Full registration payment refunds will be issued when the request is sent via email to the program coordinator [VP/President Elect] 90 days or more before the first day of the conference. A partial refund of 50 percent of the payment will be issued if the request is made between 31 and 89 days before the first day of the conference. No refund will be granted 30 days or fewer before the first day of the conference since all conference services have been paid for and the association will not receive a refund from vendors. If a paper proposal is rejected and the conference registration has been paid, the entire registration fee will be refunded if the person decides not to attend the conference and notifies the program coordinator 30 days before the first day of the conference. All people attending panel presentations, regardless if they are presenting a paper at the conference or not, must be registered for the conference and pay the registration fee. Guest tickets for the opening and closing ceremonies, which do not allow guests to attend the panel sessions, are subject to the rules listed above for refunds. Tickets for optional tours must also follow the aforementioned refund policies.