Dear Robert: This message is to confirm your Expo Pass registration to Software Development Conference and Expo West 2004 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA on March 15-19, 2004. Your receipt is available online at http://www.cmpevents.com/m.asp?A=24625531841&C=12 Best Regards, Software Development Conference and Expo West 2004 Registration Department http://www.sdexpo.com ***This is a post-only email. Please do not reply*** Registration Policies & Event Information This letter, along with your online receipt , will serve as your only confirmation prior to the conference. Please refer to the following commonly asked questions for further information: Hotel & Airline Reservations: If you have not yet made hotel arrangements, we urge you to do so immediately. For all reservations, please use the information at www.sdexpo.com to make your travel and hotel arrangements or call the SD Housing Desk at (415) 947-6661 or toll free at (866) 477-5444. Cancellations, Downgrades & Substitutions: If you need to cancel, you may do so for a full refund, less a $100.00 service charge until February 13, 2004. Registrants who register prior to or after the deadline date who do not cancel in writing by the deadline date are liable and will be charged for the full registration fee. Sorry, no refunds or letters of credit are available after this date. Please fax your cancellation request to (415) 947-6020, or mail your request to: CMP Events Registration Department Software Development Conference 600 Harrison Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Written requests for a downgraded pass must be received no later than February 13, 2004, for a full refund on the difference of registration fees between the value of the original and downgraded pass. Requests received after 2/13/2004 will receive a letter of credit for a future Software Development Conference for the value of the pass downgraded from. Upgrade pass requests must be submitted in writing and faxed to (415) 947-6020 along with payment information for the difference in value. Upgraded passes will be charged the difference in registration fees at the time that the request is submitted; no retroactive reduced registration fee is permitted. Substitutions are allowed only with the written permission of the original registrant. Please mail your substitution request to the above address, or fax to (415) 947-6020. Facility Location: The Santa Clara Convention Center is located at 5001 Great America Parkway in Santa Clara. The nearest cross street is Tasman Drive. For further directions to the convention center, please contact the facility directly at (408) 748-7000. Program Changes: The CMP Software Development Media Group reserves the right to make changes in the programs and speakers, or to cancel sessions if enrollment criteria are not met, or when conditions beyond its control prevail. All sessions, excluding Tutorials, are filled on a first come, first seated basis. Arrive early to ensure a seat! Recording devices and cameras, still or video, are prohibited. Sorry, no one under 18 admitted, including infants. Mailing & Courier Address: CMP Events Registration Department Software Development Conference 600 Harrison Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Taxpayer ID Number: The tax ID number for the Software Development Conference is 11-2240940. Please fax your W-9 requests to Registration Customer Service at (415) 947-6020. Advance Badge Mailing: In early March, Expo Only badges will be mailed to all registrants who reside in Ca and to all Conference registrants, regardless of state or country. For Expo Only registrants who reside outside of Ca and for those who register after February 23, 2004, regardless of pass type, you will need to collect your badge on-site at the event. Tutorial Notes & Conference Proceedings: All conference registrants will receive proceedings on-site, in a CD-ROM format as well as access to the SD Online Library. Tutorial notes may be collected at the tutorials session. Conference Registration Santa Clara Convention Center Monday, March 15 7:30 am ? 2:00 pm Tuesday, March 16 8:00 am ? 8:00 pm Wednesday, March 17 7:30 am ? 6:30 pm Thursday, March 18 8:00 am ? 6:00 pm Friday, March 19 8:00 am ? Noon Expo Only Registration Santa Clara Convention Center Tuesday, March 16 4:00 pm ? 7:00 pm Wednesday, March 17 11:00 am ? 6:30 pm Thursday, March 18 11:00 am ? 6:00 pm Expo Hours* Santa Clara Convention Center Tuesday, March 16 5:00 pm ? 7:00 pm Wednesday, March 17 Noon ? 6:30 pm Thursday, March 18 Noon ? 6:00 pm * Sorry, no one under 18 admitted onto the Expo Floor, including infants. Mailing Lists: Please notify us if any of the following occur: Catalog change of address: If you?re moving, or if your conference brochure is addressed incorrectly, please fax your corrections to (415) 947-6070, Attn: SD List Correction or email us at http://www.cmp.com/~sdconf to make corrections on your mailing address. You may also mail any corrections to us at: SD Conference Marketing Dept ? List Correction 600 Harrison Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Duplicate Catalogs & Removal from Mailing List: If you?re receiving duplicate copies of our conference brochure, please enclose the address area from each duplicate conference catalog you?d like to be removed from and mail or fax to the above address. To be removed from the mailing list, please fax or mail your address area from your catalog with instructions to be removed from the mailing list. Our Guarantee! We're so confident we've put together the best Software Development Conference (SD) in the country that we're eliminating all risk. After attending SD, if you don't believe your courses and/or tutorials were worth your time, you may request and receive a full refund of your registration fee. Simply follow these simple directions: Within thirty (30) days after the conference, send us a letter describing why you were dissatisfied with the content of the conference. Mail your refund request to: CMP Events Registration Department, Software Development Conference, 600 Harrison Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107 or fax to (415) 947-6020. Requests received after the 30-day period will receive a letter of credit good for another CMP Software Development Media Group conference including the Software Development Conference in Santa Clara or SD Best Practices Conference and Expo in Boston. CMP Media reserves the right to make changes in the programs and speakers, or to cancel sessions if enrollment criteria are not met or when conditions beyond its control prevail. Questions and Changes: If you have any questions about the conference program, please contact our Registration Department at (415) 947-6130, Monday ? Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Pacific Time. To make changes to your registration, please fax them to (415) 947-6020 or mail them to the above address. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS E-MAIL. This e-mail is generated automatically, and the address is not monitored for responses. If you are trying to contact us by using ''reply'', you will not receive an answer. If you wish to contact us please call us anytime, toll-free at 888-234-9476.