To register and obtain the early bird rate your completed registration must be received/completed on or before October 1. There are several ways to register: 

  • To pay directly via credit card, complete the online registration by logging into your CGS profile.
  • To pay by check,  print and complete your registration form and mail to the Council of Graduate Schools, c/o Meetings Dept., One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 230, Washington, DC 20036. Checks should be made payable to the Council of Graduate Schools. 

Registration Fees

Your registration fee includes meeting materials and a number of meals, including the Opening Reception, the lunches on Thursday and Friday, and morning/afternoon refreshment breaks. 

Guest meal tickets for these events may be purchased on the registration form.

Early Bird Registration (postmarked on or before October 1)

Member Rate: $1,020

Nonmember Rate: $1,640

Regular Registration (postmarked after October 1)

Member Rate: $1,225

Nonmember Rate: $1,900

Graduate Student Rate

Member Rate: $350 

Nonmember Rate: $450

Cancellation and Refund Policy

CGS will fully refund registration and ticket fees if cancellation notification is received, in writing, on or before November 1.  After November 1, all refunds will be subject to a $100 processing fee.  No refunds will be honored after November 15.