Registration

Exhibits Pass Plus (In-Person Only)

Access to the Exhibition, Plenary Session, Workshops, Market Watch, Network Operator Summit, Data Center Summit, Technology Showcases and Show Floor Programs. Short Courses are an additional fee.

Short Courses (In-Person Only)

Access to the registered Short Course and accompanying Short Course Notes.  View the list of available Short Courses. Access to the Plenary Session, Workshops and the Exhibition with Show Floor Programming is also included. 

*The first five students to register for select courses will receive up to a 90% discount.

To add courses to your existing registration, use your modification link found in your registration confirmation email. For additional assisatnce, please contact Registration Customer Service.

Information

Advance Registration Deadline

Registrations are not confirmed until payment is received. Outstanding registration fee balances are due seven (7) days before the event start date. Registrations with outstanding balances will be canceled before the event start date. Canceled registrants who wish to attend must register again and pay the registration fee at the time of re-registration. The original registration rate will not be honored for late payments. No registrant will be able to attend the event without payment in full. All payments must be in USD. Registrations received after 23:59 EDT (UTC-04:00), on Tuesday, 4 March 2025, will be charged the Standard rate. Upon receipt of your registration, a confirmation email will be e-mailed to each registrant. Within the confirmation email will be a receipt and invoice button to download a PDF version of your receipt/invoice.

Code of Conduct

It is important to the success of this meeting that every attendee be treated with consideration and respect. Please review the Code of Conduct and Anti-Harassment policy.

Badge Credentials

All registrants must wear an official OFC badge at all times while onsite. We strongly recommend printing only your badge during check-in.  Please Note: NO BADGES WILL BE MAILED. Your badge represents value. As such, a badge reprint fee may apply.

Accessibility

The organizers and co-sponsors of OFC embrace accessibility and full participation and are dedicated to providing ADA-compliant accommodations to people of all abilities. 

OFC management staff will assist attendees with reasonable accessibility accommodations to ensure a full experience for all. In order to plan effectively, we respectfully ask that individuals needing accommodations provide our management staff with advance notice and pertinent information during registration. OFC staff will continue to make every effort to accommodate reasonable requests received. Those who need assistance, including mobility scooter rentals and companion passes, may indicate and add these selections during registration.

Please note: We strongly encourage those needing a mobility scooter to indicate this specific need during registration, as a limited number of mobility scooters will be available on-site at OFC. 

Guest Policy

Registrants are allowed up to three (3) guests for certain social and educational events. Guests may be added during the registration process and additional fees may apply. All registrants, including guests, must wear an official OFC badge at all times while onsite. Your guest badges will be be provided at the time the primary registrant checks in onsite. Guests are not official registrants of OFC and are not granted access to the Exhibition, Plenary Session, Workshops, Market Watch, Network Operator Summit, Data Center Summit, Technology Showcases, Poster Sessions on the Exhibit Floor and Show Floor Programs. If your guest is interested in attending any of the previously mentioned events, they are encoruaged to register for an Exhibits Pass Plus, a free registration option. Guest events, such as receptions, may incur an additional fee.

Policies and Terms of Registration

Reasonable Event Policies and Terms have been established. We encourage you to read these carefully as all registrants to the Conference will be required to agree to these policies and terms as a condition of registration.

Privacy Policy

OFC and its co-sponsors respects the privacy rights of our visitors and recognize the importance of protecting all information that you may choose to share with us. To further this commitment, we have adopted this Privacy Policy to guide how we collect, store and use the information you provide to us.

Payment Methods and Cancelation Policy

All payments must be in USD.

There are four (4) payment options available during registration.

1. Credit card (Payment is required at the time of registration.)
2. Check
3. ACH/Wire Transfer
4. “Invoice Me” 

Registrants selecting an offline payment method (i.e., check, ACH/wire transfer, or “Invoice Me”) will have an outstanding balance. Instructions for offline payments are provided on the registration payment page and within the invoice. Please download the PDF invoice by clicking the “Receipt/Invoice” button found in the confirmation email. All outstanding payments are due no later than Friday, 21 March 2025. Failure to pay an outstanding balance by Friday, 21 March 2025 will result in the cancelation of your registration. If a registrant that was canceled due to an outstanding balance wishes to register again, the registrant will be required to pay the registration fee at the time of registration. Previous discounts and/or early pricing will not be honored.

To submit a credit card payment post-registration, click the “Submit Payment” button in the confirmation email. You will be directed to the payment webpage to input the credit card information and submit payment.

• Credit Card — We accept VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Discover and Diners Club.
• Check — All check payments must be in USD and made payable to Optica. 
• ACH/Wire Transfer — Please indicate during your registration which bank will be used. ACH/wire transfers must include the invoice number and the registrant’s full name in the reference line to avoid any lost or unidentified payments.
• "Invoice Me" — Use this option when you are required to submit an invoice prior to payment with a credit card, or if you are unsure of which payment method you or your organization will use to submit payment. A link will be found in your registration confirmation email to download a PDF invoice with payment instructions.

Cancelation Policy

Canceling a Registration

All cancelations must be completed by the registrant via their online registration. A USD 75 service charge will be assessed for processing refunds. All registrations received after Tuesday, 18 March 2025 are NON-REFUNDABLE. Note that the Postdeadline Papers notifications typically occur after the refund cut-off date. Keep this in mind when registering.

To cancel a registration, click the “Cancel” button found in the registration confirmation email and proceed to confirm cancelation. Refunds are made to the original form of payment. Please allow three (3) to seven (7) business days for credit card refunds to process, depending on the return bank’s policies. Refunds for check and ACH/wire transfer payments are processed after the event concludes and can take four (4) to six (6) weeks to process.