Registration will open Fall/Winter 2025

• Cancellations received on or before May 15, 2026 will receive a full refund, less €100 administrative fee.
• No refunds will be granted after May 15, 2026. NO EXCEPTIONS. No-shows will not be eligible for refunds.
• Registrations are not transferable to other participants or conferences.

• Guest Exhibit Registration can be purchased for €250. This provides the person access to the Exhibit floor only and does not include keynotes, plenary technical sessions or meals.
• Lunches can be purchased separately during the registration process.

• Student registration rates are only available to undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled full-time and have not yet received their Ph.D. Post-docs may not register as students.
• People who register at the Student Member or Student Non-Member rate will be required to submit current valid student identification to ASME. If the identification is not validated, the attendee will need to register in one of the non-student registration categories.

We are pleased to offer group registration options for organizations registering 10–30 or 31–50 participants. Group rates provide a streamlined registration process and cost savings for larger delegations.

Important: Group registrations must be arranged in advance and cannot be applied retroactively to individuals who have already registered independently. Please ensure your group is coordinated before any registrations are submitted, as we are unable to adjust or refund prior individual registrations to fit within a group package.

To initiate a group registration or for assistance with the process, please contact us at TURBO@seatoskymeetings.com.

All group registrations must be paid in full by May 26, 2026 in order to be processed and confirmed.

Note for Presenters and Authors:
Sponsor, Exhibitor, and Group registrations meet the publication requirements for presenters/authors only if the individual is fully registered by March 16, 2026.

 

Attendees who pay the Non-Member registration rate will be offered a complimentary 4-month ASME trial membership following the conference. ASME will contact eligible registrants and invite them to join ASME within 90 days after the conference. For more information, visit ASME Membership website.

You will be able to request your Conference Letter of Invitation during the Registration process which will be sent as a PDF attachment via email. Once your fee is paid in full, your letter will be sent. If you require a hard copy invitation letter to be mailed to you, you may request and pay for a hard copy invitation letter during the registration process.

Letters of Invitation are not available for Guest Exhibit Registrations.

Badges will not be mailed. All badges must be picked-up onsite. Photo identification is required for badge pick-up at the on-site registration desk. Full Payment is required to attend Turbo Expo. Badges will not be given to anyone with an outstanding payment.

Participation in Turbo Expo 2026 is at your own risk. Please make your own health and travel insurance arrangements.

A PDH Certificate will be emailed to you after the conference indicating the number of PDHs earned during the conference.

Participants are reminded that material presented at ASME conferences is under the copyright of ASME. As a result, participants are prohibited from recording, screen-capturing, or photographing presentations in their entirety with the intent to distribute them to others.

Our Italian partners, MiCodmc, can provide attendees with a Business Invitation Letter (Lettera di visto per affari) required by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs for visa applications.

This letter is different from the standard Conference Invitation Letter and is only needed for participants from certain countries (Africa, Asia, the Middle East, amongst others). For details on entry and visa requirements, visit: vistoperitalia.esteri.it.

To issue the letter, MiCodmc requires:

• Proof of conference registration
• Proof of hotel reservation
• Passport information
• Proof of airline tickets
• (If applicable) Invitation letter from the Conference Organizer (supplied by ASME either via an author's abstract acceptance email or requested during registration)
• Additional information may be required depending on the country.

Participants must also complete documentation verifying employment status and acknowledging their responsibilities in the visa process.

A link to apply for this letter will be available when Turbo Expo registration opens.

 

1. Why am I paying a VAT on the Meeting Registration Fee?

You are paying a Value Added Tax (VAT) on the registration fee because it is required by the laws and regulations of the EU and its member states. They establish that VAT must be paid on the registration fees in the country where the meeting is held.

2. Can the VAT be recovered?

• Businesses from the European Union countries and businesses from non-European countries with reciprocity agreement (Switzerland, Norway and Israel), can claim back the Italian VAT.


• US-based companies and businesses from non-European countries that do not have a reciprocity agreement with Italy must appoint a fiscal representative in Italy to claim a VAT refund. The fiscal representative should be appointed before carrying out the first operation. The evidence of this appointment could be done through a “public act”, a private document officially recorded, a private document included in a specific registry held by the relevant Office (the relevant Office is identified in relation to the fiscal address of the fiscal representative).


• Please note that the VAT refund on certain expenses like foodstuffs and beverages, luxury goods, passenger transport services, aircraft, motorcycles, residential properties, promotional expenses are not accepted by the Italian Tax Administration.


• To recover the VAT you must provide the details of your company - name, address, VAT number or Tax ID - for all expenses invoices and submit all original documentation to your company for its processing.

3. What process should companies follow to recover the VAT?

a. EU Businesses: EU businesses must contact the Tax Administration of their own country for instructions regarding the conditions and process to follow for reclaiming the Italian VAT. There are also minimum VAT amounts that must be met.

For the refund applications for one to three quarters by an EU company the minimum amount is EUR 400. If the refund application relates to a refund period of a calendar year or the remainder of a calendar year, the amount of VAT may not be less than EUR 50.

b. Non-European Businesses: Businesses from Non-European countries without reciprocity agreements with Italy need to have a fiscal representative in Italy to claim a VAT refund. They can claim a refund quarterly or yearly and submit the form (VAT 79) until September of the calendar year following the reference period. For claims related to a quarterly period, the minimum amount refundable is 400 Euro (if less the refund will be annual). For claims related to a yearly period, the minimum amount refundable is 50 Euro.

The claimants have to submit the VAT 79 form by hand delivery, postal service or express courier to:

Agenzia delle Entrate – Centro Operativo di Pescara
Via Rio Sparto, 21 - 65129 Pescara – Pe -Italy

Please note that it is not possible to submit VAT 79 form online, by fax or email.

More information can be found on the Italian Tax Administration website.