XML 2000 Tutorial Instructor Information

XML 2000 Tutorial Instructors

MOST CRITICAL: To provide our attendees with the best information possible, we are promising to handout a "complete" tutorial handout as part of their registration package. Therefore, all tutorial instructors are asked to provide a full tutorial handout for each of their respective tutorials. Tutorials should be submitted in one of three ways: 1) Camera-ready 2) PDF or 3) Power Point. GCA will take the responsibility of duplicating, binding and shipping them directly to Washington, DC. All tutorial handouts are due no later than November 1, 2000.

" Please contact David Kunkel, info @gca.org, immediately, if you are unable to provide your handout at anytime. Also, please be aware that GCA will NOT be able to provide ANY on-site duplication. Don't forget to include your contact information and current biography in your handout materials.
Audio Visual- All of the session rooms will be equipped with the following audio visual equipment: a video projection unit, a screen, and a microphone. You must supply your own laptop if you will be using one for your presentation. Please indicate the type of computer (IBM or MAC) and also the resolution needed, on the form below. If your presentation requires any additional equipment other than what is listed, please detail on the form and we will do what we can to accommodate your request.
Registration - All instructors will receive a free VIP pass to the XML 2000 conference (this does not include attendance at additional tutorials or Special Interest Day programs). You must still fill out a registration form. Speaker registration information and form is located here. The speaker registration deadline is November 27, 2000. If you have any questions regarding registration, please feel free to contact Tanya Bosse, +1 703 443 1717 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.
Tutorial Timing - Every full-day, two-day or half day tutorial will follow the enclosed structure throughout each day(s): Morning tutorials begin at 9:00 am, break at 10:30 am, and close with the lunch at 12:30 pm. Each afternoon tutorial begins at 2:00 pm, breaks at 3:30 pm, and ends at 5:30 pm. The same timing will be used for full and two day tutorials.
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.

If you have any questions regarding the conference, please do not hesitate to contact Tanya Bosse directly at +1 703 443 1717. Congratulations once again for being chosen and I thank you for your commitment to GCA.

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 handout 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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