Registration on-site is open the following times:

• Saturday, May 23, 4:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
• Sunday, May 24, 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Monday, May 25, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 26, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 27, 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Thursday, May 28, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
• Friday, May 29, 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

New this year! There is also satellite registration for preregistered attendees to pick up their badges at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the Arch. Satellite Registration is at the following times:

• Sunday, May 24, 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Monday, May 25, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 26, 7:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

When you register for the conference, you receive access to over 200 sessions, 15 poster fairs, and 4 plenary speakers. You will also get unlimited access to the International Education Expo Hall, as well as all the networking opportunities that we provide, including dedicated networking events and opening and closing celebrations. Signature Programs, certain Special Events, and all Preconference Workshops, as well as everything you see in the online planner that has a $ next to it is an additional fee.

Preregistration for the NAFSA 2020 Annual Conference & Expo opens on March 2, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern and closes May 29, 2020.

• Cancellations and requests for changes to conference registration, workshop registration, and registration for signature programs and special events must be made in writing and received no later than Friday, May 22, 2020. Any cancellations received after May 22 will not be refunded.
• Refunds, if approved, may be processed 4 to 6 weeks after our conference.
• If payment is made by credit card, a credit will be issued to your credit card account; otherwise, a refund check will be issued.
• There are no refunds for special event registrations unless the event is sold out or canceled.
• A $100 cancellation fee will be deducted from an attendees’ conference registration refunds and a $100 cancellation fee will be deducted from workshop, signature program, and special event registration refunds up to a $200 maximum deduction for multiple cancellations. Changes to a preconference workshop registration will result in a $25 change fee per workshop. If NAFSA cancels a workshop, you will receive notification of the cancellation and a full refund.
• All requests for cancellations, changes, and refunds must be made in writing, emailed to [email protected], and received no later than Friday, May 22, 2020.
• NAFSA will waive the cancellation fee if an attendee is unable to: obtain a visa for travel to the United States, travel to the United States due to a travel ban initiated by the Unites States or the attendee’s home country, or travel to St. Louis due to an institutional travel ban.
• Should NAFSA cancel the 2020 annual conference, cancellation fees will be waived and full refunds for registration fees will be processed. Note: full refunds include registration fees, workshop fees, signature program fees, and special event fees.

You can find more information about the NAFSA 2020 Annual Conference housing policies on our housing subpage.