The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is the global body representing pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Moreover, through their 140 national organisations, academic institutional members and individual members, they represent over four million pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists around the world. Founded in 1912, FIP is a non-governmental organisation with its head office in the Netherlands. Furthermore, FIP has eight pharmacy practice sections as well as nine special interest groups (SIGs), to develop projects and initiatives.

Registration Criteria

FIP member

In order to qualify for the reduced congress registration fee for FIP members, participants must:

• have been a member for two consecutive years (2017 and 2018, both fees need to be paid), OR
• have been a member for 2018 (fee needs to be paid) and have fully paid up membership for 2019 before 31 January 2019, OR
• become a member before 31 January 2019 and pay for two years in advance (2019 and 2020).

Student/recent graduate

In order to qualify for the student/recent graduate fee, two conditions must be met:

1. Participants must still be a student or have graduated from their last pharmacy study after September 2014.
2. Participants must attach to their online registration an official document (.jpeg/.gif/.bmp/.png, max. 200Kb) proving their student/recent graduate status.

Council delegate

In order to qualify for the council delegate registration fee, participants must attach to their online registration form proof (.jpeg/.gif/.bmp/.png, max. 200Kb) that they have been officially appointed to represent their organisation at the council meeting. Unless the congress registration office has received this proof, the regular registration fee will apply. Also, Registered council delegates will receive a supplement programme for member organisations as well as the council agenda six weeks before the council meeting.

Press

In order to qualify for press registration, participants must have applied for and been granted an official invitation code from the FIP communications department via the “press and media” section of the congress website.

Accompanying persons

A participant can register up to two accompanying persons via the congress registration system. The fee for accompanying persons does NOT include admission to the sessions.