Registration
Registration and housing is open. All attendees are required to log-in or create an AGU-universal account to access the registration and housing site.
Important Reminders
- Attendees are encouraged to register for the meeting by 14 January 2026 (23:59 EST/03:59 +1 GMT) to take advantage of the early bird registration rates offered.
- All attendees, including presenters and chairs, must register for OSM26 to participate in the meeting.
- Review the registration policies prior to registering for the meeting.
In-Person Registration Rates
All rates are listed in US Dollars. The in-person registration rates are listed by base price plus 20% VAT fees.
Early Bird
Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
Full Week
- Professionals: $785 plus VAT $157 = $942
- Early Career Professionals*: $615 plus VAT $123 = $738
- Students: $515 plus VAT $103 = $618
- Senior (65+ & Retired): $515 plus VAT $103 = $618
- Secondary School/K-12 Teachers/Informal Educators: $225 plus VAT $45 = $270
- Secondary/High School Students: $225 plus VAT $45 = $270
One-Day Registration
- Professionals: $392 plus VAT $78.40 = $470.40
- Early Career Professionals*: $307 plus VAT $61.40 = $368.40
- Students:$258 plus VAT $51.60 = $309.60
- Senior (65+ & Retired): $258 plus VAT $51.60 = $309.60
- Secondary School/K-12 Teachers/Informal Educators: $0
- Secondary/High School Students: $0
Regular
Starting: 15 Jan 2026
Full Week
- Professionals: $885 plus VAT $177 = $1,062
- Early Career Professionals*: $715 plus VAT $143 = $858
- Students: $615 plus VAT $123 = $738
- Senior (65+ & Retired): $615 plus VAT $123 = $738
- Secondary School/K-12 Teachers/Informal Educators: $325 plus VAT $65 = $390
- Secondary/High School Students: $325 plus VAT $65 = $390
One-Day Registration
- Professionals: $492 plus $98.40 = $590.40
- Early Career Professionals*: $407 plus $81.40 = $488.40
- Students: $358 plus $71.60 = $429.60
- Senior (65+ & Retired): $358 plus $71.60 = $429.60
- Secondary School/K-12 Teachers/Informal Educators: $0
- Secondary/High School Students: $0
*Early Career is within 10 years of receiving their PhD or highest equivalent terminal degree.
A certificate of participation and access to:
- online platform
- mobile app
- Agency Forums
- Town Halls
- online poster gallery
- full list of exhibitors and profiles
- plenaries and plenary recordings
- eLightning sessions
- all oral sessions
- poster hall
- exhibit hall
- slides from oral presentations, Town Halls, and Agency Forums (no audio)
- opening reception
Certificate of Participation for the day you attend and access to:
- online platform
- mobile app
- Agency Forums taking place on the day you attend
- Town Halls taking place on the day you attend
- online poster gallery
- full list of exhibitors and profiles
- plenaries taking place the day you attend and plenary slides
- eLightning sessions taking place the day you attend
- all oral sessions taking place the day you attend
- poster hall on your attendance day
- exhibit hall on your attendance day, if applicable
- slides from oral presentations, Town Halls, and Agency Forums (no audio)
- opening reception, if applicable
Virtual Registration Rates
All rates are listed in US Dollars. The virtual registration rates include VAT fees.
Early Bird
Deadline: 14 Jan 2026
- $392: Professionals
- $307: Early Career Professionals*
- $258: Students
- $258: Senior (65+ & Retired)
- $0: Secondary School/K-12 Teachers/Informal Educators
- $0: Secondary/High School Students
Regular
Starting: 15 Jan 2026
- $492: Professionals
- $407: Early Career Professionals*
- $358: Students
- $358: Senior (65+ & Retired)
- $0: Secondary School/K-12 Teachers/Informal Educators
- $0: Secondary/High School Students
*Early Career is within 10 years of receiving their PhD or highest equivalent terminal degree.
