Registration

To participate in the Annual Meeting, you must be a registered attendee. A full registration includes access to all plenary and concurrent sessions, networking breaks in the Exhibit Hall, poster sessions with light refreshments, the Opening Ceremony, and networking events with food and beverage. Please note that certain pre-meeting workshops & ticketed events are not included with full registration.

 Accepted authors are expected to pay their own travel expenses and conference registration fee(s). The conference will be in-person only with no option for remote presentations. 

*Registration is scheduled to open in late Fall 2026.*

 

2027 REGISTRATION CATEGORIES

CATEGORY  DESCRIPTION 
Member Active SFB Individual, Post Grad, Student, or Retired/Senior Member. If you need to re-apply for SFB membership please click here.
Non-Member Any Individual, Post Grad, or Student that is not a SFB member. By registering for the Annual Meeting it will include a SFB membership. You do not need to be signed in to register as a non-member.
Government Employee Any Individual who is a government employee. Please ensure you use your government email address when registering. 
One Day (Member/Non) Any individual (both member or non-member) seeking to attend the Annual Meeting for one day duration. You will be required to select your date of attendance as check-in will not be permitted on a different date. 
Networking Guest Any individual who would like to attend all social functions at the Annual Meeting. This includes the receptions from Wednesday, April 28, to Friday, April 30, 2027.

2027 REGISTRATION RATES

*Please note we have listed the conference registration rates for 2026 below and will update the rates for 2027 in the coming weeks. 

IN-PERSON
REGISTRATION TYPE 

EARLY  
(By March 17)

LATE  
(March 18- April 27)

ON-SITE*  
(April 28-May 1)
Member 

$710

$810

$860
Member Post Grad 

$610

$710

$760
Member Student 

$545

$575

$575
Retired/Senior Members

$250

$250

$250
Non-Member 

$950

$1050

$1150
Non-Member Post Grad 

$755

$855

$955
Non-Member Student 

$595

$625

$625
Government Employee

$785

$785 

$785
One Day (Member/Non)

$300

$300

$300
Networking Guest

$100

$100

$100

*On-line registration will only be available onsite at the Annual Meeting,  April 28 - May 1, 2027.

*For International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering members please contact our Meeting Coordinator, Tara Locantore, at tlocantore@biomaterials.org, to receive a promotional code to register at the membership rate.

TICKETED EVENTS

Enhance your conference experience by adding a ticketed event! Offerings include Pre-Meeting Workshops, Student Luncheon, Education & Professional Development: Mentoring Luncheon, and Rena Bizios Luncheon: Building Community in Biomaterials. Tickets can be purchased during registration. You can see all current information about ticketed events located here on our website. If you’ve already registered and would like to add a ticketed event, please contact our Meeting Coordinator, Tara Locantore, at tlocantore@biomaterials.org.

CAREGIVER REGISTRATION 

The Society For Biomaterials is open to all members of the biomaterials community. We recognize that some attendees may require caregiver assistance with certain daily tasks and activities. To ensure all attendees have the ability to fully engage and participate in the conference, SFB is pleased to offer a special complimentary registration for these essential individuals who would not attend the conference on their own. If you are a qualifying caregiver or recipient of these services, please contact SFB for assistance.

ECONOMIC HARDSHIP AND DEVELOPING COUNTRY BIOMATERIALS RESEARCHER TRAVEL DISCOUNT 

The Society For Biomaterials (SFB) is committed to inclusivity and ensuring that all members of  
the biomaterials community can participate in our annual meeting. To support this goal, SFB offers special discounted registration for members from lower and middle-income countries upon request. We recognize that financial challenges should not be a barrier to participation. To help all attendees fully engage in the conference, SFB encourages applications for discounted registration from individuals facing economic hardship, including those from developing countries or with family incomes at or below the federal poverty level. 

If you would like to apply for this discount, please contact SFB Executive Director, Dan Lemyre, for assistance. Kindly provide a brief description of your economic situation or your involvement in a program in a developing country, along with a letter confirming the lack of departmental or institutional support for your attendance. For reference, please see the World Bank's list of low and middle-income countries and the Health and Human Services guidelines for economic hardship within the United States.

REFUNDS/CANCELLATIONS  

To cancel your registration and receive a refund, a written request must be received by March 31, 2027. Cancellations can be made by contacting the Society For Biomaterials Headquarters at info@biomaterials.org. Cancellation requests received by this date will receive a refund (less a $75 USD processing fee). Requests will be processed upon notification. All requests received after March 31, 2027, will forfeit 100 percent of monies paid.

VOLUNTEER/NATIONAL MEETING ATTENDEE CONDUCT POLICY 

All attendees are required to abide by the SFB Volunteer/National Meeting Attendee Conduct Policy. 

EVENT PHOTO/VIDEO WAIVER POLICY

All attendees for the SFB Annual Meeting are accepting of our event photo/video waiver policy by registering for the Annual Meeting. You can find all current policies here.