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All cancellations must be submitted in writing via our Conference Transfers and Cancellation Form.
Confirmed registrants may cancel and receive a full refund minus a $250 cancellation through June 15, 2026. Cancellations received from June 16, 2026 through August 30, 2026 will be refunded fifty percent (50%) of the registration fee. Cancellations on or after August 30, 2026 are nonrefundable.
Transfers are permitted once within the calendar year of purchase. An attendee must request a transfer prior to 10 business days before the start of the event. Transfers within 10 business days of an event cannot be accommodated. If an attendee chooses to transfer their registration to another SHRM event, they are responsible for paying any price difference (if applicable).
Attendees who do not attend the event and/or do not contact SHRM via written correspondence by the dates above will be responsible for the full attendee registration fee.
If a SHRM member transfers their registration to a nonmember, the nonmember must do one of two things: Pay the difference between the SHRM member and nonmember price at the time of the transfer or become a SHRM member at the time of transfer.
If an attendee chooses to transfer to another SHRM event, they are responsible for paying any price difference (if applicable).
If SHRM cancels or postpones an event, attendees can transfer their registration to another SHRM NorCal event within the next 12 calendar months, without penalty, or receive a full refund if the request occurs 24 hours prior to new event start date.
For cancellations due to visa denials, please use our Conference Transfers and Cancellation Form or email globalteam@shrm.org.
An additional cancellation fee of $75 will be charged for each conference add-on, including preconference workshops, educational programs, senior leadership programs, interpretation services and the guest program.
All cancellations must be submitted in writing via our Conference Transfers and Cancellation Form.
Confirmed registrants may cancel and receive a full refund minus a $75 administrative fee until June 15, 2026 Cancellations received on or after August 30, 2026, are nonrefundable.