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Standard terms & conditions relating to
our conferences

1. Affiliate Organization and Associate Member delegates are entitled to a discount on the open sessions, including the plenary.
2. Platinum, Gold and Silver members of The Open Group are entitled to Member Pass fees, subject to the benefits & terms stated below.
3. The Open Group reserves the right to vary or cancel an event in the light of bookings and to vary the duration and content without prior warning. In the event of cancellation, The Open Group will return all monies paid to The Open Group in respect of that event.
4. Members at Silver level and above (including Sponsors) who have joined or renewed under the new membership terms (introduced from January 1, 2000) are expected to pay a Member Pass fee for the conference. This fee is payable for attendance at all or any part of the conference.
5. Payment is usually collected in advance of the conference in US dollars or Euros (€), and may be made with the following Credit Cards: American Express, VISA or MasterCard.  We do not accept Diners Club.  (If paying by credit card is a problem, please let us know.)
6. In order to process your payment, please provide your complete contact details (email, phone, fax, address). We will provide you with a receipt by way of confirmation of your payment.
   1. All cancellations must be made in writing either via email or fax to an Open Group contact listed on the Contacts page of the conference Web site..
   2. Participants who cancel on or after the advertised "cancellation date", or who do not attend, are liable for the entire attendance fee.
   3. Substitutions may be made at any time.
7. Attendees should be aware that several speakers maintain copyright on their slides and on other materials relating to their presentation. Where copyright is not acknowledged, then the slides and materials must be treated as Copyright (c) The Open Group. Additionally, certain information is confidential to The Open Group, in particular the record of meetings, presentations, and other materials relating to the Forum meetings, Council meetings and any other meetings that are restricted to members. All attendees at the conference are bound by this provision.
8. All the materials provided to attendees are covered by The Open Group's Conference Non-Disclosure Agreement . You are deemed to have accepted this agreement if you register for the conference via the on-line registration form. If you register by another route, please read, print and sign the agreement, and return it by fax to The Open Group.