MiBAN 2026 — Registration & Submission Policy
 
1) Abstract & Eligibility

• Abstract required for all oral presentations.
  After peer review and formal acceptance, authors receive instructions to complete registration and payment.

• Program inclusion occurs only after payment of the registration fee.

• Proceedings upgrade (no extra cost): Accepted abstracts may be upgraded to a full proceedings paper (text or SciViD video) under Secretariat guidelines and deadlines.

2) Registration Window & Method

• Online registration & payment: until December 15, 2025.

• After Dec 15, 2025: on-site registration only (Brisbane).

• No-refund policy: Cancellations are non-refundable except in force-majeure cases approved by the Secretariat.

3) Fee Structure (USD)
Full Conference (4 days)

• Academic (faculty, researchers, postdocs): $600

• Industry: $1,000

• Students (Undergrad/Master’s/PhD): $200

One-Day Registration

• Academic: $250

• Industry: $400

• Student: $100
  (Includes sessions, lunch, coffee breaks, proceedings; banquet not included.)

Other Fees

• Additional presentation (max +1 per speaker): $200

• Extra banquet ticket: $50 (children <4 years free)

 
Note: Each basic registration covers one presentation. A second presentation (including for plenary/invited talks) requires the $200 add-on.

4) What Your Fee Includes

• One presentation slot (per basic registration)

• Access to all plenary and technical sessions

• Admission to the Innovation Forum: Ethical Publishing with AI

• Welcome reception

• Lunches (conference days)

• Coffee breaks

• Conference banquet (included with full-conference registration)

• Access to SciViD digital proceedings (DOI-indexed)

5) Documentation & Categories

• Student rate requires valid proof of enrollment (Undergrad/Master’s/PhD).

• Postdoctoral fellows register as Academic.

• Fees exclude accommodation, travel, and insurance.

6) Financial Principles

• Community-driven, non-profit event under the SciViD Flagship Series.

• All fees are used exclusively for essential organizational costs.

• Equitable policy: the same registration rules apply to all attendees (Chairs, Plenary, Invited, Special Session Organizers, General participants).

• Any surplus is reinvested into open-science dissemination (e.g., SciViD proceedings).

7) Keynote Support & Honoraria (By Invitation Only)

• To ensure access to world-class expertise, a limited number of selected keynote speakers may receive funding, which can include reasonable travel and accommodation support and an honorarium.

• This support is provided by invitation, subject to budget and sponsorship availability, and formalized via individual agreements.

• The purpose is to bring global leaders to MiBAN to deliver advanced content and masterclasses (e.g., science translation methodologies, industry–academia partnering, IP and commercialization pathways, ethical AI in publishing, and reproducibility via video methods).

• Important: This provision does not waive the conference’s equitable registration policy; invited/keynote speakers are subject to the same registration categories and fees as other attendees. Financial support (if any) is separate from registration and is funded via earmarked sponsorships/allocated keynote budget, not from participant fee subsidies.

8) Funding Requests (General Participants)

• MiBAN does not provide travel grants, free accommodation, or other financial aid for general participants.
  Please do not send such requests to the Secretariat.

• The Keynote Support & Honoraria clause above is the only exception, strictly by invitation.