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  • Intel
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  • Mozilla Corporation

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  • Ingres
  • Novell, Inc.
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  • ThoughtWorks
  • Ticketmaster

Sponsors & Exhibitors

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For Media Partnership opportunities, please contact Avila Reese

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Conference Presenter Agreement

(This is for review only; the actual agreement is within the registration process)

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O'Reilly Media, Inc. (O'Reilly) and __________________________________ (you) hereby enter into an agreement for the preparation and presentation of talks, panels, or demonstrations at the dates, times, and locations specified below. This agreement is binding upon both parties upon execution and may be modified only by mutual consent.

  1. Presentation Details:

    You agree to prepare and present the following presentation(s) on behalf of O'Reilly:

    Presentation Name(s):
    ____________________________________

    Presentation Date(s) and Time(s):
    ____________________________________

    Presentation Length(s):
    ____________________________________

    Presentation Location:
    ____________________________________

    Audiovisual equipment: O'Reilly will provide high standard equipment and support as set out on the Hardware Request Form for audiovisual equipment. However, if you have particular needs, including those that may affect logistics at the conference, please communicate them to O'Reilly no later than June 25 2007.

  2. Compensation

    O'Reilly will provide you with free admission to the conference, and any tutorials. You will also receive a complete set of conference materials (if any).

  3. Material Standard, Due Dates

    You agree to prepare content that meets commonly accepted standards for professional presentations made to the public.

    You agree to provide O'Reilly (and/or its designated partners) with electronic files of your materials in an accepted format by the due dates below. Hard copies are not required; conference session presentations are not printed. Final materials are due:

    June 25 2007

    We reserve the right to edit materials to conform to our style and production guidelines.

    O'Reilly will not be responsible for any expenses you incur to produce presentation materials.

  4. License to Reproduce Presentation Materials

    You grant O'Reilly a license to copy, publish, and distribute copies of your presentation and presentation materials prepared for the session(s).

    You also agree that audio and video recordings and transcripts of your session may be made, and may be reproduced on any media and resold by O'Reilly.

  5. License to Use Your Name and Image

    You grant O'Reilly the right to use your name and likeness, and to publish and distribute information about you and your presentation in advertising and promotion of the presentation, or in other O'Reilly activities, products, or services related to the presentation.

  6. Agreement to Co-promote

    You agree to take reasonable steps to promote your presentation through means accessible to you. This includes adding your presentation to any public schedule of your teaching engagements that may be published electronically or in print. It also includes adding a link to the conference home page to your public web page if you maintain one.

  7. Your Warranty to Us

    You warrant that: (i) that the presentation and the presentation materials do not violate or infringe any right of privacy, copyright of others, or any other rights of third parties or any applicable law, and (ii) all information provided by you to O'Reilly regarding your academic and other qualifications and expertise is true, complete, and not misleading.

  8. Cancellation

    While it is never our intention to cancel a presentation, O'Reilly reserves the right to cancel your presentation(s) for any reason and is not obligated to reimburse you for any expenses related to such cancellation.

  9. Entire Agreement

    This Conference Presenter Agreement and the Conference Presenter Instructions constitute the entire agreement between you and O'Reilly concerning this matter and supercedes any prior agreements or undertakings. This agreement cannot be amended except in writing signed by both parties.

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