GENERAL INFORMATION AND POLICIES
CONFERENCE
LOCATION
Hilton Pittsburgh
600 Commonwealth Place
Gateway Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Telephone: 412-391-4600
For hotel and airfare discounts, please refer to the travel page.
For details about
group registration incentives, please refer to the groups page.
PAYMENT
POLICY: All
registration fees must be paid in US Dollars. Full payment must be made prior to
attendance at the conference. It is strict policy that only U.S. government
employees may submit training authorization forms in lieu of prepayment. Our
Federal ID Number is 95-4755805.
CONFIRMATION:
Your registration confirmation will be sent via US Mail within 3 business days
of registration. All registrations received by October 25, 2002 will be
confirmed by mail. If you have questions concerning your registration, please
call 310-477-4475. Conference materials will be available for pick up on-site at
the Conference Registration desk.
SPECIAL
NEEDS: Wilshire
Conferences supports the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require
special assistance, please call 310-477-4475.
CANCELLATION
POLICY: Should you need
to cancel for any reason, please notify us in writing. Substitutions may be made
at any time. Cancellations received by October 4, 2002 will be entitled to a
full refund. Cancellations received between October 4 and October 25 are subject
to $250 cancellation charge. Cancellations on or after October 25 will not be
entitled to a credit or refund. Confirmed registrants who do not attend and do
not cancel are liable for the entire registration fee. Please note: Non-payment
does not constitute cancellation.
DRESS:
While we attempt to keep meeting rooms at comfortable temperatures, we recognize
that “comfortable” is a relative term. Therefore, we recommend that
all attendees bring a sweater or light jacket.
MISCELLANEOUS:
While every effort will be made to maintain the schedule exactly as represented
in this brochure, we reserve the right to make changes and substitutions as
needed. Wilshire Conferences reserves the right to use photographs of any
event attendee for future promotions. Videotaping and/or photography are
not allowed without prior written approval of Wilshire Conferences, Inc.
Solicitation at the event by anyone other than exhibitors is strictly
prohibited. All portable telephones
and pagers must be switched off or to the silent/vibrate position when in
session rooms.
On-Site
Registration Office hours:
Sunday
1:00
p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Monday
7:30
a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday
7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday
7:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Wilshire
Conferences, Inc.
11444 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 120
Los Angeles, CA 90064-1549
Tel. 310-477-4475 · Fax 310-388-1115
General E-Mail: info@wilshireconferences.com
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
Wilshire
Conferences was founded with the objective of bringing high quality educational
conferences to information technology professionals.
In particular, Wilshire focuses on programs in the areas of data
management and application development. The
company’s philosophy is to provide educational environments that allow a high
degree of interaction between instructor and student, and between student and
student. Wilshire believes that
shared experience amongst peers provides the most cost-effective learning
opportunity for IT professionals. www.wilshireconferences.com