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Citation rules/Unpublished sources/17.2 Unpublished Materials

Abbreviate the speaker’s affiliation

Warning2Federal courts, Illinois courts21st and 22nd editions

A speaker is identified by name, title and institution, the institution abbreviated — “Ann Harlow, Chair, Fed. Trade Comm’n, Keynote Address at …”, not “Federal Trade Commission”.1

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Federal Trade Commission
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Ann Harlow, Chair, Fed. Trade Comm’n, Keynote Address at …
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  1. 1R. 17.2.6 Speeches and Addresses. Tables: T6 Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations; T10 Geographical Terms.
  2. 2A warning: the form is usually wrong under the rule in note 1, and context can justify it.
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More in 17.2 Unpublished Materials

  1. Abbreviate a judge's or official's title
  2. Abbreviate the affiliation
  3. Abbreviate the interview’s location
  4. Abbreviate the interviewee's title
  5. Abbreviate the person’s title
  6. Abbreviate the speaker’s affiliation
  7. Abbreviate the speaker’s title
  8. Abbreviate the whole phrase
  9. Abbreviate the words still spelled out

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