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The registration fee includes attendance to all conference sessions.
When registering as an "Academic", please register with your academic email address, as this will accelerate the registration process. If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual university email addresses. Thank you for understanding.
Participation to the conference is considered final only once the registration fees have been paid. The number of participants is limited: once the number of paid registrations reaches the maximum number of participants, unpaid registrations will be cancelled.
Group Discounts: Group of 3, 5% off
For larger groups and further discounts, please contact us at iocan2027@mdpi.com.
World Bank Economy-Based Discounts: Special concessionary rates are available for participants residing in economies classified by the World Bank as Low-Income (90% discount) or Lower-Middle-Income (50% discount). Please refer to the country classification table here.
Registration Categories
Paid registration provides full access to the conference program and associated benefits, including:
- Abstract submission
- Eligibility for event awards competition (if applicable)
- Certificate of Presentation or Participation
- 20% discount on APC for the conference Special Issue (To Be Announced) published in the Animals (all submissions undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review process)
- Complimentary publication in Biology and Life Sciences Forum (all submissions undergo MDPI’s standard peer-review process)
To ensure timely finalization of the scientific program, at least one author per abstract (designated as the Covering Author) must complete a paid registration. Abstracts will be withdrawn if the required payment is not completed by 22 January 2027.
| > 2 weeks before the conference | Full refund |
| < 2 weeks before the conference | No refund |
Disclaimer
We will endeavour to present the program advertised. However, MDPI and its partners reserve the right to alter or cancel, without prior notice, arrangements, timetables, plans, or other items relating directly or indirectly to The 5th International Online Conference on Animals. MDPI and its partners are not liable for any loss or inconvenience caused as a result of such cancellation.
Beware of Unauthorized Registration
Note that Sciforum is the only official registration platform to register to IOCAN 2027. Beware that entering into financial agreements with non-endorsed companies can have costly consequences.
Insurance
The organizers do not accept liability for personal accident, loss, or damage to private property incurred as a result of participation in the event.