Conference Payment Policy

• Payment is due at the time of registration, no exceptions.  CLA will no longer be invoicing for payment.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

• CLA does not guarantee all refund requests will be approved. CLA has already
  expended resources and staffing costs related to the Conference.
• All cancellation/refund requests MUST be submitted to 2026conf@cla-net.org no later than 5:00 PM, Friday, October 30, 2026.
• No refunds will be processed until after Friday, November 6, 2026.
• Refunds will be issued in the same format as payment: checks for payments made by check, credit card refund for payments made by credit card.
• Please send a request for refund, with reason for request, to Robert Karatsu
  at 2026conf@cla-net.org.

Processing Fees

The following administrative processing fees apply to all refund requests:

• Full Conference administration processing fee is $100, and One-Day administrative processing fee is $50. These amounts will be deducted from refund amount before refund is processed.
• Special Event administrative processing fee of $50 for the Awards Gala and $25 administration processing fee for the Youth Literature Awards (Beatty and CYRM Awards) will be deducted from refund amount before refund is processed.

Attendance Policies
Presenter Registration Requirements

• All attendees must be registered to attend the conference.
• All poster and program presenters are required to obtain a full one-day conference registration or a full conference registration by the close of the Early Bird registration (end of day September 11, 2026) to participate at conference.
• If you are presenting only and not attending ANY other conference activities, you
  may request a waiver on the registration fee, however there is no guarantee that
  your request will be granted.  Please email 2026conf@cla-net.org with your waiver
  request.

Children

• To maintain a professional atmosphere throughout the conference, as well as to
  ensure the safety of CLA members, speakers, personnel, and exhibits; CLA allows children only if accompanied by an adult that is registered for the conference.
• CLA requires children and their guardians to maintain a professional, disturbance-free environment in educational programs, conference activities, and in the Exhibit Hall.
• Due to insurance liabilities, no person under the age of 18 will be admitted to the exhibit floor during set-up or tear-down hours.
• If a child is unaccompanied at any time during the conference, especially in educational programs or conference activities, the child and their guardian may be asked to leave the conference. Children will not be allowed at Special Events.

Photos

• Your attendance at the conference constitutes permission to utilize photos and
  video taken of you at the event for news, promotions and similar purposes.

Conference Code of Conduct

• CLA has adopted a Statement of Appropriate Conduct expected of all attendees,
  presenters, and exhibitors. A printable version of the code is available. All attendees must agree to the code to attend the 2026 CLA Conference in Riverside, CA.
• Conference attendees accept all the CLA Statement of Appropriate Conduct.