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+<h3 class="text-upper">Speaker Profile</h3>
+{% if not user.speaker_profile %}
+<p>
+  To create a speaking or miniconf proposal you must first create a speaker 
+  profile.
+</p>
+{% endif %}
+<p>
+  Your speaker profile is independent of your attendee profile and the 
+  details you provide here will be used during selection and to populate 
+  your speaker bio on the conference website.
+</p>
+<div class="mt-auto">
+  {% if not user.speaker_profile %}
+  <a href="{% url "speaker_create" %}" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" role="button">Create Profile</a>
+  {% else %}
+  <a href="{% url "speaker_edit" %}" class="btn btn-primary btn-lg" role="button">Edit Profile</a>
+  {% endif %}
+</div>
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