XML 2000 Speaker Information

In order to ensure that your participation at XML 2000 is as issue-free as possible, please remember to keep the following points in mind:

Registration - As a speaker, you are eligible to receive the special conference rate of $250 - provided you have sent us a copy of your presentation (paper or slides). If you will be attending only on the day of your event, no fee will be charged. This special speaker rate includes entrance to all the conference sessions (and special events) Tuesday - Friday. If you were unable to submit your presentation paper or slides, the full member or non-member registration fee will apply. Please fill out and submit the enclosed special speaker registration form. The pre-registration deadline is November 27, 2000. If you have any questions regarding registration, please feel free to contact Jane Harnad, +1 703 519 8159 or Dave Kunkel, +1 703 519 8165, at GCA.
Hotel Information - The special hotel group rate cutoff date has past. Please make your hotel reservation(s) as soon as possible to take advantage of the conference rate. Rooms are now selling on a space by space availability.
Speaker Commitment - To ensure that we have your most current contact information, biographies, and a/v requirements for your presentation, we ask that you please complete the following Speaker Commitment and Authorization Form. If you have already provided this information in your original paper submission, please note that, and we will pull that information accordingly. If not, please provide that information, so we may keep your information updated in all the XML 2000 onsite program booklets.

Thank you. We look forward to seeing you in December!

David Kunkel, Program Assistant

Speaker Commitment and Authorization

I, accept the Graphic Communications Association's (GCA) invitation to present at the XML 2000 Conference in Washington, DC, December 3-8, 2000. I plan to participate in the conference and provide a complete paper of my presentation for distribution to the attendees and otherwise at the time and date designated in my letter of invitation. If at any time circumstances arise that make me unable to participate in the program, I will contact your office immediately with a replacement. In addition, I authorize GCA to record my remarks (both in video and audio), duplicate my work entitled and make available for distribution including sale, following the conference, in video, audiocassette, electronic or printed version, my presentation at the XML 2000 Conference. I vouch that my material is original with me, and I do hereby waive any and all claims resulting from the recording, duplicating, and sales of the aforesaid and shall indemnify and hold GCA harmless from any liability resulting from the breach of the foregoing warranty.

Full Name
Title
Company Name
Address 1
Address 2
City	State
Zip/Postal Code
Country
Day Phone Number
Fax Number (Optional)
Email Address

Audiovisual*:

For my presentation, I will be using:

An IBM compatible computer
A Macintosh
I will not be using a laptop

The resolution for my computer is

*We ask that all speakers bring your laptops to your session room at least 30 minutes prior to your presentation time. This will give the audiovisual company ample time to test the equipment and make any necessary adjusments.

Biography

If you did not submit a biography with your abstract, please include no more than a three paragraph biography below:

Special Requirements

Special Requirements for Attendees If you have specific requirements for attendees, that have not been posted on the conference website, please detail here (i.e. all attendees should bring laptops; attendees should download material prior to the tutorial, etc.) so that we can include that information on our site.

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