Health & Safety

Although COVID-19 has now largely disappeared from the news, and statistics are no longer maintained, COVID-19 is not over. There still are a significant number of infections every day. We don’t expect this to have changed until our event.

We aim to bring people together and want to do this in a way that is as safe and inclusive as possible. We are committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including people with disabilities, chronic illness, and caregivers.

Health and Safety policies is there to lower the risk and enable everyone to make an informed decision about their participation. We are aware that an in-person event can’t provide minimal risks.

The anoinced measures are not COVID-19 but will reduce the risks of contracting other infectious diseases as well.

Based on the Public Health Pledge we will implement the following measures:

Health Measures

We cannot predict how the situation will be at the event date. Therefore, the rules and guidelines below may change. We guarantee, however, that the rules will only be strengthened, and never weakened.

• We recommend everyone to be vaccinated as medically recommended.
• We will provide lateral flow tests for each day. We trust you to test before starting the day and to inform the organisers in case you test positive.
• We ask participants who have a positive test result or feel sick to isolate. The organiser team will assist them to handle the situation and make arrangements.
• We will provide FFP2 masks and recommend attendees to wear masks indoors. We will not enforce the wearing of masks.
• We ask you to show consideration to fellow participants and mask up if they prefer or require it.
• The venue has several outdoor areas where you can eat and hold sessions. As this is weather dependent we recommend bringing adequate clothing.
• We will facilitate regular ventilation of the conference rooms.

Possible Additional Measures

Additional measures we are looking into:

• Equip the conference rooms with air filters.
• Flexible cancellation policy in case of an illness

We know that this Health & Safety Policy is the start, not the end. We want to improve and adapt and are open for feedback. If you have additional needs or suggestions please let us know.

If you can support us to implement or improve a robust health policy we are also grateful.