JAMES K.A. SMITH | EVENT INVITATION FORM
Thank you very much for your kind invitation to be a part of your event. I’m honored by your interest and
hope that it will be possible for us to make this happen. As you can imagine, I find myself having to think
wisely about such invitations and try to be a good steward of my time—mindful of the fact that I’m also a
husband, father, etc. To that end, I have created this event invitation form in order to get a sense of what
an invitation involves: number of talks or presentations, a sense of the audience(s), travel logistics, etc.
If you could kindly fill in the details as you have them and return this to me at jkasmith@calvin.edu, that
will help me as I do my planning for the coming months and year. Not every question will fit every event,
but this will give me a sense of what you’re planning. Thanks for your help in this regard.
Event Title(s) or Description:
Event Dates (and Times, to anticipate travel):
Sponsoring Institution or Organization:
Event Venue/Location:
Anticipated Travel Logistics (e.g., driving distance? connecting flight? + shuttle ride?):
Accommodations:
Travel and Accommodation Expenses Covered:
Yes
No
Number of talks or presentations requested (indicate length of presentations):
Anticipated audiences/context? (e.g., scholarly/academic, church, students, etc.):
Desired Topic(s):
Other Plenary Speakers:
Appropriate Attire:
Honorarium: