Fees & Payment

Fees

Registration fee for participation includes:

  • Entry to scientific sessions and panel discussions;
  • Programme booklet;
  • 9 Coffee/tea breaks;
  • 5 Lunches
  • Welcome reception on Monday evening
  • BBQ dinner at KALRO campus on Tuesday evening
  • Transportation to the conference venue and back for those who stay at the 3 hotels we arranged special conditions with see the page https://isbca2026.com/en/recommended-hotels
Registration TypeEarly applies until 15 September Regular
Regular Participants USD 500 USD 600
NAROs & Universities*+ USD 200

USD 200

International Students ** USD 200 USD 200
African Students *** USD 100 USD 100

 

* Potential participants from national agricultural research organizations (NAROs) and universities in low and lower-middle income African countries*+ can contact the registration office to apply for an award to lower the registration fees by 60%. This will be done on a “first come - first serve” basis as ISBCA7 has only limited funds available, but we are very committed to support participants from the African region who are presenting their research findings. To apply for an award to lower the registration fee, you must register online and submit your abstract for an oral or poster presentation in English. After finishing the registration process, please contact ISBCA Symposium Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and provide a message that you apply for this award associated with a proof of employment from the national research organizations in the form of a signed letter on an official letterhead from the home Department Leader or equivalent (please submit a PDF file or scan). The letter must be received latest by the deadline date for registration, however, watch out for the “first come - first serve” rule.

+Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Dem. Rep. Congo, Rep. Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Arab Rep. Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Fed. Rep. Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Yemen Rep., Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

** or ***To be entitled to the discounted rate by 60% or even 80%, the international or African student must be enrolled in a degree programme at a college or university at the time of the ISBCA7. Proof of enrolment must be provided in the form of a signed letter on an official letterhead from the home Department Chair or equivalent, stating simply that the student is currently enrolled in the undergraduate or graduate programme of that Department.  We are sorry to announce that post-doctoral research scientists are not eligible for the discounted rate. The letter must be received by the deadline date for registration. Students may email the letter as a PDF scan to the ISBCA Symposium Secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Add-on Fees

Farewell Conference Dinner (including non-alcoholic drinks as well as wine and beer)
Date: Thursday 29 October 2026
Place: tba
Time: 19:30
Fee: USD 60.00

Field Excursion:
Date: Wednesday 28 October 2026
Place: Nairobi National Park Safari
Time: 06:00 am to 11:30 am
Fees:

  • Non-Resident: USD 115.00
  • Africans: USD 75.00
  • Kenyans and East Africans: USD 45.00

 

Companion Fees

Welcome Mixer (snacks, non-alcoholic drinks as well as wine and beer)
Date: Sunday 25 October 2026
Place: at the Novotel (one of the recommended hotels see page recommended hotels)
Time: tba
Fee: USD 45

Farewell Conference Dinner (including non-alcoholic drinks as well as wine and beer)
Date: Thursday 29 October 2026
Place: tba
Time: 19:30
Fee: USD 60

Field Excursion:
Date: Wednesday 28 October 2026
Place: Nairobi National Park Safari
Time: 06:00 am to 11:30 am
Fees:

  • Non-Resident: USD 115.00
  • Africans: USD 75.00
  • Kenyans and East Africans: USD 45.00

 

Payment

Bank transfer
Registration fees are due without deduction.
You will find the account details on the invoice, which you can download from your conference account.


Credit card online
Once you have submitted your registration a link will appear on your account to allow you to process your credit card payment through a secured payment system set up for the conference, Worldline (Saferpay). Please note any credit card transaction will appear on your statement as KCS Kuhlmann Convention Service.

Your Account
After registering online, your password and username allow you to access your account at any time, to view the details of your online registration, view your payment status, print an invoice or submit an abstract.

Please note:

Registration:

  • For participating in the Conference all Participants must purchase the registration ticket prior to the Conference online. To purchase the ticket the Participant must register online via their account. Therefore, they must complete the registration form and submit it to us.

Payments:

  • All invoices are due ten (10) days from their issuance ("payment term") and must be settled within this payment term. This applies to all invoices, registrations without submission, early and regular registrations, as well as additional bookings such as conference dinner, excursion or guest tickets. For early bird registrations with submission, invoices are due seven (7) days after the Letter of Acceptance is sent out.

Cancellation and Refund of Tickets: 

  • (1) Cancellations are only accepted in written form via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • (2) Registrations cancelled before 25 August 2026, will receive a full refund minus a cancellation fee. After the aforementioned dates, participants can no longer cancel their tickets.
  • (3) Cancellations of additional program bookings such as conference dinner, excursion and guest ticket will receive a full refund if received before 25 August 2026. 

    After the aforementioned dates, participants can no longer cancel their tickets. This also applies if participants are unable to attend the conference due to reasons such as illness, travel inability, visa application rejection, or travel restrictions.
  • (4) The cancellation fee is USD 40

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