Registration Information

Deadline for Early Bird Rates: March 1, 2012
Deadline for Advance Rates: June 22, 2012

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Convention Registration Form (for printing)

Full Conference Registration

Daily Registration (for those not attending the full convention)

Check or credit card payment must accompany registration. Registration must be postmarked on or before March 1 (Early Bird) or June 22 (Advance). Registrations postmarked after June 22 will be computed at the regular/on-site rate. You may register online at www.npm.org. Registrations must be received at the NPM National Office (by mail, online, or by fax) by close of business July 11. After July 11 registration is available on-site only.

Cancellation: Requests received in writing at the NPM National Office postmarked on or before July 11 will receive a refund less a non-refundable $50 processing fee. After that date refunds are given only in the form of credit toward registration at a 2012 or 2013 NPM convention or institute. Refunds are processed after the convention.

Member Discounts

With a current NPM Parish Membership (of any size), the members' rate is offered to anyone in the parish community. If your name is not on the parish membership, include the parish group number on your registration form.

If you have a current NPM Individual Membership, the members' rate is available to you; it is not transferable to another person.

Not yet a member? The registration fee for non-members includes an additional $72 for a one-year individual membership in NPM. Postage fees outside the United States, if applicable, will be billed later.

Clergy/Musician Duo Discount: Clergy members and musicians who register for the convention together and in advance receive an even deeper discounted rate. The one clergy member and one musician must be from the same parish or institution. NPM Parish Membership must be current. Registration and payment
for both clergy and musician must be included together in the same envelope and be postmarked on or before the Early Bird or Advance registration deadline. (Sorry, this discount is not available online.)

Youth Discount: Youth (twenty-one or younger or full-time undergraduate) attending the full convention receive a discounted rate. NPM membership required. If you don't have a current Youth or Individual Membership and your parish does not have a current NPM Parish Membership, add $36 for a new Youth Membership on the appropriate line of the registration form. A parent or chaperone must accompany youth attendees under eighteen. Chaperone must be at least twenty-one years old and registered either for the Full Conference or as a Companion. A signed copy of the Code of Conduct for Youth Participating in NPM Conventions, Code of Conduct for Chaperones and Parents Acting as Chaperones, and the Parental or Guardian Permission Form and Release must be on file with NPM before anyone under the age of eighteen may be admitted to the Convention. More information...

Daily Registration: Be sure to indicate the day(s) for which you are registering, and note that the fee for full conference registration is usually less than the fee for multiple days.

Group Discounts: NPM chapters and parishes with a current NPM parish membership who register in groups receive a discount. Registration forms must be mailed together with one check, postmarked by June 9. Contact the NPM National Office—(240) 247-3000 or (toll-free) 1 (855) 207-0293—for more
information.

Additional Information

Companion (Adult or Child): Those registering as companions are welcome to accompany a full convention registrant to all activities except breakouts, workshops, or institutes. A separate registration form must be filled out for each companion including payment for any additional activities.

Scholarship Assistance is available to cover the cost of convention registration for persons or parishes of limited means. There is more information about the scholarship online or request a packet from the NPM Office by calling (240) 247-3000 or (toll-free) 1 (855) 207-0293. Application deadline is June 1.

Photographs: Several photographers will be recording the convention for the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. These photos will be used in the November issue of Pastoral Music, and they may also be used on our website, our Facebook page, and in promotions and other publications. If you do not want your face to appear in any of these places, please notify one of the official photographers, who may ask for a photo so that NPM can exclude images that include you. In accord with child protection programs, especially for those in the Children's Choir Festival, please sign the parental release for your child that is part of the Festival registration form.

You are welcome to take your own photos, but do not use flash. In respect for the artists and presenters, no personal video or audio recordings allowed.

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