Participation: Your participation in the Event is contingent on your remitting all fees associated with the Event. Should you wish to cancel your participation in the Event, you must do so by contacting us 45 days or more in advance of the Event; after such date, all Event fees are non-refundable. You hereby grant us and our authorized representatives permission to photograph you during the Event, and agree that such photographs may be used, in any form, as part of any future materials used to promote our organization and its events without payment to you of any compensation of any kind.

Assumption of the Risk: You agree that your participation in the Event is completely voluntary. You accept and assume all risks of damage to your personal property or personal injury that you may incur while attending the Event, and waive any claims against us relating to such risks. The schedule for the Event is subject to change at any time without advance notice. We do not guarantee the appearance of any given speaker or that any given aspect of the Event will take place as scheduled. We reserve the right to cancel the Event for any reason (including, without limitation, any act of God or other force majeure event), and we will have no liability for any such cancellation. We will notify you of any Event cancellation as soon as possible.

Rights Statement: We hereby grant you and your Sponsor a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-sublicensable, non-transferrable license to access and use the materials or content that we provide during or with respect to the Event (“Content”) for your and your Sponsor’s noncommercial, personal and internal use only . You agree that you will not, nor permit any other person to, do any of the following without our express written permission: copy any Content; rebroadcast, transmit, or perform any Content; create derivative works from any Content or any part thereof, except as may otherwise be allowed by applicable law; modify any Content; use any Content in a manner that suggests an association with our products, services, or brands; use any Content for any commercial or business-related purpose; engage in any activity to enable third parties to engage in any of the foregoing activities, or; use any Content in any unlawful manner, for any unlawful purpose, or in any manner inconsistent with these Terms.

Limitation on Liability: TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS, OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

General Provisions: This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and us regarding your participation in or presentation of the Event. You may not assign your rights or delegate your obligations under these Terms without our prior written consent. This Agreement does not create any rights in any third party. This Agreement may not be amended except by means of a writing signed by both parties. This Agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to conflict of law principles. Any dispute arising hereunder or relating hereto will be resolved exclusively by a court having jurisdiction in Montgomery County, Maryland, or by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland – Greenbelt Division, where federal jurisdiction exists. IN NO EVENT WILL ANY SUCH DISPUTE BE TRIED TO A JURY. The substantially prevailing party will be entitled to its reasonable costs and fees, including reasonable attorneys’ fees. Neither party shall be deemed to be an employee, agent, partner, or legal representative of the other. No waiver of any provision of these Terms or of a breach thereof will be effective unless expressed in a writing signed by the waiving party. The waiver by any party of any of the provisions of these Terms or of a breach thereof will not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision or breach. If any provision of these Terms is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void, or unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms, and application of such provision to other circumstances, will remain in effect and be interpreted so as best to accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent allowed by law, and the remaining provisions of these Terms shall remain in full force and effect.