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.