APGA Security & Integrity Foundation (SIF) Event Policies

SIF Events include but are not limited to Board meetings, conferences, workshops, webinars, and committee, subcommittee, and task group meetings.  The below policies apply to all Participants in SIF Events, which includes but is not limited to registrants, speakers, exhibitors, staff, guests, hospitality/venue staff, and vendors.  Participation constitutes agreement to comply with these policies.

You must have an apgasif.org user account to register for any SIF event. Some events may have additional restrictions (e.g., open to SHRIMP subscribers only).

Meeting and Event Recording 

  • Recording of all SIF Events is strictly prohibited unless prior authorization has been granted by SIF’s President & CEO.
  • This prohibition includes the use of artificial intelligence (AI) “meeting bots” that may record, transcribe, and/or summarize virtual meetings for users.
  • If an SIF Event is to be recorded, SIF will make Participants aware of the recording before the Event begins.

Code of Conduct 

  • SIF strives to foster a culture of inclusiveness, and SIF meetings are intended to reflect this culture while providing our members and other Event Participants the opportunity to exchange ideas and information in order to better serve the public gas community.  To maintain this environment of respect and consideration, harassment, discrimination, and violence of any kind is strictly prohibited.
  • Those found in violation of this code may be asked to leave the SIF Event without refund and may not be permitted to participate in future SIF Events, at the discretion of SIF.
  • Suspected violations of this code or other Event policies should be reported to the SIF President & CEO, SIF Board Chair, or SIF Chief Operating Officer as soon as possible.

Image Release

  • By registering for and/or attending an SIF event, you are indicating your consent to be filmed and/or photographed and to the use of your image, without payment of any kind, for use in program(s) and for other promotional/editorial activities of SIF for future use in any and all media, now known or hereafter created.

Antitrust

  • The SIF is committed to complying with all applicable antitrust laws.
  • Accordingly, APGA’s antitrust guidelines are in effect for the duration of all SIF events, and all Participants must abide by these guidelines.
  • Please report any antitrust concerns promptly to SIF staff.

Information Disclosure

  • By registering for an SIF event, you understand that your contact information may be provided to the event exhibitors or sponsors, upon request, as a benefit of their participation.  This information may be used by exhibitors or sponsors to provide Participants with information about their products and services.
  • Please see our Privacy Policy for more at www.apgasif.org/privacy-policy.

Attendee Waiver and Release of Liability

  • By registering for and/or attending an SIF event, you voluntarily assume all risks and accept sole responsibility for any injury (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, cost and/or expense (collectively, “Claim(s)”), of any kind, that you (and/or your guests, relatives, contacts, or others) may incur in connection with your travel to (or from) or attendance of the event, except to the extent the Claim is directly caused by SIF’s gross negligence or reckless or intentional misconduct.
  • TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU HEREBY IRREVOCABLY RELEASE, DISCHARGE, AND COVENANT TO HOLD HARMLESS AND NOT TO SUE SIF, ITS RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS AND AFFILIATES, OF AND FROM ANY SUCH CLAIM(S) (WHETHER BASED ON NEGLIGENCE OR ANY OTHER GROUNDS) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR (AND/OR YOUR GUEST(S)’) TRAVEL OR ATTENDANCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE EVENT, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE INJURY, ILLNESS, DAMAGE, LOSS, LIABILITY, COST AND/OR EXPENSE WAS DIRECTLY CAUSED BY SIF’s GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR RECKLESS OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT.
  • If SIF changes an event’s location and/or dates, this waiver and release will also apply regarding any event thus modified.

APGA Research Foundation (RF) and American Public Gas Association (APGA)

Refund Policy

The registration fee for an APGA SIF event covers the attendance of one registrant unless otherwise noted on the registration form. This policy ensures that all participants are treated equally and fairly in regards to the fees charged to attend SIF events.

If paying by check, please make payment out to “APGA SIF” with the name of the event in the memo section.

The SIF reserves the right to cancel any registration that has not been paid within five (5) business days of a scheduled training and evaluation session unless prior arrangements have been made.

Registration fees paid for an event will not be transferred to another event unless arrangements are made prior to the originally registered event.

Individuals can be substituted within the same event at any time.

Registration fees paid for an SIF event will not be transferred to another event in the case of a “no-show”.

A 100% refund will be given upon written request up to five (5) business days before the event.

No refund will be given within five (5) business days of an event.

No refund will be given after the event due to a no-show.

*This policy applies to single or multiple day operator qualification, compliance, or other SIF event. SHRIMP and Drug and Alcohol tool registration and refund policies are not applicable.

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