
XVIII World Congress of Comparative Education Societies
Fostering Inclusive Ecologies of Knowledge: Education for Equitable and Sustainable Futures
22-26 July 2024, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Congress Registration Fee
Please read the congress registration fee and optional excursion fee details below, fill out the registration fee form and make payment by direct debit (ACH) or a credit/ debit card or Apple Pay/ Google Pay through the "Pay Here" button below.
Congress Registration Fee

* A proof of membership of one of the WCCES Constituent Societies will need to be provided (membership fee payment receipt of the current year, or a letter from the society confirming your membership)
** Please refer to the latest World Bank classification of countries by income (use the hyperlink entitled "current classification by income in XLSX format" given on the webpage to download the Microsoft Excel file)
† A proof of current student status would need to be provided (school identity card or a letter from your school)
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The onsite registration fee for participants includes access to all the congress academic activities, cultural program, a welcome folder, name tag, and a meal card with summer bucks (worth USD100) to be used on Cornell University campus cafeterias.
Accompanying family member registration fee includes access to the opening and closing ceremony, and a meal card with summer bucks (worth USD100) to be used on Cornell University campus cafeterias.
The congress will be conducted in purely face-to-face (onsite) mode on Day 1: Monday, July 22, 2024, Day 2: Tuesday, July 23, 2024, Day 4: Thursday, July 25, 2024, and Day 5: Friday, July 26, 2024.
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The online component of the program will commence on the late evening of Tuesday, July 23, 2024 in Ithaca (New York), which will be the morning of Wednesday, July 24 2024 in Asia. The online component will continue till the early morning of Thursday, July 24 in Ithaca (New York) so that participants from various time zones in all the regions of the world get the opportunity of presenting their research.
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The onsite participants will also be able to access the online component (from anywhere by using their own devices and Internet), while several of them will be touring for optional excursions on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. There will be no onsite sessions on this day.
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For participants choosing the registration fee option for online mode, participation will be limited only to the online (virtual through Zoom) component of the program. In addition, they may be provided access to the live broadcast of some plenaries wherever possible.
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No day-to-day registration will be offered for onsite option (onsite registration is for the 5 days of the congress including full access to the online component).
A participant can choose any one of the above excursions by including the relevant fee along with the congress registration fee. For more details please click on the hyperlinks below to visit the websites:
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1. United Nations Headquarters in New York City
3. Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls
5. Winery Tour
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Please note:
(a) The amounts of different registration fee options mentioned in the registration fee table above DO NOT include credit card/ bank transfer/ PayPal transaction fee, which are estimated at around 3.5%-4%. Please make sure that this fee is paid by you (not charged from the congress organizers) at the time of checkout.
(b) All fees paid for the congress (including registration and excursions) are non-refundable.
Please make a secure payment to Indian Ocean Comparative Education Society (IOCES) through direct debit (ACH) or through a credit/ debit card or Apple Pay/ Google Pay:
Donations of any amount will be much appreciated and acknowledged. World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) is a non-profit association under Art 60ff ZGB of Swiss law and a tax-exempt non-profit association under section 501(c)(3) of Title 26 of the Code of Laws of the United States of America.