To register for this event, log into your AMTA online account first, then click the "Register for this Event" button below and add conference registration along with any additional special courses into your shopping cart. (You may add trainings, institutes and CMTE courses to your existing registration at any time before November 10 with no price penalty, but conference registration fees - early, regular and late - are based on the date you register.) If you are a current AMTA member, you will be offered the member discount fee. If you are not a current AMTA member, but want to join AMTA and get the conference discount, you may purchase membership at the same time as conference registration. Add the appropriate membership category to your shopping cart FIRST, then add conference registration and you will be offered the member discount on your conference registration. Professional memberships purchased after October 1 will be defaulted to next year's membership. Student memberships purchased after September 1 will be defaulted to next year's membership. If you want a different year's membership than what is automatically offered (check the dates), please register by mail or by phone at 301-589-3300. Fax 301-589-5175.
If you are a 2014 student member, but not a 2013 member and wish to be given the member discount for the 2013 conference, we are happy to extend the discount to you as a courtesy but it cannot be applied online. Please call AMTA to register over the phone and get the discounted conference rate.
Institute/Training/CMTE Policy: CMTE courses are offered at a low-cost rate in conjunction with the conference. To enroll in a CMTE course, you must registered for the conference on at least the day of the conference which the CMTE is scheduled. Institute and Pre-conference Trainings do not require conference registration, but you must register off-line in order to not be charged for conference registration. Fax, mail or phone in your registration to the AMTA office.
Cancellation/Refund Policy: Activities are planned in advance based on the number of registrants. Full refunds cannot be made. Refunds for cancellations of any conference activities (including Trainings, Institutes and CMTE courses) are available by written request only and must be mailed to the AMTA national office. 80% of fees will be refunded if the request is postmarked no later than 10/11/13, 50% if the request is postmarked 10/12/13-11/10/13. NO REFUNDS will be made after 11/10/13, so please plan ahead. Refunds are processed 45 days after the conclusion of the conference. Usually, this will occur in Nov./Dec./Jan. You are responsible for providing a valid postal address where you will be able to pick up mail at that time so you can receive your check. Banks do not accept checks more than 90 days after their issue date, so please present this check to your bank for payment as soon as possible in order to insure you are able to access the funds. Checks uncashed after 120 days will be voided.
Photo Release: During the course of the conference, you may be photographed as a result of your participation in conference activities. These photographs may be used by AMTA in the course of promoting future conferences or other association activities. You will not be compensated for the use of your photograph. If you do not want your photo used, please contact conference organizers.
Reference herein to any specific commercial firm, commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by AMTA. Institutes and CMTE courses are approved by the Certification Board for Music Therapists for the specified number of Continuing Music Therapy Education (CMTE) credits. Credits awarded by CBMT are accepted by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). AMTA (#P-051) maintains responsibility for program quality and adherence to CBMT policies and criteria. NICU Training is maintained by Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare - Florida State University National Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy (#P-068). Complete session information, learning objectives, pre-requisites, qualifications and credentials of instructors, cancellation and refund policies, may be found in the Official Preliminary Program, online at www.musictherapy.org. Program information subject to change. *Graduate credits for attending the conference require pre-registration and fee; contact the AMTA office for details.