Congress Fees

Only a few more steps until you’re registered for the congress! The following overview shows the fees for participating in the WPA XVII WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY. Registration includes: admission to all scientific events (apart from those in the Educational Programme), congress brochure, admission to the industry exhibition, participation certificate and admission to the Networking Reception.

Three steps to the WPA XVII WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY:

Step 1: Determine country group here
Step 2: Find the congress fee below
Step 3: Please register for the congress on-site, online registration is closed now.

All fees are quoted in Euros (EUR) and per person. The country group is based upon the official classification of the World Bank and refers to your work and correspondence address. You can find payment conditions below. Please note that we are not able to accept payments in other currencies.

If you submit an abstract and your submission is not accepted for the scientific programme, you will have the opportunity to cancel your congress participation free of charge within 14 days after receiving the notification of non-acceptance.

Kindly note that there are no day tickets available.

Country group A
Psychiatrists, doctors and others
People working directly in the field of psychiatry and psychotherapy such as psychiatrists, psychologists, assistant doctors, resident physicians/doctors, scientists working in related professions, psychotherapists, health care professionals in leading positions, research assistants/associates, scientific staff members etc.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017


EUR 730
DGPPN member or member of an affiliated association (DGKJP, SGPP, SGKJPP, ÖGPP).

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017

EUR 600
Nurses, occupational therapists and others

This fee applies to nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, PhD students, psychological psychotherapists in training.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017


EUR 250
Students
Students can take advantage of a reduced fee. Trainees and students in full time training under 40 years of age (on the first day of the congress) are asked to provide a copy of their student ID and a certificate from the supervisor or head of department together with the registration. This fee does not apply to resident doctors or trainees with a professional degree or completed professional training.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017

EUR 200

Service users and family carers are expressly invited to play an active role in shaping the scientific programme and to make their own contributions to Joint Symposia. These symposia will be organised as trialogues, i.e. with representatives of professionals, service users and carers. Please send your proposal directly to the WCP Scientific Secretariat by email at .

You do need to register online beforehand. The registration fee is EUR 100.

Country group B
Psychiatrists, doctors and others
People working directly in the field of psychiatry and psychotherapy such as psychiatrists, psychologists, assistant doctors, resident physicians/doctors, scientists working in related professions, psychotherapists, health care professionals in leading positions, research assistants/associates, scientific staff members etc.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017

EUR 630
Nurses, occupational therapists and others

This fee applies to nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, PhD students, psychological psychotherapists in training.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017


EUR 250
Students
Students can take advantage of a reduced fee. Trainees and students in full time training under 40 years of age (on the first day of the congress) are asked to provide a copy of their student ID and a certificate from the supervisor or head of department together with the registration. This fee does not apply to resident doctors or trainees with a professional degree or completed professional training.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017

EUR 200

Service users and family carers are expressly invited to play an active role in shaping the scientific programme and to make their own contributions to Joint Symposia. These symposia will be organised as trialogues, i.e. with representatives of professionals, service users and carers. Please send your proposal directly to the WCP Scientific Secretariat by email at .

You do need to register online beforehand.

Country group C
Psychiatrists, doctors and others
People working directly in the field of psychiatry and psychotherapy such as psychiatrists, psychologists, assistant doctors, resident physicians/doctors, scientists working in related professions, psychotherapists, health care professionals in leading positions, research assistants/associates, scientific staff members etc.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017

EUR 520
Nurses, occupational therapists and others

This fee applies to nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, PhD students, psychological psychotherapists in training.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017

EUR 250
Students 
Students can take advantage of a reduced fee. Trainees and students in full time training under 40 years of age (on the first day of the congress) are asked to provide a copy of their student ID and a certificate from the supervisor or head of department together with the registration. This fee does not apply to resident doctors or trainees with a professional degree or completed professional training.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017


EUR 200

Service users and family carers are expressly invited to play an active role in shaping the scientific programme and to make their own contributions to Joint Symposia. These symposia will be organised as trialogues, i.e. with representatives of professionals, service users and carers. Please send your proposal directly to the WCP Scientific Secretariat by email at .

You do need to register online beforehand.

Country group D
Psychiatrists, doctors and others
People working directly in the field of psychiatry and psychotherapy such as psychiatrists, psychologists, assistant doctors, resident physicians/doctors, scientists working in related professions, psychotherapists, health care professionals in leading positions, research assistants/associates, scientific staff members etc.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017

EUR 420
Nurses, occupational therapists and others

This fee applies to nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, PhD students, psychological psychotherapists in training.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017

EUR 250
Students
Students can take advantage of a reduced fee. Trainees and students in full time training under 40 years of age (on the first day of the congress) are asked to provide a copy of their student ID and a certificate from the supervisor or head of department together with the registration. This fee does not apply to resident doctors or trainees with a professional degree or completed professional training.

Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017

EUR 200

Service users and family carers are expressly invited to play an active role in shaping the scientific programme and to make their own contributions to Joint Symposia. These symposia will be organised as trialogues, i.e. with representatives of professionals, service users and carers. Please send your proposal directly to the WCP Scientific Secretariat by email at .

You do need to register online beforehand. 


Additional Fees

Accompanying Person
Last minute/ on-site
29 Sept. 2017 
12 Oct. 2017
EUR 100

Registration fee for accompanying persons includes admission to Opening Ceremony and Networking Reception as well as a sightseeing tour of Berlin. Advance registration for the sightseeing tour is required. Please note that accompanying persons do not have access to the scientific sessions, the poster exhibition and the technical exhibition.

Educational Programme
Courses held in English
Courses held in German
EUR 90
EUR 90

Please note that courses can only be booked in conjunction with congress registration. Discover the Educational Programme now.



Due to consideration of the medical products advertisement law (Heilmittelwerbegesetz) the technical pharmaceutical exhibition is reserved for doctors, scientists and health care professionals only.

Payment conditions
When registering for the WPA XVII WORLD CONGRESS OF PSYCHIATRY 2017 please arrange payment of the registration fee. All payments should be made in EURO. You may choose between two modes of payment: credit card or bank transfer. A charge of 3 % of the total amount will be applied for payments by credit card. The amount will be included in the invoice for your booking and listed on your booking confirmation.
Particularly when paying from outside Germany, we strongly recommend using a credit card, because charges for bank transfers may be deducted twice — once in the country of origin and a second time in Germany.
In case of bank transfer by your organization please make sure that your name is forwarded together with the money. If your organization uses a block transfer for several participants it is necessary to include all relevant names.
We accept the following credit cards: AMEX, Mastercard, VISA
Please find the Credit Card Authorisation Form here.

Bank transfer to the congress bank account:

Account holder: CPO HANSER SERVICE w/WCP 2017 (ZB)
IBAN: 
BIC: 
Account no.
Bank name:
Bank address:
Payment reference: participant number and/or name of participant

Confirmation: Upon receipt of your registration and payment, the congress office will send you a confirmation form that also serves as your invoice. Please show this confirmation of registration at the congress counter when picking up your congress materials.

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