Event Registration for GCD XI

Event Registration

1. Complimentary registration — £0

Full-day attendance at the 11th Global China Dialogue, including lunch, refreshments and the conference dinner.

Eligibility and conditions:

1. Speakers (invited and selected), chairs, Global China Academy Fellows, trustees, Council members, professionals, administrators, volunteers and friends of GCA are eligible for complimentary registration.
2. Each organiser, supporter or sponsor is entitled to three complimentary tickets. Please specify which organisation you represent.
3. Each volunteer who provides substantial assistance in organising or running GCD XI (e.g. English–Chinese translation or interpretation, videography, photography, audio recording, transcription, paperwork, assisting speakers or registration) is entitled to one complimentary ticket. Please specify your contribution.

Complimentary dinner guests must attend the full-day Dialogue.

2. Standard registration — £40–280

• £80 — Morning attendance: arrival refreshments, morning tea break and lunch.
• £140 — Morning attendance + conference dinner: arrival refreshments, morning tea break, lunch and conference dinner.
• £40 — Afternoon attendance: afternoon tea break.
• £120 — Afternoon attendance + conference dinner: afternoon tea break and conference dinner.
• £120 — Full-day attendance: lunch and all refreshments; excludes conference dinner.
• £180 — Full-day attendance + conference dinner: lunch, all refreshments and conference dinner.
• £80 — Conference dinner only.
• £280 — International participant package: full-day attendance, lunch and refreshments on the day, the conference dinner, and administrative support for international participants, including a visa invitation letter where eligible.

Accommodation and transport are not included.

3. Visa invitation letters

Invitation letters for UK visa purposes may be issued, at the discretion of the Organising Committee, to participants who have registered and paid in full for the International participant package and who can provide evidence of a current academic or professional affiliation. Requests from personal email addresses (such as Gmail) must be accompanied by a letter from the applicant’s employer or university. The letter confirms registration for the Dialogue on 4 December 2026 only; it does not constitute sponsorship, and the organisers accept no responsibility for travel, accommodation or living costs. Visa application fees are paid directly to the UK authorities and are the responsibility of each applicant.

4. Refunds

If your UK visa application is refused, £180 of your International participant package fee will be refunded, less a 10% administration fee (£162 in total), on presentation of the refusal letter before 27 November 2026. The administrative support element (£100) is non-refundable.

Event details

• 08:30–17:00 — The 11th Global China Dialogue (GCD XI), the British Academy
• 18:00–21:00 — Conference Dinner, Imperial China London

Registration is essential for both events due to limited seating and catering arrangements.

Notes

• Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
• If you cannot attend, please notify us promptly so that your place can be offered to someone else.

Privacy Policy: Your personal information will remain confidential and will be used solely for this event.

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