Validate pending registration


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Permission level: Meeting organizer

Find pending registrations

For a working group meeting of type: Face-to-face or Hybrid that has the status: Registration deadline or Ongoing, any registration submitted by experts are not automatically confirmed. They have the registration status: Pending, until they are validated by a WG meeting organizer. 

A warning message explaining the same will be displayed to the participant, when they submit the registration:

In the meeting Overview page, participants can see the phrase Your registration is pending instead of Registered



As a meeting organizer, you can find the registrations that have the status Pending. To do so:

  1. Go to the Attendance tab of the meeting
  2. In the Search filter box, type the word "Pending" and hit the Enter key
  3. All registrations with status Pending for the meeting will be listed.

  • Participants with registrations in Pending or Disapproved status will be unable to register to social events, or view list of attendees.
  • Confirmed Participants can register to social events when meeting status is: Registration Open and Registration Deadline
  • WG Officers can self-register to the meeting without any further validation (status: Confirmed, automatically)

The above rules for pending status of registrations apply only to Face-to-Face and Hybrid WG meetings. They do not apply to Virtual WG meetings.  

The above changes to WG registrations have been implemented following the TMB Resolution 28/2019 (adopted at the 74th TMB Meeting).


Approve pending registration

To approve a registration in Pending status:

  1. Click on the more (three dots) menu next to the participant in the Attendance list
  2. Select the option Approve
  3. Once done, the pending registration will move to status Confirmed

Disapprove pending registration

To disapprove (reject) a registration in Pending status:

  1. Click on the more (three dots) menu next to the participant in the Attendance list
  2. Select the option Disapprove


  3. Once done, the pending registration will move to status Disapproved


Reapprove disapproved registration

To reapprove a registration in Disapproved status:

  1. Click on the more (three dots) menu next to the participant in the Attendance list
  2. Select the option Reapprove
  3. Once done, the disapproved registration will move to status Confirmed

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