Our conference is organized by and chiefly attended by scientists and leaders from pharmaceutical companies or from groups directly involved with the development of therapeutics. Our mission is to serve the applied industrial scientists striving to create new therapeutics and those who regulate that activity. As a consequence of that mission we have structured our registration pricing to: (1) Keep registration costs low, (2) Remain inclusive as opposed to application-based or invite-only, and (3) Provide catering & relevant location.

We welcome all in the healthcare field including CROs and technology vendors who we know have valuable insights to share. However, similar to other comparable societies, we offer a lower registration rate to those involved directly in the Community of Practice we were organized to serve. This lower registration rate is well below the cost for catering and room rental per person -- a difference in cost which is covered by generous contributions from our sponsors. Rather than asking our sponsors to pay for the costs of other (possibly competing) CROs and technology providers, we ask these groups to pay a higher rate in order to cover their own costs.

We hope that this explanation clarifies our pricing policy. Our ultimate goal with this policy is to keep the quality of the meeting high and the cost low. Please contact us if you have suggestions, questions, or concerns: contact@bostonsociety.org