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For those requiring visas to attend the forum, please ensure you leave sufficient time for your visa to be processed.</p> <h3>Forum Guidelines</h3> <p>The following will prepare attendees for what to expect when attending a forum:</p> <ul> <li>Participants are expected to attend every session.</li> <li>Slides are limited, allowing maximum time for informal discussions and exchange of experience.</li> <li>Forums are conducted off the record to support the free interchange of information and ideas.</li> <li>Extensive note taking is not allowed.</li> <li>Recording of any forum session is prohibited.</li> <li>Information disclosed at a forum may not be used publicly without the originator’s permission.</li> <li>Participants are requested to omit reference to forum proceedings in any subsequent published work or oral presentation.</li> <li>A written summary may be prepared and distributed to attendees after the forum at the discretion of the steering committee and SPE approval.</li> <li>No commercialism in the session room.</li> </ul> <p><strong><a href="/media/filer_public/7f/16/7f1603c1-c3d1-4067-9880-bcd76321bbf5/forum_series_manual_2023_final_feb_2023.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener" class style="opacity: 1.0;">Forum Guidelines – found in the Forum Manual document</a></strong><span contenteditable="false" tabindex="-1"></span> (pdf)<strong></strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!--Main layout--> <!-- GLOBALLY ADDING COOKIE BAR TO ALL PAGES --> <style type="text/css"> #cookie-bar { background: #111111; 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