Conference Fees & Rules
2026 CONFERENCE FEES
The conference registration fee includes attendance at all sessions during the conference, refreshments and lunches for both days. Authors of accepted papers need to be registered and attend the conference to present their papers. At least one of the authors of an accepted paper must be registered for the paper to be included in the program and the conference proceedings. Each registration can cover up to two papers, student registrations cover only one paper presentation.
ASOCSA Members, CIB, MBA, Registered Professionals
R5,000 ($270)
Non-ASOCSA Members
R6,000 ($324)
Students (Masters, Honours & Full Time PHD)
R4,000 ($216)
RULES
Please note:
- Each author may present a maximum of only TWO conference papers at the conference.
- Each conference paper MUST be presented in person by one of the authors at the conference.
- All registration fees MUST paid BEFORE the conference. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing not later than 21 days prior to the event. Email notice of cancellation to conference@asocsa.co.za. All Fees will still be due if cancellation is done within the 21 day period.
- Only full time Honours, PHD and Master students qualify for student rate (proof of registration will be required). Student rate only allows for 1 publication to be presented at the conference.
Before final submission, please ensure that:
- (a) you have reviewed the author guidelines and have completely formatted your paper with reference to the template earlier provided. Papers that do not align with the template will not be published.
- (b) all tables in the manuscript are editable and illustrations or artworks have a minimum of 300 DPI,
- (c) all author names are correct and correctly ordered,
- (d) all grammatical, spelling, typographical, capitalization and punctuation errors have been corrected,
- (e) page numbers are excluded,
- (f) your paper does not have more than 20% similarity index after plagiarism check.
Submit a similarity report with your final paper,
- (g) your paper does not infringe the copyright or other intellectual property right of a third party or contain libelous or unlawful statements. The publisher reserves the right to exclude such paper from the proceedings without refund of publication fees, and
- (h) you have proofread your paper, as authors will not be sent proofs of their papers before publication and amendments are impossible after final the submission
- Please ensure you submit the final version in both Microsoft Word (.docx) and PDF files format through the EasyChair Online Submission Portal before 30 June 2026
Registration Procedure
Once we have received your registration, you will be issued with a Tax Invoice. Once payment has been processed, then please e-mail your proof of payment to conference@asocsa.co.za. Your registration is only completed upon receipt of full payment and confirmation from ASOCSA.
Cancellation Policy
Notice of cancellation must be received in writing not later than 21 days prior to the event. Email notice of cancellation to conference@asocsa.co.za. All Fees will still be due if cancellation is done within the 21 day period.
Please note: No refunds permitted thereafter
