This agreement, when submitted by sponsoring or exhibiting company, shall constitute a valid and binding contract. MHCEA reserves the exclusive and total right to control all aspects of the conduct of this event; and specifically, it reserves the right to determine the eligibility of any sponsor for inclusion in conference sponsorships. Requests for sponsorship may be refused or restricted due to space limitation or other reasons determined by MHCEA. MHCEA also reserves the right to render all interpretations and decisions, should questions arise, and to establish further regulations as may be deemed necessary to the general success and well-being of the sponsorships and conference. Conference management’s decisions and interpretations shall be accepted as final in all cases. The acceptance of this contract does not carry nor imply endorsement of the product or service by MHCEA.

Any person executing this agreement represents that he or she is fully authorized to do so and agrees to be bound to all terms and conditions upon submission of the online sponsor agreement form. Submission of the form signifies that you agree to participate as a contributing sponsor or exhibitor for the 2020 MHCEA Virtual Conference. Breaches or infractions of these rules may jeopardize the right to sponsor at future conferences hosted by MHCEA.

• Payment: Payment to secure a sponsorship or exhibit space must be received within 30 days of invoice.
• Cancellation/Refund: Sponsorship cancellations must be submitted in writing to [email protected]. Cancellations are effective on the date written notification is received by MHCEA. No cancellations will be accepted over the phone. A fifty percent (50%) refund will be given for cancellations received prior to 30 days before the meeting. If cancellation is received within 30 days of the event, no refunds are available and balance due will be collected in full. 
• Benefits: Benefits of the MCHEA Virtual Conference are subject to print and name submission deadlines. Benefits are not transferable and are not redeemable for cash credits. Sponsorships are awarded on a first-come, first-serve basis; based on the date the contract is received by MHCEA, date of full payment received by MHCEA and the availability of requested sponsorships. MHCEA reserves the right to change, cancel or substitute sponsor benefits, as it may deem necessary and equitable.
• Liabilities: The sponsor or exhibitor, by completing this agreement, agrees to hold harmless and indemnify MHCEA and its respective employees and representatives, for any and all damages to its property that sponsors may suffer as a result from its sponsoring at this conference. Sponsor will be held responsible for any damage done to the building by it, its employees, its agents or its independent contractors. MHCEA will not be liable for failure to hold the Conference as scheduled. Payments for sponsorship will be returned in the event of cancellation, except that any actual expenses incurred or committed in connection with the conference will be prorated and deducted if the conference is canceled because of fire, an act of God, the public enemy, strike, epidemic, or any law or regulation of public authority which makes it impossible, or impractical or illegal to hold the conference. The liability of MHCEA for any act, error or omission for which it may be legally responsible shall not exceed the cost of any cash payment. MHCEA will not, in any event, be liable for consequential damages, including but not limited to, lost income or profits.