At Microsoft, we want to ensure compliance with applicable government gift and ethics rules that prohibit government employees from accepting gifts from entities doing or seeking official business. At events that only include public sector attendees, Microsoft will not provide any items of value (software, personal use items, meals, travel, etc.) to you for which you or your agency does not pay market value, unless the cost of such item is included in a registration fee, or for which you have an appropriate gift letter signed by your agency/institution ethics official.