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Registration Information, Rules, and Assumption of Risk – Supplemental re COVID-19

How we are protecting ourselves and you 

  • Organizing in person events only in those regions with lower rates of COVID-19 infection 
  • Limiting number of people attending 
  • Using outdoor venues 
  • Requiring self reporting of health status at the door 
  • Conducting temperature checks at the door 
  • Providing a mask for anyone who needs one 
  • Requiring that masks are used whenever possible 
  • Making hand sanitizer available at multiple locations throughout the venue 
  • Providing plated or individually wrapped/packaged food and utensils (no buffets) 
  • Whenever possible, staffing the event with employees who live in the local area 
  • Complying with federal, state, and local regulations and rules regarding gatherings related to COVID-19, including those published by the CDC  

By agreeing to attend the event in person and entering the venue, you acknowledge and agree that:

  • Much about COVID-19 and its mutations are unknown at this time. The COVID-19 pandemic remains active globally, and infection rates have increased in various regions throughout the world. Gathering with any persons outside of your household inherently carries an elevated risk of exposure to and infection by COVID-19.
  • Although the event organizer has taken the precautions and implemented the procedures described herein to reduce the risks to everyone attending the event, there is no guarantee that you will not be exposed to or be infected with COVID-19 at or as a result of attending the event.
  • Even if you and/or others at the event have been fully vaccinated, there is still a real risk that you may be infected with COVID-19 and become symptomatic.
  • Different people have different reactions to a COVID-19 infection, and there is a real risk of serious complications including long term disability and death if you are infected with COVID-19.
  • The information that you provide to the event organizer and the venue regarding your health status and your possible prior exposures will be accurate and complete.
  • You are waiving any and all liability of the event organizer, the venue, and their suppliers, employees, affiliates, and contractors for any exposure to or infection by COVID-19 as a result of your attendance and participation at the event.  This waiver includes any exposure to or infection by COVID-19 experienced directly by you and any secondary exposure or infection experienced by another person such as your family members, colleagues, and friends, as a result of your attendance at the event.
  • You are fully responsible for and assume all risk of injury and harm to you and to third parties with whom you interact following the event that result from your attendance at the event. The event organizer, the venue, their suppliers, employees, affiliates, and contractors disclaim all responsibility for any injury or harm to you and to others that result from your attendance at the event. This assumption of risk applies generally to inherent risks of attendance at the event, including but not limited to COVID-19 exposure.
  • The event organizer and the venue reserve the right to require that you comply strictly with their instructions at the event for the health and safety of you and other attendees and staff at the event.  You must either refrain from attending the event or leave the event, as applicable, if you do not agree with these supplemental COVID-19 rules, or will not comply with the described precautions and procedures herein or the on-site instructions.