The Forum has a policy of non-commercialisation of its events except in the following strictly limited circumstances.

Sponsors: sponsors are named in Delegate material and in the Forum as described in the grade of sponsorship agreed.

Speakers: some speaker slots  may be sponsored by vendors of goods or services. In this case, the fact of sponsorship will be made plain to Delegates. The speaker may, in this case, provide details of his company's products or services. However, his presentation must be of an expert level on the approved subject and must not be a sales presentation or pitch. Vendor presentations are subject to prior approval by the Secretariat.

Speakers who are not sponsors may not provide details of his company's products or services and papers must not be a sales presentation or pitch. 

Exhibitors: exhibitors are free to mingle with delegates in the exhibition area and during coffee / tea breaks. Exhibitors are not permitted to take part in Forum sessions nor to approach Delegates with a view to marketing during lunch or other social events.  

Delegates: The Forum discourages the floor of the Forum and its social events for commercial interaction and reserves the right to exclude immediately and without compensation those whose presence appears to the Forum secretariat, in its sole discretion, to be intended for the solicitation of business.

 Save as specified above, the making of commercial presentations or solicitation of business by speakers or delegates is strictly prohibited.