Registration & Revenue Collection

Two levels of service

We offer two levels of service—revenue collection only, or registration and revenue collection.

Our revenue collection services include:

  • Assuring compliance with PCI DSS and PA-DSS, as well as university policies and procedures governing information and revenue collected for people paying to attend a conference
  • Drafting an online form to collect revenues only (client designs and manages registration information and we provide the payment link)
  • Collecting information on special needs, e.g., dietary requests, ADA special needs, etc.
  • Providing a URL of the online payment form that can be posted to the registration form, i.e., “Click here to submit payment.”
  • Accepting payments by check (bank lockbox), credit and debit cards (VISA, MC, AMEX, DISC), purchase order, bank transfer, internal billing, and bursar
  • Emailing registrant an immediate electronic acknowledgement of payment
  • Providing client with access to real-time report of revenues collected
  • Refunding registration fees according to a pre-agreed policy with the conference organizers
  • Monitoring accounts for fraudulent activity, and alert appropriate authorities and make adjustments in accounting if required
  • Distributing revenues to an account identified by the conference organizers, according to an agreed upon schedule

Our combined registration and revenue collection services include:

  • Assuring compliance with PCI DSS and PA-DSS, as well as university policies and procedures governing information and revenue collected for people paying to attend a conference
  • Drafting a comprehensive online registration form to accommodate a broad range of registrant details, categories, fees, and other information desired by the client
  • Collecting information on special needs, e.g., dietary requests, ADA special needs, etc.
  • Providing URL of online form for posting to event website
  • Accepting online registrations, as well as by telephone, fax, or postal mail
  • Providing an 800 number for registrations (U.S. use only)
  • Accepting payment by check (bank lockbox), credit and debit cards (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover), purchase order, bank transfer, internal billing, and bursar
  • Fielding questions from registrants
  • Emailing registrant an electronic acknowledgement of registration and payment
  • Refunding registration fees according to a pre-agreed policy with the conference organizers
  • Monitoring accounts for fraudulent activity, alerting appropriate authorities, and making adjustments in accounting (if required)
  • Providing conference organizers with access to real-time registration and revenue reports
  • Preparing name badges and tickets
  • Preparing master roster of all preregistered participants for reference at on-site registration check-in
  • Providing supply of on-site registration forms, extra name badges, and ticket stock
  • Providing one registration supervisor to manage on-site registration for an additional charge of $30 per hour (up to 8 hours, during normal business hours, Monday – Friday 8am-5pm) - *Hours outside of this time are subject to an overtime rate of $45.
  • Orienting volunteer registration workers (if needed)
  • Making one attempt to collect unpaid registration fees.
  • Distributing revenues to an account identified by the conference organizers

How to get started

When you’re ready to work with us, the first step is to contact our registration manager, who will guide you through the process of gathering the information needed to draft a registration form.

Please take a moment to review the questions below in order to expedite the setup of your form. You don’t need to have answers for all of these questions—they are a starting point for further conversation.

Contact us to discuss services and fees after reviewing the questions below.

Questions to think about before you contact us

Basic event information
  1. What type of event are you hosting (conference, workshop, job fair, camp, etc.)?
  2. What is the event start date and start time?
  3. What is the event end date and end time?
Sponsor information
  1. Which of the IU campuses is hosting the event?
  2. Who is the sponsoring IU department?
  3. Who is chairing the event (name, email, telephone, and campus address)?
  4. Is there a point of contact that is different from the conference chairperson? If so, provide a name, email, telephone, and campus address.
Account numbers/codes
  1. Do you have a hospitality code?
  2. Do you have an approved RPAQ? If so, what is the number?
  3. What is the IU account number for distribution of revenues?
Space/facility information
  1. What is the location of the event?
  2. Will your attendees be staying in university residence halls and need to sign up and pay for a dorm room while attending an event?
Registration information
  1. When would you like to begin accepting registrations?
  2. Will there be different categories of registrants (e.g., professionals, students, members, nonmembers, etc.) and different fees for each category?
  3. Are there any survey questions you would like to ask?
  4. What is the deadline for registering online?
  5. Will there be an early bird and regular registration fee?
  6. Who should have access to the registration database?
  7. What is the cancellation policy? (The university requires a cancellation policy when accepting payment. Our staff can help you create one.)
Revenue/sales
  1. Will any items be offered for sale, either as part of the registration and/or at the event site?
  2. Do you expect to generate income from exhibitors or sponsors?
  3. In addition to registration fees, will there be any fees for à la carte items, such as attending a banquet, purchasing a t-shirt, or attending an extra workshop?
  4. Approximately how much revenue do you expect to generate from registration fees?
  5. Will payment be accepted at the event site?
  6. Who would you like to have copied on the revenue distribution email (up to two emails)?

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