Speaker Breakfast

The Speakers' Breakfast/Luncheon is MANDATORY for each author presenting that day.  The author making the verbal presentation, as well as the author representing each alternate presentation, should attend.  If you are presenting on Wednesday or Thursday (June 13 or 14) your Speaker's Breakfast will be in the morning of your session in the Summitt Ballroom (4th floor) from 7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. on the morning of your presentation. If you are presenting on Tuesday afternoon (June 12), a Speakers' Luncheon instead of breakfast will be held from 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. in the Rampart Room.

You will need to bring a brief biography (100 words or less) with you that you will supply to your Session Chairs during the breakfast/Lunch.  This will be used for introduction purposes prior to the presentation.  Do not e-mail your biography to the ION office. Please print and bring it with you to the meeting.

The purpose of this breakfast is to allow the Session Chairs to meet each of the presenters, to collect your biographical information and coordinate any last minute details.  This is also the time that audio-visual equipment and the timing lights will be demonstrated. 

If you are not in attendance the Session Chairs will not know if you are prepared to present and will allocate your presentation time to another author.  Alternate speakers must be in attendance and prepared to present if called upon.  If an alternate speaker is not present at the breakfast, and/or not prepared to make an oral presentation if called upon, their presentation will not be published in the proceedings.