It’s time to register for the 2005 Online News Association annual conference and Online Journalism Awards Banquet, Oct. 28-29 at the Hilton New York, in New York.

Even though the ONA has one of the lower conference registration fees, don’t wait until the very last second to register. Prices will go up on September 9th and the conference hotel will book solid as well.

The registration fee breakdown for this year's conference is:

1) During the early bird registration period (June 15 to Sept. 9), ONA members who are professionals, associates or academics can register for $349. This includes the entire conference and OJA awards banquet. After Sept. 9, this price goes up to $399.

2) We want to give students a break, so ONA Student members (student ID required) can attend the entire conference, including the awards banquet for $150. If they prefer only to attend the conference, and skip the awards, it's $100. This registration fee remains the same after Sept. 9.

3) Non-members do not receive an early bird price, and pay $499 for the entire conference and awards banquet from now until the conference. (If you have people in your organization who have been thinking of joining the ONA, or who you might want to attend the conference, there is a real incentive to get them to join the ONA before Sept 9, because you'll save at least $100 per registration, even if you include the $50 membership fee.)

4) Student non-members (still need to show that student ID) pay $200 to attend the entire conference, including the awards banquet, and $150 if they want to go to the conference, but skip the awards.

5) Anyone can register to attend only the OJA banquet on Saturday night, Oct. 29th. The cost is $150.

This year's conference in being held at the Hilton New York. It's right in the heart of Manhattan, a block from MOMA, two blocks from Central Park.

The ONA rate is $230 a night. The hotel has made a limited number of rooms available to the ONA at this price. Once those rooms are gone, they are gone.

Online Registration: