On Pre-registration

For the purpose of information dissemination, let me blog here this matter on PRE-REGISTRATION for the upcoming March 12-14, 2009 1st IPCAP National Convention in Cebu.

"On or before March 5, 2009" is the Pre-registration period we have set. However, on March 6, there were requests by phone if it is possible to still pay the "Early Bird" fee on March 6 because the payment was released by their Bursar only that day, March 6, 2009. This led me to text my fellow Officers in the IPCAP Board about the matter. There was consensus that "Pre-registration" may be given the extension." Yes, as long as the deposit to the bank is done before March 12, it should be classified as PRE-REGISTERED. The "Bird" may no longer be that "early" but "there are so many worms" so to say, so why be selfish about this matter? We all understand the present global recession, so, please,

1) feel free to deposit before March 12, 2009 your payments in the Banco De Oro bank account mentioned in the Invitation Letter,


2) Text me about your deposit made so I can connsider the following:

3) Email me before March 12, the Pre-registration Form which you should have accomplished with the necessary information,

3) Email too the scanned Deposit slip so we can prepare the Official Receipt and the kit.

4) Bring with you the deposit slip when you come to claim your Kit and Official Receipt.

OK?

I am myself happy about this development. This is something very much considerate of the situation we're all in. I understand that many of the Guidance Counselors have been busy lately, and there will always be room for forgetting the date, as well as the possibility of later fund release.

Now, registration on March 12, 2009 will definitely be ONSITE REGISTRATION.

However, here is another catch: If you are a Registered Guidance Counselor (RGC) or Licensed Guidance Counselor who heard about this matter rather lately, maybe through this blog, email me for the IPCAP Application Form for Membership which I can easily attach in reply to you, and you still pay only P2,000.00 On-site. At least this is P500.00 off the budget (P2,500 Onsite registration fee) which you can use for other things. Hence, with IPCAP membership pegged at P500.00, + Registration fee of P2,000.00 even onsite since you are an IPCAP member, you end up paying only P2,500.00.

Non-registered Guidance Counselors or other kind of participant (because the Convention is OPEN to ALL who have a stake in the Guidance Counseling profession) will be the ones to pay the On-site Registration fee of P2,500.00.

Now I hope this settles this matter.

The Registration period begins at 10AM on March 12, 2009. But the Convention formally opens only at 1PM. So, after registration, please find yourself a place to have a meal before the Convention. Lunch before 1PM on March 12, 2009 is not covered by the fees you have paid (please check the invitation letter) which will cover 5 snacks (March 12 afternoon, March 13 & 14 AM & PM snacks) and 2 lunches (March 13 & 14). Hope this is clear as well. Thank you and

See you in Cebu. God protect you in your trip going to the Convention and back to your place of work. Do let me know if you got information through this blog.

God bless