SAMA CANCELLATION POLICY
SAMA CANCELLATION POLICIES
Full credits will be issued 30 days from the start of our events and the start of our online and Self-led* courses by written request only. Less than 30 days from the start of an event or start of online and Self-led* courses, all registration fees are forfeited. For no-shows and incompletes, registration fees are also forfeited.
No-shows are any registrant who fails to show up to a scheduled event. Incompletes are any registrant who attends but subsequently is not present for the entire event and hence will not receive course completion credit of any kind. SAMA incurs costs, including to our training partners when registrants cancel within the 30-day window.
Substitute registrations (a colleague taking your place) are gladly accepted for in-person and online (not Self-led) events, prior to the Friday before the event. Only one substitution is permitted per original registration. All substitution requests must be received, in writing, the Friday before an event begins.
Please send all credit and substitution requests to registration@strategicaccounts.org.
*Due to rolling enrollment for Self-led workshops, if you choose to start a class immediately, there is no refund period. If you register beyond 30 days to your start date, the cancellation policy above applies. Standard cancellation policy applies for non-rolling enrollment classes.
Session cancellation policy
SAMA reserves the right to cancel any session that does not meet a minimum number of registrants in order to ensure a quality learning experience. Sessions may also be cancelled due to unusual and extenuating circumstances including natural disasters. If a session is cancelled due to low numbers, each registrant will be notified by SAMA no later than four weeks for in-person and two weeks for online courses prior to the session start date. In cases of unusual and extenuating circumstances, including emergencies, each registrant will be notified by SAMA as soon as possible. If available, an attendee may substitute into another session at the event. If no other sessions are available, or the session has been cancelled due to an unusual circumstance, a full refund for that session will be issued. SAMA will not refund or reimburse for any other expenses, including, but not limited to, hotel reservations and travel expenditures.
Prepaid Certification (CSAM) cancellation policy
Prepaid CSAM fees are non-refundable and candidates are subject to the same cancellation and fee forfeiture structure as all other attendees listed above. Candidates are responsible for any and all fees associated with completing their certification, including any penalties imposed by last minute cancellations, no-shows, incompletes, substitutions or lapse in membership. Prepaid candidates will be invoiced for any outstanding fees associated with their certification and will not receive a certificate of completion until payment is received. Substitutions are subject to approval by our Certification & Training team. Prepaid fees may not be substituted for private workshops. Please email certification@strategicaccounts.org for substitutions and any other questions regarding your prepaid certification.
CSAM enrollments and assessments policy
Enrollment fees to SAMA’s Certified Strategic Account Manager program, Competency Assessment fees and Program Assessment fees may be refunded, if no work is performed, within 30 days of purchase minus a $200 administrative fee at the discretion of SAMA by notifying certification@strategicaccounts.org.
Corporate and individual membership
Corporate and Individual memberships are non-refundable and non-transferable. For individual memberships, if a member leaves a company, the membership stays with the individual.
Live webinars policy
Live attendance at SAMA’s webinars is a member-only benefit. Individual members who register for a live webinar may be refunded up to the day before the scheduled event by notifying registration@strategicaccounts.org.
On-Demand conference content, webinars, resources, research reports, et. al.
Any purchases from SAMA’s Resource Center, including but not limited to, on-demand webinars, research reports, Velocity® articles and subscriptions and any other SAMA resource are non-refundable. This also includes any on-demand access of our virtual conferences.
Corporate Membership benefits: Complimentary Training Units policy
Corporate and Enterprise members receive two complimentary training units (CMTUs) to attend an online SAMA Academy course or any in-person SAMA Academy course occurring within the year of membership. They are not valid for use toward Self-led workshops. CMTUs will be returned in full if cancellation notice is given 15 days or more from the start of the event. 14 days or less from the event, the CMTU will be forfeited. No-shows forfeit the CMTU(s) used. Substitutions are allowed up to the Friday before an event begins.
Corporate Membership benefits: Conference seat policy
Corporate and Enterprise members receive at least one free seat to SAMA’s Pan-European and/or Annual conferences in the year of their membership. Free conference seats will be returned in full if cancellation notice is given 15 days or more from the start of the event. 14 days or less from the event, the conference seat will be forfeited. No-shows forfeit their conference seat. Substitutions are allowed up to the Friday before an event begins.