The terms and conditions of registration at the ESF have been published on the official ESF website.
While I assume much of it is standard public event restrictions, some of it needs to be questioned.
On the one hand it says "No unauthorised filming, sound recording and the like are permitted at the Forum or the Forum Site" - so the question here is, where does one obtain permission for filming or sound recording and how will this be enforced?
But at the same time it says "By registering for the Forum, attendees consent to being filmed and sound recorded for authorised TV, video, DVD, webcast and other public broadcast as part of the audience at the Forum or by onsite CCTV". Surely it should be down to media people to secure permission of people or meetings before they film or record them?
Also no where on the website is there any privacy statement about data submitted during either the registration process of the process for submitting seminar or workshop proposals. Not only should the ESF be providing an example of best (progressive?) practice in all areas, but also it needs to be clear how email and contact information will be used in the future.
Participants must also agree to being stopped and searched at any time. And if you lose or have your pass for the event stolen, it will not be replaced.
Terms and conditions of registration
1. The registration fee shall only be refunded in full if a request for refund is received within 7 days of the date of registration. Otherwise, no refunds shall be made unless the Forum is cancelled, in which case the registration fee shall be repaid in full.
2. Registration is non-transferable and duplicate registration passes will not be issued for loss or stolen passes.
3. Registration passes are only valid when purchased through UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited or its official agents. Attendees with passes brought from other sources will be refused admission to the Forum.
4. Subject matters of seminars and plenaries at the Forum may be subject to change without notice.
5. In order to facilitate the security, safety and comfort of all attendees, UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited reserve the right to refuse admission of an attendee to the Forum and refund the registration fee in full.
6. At any time during the Forum, UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited reserve the right to remove an attendee from the Forum / the Forum site, in which case the registration fee will not be refundable.
7. UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited reserve the right to search an attendee at any time if such attendee is suspected of carrying items that may be used in a dangerous or offensive manner, or carrying out illegal activities.
8. Admission to the Forum and the Forum site is at the attendee's own risk and UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited will not be held liable for any loss, injuries, or damages sustained by an attendee at the Forum if the cause of such loss, injuries or damages is due to the negligence of the attendee or the unforeseeable actions of other attendees.
9. Unauthorised trading is strictly prohibited at the Forum site.
10. No unauthorised filming, sound recording and the like are permitted at the Forum or the Forum Site.
11. No animals will be permitted at the Forum site, except guide dogs for the visually or aurally impaired.
12. By registering for the Forum, attendees consent to being filmed and sound recorded for authorised TV, video, DVD, webcast and other public broadcast as part of the audience at the Forum or by onsite CCTV.
13. Parties are advised to check their registration details upon receipt and notify UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited immediately in the event of any discrepancies.
http://www.fse-esf.org/en/esf.shtml?x=513&als[SSECTION]=Register
While I assume much of it is standard public event restrictions, some of it needs to be questioned.
On the one hand it says "No unauthorised filming, sound recording and the like are permitted at the Forum or the Forum Site" - so the question here is, where does one obtain permission for filming or sound recording and how will this be enforced?
But at the same time it says "By registering for the Forum, attendees consent to being filmed and sound recorded for authorised TV, video, DVD, webcast and other public broadcast as part of the audience at the Forum or by onsite CCTV". Surely it should be down to media people to secure permission of people or meetings before they film or record them?
Also no where on the website is there any privacy statement about data submitted during either the registration process of the process for submitting seminar or workshop proposals. Not only should the ESF be providing an example of best (progressive?) practice in all areas, but also it needs to be clear how email and contact information will be used in the future.
Participants must also agree to being stopped and searched at any time. And if you lose or have your pass for the event stolen, it will not be replaced.
Terms and conditions of registration
1. The registration fee shall only be refunded in full if a request for refund is received within 7 days of the date of registration. Otherwise, no refunds shall be made unless the Forum is cancelled, in which case the registration fee shall be repaid in full.
2. Registration is non-transferable and duplicate registration passes will not be issued for loss or stolen passes.
3. Registration passes are only valid when purchased through UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited or its official agents. Attendees with passes brought from other sources will be refused admission to the Forum.
4. Subject matters of seminars and plenaries at the Forum may be subject to change without notice.
5. In order to facilitate the security, safety and comfort of all attendees, UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited reserve the right to refuse admission of an attendee to the Forum and refund the registration fee in full.
6. At any time during the Forum, UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited reserve the right to remove an attendee from the Forum / the Forum site, in which case the registration fee will not be refundable.
7. UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited reserve the right to search an attendee at any time if such attendee is suspected of carrying items that may be used in a dangerous or offensive manner, or carrying out illegal activities.
8. Admission to the Forum and the Forum site is at the attendee's own risk and UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited will not be held liable for any loss, injuries, or damages sustained by an attendee at the Forum if the cause of such loss, injuries or damages is due to the negligence of the attendee or the unforeseeable actions of other attendees.
9. Unauthorised trading is strictly prohibited at the Forum site.
10. No unauthorised filming, sound recording and the like are permitted at the Forum or the Forum Site.
11. No animals will be permitted at the Forum site, except guide dogs for the visually or aurally impaired.
12. By registering for the Forum, attendees consent to being filmed and sound recorded for authorised TV, video, DVD, webcast and other public broadcast as part of the audience at the Forum or by onsite CCTV.
13. Parties are advised to check their registration details upon receipt and notify UK ESF 2004 (London) Limited immediately in the event of any discrepancies.
http://www.fse-esf.org/en/esf.shtml?x=513&als[SSECTION]=Register
Comments
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nobody there then
18.07.2004 11:08
or are we all just supposed to be vegetables?
not entirely spurious
err
18.07.2004 11:45
But hey, it is hell organising conferences, so if you think you can do better and deal with all the liabilities and regulations imposed by the law, on you go.
I've got dogs of my own, but lets be honest, they're not conference friendly - been to too many discussions disrupted by dogs chasing back and forth through the group and leaving organisers with the pain of cleaning up the shit & piss stains.
FtP
This might as well be a police state! PS isn't there an "alternative" ESF too?
18.07.2004 15:51
Maybe it's just legalese, "just in case", but even so it's politically inexcusable - and opens the door to possibilities such as anarchists being searched for masks and people being kicked out for selling papers critical of Livingstone ("no trading") or even for giving out leaflets. Plus I bet the venue will be covered with mainstream journos and CCTV, and the organisers will be image-obsessed.
This kind of threatened repression should not be tolerated - this if nothing else is enough reason to organise an alternative ESF. I remember reading there was an alternative ESF being organised, and I think we should all support this event instead. Another option would of course be to occupy the official event...
BTW I've just read a story about the mayor of Ato Ato in Bolivia being lynched by angry locals. A possible warning for Mayday-bashing, Blair-ass-licking, pigeon-murdering Livingstone there. Livingstone is a newt, so presumably is banned under the "no animals" rule...
Andy
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Alternative ESF
06.08.2004 17:18
I came in late and I'm not quite sure how Ken Livingstone and the SWP managed to hijack the ESF but they have. Meanwhile, there will be a load of alternative events running alongside the ken-swp run ESF. For details, go to
sean