These guidelines apply to all PyOhio attendees, within the PyOhio event space. PyOhio is being held on the third floor of the Cleveland State University Student Center. Everything outlined here should be followed when in any indoor space on the third floor. This includes attending talks and Open Spaces, and any time spent in the hallways. Please ensure you act in accordance with these guidelines at all times while attending PyOhio.
We are asking you to wear a mask during your time at PyOhio. This includes attending talks and Open Spaces, and any time spent in the hallways.
Exceptions are:
Masks must be worn over the nose and mouth, and must be made of a tight-knit, non-permeable material. N95 or equivalent masks such as KN95 or K95, or surgical-style masks, are required.
Alternatives to face coverings such as face shields, loose gaiters, scarves, bandanas, and face coverings with ventilation are not permitted to be used as masks.
We encourage you to bring your own mask that you find comfortable, however, we will have free masks available for attendees during each day of PyOhio, as supplies permit.
Attendees who are repeatedly unwilling to comply with the mask requirements will be asked to leave.
We encourage PyOhio attendees to stay up to date with the vaccinations that are available to them where they live. In particular, we encourage our US attendees to investigate the bivalent booster that became available in September 2022. We recognise that our international attendees may have different vaccine recommendations and availability. We ask that you do your best.
Vaccines are not required to attend PyOhio. We will not be verifying vaccination status.
PyOhio attendees are expected to use at-home/antigen/rapid tests before they arrive at PyOhio. Use of tests during the conference is encouraged, however, if you wish to use tests while attending PyOhio, you will need to provide your own.
We will not verify negative test results.
We expect people to remain at home if they may be contagious. If you are feeling sick, experiencing known COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms in ways that are unusual to you, or test positive for COVID-19 prior to the start of the conference without subsequently testing negative (e.g. by two negative rapid tests taken 48 hours apart, or a negative PCR test), you should not attend PyOhio.
If you test positive for COVID-19 or exhibit any related symptoms during your attendance of PyOhio, you are required to immediately withdraw yourself from the conference.
We ask that you [notify PyOhio organisers](mailto:safety@pyohio.org). Your privacy will be respected and maintained. This information will be used to notify attendees, so they may take appropriate precautions or get tested.
We promise not to downgrade our Health and Safety policy between now and the event to allow community members to make decisions about attending with confidence that his policy won't be weakened between when they book travel or submit a talk, and when the conference takes place. If there is a development that recommends additional precaution, then we may add it. As we get closer to PyOhio, we may add additional information here as well. We will not, however, be subtracting anything or softening the mask policy.