The dignity of the child 

There are no workshops during this conference.

International Early Childhood Conference

The Dignity of the Child
Conference of the Medical Section at the Goetheanum
from Wednesday, 19 to Saturday, 22 May 2021

Application requested prior to:  Wednesday, 5 May 2021

Conference tickets without meals early booking until 14.02.2021

Regular price: CHF 290 with meals: CHF 415
Concessions¹:         CHF 240 with meals: CHF 365
Students²  :         CHF 160 with meals: CHF 285
With sponsorship³:  CHF 450 with meals: CHF 575

Conference tickets without meals from 15.02.2021

Regular price: CHF 330 with meals: CHF 455
Concessions¹:         CHF 270 with meals: CHF 395
Students²  :         CHF 190 with meals: CHF 315
With sponsorship³:  CHF 450 with meals: CHF 575

Conference meals
Conference meals (vegetarian with dessert) include 2x lunch and 3x evening meal at CHF 125 in total and they can not be booked separately. Breakfast (3x) can be booked separately at CHF 45. Lactose-free and gluten-free dishes can be provided. Lactose-free and gluten-free dishes can be provided. We regret that any other food intolerances cannot be catered for.

Parking permit
For the period of the conference: CHF 21 (not right next to the Goetheanum building). If you have a disability, please display your disability badge in your car.

Methods of payment/confirmation
On receipt of a group application, the respective institution will receive the account for the group. Subsequent bookings can only be applied for and paid on an individual basis.

Credit cards (all countries): The full amount will be charged to your credit card as soon as your booking has been processed. You will receive postal or email confirmation of your booking and payment.

Invoice Switzerland: Confirmation of booking and an invoice will be sent to you once your booking has been processed. Please note that we only send out invoices up until 10 days before the beginning of an event. After that, payment is only possible by credit card or on arrival.

Invoice Eurozone: Confirmation of booking and an invoice will be sent to you once your booking has been processed (Euro account). Please note that we only send out invoices up until 14 days before the beginning of an event. After that, payment is only possible by credit card or on arrival.

Other countries: Once your booking has been processed you will receive a confirmation by post or email. The amount due will either be charged to your credit card or you can pay on arrival. Bank transfers are not possible.

Please note that the conference fee must be paid before the conference starts.

Conference tickets: Tickets can be collected at the Reception until half an hour before the conference starts, also if you pay on arrival. We accept cash (Euro and CHF), VISA, MasterCard, ec-direct and Postcard-Schweiz.

Protection concept (COVID-19): The protection concept for events at the Goetheanum can be found on our website: static.goetheanum.co/assets/medias/schutzkonzept-sars-cov-2.pdf

We reserve the right to make changes to the program due to official requirements for handling Sars-CoV-2.

Cancellation: Bookings may be cancelled free of charge up to 14 days prior to the beginning of the conference (5.5.2021, date of posting). After that, 50% of the conference fee will be charged. Meals, breakfast and parking permit may be cancelled free of charge up to 1 day prior to the begin of the conference (18.05.21). Cancellation on the day when the conference begins or failure to attend are subject to an invoice of the total of 100%. Substitutes will be accepted at no extra cost.

Cancellation insurance: Subject to a payment of 5% of total costs (CHF 10 minimum) full cancellation insurance can be taken out to cover illness (including dependent children and partner), job loss and force majeure.

¹ For care workers, midwives, pre-school teachers, daycare workers, OAPs, the unemployed and people with disabilities who receive benefits. Proof of status has to be submitted with the booking form.
² For students, schoolchildren, those in training, military or civil service. Proof of status has to be submitted with the booking form.
³ Should you be in a position to pay an additional amount, this would help to cover the costs of the conference and support the work of the section.