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We are very excited to see many of you in person again in Seattle this fall! We are committed to the health and safety of our members, exhibitors, and partners. We continue to work diligently with Safe Expo, our experienced event health and safety company, to help plan the event to meet venue, local, state, and federal guidance during the COVID-19 pandemic. We want to ensure our event is as safe as possible to protect you and your families, all APSA attendees and staff, and our communities.<\/p>\n
Please review the following page about what to expect onsite at the 2021 APSA Annual Meeting. <\/b>Please check back often for updates based on CDC, state, and local guidance.<\/p>\nPlan for Change<\/h2>\n
As an in-person attendee, you can expect the following to keep you, your colleagues, our staff, and our partners safe:<\/p>\n
With the constantly evolving Delta variant and after consultations with our health and safety partner and association leadership, we have decided to update APSA\u2019s attendance policy to require that anyone wishing to attend the APSA Annual Meeting in-person must provide proof of having been fully vaccinated against COVID-19<\/strong>. Fully vaccinated means 14 days have passed since your final dose. Given the current environment, we are taking this step to keep our attendees, their families, and communities safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n Attendees will only be admitted to APSA\u2019s Annual Meeting with proof of having been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/strong><\/p>\n Vaccine verification will include uploading a vaccine card<\/b><\/a> showing proof of full vaccination to Safe Expo\u2019s system for their review and approval. If you are not comfortable uploading your card, you are able to show proof of full vaccination onsite.\u00a0If you upload your vaccination card and are approved, you will be emailed a purple confirmation. Your card information is then deleted from Safe Expo\u2019s system. You will need to show the vaccine verification purple confirmation in order to pick up\/print your badge. To access your vaccine verification purple confirmation, visit the verification upload site<\/a> and enter your email.\u00a0\u00a0View the full process here.<\/a>\u00a0Since vaccine verification is now required, attendees will not have to do a daily temperature screening. Cards must be uploaded to the Safe Expo portal<\/a> by Friday, September 24.<\/strong><\/p>\n Note:<\/strong> Fully vaccinated means 14 days have passed since your final dose. Therefore, you must have received the final dose of a COVID-19 vaccine prior to September 15, 2021, to be considered fully vaccinated. No exceptions will be made to this policy.<\/p>\n We recognize there are global vaccine inequities and that our policy may unfortunately affect the ability of some of our international attendees to attend the event. We also recognize that some attendees may no longer choose to participate in the in-person meeting with a vaccine requirement.\u00a0Given the changing environment with Delta, this policy was indicated by our experienced health and safety partner as the safest way for us to hold the event in Seattle. Additionally, Washington State<\/a> and the CDC do not recommend travel<\/a> until you are fully vaccinated.\u00a0<\/p>\n If you were planning to present in-person but are now participating virtually, we offer the opportunity for participants to pre-record their presentations. The pre-recorded presentations<\/a> will be featured on the virtual platform and will have a chatbox for feedback from panelists and other attendees. These presentations will be available before, during, and after the event for up to six months. To participate in this opportunity, sign up here.<\/a><\/p>\n Please\u00a0review our FAQs<\/a>\u00a0for more information.\u00a0As always, if you have any additional questions, please reach out to\u00a0meeting@apsanet.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n APSA has partnered with SafeExpo to provide a safe meeting experience for all participants. All in-person participants must provide proof of being fully vaccinated. Fully vaccinated means 14 days must have passed since your final dose. International proof of vaccination is accepted, but must meet the World Health Organization’s list of approved vaccines. If you have questions on your vaccination documents, please email\u00a0ambassador@safeexpo.org<\/a>. All participants must wear CDC-approved face coverings and social distancing should be practiced. Please read the\u00a0Waiver of Liability<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you have any questions about any of these policies or procedures, please contact meeting@apsanet.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n\n Convention Center and Hotel COVID Policies and Information<\/p><\/div>Upload your vaccine verification documents here.<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n
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