Speakers Bureau Terms and Conditions

(1) Submission of this Speech and Public Appearance Request Form is a request only, and does not imply consent to participate by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will consider each request to determine speaker availability and whether participation is in compliance with the laws, rules, regulations and guidelines governing activities of a Federal Reserve Bank and its employees. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will not participate in events of a political nature. If the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis agrees to participate in the event, confirmation of its participation will be communicated in writing to the contacts listed above.

(2) The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis must review and approve in advance any public announcement, news release, invitation, promotional material or other information to be released regarding an appearance by its employees at the event. Sponsoring Organization may not use the name of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in any way that constitutes or implies endorsement of Sponsoring Organization, the event, or any participant or topic connected to the event, by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis or its employees.

(3) All press participation must be approved at least two weeks prior to the event by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. If you indicate in the Speech and Public Appearance Request Form that the event is not open to the press and subsequently open the event to the press, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis reserves the right to cancel its participation in the event.

(4) The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis does not permit recording or broadcasting of its employees, nor reproduction or distribution of any slides or program material used by Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis employees in connection with a Speech or Public Appearance. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis may consider a limited exception to this rule under certain conditions. If you are requesting an exception, please so indicate in your responses, above, and a representative of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis will contact you.

(5) Sponsoring Organization agrees to cooperate with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis with regard to security arrangements at the event that may be required by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

(6) Employees of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis may not accept compensation (including a gift or honorarium) or reimbursement for travel or lodging expenses in connection with this event.

(7) Sponsoring Organization understands and agrees that any material change to the information provided on the Speech and Public Appearance Request Form or any failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions may result in the cancellation of participation in the event by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis may also cancel its participation in the event for causes beyond its reasonable control.