By registering for this conference you agree to abide by the following policies:
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Full refund minus $75 administrative fee until Monday, June 11th except there will be no refund on manuscript consultation fees after May 21.
Thereafter, there is a 50% refund (except for manuscripts or portfolio consultations) until Friday, July 6th.
After July 6th, 2014,refunds will only be given in case of military service or a death in the family.
For questions or cancellation requests, please email Conference Coordinator Sara Rutenberg at sararutenberg@scbwi.org
Blogging & Recording Policy:
By registering for this conference, you acknowledge that audio taping, video-taping and/or transmitting or aiding in any of the foregoing of any part of the conference (including, but not limited to, presentations, individual sessions, and networking events) is prohibited. Additionally, the material in all handouts and presentations is copyrighted and may not be reprinted, blogged, written, orally transmitted, and/or reproduced without written permission of the copyright holder only. If you are found in violation of the above, SCBWI reserves the right to remove you from the conference and bar you from attending future conferences.
While we love when bloggers share thoughts about their overall experience, offer a personal anecdote, and/or briefly talk about something that resonated with them, it is equally important that bloggers not give away that which is not theirs to give. The fair use policy issued by SCBWI above refers to speakers' rights, authors' rights, and illustrators' rights, under any circumstances, and it pertains to the content of our speakers' talks, workshops, and/or handouts. This falls into the category of protecting intellectual property. Again, personal impressions, a quote that is cited, and/or a general overview would be considerate. However, it would be a breach of copyright law to give away a detailed report of a presenter's material. Thank you in advance for taking this policy into account. Your professionalism is greatly appreciated.
Food Policy:
While we make every attempt to accommodate food sensitivities, please understand that we cannot ensure every single participant’s dietary preferences and food sensitivities for every meal. We ask that if you have serious allergies/sensitivities or strict food preferences that you please bring supplementary food with you.
Anti-Harassment Policy:
SCBWI is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience in its events and activities for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. SCBWI reserves the right to require anyone not complying with the above to depart from any event at which any such activity has been perpetrated and to bar them from future SCBWI events
Miscellaneous Policies
SCBWI reserves the right to cancel, substitute individual speakers and/or session topics.
SCBWI also reserves the right to refuse to register any individual or to require any participant to withdraw from an activity at any time when such action is determined by SCBWI to be in the best interests of the health, safety, or general welfare of the entire group or the participant.