SPEAKER RELEASE
American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654
ABA Entity: Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Name of Presenter (“You”): Address: Phone: Email:
ABA Program Title (“Program”): Superfund Master Class: Today’s Issues and Tomorrow’s Reforms
Location of Program: Chicago, IL Date of Program: Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Title of Presentation/Paper:
Please sign and return this form by: Monday, April 25, 2016 to:
This is to confirm that the undersigned has agreed to participate in the American Bar Association (ABA) program described above.
As set forth below:
1. Presenter acknowledges the presentation and/or written materials has been authored by U.S. Government employees acting within his or her official capacity, and therefore falls under the coverage of 17 U.S.C. 105.
2. Presenter acknowledges that the ABA has the right to use Presenter’s name persona, photograph, biography, voice, likeness, speaker presentation and/or written materials in connection with the program.
3. Presenter hereby acknowledges that the ABA has the right to edit the presentation and/or written materials, but does not obligate the ABA to publish Presenter’s presentation or other materials.
4. Presenter represents that the presentation and/or written materials are original to Presenter and Presenter’s staff and to the best of the Presenter’s knowledge does not infringe upon any copyright, proprietary right, or any other right whatsoever of any party and that Presenter has made no agreements inconsistent with this Release. Presenter further represents that to the best of the Presenter’s knowledge the presentation and/or written materials contains no matter that is scandalous, obscene, or libelous or otherwise contrary to law.
5. Presenter hereby acknowledges and agrees that the ABA has the right to reproduce, distribute and sell any audio, written or visual materials submitted in connection with the oral presentation, and to make the presentation, and/or written materials available in physical and electronic form, including mounting a copy of the presentation and/or written materials on media servers where the presentation and/or written materials may be copied, downloaded and/or printed by persons accessing the servers, and acknowledges the presentation and/or written materials may be used and distributed without seeking further Presenter approval.
6. Presenter acknowledge and agree to comply with the ABA’s “Open Meeting Policy,” which states in part “all ABA programs are open to the media unless they are to conduct business sessions of a confidential nature.” “Media” may include print, radio, TV, internet or other journalists as credentialed by the Division for Media Relations and Communication Services, including ABA journalists. In addition, Presenter acknowledges that media may record, photograph, or make fair use of portions of your presentation.
Presenter: ______Date: ______
(Signature)
10/5/11