GASP: COVID Policy

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Here is the official GASP COVID policy. Violators will be asked to leave, and tickets/hotel room fees will not be refunded.

  1. Despite what you may have heard, we are still in the middle of a COVID pandemic.
  2. All attendees must take a COVID test the day they arrive at the party, and show a photograph of it next to something indicating the current date, such as a phone, a watch, a newspaper, or a television. See example below.
    • Bringing your negative test to registration does not meet this guideline. We have no desire to touch your test, even if it’s negative. It has your boogers on it.
    • If you are attending only the vendor fair, you don’t have to show a test before entering, but we still encourage you to take one and not attend if you are positive.
  3. If you do not have a photo that meets the guideline in #2, you will be asked to take a COVID test in the presence of the registration team. There is a drugstore nearby where they can be purchased.
  4. Vaccinations are preferred but not required.
  5. If you have had COVID within five days of your arrival at the party, do not attend. If you can prove you tested positive for COVID during this span, your ticket will be refunded less a 25% handling fee. (Unfortunately we do not control refunds for hotel reservations; you will have to talk to the hotel about that directly, if necessary.)
  6. Masks are not required at the party. However, if someone chooses to wear a mask, that is their choice. Do not harass them about it. (If you are a mask-wearer and you are harassed, speak to a member of the security or leadership team.)
  7. After the party, if you test positive for COVID within five days, please post a message in the Discord letting everyone know so they can test themselves as well.
A negative COVID test next to an Apple Watch showing the time and date.

The above image is an example of what we would like to see at registration.