾕ consent for record-keeping purposes or to post reports on the conference website. Participants will not be identifiable in any recordings. The conference PR staff will have an armband so that they can be identified.
  • Workshops:
    Purpose:     Workshops are intended for participants to learn through experiential exercises. Observing workshops without participating in exercises will not be accepted.
    Language:     All workshops will have either Japanese or English interpretation, whichever is necessary.
    Preparation:     Unless otherwise stated, there is nothing participants must bring. Typically for workshops, participants will either move around or use media, so it is recommended that you wear comfortable clothing that can be easily washed, if you get any stains on it. For dance/movement workshops, you may want to bring a change of clothes and towel.
    Facility:
    1.     Workshop rooms require that everyone entering the room to take off their shoes. If you need slippers, please bring your own.
    2.     Entering and leaving workshops once they have begun will not be permitted.
    3.     Eating and drinking in the workshop rooms is not permitted.
    4.     We cannot be responsible for personal belongings placed within the conference facility. Participants are responsible for monitoring personal belongings.

    *Note:
    - The workshops are not intended for the purpose of providing counseling or therapy. If you are in need of such, please choose workshops accordingly, as they will require active participation.
    - Please understand that workshops will be conducted in groups and workshop presenters will not be able to attend to individual needs.
    - Should any problems arise between participants, the conference organizers cannot be responsible.


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