Course Policies
Virtual Course Policies
Registration and Cancellation Policies
The AOFAS Advanced Foot and Ankle Virtual Course is open to registered meeting attendees only. Virtual access details will be provided via email to all registered attendees no later than May 9, 2023. Registrations received after May 9, 2023 will include a link to the virtual platforum within the confirmation email. Please ensure your spam filter is set to allow emails from registration@aofas.org.
If you do not receive access instructions within the allotted timeframes listed above, please contact registration@aofas.org for assistance. AOFAS is not responsible for any loss or damages, including incremental or consequential damages, arising out of an individual's failure to ensure his or her registration is confirmed by AOFAS.
No refunds will be issued for the course. Any request for an exception to this policy must be requested in writing and approved by the AOFAS Executive Director.
Course Policies
AOFAS reserves the right to cancel the Virtual Course at any time. In the event the course is entirely or partially canceled or postponed other than due to a Force Majeure, Attendee's sole and exclusive remedy with respect to any damages, including incremental and consequential damages, sustained by Attendee as a result of such non-occurrence or postponement shall be a refund by AOFAS of registration fees paid by Attendee as of the date of such cancellation.
Attendee acknowledges and agrees that AOFAS's performance under this Agreement is subject to and shall be excused due to one or more Force Majeure events (as defined herein) directly or indirectly impacting AOFAS or the Advanced Foot and Ankle Course. A Force Majeure is defined as a circumstance or occurrence beyond the parties’ control which makes it inadvisable, illegal, commercially impracticable, or impossible for the course to take place as planned, including, without limitation: (i) acts of God, (ii) disasters (including, but not limited to, fire, flood, severe weather, and earthquake), (iii) war, (iv) civil disorder, (v) suspected or actual terrorism in or near the borders of the continental United States, (vi) government regulation (including, but not limited to, declared states of emergency), (vii) national or international public health authorities’ (including, without limitation, the Centers for Disease Control or the World Health Organization) declaration of public health emergencies, communicable disease, epidemic or pandemic advisories or alerts, (viii) strikes or work stoppages, (ix) curtailment of transportation services (including, without limitation, travel bans and advisories), (x) public or private policies which restrict or prohibit participants of the Advanced Foot and Ankle Course from traveling to or attending the course. AOFAS shall promptly provide notice (which may be sent via email to the address on the registration form) of a cancellation due to the existence of one or more Force Majeure events, and Attendee agrees that AOFAS shall have no liability whatsoever to Attendee as a result of such cancellation or AOFAS’s partial or non-performance due to such Force Majeure.