CICA 2021 Fall Forum
SPEAKER WAIVER & RELEASE
To assist you in the preparation and development of your session and visual aids, we have prepared the following guidelines.
1. PERSONAL BIOGRAPHY AND PHOTO: Keep the bio brief. Include information about your expertise on the topics to be presented and any relevant accomplishments. Head shot must be high-resolution and in JPG or PNG format.
2. PRESENTATION DEVELOPMENT: Speakers must not promote products or services of their company. Speakers must not violate any copyright interest or proprietary rights of others. CICA retains control over the development and presentation of sessions, topics, and materials, and all session materials are the property of CICA for distribution and use as CICA sees fit. Speakers must demonstrate how the information being presented will benefit the attendee – value must be established to hold audience attention.
3. VISUAL AIDS: Speakers may only use the presentation template provided by CICA. When creating your presentation visuals, we suggest that you keep the following tips in mind to ensure that they are audience-friendly.
• Have no more than six lines of text per slide and not more than six words per line.
• Replace words with images wherever possible.
• Graphics are easier to read than tables of information.
• Use light type and graphics on a dark background.
• Don’t use borders or frame lines in your projected image.
• Your company logo may be inserted only on the Introduction page of the presentation.
4. CICA SPEAKER POLICIES
• Speakers do not receive compensation or expense reimbursement.
• Speakers need to register and obtain lodging like other conference attendees.
• Speakers need to pay a conference registration fee. However, if a speaker is not a CICA member, we offer a discounted registration rate. Reduced non-member rates are as follows: Academic $500 (CICA member)/$550 (non-member); Captive Owner, Captive Manager or RRG $600 (CICA member)/$650 (non-member); Service Provider $1,450 (CICA member)/$2,400 (non-member); Government Employee/Regulator $350.
• Substitutions: CICA does not allow the substitution or addition of speakers to a session without consent. CICA reserves the final right of approval for all speaker changes or additions.
• Cancellations: If circumstances require a speaker to cancel his or her participation, the speaker agrees to contact CICA as soon as possible. The speaker agrees to assist CICA in identifying and finding a substitute speaker and agrees to provide upon request any handouts, slides or other such materials concerning the preparation or presentation of the seminar for use by the replacement speaker.