REGISTRATION

Please register by completing a written request. This is our authorization to enroll you in a workshop and to process workshop fees when applicable. We do not register participants by telephone. You may register by any of the following methods:

The online registration system processes registrations and sends confirmation notices in real time.

PLEASE BE SURE TO CAREFULLY ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS AND YOUR SUPERVISOR'S SO THAT YOU BOTH RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION NOTICE.

If you do not receive a confirmation within one hour of registering (to allow occasionally sluggish networks time to forward email), please notify us so that we can follow up and make sure you get into the workshop(s) you want.

If you are registering for a workshop happening the very next day, please call and alert us. This way we can make certain that instructors have the most current roster, and any class materials used are ready for you. Materials that require advance ordering may not be available and may need to be sent to you afterwards.

IF YOU PAID USING DEPARTMENT FUNDS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR SUPERVISOR OR DEPARTMENT BUSINESS OFFICE HAVE A COPY OF YOUR REGISTRATION FORM AND/OR OUR CONFIRMATION NOTICE FOR FINANCIAL RECORDS.

Payment information is required for workshops that have a fee. Many departments can provide time off and/or funds to cover the cost of job-related training. Please check with your supervisor. You may pay by:

1. SAP R/3 cost object number:
   A preferred method per Financial Services guidelines.
   
   
2. Credit Card or Procurement Card (Mastercard or Visa only):
   Procurement cards are honored as a convenience to Duke staff, however Financial Services guidelines discourage this payment method for in-house transactions. Transaction fees are charged, and these funds leave Duke.
   
   PLEASE NOTE THAT PAYMENTS BY CREDIT AND PROCUREMENT CARD PAYMENTS ARE PROCESSED THROUGH "DUKEPAY," DUKE'S CREDIT CARD PROCESSING SYSTEM. TO ELIMINATE THE SECURITY RISK OF STORING CREDIT CARD INFORMATION LOCALLY, THESE CHARGES ARE PROCESSED IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS THE CASE WHETHER YOU ARE FULLY REGISTERED OR PUT ON A WAITLIST. THEREFORE WE RECOMMEND YOU ALWAYS USE AN SAP R/3 COST OBJECT NUMBER INSTEAD.
   
   
3. IRI:
   A preferred method per Financial Services guidelines. Enter the SAP R/3 cost object number and fax the IRI with a completed registration form to 613-7621. A fax is sufficient; you do not need to mail originals.
   
   
4. Check or cash:
   Please register and pay in-person. Make checks payable to "Duke Learning & Organization Development.
   

CANCELLATION/ RESCHEDULING/ NO-SHOW POLICY

All cancellation and rescheduling requests must be in writing. Please complete the Cancellation/ Rescheduling Form or send an email to learning@mc.duke.edu. If you are rescheduling, please list the date of the next session you want to attend. Cancellation and rescheduling requests are subject to the following policies:

• If you reschedule at least one week in advance, the workshop fee will be applied to the next session you register for.
• If you cancel at least one week in advance, the workshop fee will be cancelled in full, or if already charged to procurement card or credit card, refunded in full.
• If you cancel or reschedule less than one week in advance, or do not attend the workshop, the full workshop fee will be processed. These fees are not transferable to future workshops. You may send someone in your place; please notify us about the substitution before the workshop session.
  

PLEASE BE PROMPT

All classes will begin on time. Please plan to arrive about ten minutes early to sign in and get settled. If you you will be more than twenty minutes late for a workshop at Oregon Street, please contact us to save your seat
(613-7613). Otherwise, your space may be given to a "walk-in" participant.

PREREQUISITES

Some workshops, especially our computer workshops, have prerequisites or require equivalent experience. It is important that you only register for workshops just above your current skill level. For computer workshops, please click on the workshop title a second time to skip past the short description and get the detailed lesson plan.

Please assess your skills to make certain that any prerequisites or equivalent experience have been met. Generally, if you have about 90% of the skills listed on a lesson plan, you will be able to participate in the next level up without difficulty. If you have less than 90% of those skills, we recommend registering for the class you are looking at.

If you have questions about workshop content or prerequisites, please contact Srini Iyengar, our computer technology instructor, at 613-7616.

DIRECTIONS, MAPS, PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION

For directions and maps, please see www.hr.duke.edu/train/locations.htm.

Free parking is available in the lot in front of our buildings at 402 and 406 Oregon Street. Overflow parking is available in the small lot behind building 402 and on the west sides of Alexander and Oregon Streets. (Please do not park in the lot beside the Duke Police Station or the Episcopal Center.)

All Duke permits are valid in our front lot. If you do not have a Duke permit, please ask your instructor for a temporary pass immediately upon your arrival - do not wait for a break. Display the pass on your dashboard.

Duke University buses C1, C2 and C3 stop near us on Campus Drive or Alexander Street, within five minutes walking distance or less. During the school year, they run approximately every ten minutes. Please see schedules and routes at www.parking.duke.edu. During breaks, routes are combined and lengthened, and buses run less frequently. We do not recommend using the bus system during breaks.

SEVERE WEATHER CANCELLATION

If the University declares the Severe Weather Policy is in effect, our workshops will be cancelled and our buildings will be closed. To determine if the severe weather policy is in force, please call 684-4636. Please note that media announcements about "classes at Duke" apply only to graduate and undergraduate classes - not to workshops at L&OD. Once our office is open again, we will promptly reschedule any cancelled workshops or transfer you to an upcoming session already on the calendar.

DRESS

Casual business attire is appropriate. Room temperature may vary, so please bring a jacket or a sweater.