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