What's Included in Virtual Registration
A Certificate of Participation and access to:
- online platform
- mobile app
- online poster gallery
- full list of exhibitors and profiles
- on-demand content, including oral session slides, plenaries, Agency Forum slides, and Town Hall slides
General Information
All registration fees must be paid in full before receiving credentials to access the meeting in person or online. OSM accepts payment via credit card, check, or wire transfer. Check and wire transfers must be received by 15 January 2026. When making a payment, please include the name and registration number of the registrant.
Checks can be mailed to:
American Geophysical Union c/o OSM26
2000 Florida Ave NW
Washington, DC 20009
Wire Transfer Details:
Capital One Bank
10700 Capital One Way
Glen Allen, VA 23060
ABA NO.: 06500090
SWIFT: HIBKUS44
Account No.: 7528622814
Account Name: American Geophysical Union
If you are paying by wire, please follow the instructions below.
- Please fill out this quick form
- Please ask your bank to reference the registrant’s name.
- An email should be sent to [email protected] when the wire is complete.
Cancellations
Written requests must be emailed to the OSM Registration Center. Registration cancellations received by 14 January 2026 will receive a complete refund. Cancellations received between 15 and 21 January 2026 will have a $50 USD processing fee deducted from their refund. No refunds will be issued for cancelled registrations or ticketed events after 21 January 2026.
For more information on registration, review the policies.
Indigenous & Community Leaders
This form is to apply for a no-cost registration and/or abstract to the 2026 Ocean Sciences Meeting. OSM offers free registration and abstract waivers to scientists of Indigenous cultural heritage worldwide and non-scientist community leaders. This registration applies to both in-person and virtual attendance.
Last day to receive waived abstract fees: Monday, August 11
Last day to receive waived registration cost: Friday, November 14
Eligibility & Process:
- Membership in an Indigenous community, which is recognized as a sovereign right established through self-determination and community acceptance (Anaya, 2004, cited in David-Chavez and Gavin, 2018).
- OR a non-scientist representing their community’s interests in environmental, Earth, geoscience, or related fields. Community leaders who are not scientists can be Indigenous or non-Indigenous.
Reduced Cost Registration
Low and Lower Middle-Income Countries
Individuals who currently reside in developing countries are eligible to attend at no cost. These countries are defined by the World Bank as low income (Tier 1) and lower-middle income (Tier 2). If you reside in one of these countries, please use the registration portal to take advantage of the no-cost registration.
Secondary/High School/K-12 Students
Secondary/High School students are eligible to receive reduced or no cost two-day registration. Students will be required to upload at least one type of accepted credentials in the registration portal that verifies their current enrollment in a K-12 school. Anyone under the age of 18 will also be required to upload a child waiver form signed by their parent or legal guardian. All uploaded documents will be reviewed by OSM staff. Once reviewed you will receive confirmation via email that your registration has been approved or denied. See below for types of accepted credentials.
- Student picture ID card with current school year listed.
- A letter from a teacher, headteacher, or principal dated within 30 days that denotes current enrollment in a K-12 school.
- A transcript or report card that lists currently enrolled classes.
Secondary School/K-12 Teacher/Informal Educators
OSM will offer reduced and no-cost registration to K-12 teachers/informal educators. These persons are required to upload at least one type of accepted credentials in the registration portal that verifies their current employment status as a K-12 educator or informal educator to receive reduced registration. OSM defines an informal educator as someone who is not associated with a school but is instead associated with a scientific museum, center or planetarium whose job duties involve creating educational materials for students. The uploaded credentials will be reviewed by OSM Staff. Once reviewed, you will receive confirmation via email that your registration has been approved or denied. See below for types of accepted credentials.
- Confirmation of employment on school/institution letterhead from the principal, administrator, or direct supervisor.
- Scanned copy of teacher identification card with expiration date or current school year clearly noted.
OSM does not sell your information. If you are contacted by any company other than Maritz Global Events (MGE) offering registration for OSM26, please know that these companies do NOT represent OSM.
OSM and its authorized vendors do NOT call attendees to sell registration. AGU, in accordance with our privacy policy, never shares or sells the information of our meeting attendees or members.
Contact Maritz
For more information or to report a company, contact the OSM Registration Center.