Early Registration continues until 1 August at the bargain rate of $450. After 1 August and until 22 August, the registration fee increases to $650.  Registration will close on 22 August. Students can register at any time before 23 August for a reduced rate of $250.

Book your room at the Indian Wells Resort at the time of registration to  receive an instant $50 resort credit and become eligible for special room  upgrades. Winners will be chosen at random and if you book before 1 July, you will double your chances to win.

Students are automatically eligible, with the submission of an abstract, to  receive half the advertised room rate (a value of ~$400).

Please visit the conference website (http://go.nrao.edu/ALMA5years) for updates, timeline of events - abstract submission deadline, registration  closing - and future announcements, and contact the Local Organizing Committee at ALMA5yrs@nrao.edu with any questions including the opportunity  for travel support (requests due on 1 July 2016).

Postdocs from the different ALMA Regional Centres are cordially invited to attend the 2016 ALMA Postdoctoral Symposium which will take place on September 24 and 25 at Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa in Indian Wells, CA, USA, immediately following the "Half a Decade of ALMA" meeting.  The Symposium will offer attendees a unique networking opportunity to establish and develop collaborations with other postdocs working at different ARCs and JAO, looking toward the Cycle 5 Call for Proposals.  For details please check the separate Announcement of this ALMA Postdoc Symposium.