Charge of Informal Conference. The Chair of the Board shall have charge over the conduct of an informal conference. If the Chair is recused from a matter under COMAR 14.02.01.03, then a Board member designated by the Chair shall have charge over the conduct of an informal conference. Evidence. Testimony. In addition to live testimony, the Board may allow the parties to testify by teleconference or to submit written testimony by email or regular mail, provided that any written testimony is also submitted to the other party. The Board may ask questions of and elicit testimony from the parties during the informal conference. Cross-examination may be conducted as the Chair, or the Board member designated by the Chair to have charge over the informal conference, finds it required for full and true disclosure of the facts. The Board may allow documentary or other nontestimonial evidence to be submitted at an informal conference, provided that it is also sent to the other party. The strict rules of evidence observed by the courts do not apply to an informal conference. In its discretion, the Board may exclude irrelevant or unduly repetitive evidence. An informal conference is not a contested case within the meaning of State Government Article, §10-202(d), Annotated Code of Maryland.