My organization says they are unwilling to allow me to organize "live events" in Teams because they claim that it requires an "Exchange Online Mailbox " which they are unwilling to set up for me. Is that true? Is there a way to work around this? I really need to do this because I am organizing large scale events and need to produce them with multiple presenters, etc. Thanks.

neal_stoughton That’s correct: “The user creating and scheduling a live event must have an Exchange Online mailbox.“ The other requirements are listed here including licensing https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-live-events/plan-for-teams-live-events#who-can-create-and-schedule-live-events

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Cian Allner
Silver Contributor
Feb 11, 2020
neal_stoughton That’s correct:

“The user creating and scheduling a live event must have an Exchange Online mailbox.“

The other requirements are listed here including licensing

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/teams-live-events/plan-for-teams-live-events#who-can-create-and-schedule-live-events
- nmstough
  Brass Contributor
  Feb 11, 2020
  How difficult is it to do this? Isnt it just a matter of checking a box somewhere? I satisfy the licensing requirements as I have an A3 license. Its really frustrating how my organization is setting up a roadblock to prevent me from doing the work I need to do. Whats the point of having Office 365 if you cripple it?
  - Cian Allner
    Silver Contributor
    Feb 11, 2020
    Each organisation is different and adopts technology at a different pace. What email system are you or is the organisation using currently, if it isn’t Exchange Online? Are they still using Exchange Server for example or something else?

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