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San Francisco Writers Conference

San Francisco Writers Conference

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Safety

Safety Notice

An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending SFWC, you voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19, and agree to follow the guidelines set in place by the SFWC team. These safety procedures are not just to keep you safe, but to ensure the good health of everyone else at the conference, especially those among us who are immunodeficient or just uneasy about interacting in large crowds without protection.

Masks:

Everyone in attendance at SFWC, whether inside or outside, must wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth, regardless of vaccination status. This applies to all conference events and activities, except meals. We will have some masks available if you forget yours.

ALL Events:

In accordance with public health guidance, all attendees at ANY SFWC event (including panels, keynotes, and free and paid events), will need to provide proof of full vaccination* or proof of a negative COVID-19 result within 48 hours before they arrive at the conference.

*Second vaccine dose/boosters to be administered at least two weeks pre-event.

*All staff, volunteers, sponsors, and authors will be fully vaccinated or have received a negative COVID-19 test result within 48 hours before they arrive at the conference.

As the pandemic evolves, the San Francisco Writers Conference is preparing to accommodate whatever additional safety guidelines are in place at the time of the event, but wearing masks and being vaccinated are two of our basic requirements to attend the conference. The city of San Francisco is about 80% vaccinated and is open for guests with updated cleaning protocols in place at all publicly accessible facilities. Since February has always been flu season, we are accustomed to keeping everyone safe and healthy. Covid has necessitated scaling up these precautions and creating backup plans but we are confident in our ability to do so and expect the 2023 conference to be our best ever. 
NOTE: With these same precautions in place for our July 2022 conference, we only had one case of Covid, which the attendee discovered on the second day of the conference via a test, then exited the conference and quarantined at home. No one else got Covid at that conference, which makes us satisfied that our procedures to protect everyone’s safety worked well.
Laurie McLean, Director
San Francisco Writers Conference
Hyatt Regency San Francisco