Refund and Cancellation Policy

Checks and Money Orders All checks must be in US dollars and made payable to The Optical Society. Please indicate the check number on the registration form.

Bank Drafts and Wire Transfers Please indicate on your registration form which bank was used and when the deposit was made. Also, please notify OSA of the transfer to avoid any lost or unidentified payments.

Refund Policy for Registration A US$ 75 service charge will be assessed for processing refunds. A letter requesting the refund should state the registrant's name and the amount of payment and should be faxed to +1.202.416.6140 or submitted through osa.org/help. Requests for refunds that are received after Monday, 26 August 2019 will not be honored. All refund requests must be made in writing.

*Note that the Post-deadline Papers notifications typically occur after the refund cut-off date. Keep this in mind when registering.
**Refunds based on the inability to get a visa will be evaluated on a case by case basis. Please begin the visa application process early. The visa process can take as long as 3 months in some cases.

Registration Support

Please contact Customer Service at osa.org/help or +1.202.416.1907 with questions regarding registration.