Illness guidelines

As a general reminder, there will be ~130 people who have flown in from all over the world in the workshop room for 8 hours each day across the course of the week. With this in mind, we have developed the following policies to reduce the risk of transmission of respiratory illnesses including COVID-19, cold, and flu. These policies apply to all faculty and participants.

Note:

These policies include a request to not attend workshop events if you develop COVID or cold/flu symptoms during the workshop (see first point below). This entails a risk that you travel to the workshop but end up not being able to attend some or all of it in person. If you are uncomfortable with this risk, or with any of the other policies below, you have until February 1 to cancel your registration for a full refund (minus the $45.45 cancellation fee).

  • Feeling unwell or symptomatic: In the event that you feel unwell, develop any flu or COVID like symptoms (muscle aches, fever, cough, other cold/flu symptoms), or test positive for COVID during the week, please do not attend any workshop events until 24 hours after all symptoms have subsided and you have tested negative for COVID. We will provide a zoom simulcast for you to follow the workshop content from your room, if you feel up to it.
  • Ventilation: We monitor the CO2 level in the room as a proxy for how fresh the air is, and we will circulate fresh air through the room periodically to keep levels low.
  • Hygiene: We ask participants to engage in consistent hand-washing and to make frequent use of the hand sanitizer and wipes that will be provided by the workshop.
  • Social Events: Drinks for the social events Sunday, Monday, andÌýWednesday evenings will be served outside. We will have heat lamps set up outside for those who want to remain outside, but bring warm clothing as March evenings can be quite chilly in Boulder. Alternatively, participants may choose to take their drinks inside to the Ballroom Foyer. This should greatly spread people out compared to everyone being in the Ballroom Lobby, and thereby reduce the risk of viral transmission. The Farewell Reception Friday night will still be held in Jill's restaurant, where it can get quite crowded. People should consider their comfort level with the risk that entails, and might choose to not attend, to mask during it, or to not worry about it - all of which are fine!