(Updated) Microsoft Teams: Distinguish invites among Attendee, Presenter, and Co-organizer emails

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Summary

Microsoft Teams will send separate event invites based on participant roles—attendee, presenter, or co-organizer—allowing organizers to manage distinct invites for town halls. Rollout begins late March 2026, completing by early May 2026, with no admin action required. Notify users and update documentation accordingly.

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Updated September 17, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams Events invite emails will be separated based on the role of the participant. Event organizers will get an email explaining the specific roles of participants in the event. Similarly, each presenter will get a separate calendar invite, allowing the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476488.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late March 2026 and expect to complete by early April 2026.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early April 2026 and expect to complete by mid- April 2026.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2026 and expect to complete by early May 2026.

[How this will affect your organization:]

This feature update allows the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

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September 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM Updated
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Microsoft Teams will now send separate event invite emails based on participant roles (Attendee, Presenter, Co-organizer). Rollout starts in October 2025 for Targeted Release, November 2025 for General Availability, and December 2025 for GCC. No admin action is required, but notifying users is recommended.
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Microsoft Teams will send separate event invites based on participant roles—attendee, presenter, or co-organizer—allowing organizers to manage distinct invites for town halls. Rollout begins late March 2026, completing by early May 2026, with no admin action required. Notify users and update documentation accordingly.
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2025-05-28T20:13:45.453Z
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Updated May 28, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams Events invite emails will be separated based on the role of the participant. Event organizers will get an email explaining the specific roles of participants in the event. Similarly, each presenter will get a separate calendar invite, allowing the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476488.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out early October 2025 and expect to complete by mid-October 2025.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early November 2025 and expect to complete by late November 2025.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out early December 2025 and expect to complete by early January 2026.

[How this will affect your organization:]

This feature update allows the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

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Updated September 17, 2025: We have updated the timeline. Thank you for your patience.

Microsoft Teams Events invite emails will be separated based on the role of the participant. Event organizers will get an email explaining the specific roles of participants in the event. Similarly, each presenter will get a separate calendar invite, allowing the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 476488.

[When this will happen:]

Targeted Release: We will begin rolling out late March 2026 and expect to complete by early April 2026.

General Availability (Worldwide): We will begin rolling out early April 2026 and expect to complete by mid- April 2026.

General Availability (GCC, GCC High): We will begin rolling out mid-April 2026 and expect to complete by early May 2026.

[How this will affect your organization:]

This feature update allows the organizers of town halls to maintain separate invites for attendees.

[What you need to do to prepare:]

This rollout will happen automatically with no admin action required. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate.

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