Speaker Terms and Conditions
DIRECTIONS NORTH AMERICA 2026
Where Dynamics Business Central Partners
Go for Professional Development
Speakers, Attendees, Sponsors and Exhibitors, with your participation you consent to Directions North America policies below. Additional details are listed in the FAQs section, specific Attendee or Sponsor terms and the Sponsor Portal. Policies are subject to change. Please reach out to Directions North America Organizing Committee at directions@directionsna.com if you have questions about the policies.
Eligibility
Attendance at Directions North America 2026 is restricted to Microsoft employees, registered Sponsors and Exhibitors and any person engaged in the business of delivering Microsoft Dynamics solutions either as or through an authorized Microsoft Dynamics Partner.
Other individuals may be eligible if they add value to the Dynamics community, are not in direct competition with the event itself or Microsoft Dynamics and agree to sign an NDA, if asked. In order to protect the integrity of the event and encourage Microsoft Dynamics Partners to send multiple team members, recruiters and other individuals who do not meet the above criteria are not permitted to register for this conference.
Attendees and guests must be 21 years or older to attend any conference event. Photos and videos of the conference, sponsors and attendees may be taken and published by Directions for promotional purposes. If you register for this conference and do not meet the eligibility requirements stated above, or behave in manners not consistent with the mission and values of the Conference, you will forfeit the registration fee. If you’d like to discuss your eligibility, please contact us.
Cancellation Policy
Conference cancellation requests must be submitted in writing by email and sent to Directions Treasurer at treasurer@DirectionsNA.com. Cancellation notifications received on or before midnight Eastern (EST), March 22, 2026 will receive a refund less a $100 service charge. Credit card and financial transactions fees charged by third party are not refundable. Cancellation requests received after midnight Eastern (EST), March 22, 2026, and event no-shows will be ineligible for a refund. Transfer of the registration fee to the next year is not permitted.
Speaker Passes
Lead speakers and panel moderators will be offered a complimentary event pass. Additional panel members or speakers will be charged based on the published rates at the time of their registration.
If an attendee submits a session for consideration and it is not selected for the event agenda, the attendee will be offered the Super Early Bird registration rate.
The Board reserves the right to make exceptions or offer a discounted pass for special circumstances at their discretion. Speakers must meet eligibility requirements for admission.
Transfer of Speaker Passes (Substitutions)
Speaker passes may not be transferred. Please contact directions@directionsna.com with any questions.
Conference Materials and Activities
Directions North America reserves the rights to record, distribute and/or publish materials presented during the Conference. Conference participants may not photograph, audio record, video record, and/or stream sessions, workshops, events, exhibit booths, other participants, interviews, and activities for the purpose of publication and distribution without the express consent of Directions North America Organizing Committee.
Directions North America Attendee Code of Conduct
We as members, contributors, and leaders pledge to make participation in our community a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of age, body size, visible or invisible disability, ethnicity, sex characteristics, gender identity and expression, level of experience, education, socio-economic status, nationality, personal appearance, race, caste, color, religion, or sexual identity and orientation.
We pledge to act and interact in ways that contribute to an open, welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and healthy community.
Attendees that violate this code of conduct, regardless of participation level or sponsorship, will be escorted out of the event and will forfeit any money spent to attend the conference. The Board would review future participation in Directions NA event(s).
Pets and Service Animals
Pets and animals of any types are not allowed in the conference areas. Attendees who need the assistance of a service dog or animal, properly trained and registered where appropriate, should contact us ahead of time so we can address those needs on a case-by-case basis.
Force Majeure
Directions North America will not be liable for any loss, damage or delay resulting from any unavoidable, unforeseeable cause whatsoever beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, fire, flood, action or decree of civil or military authority, insurrection, act of war, terrorism, labor disputes or shortages, material shortages, failure of suppliers, or embargo. It is further agreed that in case the conference venue shall be destroyed by fire or the elements, or by any other cause, or in case of government intervention or regulation, military activity, strikes, or any other circumstances that make it impossible or inadvisable for Directions North America to hold the show or portion thereof at the time and place herein provided then and there upon this agreement shall terminate and Sponsor, Exhibitor and Attendee shall and does hereby waive any claim for property or other damages or compensation except the pro rata return on the amount paid after deduction of actual expenses incurred in connection with Directions North America and there shall be no further liability on the part of either party.
Policy Changes
Policies are subject to change without prior notice. Updates will be published here and/or communicated via appropriate channels.