Registration Terms and Conditions

By registering for Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals you agree to the following Terms and Conditions:

General

• Registration for Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals is not considered confirmed until payment has been received in full.
• All payments must include Spanish VAT at 16%.  (Attendees from NATO/European Commission or delegates who fall under the Spanish reverse charge mechanism are exempt from VAT.)
• All invoicing and VAT related issues must be notified to the Registration Office by 28th February 2009 at the very latest.
• All payments must be made in Euro.
• Once payment has been received a tax invoice will be sent to you by the Registration Office. No admittance to the conference will be granted without payment being received in full.
• Payment is due immediately.
• Lost delegate badges will incur a replacement fee.
• You will be required to produce relevant Government issued photo identification (passport, driving license or national ID card) when collecting badges onsite; as well as obtaining replacement delegate badges.
• By accepting these Terms & Conditions, you authorize the events team to contact you or your designated representative regarding the status of your registration and / or relevant event information.

Super Early Bird Registrations

• All Super Early Bird registrations must be received and paid in full by 31 July 2008.
• Microsoft (or affiliated representatives) reserves the right to alter the benefits associated with the Super Early Bird registrations at any time.
• Availability of benefits is subject to change at the discretion of the event organizers. Benefits are available on a first come first served basis and subject to onsite terms and conditions set out by the organizers.

Early Bird Registrations

• For all Early Bird registrations, payment must be received by 26 September 2008.

Cancellations

• Cancellations up to 14 days before the event will be charged an administration fee of €125.00 + 16% VAT. Cancellations after this date, as well as ‘no shows’, will be liable for the FULL registration fee.
• Should Microsoft cancel Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals, paid registered delegates will be refunded their registration fee only. No other costs will be refunded.

Substitutions

• Substitutions between attendees from the same company and at the same invoice address may be made by providing the Microsoft Registration Office with written notice of the name of the original delegate and full details of the substitute registrant.
• Substitutions can be made at any time leading up to the event, including at onsite registration on Sunday 2 and Monday 3 November 2008.  Substitutions after 3 November 2008 will not be admitted to Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals. 
• Substitutions will not incur any additional charges.
• Please notify the registration office of any cancellations/substitutions in writing by one of the following methods:

  Email:	teitpro@delegate.com
  Fax:	+44 (0)1252 77 17 71
  Post:	Microsoft Conferences Registration Office PO Box 157 Fleet Hants GU51 3FY United Kingdom.

Group Registrations

• A Group Registration can only be made for a single company address in a single country.
• No recourse on Group Registration is allowed - if a company makes a Group Registration and then registers an additional delegate, this will be treated as a separate booking and will not qualify for a discounted rate or move the entire Group Registration into a higher discount bracket.
• Where a cancellation is made, an administration fee of €125.00 + 16% VAT will be made for each paid member of the group that cancels their registration.
• In the event that a Group Registration discount has been awarded to a company and that one or more registrations is subsequently cancelled; the overall registration fee may be taken into a lower discount bracket. In such cases the refunded registration fee will be paid net of the group's revised discount plus cancellation fee.
• Should the cancellation of a Group Registration member be made within 14 days of the event no refund will be payable.
  

• Discounts on Group Registration are calculated automatically and are only applied to standard Early Bird and Full Price Delegate registrations.
• Group Registration discounts can not be awarded in association with any other discount.  They are available for delegate registrations with or without a registration code but are not open to any registrations made by Microsoft Staff.

Multiple Event Bookings

• In the event you register for both Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals AND Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 Developers at either the standard Early Bird or full price rate will qualify for a discounted registration fee.
• You will qualify for a 30% discount off the second event when registering for both events. 
• The registrations MUST BE MADE AT THE SAME TIME – no recourse on multiple event booking discount is allowed if registrations are not made at the same time.
• To register for both events and qualify for the relevant discount please contact the registration team directly at:

  Email:	teitpro@delegate.com
  Phone:	+44 (0)1252 77 11 33
  Address:	Microsoft Conferences Registration Office PO Box 157 Fleet Hants GU51 3FY United Kingdom.

• Cancellations up to 14 days before the event will be charged an administration fee of €125.00 + 16% VAT. Cancellations after this date, as well as ‘no shows’, will be liable for the FULL registration fee.
• In the event that a registered delegate for both stated events cancels either registration, then the discount awarded to the second event registration will be cancelled and deducted from the refunded registration fee of the cancelled registration.  If the registration is not paid on time, a new pro-forma invoice will be issued for the single event without the Multiple Event Registration discount.
• Delegates cannot transfer their Multiple Event Registration to a colleague for one of the events only. The Multiple Event Registration requires that the delegate must register onsite in Barcelona for BOTH events.
• However substitutions may be made for the full Multiple Event Registration: ONE person can be substituted for BOTH events.  For more details on the Substitution process please refer to the above paragraph regarding Substitutions.
• If a colleague substitutes the second event only, the substitute will need to pay back the discount which the original attendee obtained.

Intellectual property

• Materials provided by Microsoft remain the intellectual property of Microsoft Corporation and its partners, who assert their right to worldwide copyright unless specifically agreed otherwise in writing.
• The recording by any means of any conference sessions at Tech·Ed EMEA IT Professionals by delegates and/or third parties is strictly prohibited. 
• You consent to Microsoft (or its designees who have been specifically employed by Microsoft to make on-site recordings) recording you by any means including, without limitation, electronic recording, film, videotape, audio tape and photography (the “Recordings”) without compensation of any kind to you.  You agree that Microsoft shall be the copyright owner of the Recordings. You understand that Microsoft is not obligated to use the Recordings.
• To the best of your knowledge, your acts and statements contained in the Recordings will not violate any right of any other person or company.
• You release Microsoft from any claims and causes of action you may have now or in the future based upon defamation, invasion of right of privacy, publicity or personality, copyright or trademark infringement and unfair competition in connection with the Recordings and Microsoft’s use of the Recordings and you agree not to institute any legal action based on any of the grounds specific in this section.
• All the rights granted to Microsoft by you hereunder are irrevocable and perpetual, and you waive all rights to any equitable relief in connection with herewith. 

Force majeure

• In the event that Microsoft is prevented from carrying out its obligations as a result of any cause beyond its control, such as but not limited to acts of God, war, acts of terrorism, airline flight cancellations, strikes, lock-outs, flood and failure of third parties to deliver goods or services, Microsoft shall be relieved of its obligations and liabilities for as long as fulfilment is prevented.

Data protection

• Microsoft does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others.
• By registering for Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals you give Microsoft permission to contact you regarding your attendance at the event.
• The contact information supplied during registration will only be used to send you relevant event related information.
• Information you provide during registration will be used by Microsoft for the purposes of assessing the technology requirements and areas of interest of attending individuals and companies.

Privacy

• Microsoft’s Privacy Statement is attached to these Terms and Conditions. By agreeing to these Terms and Conditions you also give your consent to the way we may handle your personal information under that Privacy Statement.

Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability

• Microsoft does not, and nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall act to, exclude or limit Microsoft’s liability for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence, fraud or any other liability which may not by applicable law be excluded or limited.

Governing law

• These Terms and Conditions are governed by English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.
• The Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals conference is hosted by Microsoft who reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to limit or deny access to the conference to any entity or individual.
• Microsoft’s receipt of an application and/or payment does not constitute acceptance. Application and payments that are not accepted will be returned.

You must accept these terms and conditions to complete your registration for and attend Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals in Barcelona.