The registration portal will open in January 2023
2022 Rates
(2023 rates will be posted soon)
Registration Type
Non-Member of COA
Member of COA*
Non-PHS Students
Invited Speaker
Early Bird
(Pay by April 22, 2022)
$595
$355
Free
$335
Standard
(Pay by May 6, 2022)
$700
$460
Free
$440
Late Registration (After May 6, 2022)
$800
$600
Free
$580
Member of COA*
To qualify for the “Member of COA rate” you must be a dues paying member of the Commissioned Officers Association of the USPHS. If you register at a discounted rate for which you are not eligible, your registration rate will be changed to the non-member rate. No refunds will be granted. For questions regarding membership or renewal please contact Donna Sparrow at [email protected]
Guests
You are welcome to register and bring guests with you to the Retirement Seminar, Anchor & Caduceus Dinner, and Category Day Luncheon. You will be given the option to add your guest(s) on the first page of registration and to select the sessions they will attend with you on the Sessions page of the form. If your agency is registering you, you may add them after the fact, by modifying your registration.
Registration Cancellation Policy
Refund requests will ONLY be considered in the case of medical emergency or deployment. You may email your request to [email protected] (Subject: 2023 USPHS Symposium Refund Request). Your request is not valid until receipt is acknowledged by the event planner in writing. All refunds will incur a $35 non-refundable processing fee.
Please note: We are no longer able to accommodate credit cards switches or refunding one card in order to charge another. Do not register until the payee and form of payment are final. No exceptions. If there is a chance that your Agency might cover your registration, DO NOT register with your personal credit card.
Paying with Multiple Cards
If your organization is paying your registration fees, but you wish to add other items to your registration please follow the instructions below.
Registrant
Registrant should fill out the online registration form, selecting only what the organization will pay for, until they get to the payment page of registration. The registration will be temporarily saved in the system.
Have the person paying for your registration complete the steps to the right.
Once notified by your Financial Officer that step 2 is complete, login to modify your registration to add and pay for the additional items.
Person Paying for Registration
- Use the regular registration link, entering the name, email and registration type previously entered by registrant.
- If you would like to receive your own receipt, check the box “I am registering on behalf of this person,” and enter your name and email address to be added as an administrator on the account.
- Click next, then select “Yes, continue registering using the saved information,” and click next again.
- Click through all the registration pages until reaching the payment page.
- Enter payment information and click Finish.
2022 Badges
PRINTED BADGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ONSITE.
If you wish to wear a badge you may print it before arriving. Badge holders and ribbons will be available for your use, or if you have a holder from a prior year you may use that. Your badge and tickets may also be displayed on your mobile device for entry to sessions.
- Click the View Registration Details button below.
- Click Print or Modify.
- Enter your email address and confirmation number then click Login.
- Select Print Badge or Print Ticket(s).
- Follow the onscreen prompts.
Click the Modify Registration button to the right.
Click Print of Modify.
Enter your email address and confirmation number then click Login.
Click the Modify button.
Click through the registration pages making the necessary changes/additions.
On the payment page, enter your payment, if needed, and click Finish.
Registration, including the application for the Junior Officer/Civil Servant Scholarship, will open in January.
Eligibility
- PHS officer at grade O-3 and below or civil servant at equivalent GS 10/11 and below
A member of the Commissioned Officers Association of the USPHS
Submit your Application/Register by the Deadline March 15, 2023.
Submission of Application
To submit an application, please use the regular registration link, select Member of COA as your Registration Type on the first page of the form, and be sure to select Jr. Officer/Civil Servant Scholarship as your Admission Item on the Registration Items page of the form. After submitting the form/registration, if you meet the eligibility requirements you should assume you have received the scholarship. We will only contact you if there is a problem/you do not qualify.
Without free registration, I would not be able to attend. I am in a remote location and travel alone costs a lot. I will return for the USPHS Symposium each year. Thank you.”
The registration scholarship is an excellent incentive. The wealth of knowledge that junior officers gain from senior officers, track sessions, and Category Day are invaluable.”
Vendor Information:
Other Information:
2022 Uniform of the Day
Presenters: Service Dress White, Service Dress Blue, or Summer White.
Attendees: Any of the following PHS uniforms: Summer White, Khakis, Service Dress White, Service Dress Blue, modified Service Dress White, modified Service Dress Blue. Other services should wear equivalent uniforms. The civilian dress equivalent is business.
Anchor & Caduceus Dinner: Preferred uniforms are the Dinner Dress White Jacket for 0-4 and above and Dinner Dress White (small medals, no name tag) for 0-3 and below. Alternatively, Dinner Dress Blue Jacket for O-4 and above and Dinner Dress Blue (small medals, no name tag) for O-3 and below. However, we do not want to discourage officers from attending this important event so they also may wear Service Dress Blue with bow tie and miniature medals or the best uniform they own (no khakis or ODUs). Other services should wear equivalent uniforms. The civilian dress equivalent is black tie.
Photo/Media Policy
The PHS Commissioned Officers Foundation for the Advancement of Public Health hosts the USPHS Symposium. The organization uses content from the event for marketing and promotional purposes. By attending the USPHS Symposium, you allow us to photograph, film, or use your image and likeness for promotional materials.
Sexual Harassment Policy
All attendees of the USPHS Symposium should be able to enjoy the proceedings in an atmosphere that is free from all forms of discrimination, including sexual harassment.
Questions?
Contact us at [email protected] or 443-906-3040.
