nexus/sreweekly/articles/210/06-coronavirus-covid-19-and-usenix-conferences.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr" prefix="og: http://ogp.me/ns#">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://www.usenix.org/themes/motherboard/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
<meta content="general" name="rating" />
<meta content="Drupal 7 (http://drupal.org)" name="generator" />
<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.usenix.org/conferences/health-and-safety" />
<link rel="shortlink" href="https://www.usenix.org/node/294742" />
<meta content="website" property="og:type" />
<meta content="USENIX" property="og:site_name" />
<meta content="Staying Safe and Healthy at USENIX Conferences" property="og:title" />
<meta content="https://www.usenix.org/conferences/health-and-safety" property="og:url" />
<meta content="2023-12-06T16:33:40-08:00" property="og:updated_time" />
<meta content="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/usenix_2025_og_1200x630.png" property="og:image" />
<meta content="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/usenix_2025_og_1200x630.png" property="og:image:url" />
<meta content="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/usenix_2025_og_1200x630.png" property="og:image:secure_url" />
<meta content="image/png" property="og:image:type" />
<meta content="2023-12-06T12:22:27-08:00" property="article:published_time" />
<meta content="2023-12-06T16:33:40-08:00" property="article:modified_time" />
    <title>Staying Safe and Healthy at USENIX Conferences | USENIX</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/css/css_nCq0Tqg9eqZPa5fXfe0k9wAX8jnxbXlZ75LfGb5rq7A.css" media="all" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/css/css_2i5hNf7GrbmdIRSKLAmKbqqhLsXPdxtef5MzSaLSGkY.css" media="all" />
<style media="all">#backtotop{bottom:20px;right:20px;}
</style>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/css/css_y5ngr8CQr-3_OXcQNIfH8lzYJ3IPJp36V1Ozz43_hcM.css" media="all" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/css/css_qFgpkJD9LCbzFq1MQrtO4IkZu4u0bPvQ41XA-NJVJPM.css" media="all and (min-width: 60em)" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/css/css_B99K36ryG5rmvImk01aGYNU6pRjl9ax1F1V5MSwJ1l0.css" media="all" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/css/css_cU3KfR4jRp9zSJ4c3qKFtdvl9cZqjJmX6xjYh4peo_E.css" media="all and (min-width: 60em)" />
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/css/css_gKxwQGISVq7A4HqYbamWQZ1bWNK34i4N81lwb2mAo6Q.css" media="all" />
    <script>window.Backdrop = {settings: {"basePath":"\/","pathPrefix":"","drupalCompatibility":true,"ajaxPageState":{"theme":"motherboard","theme_token":"xdmXs0w0U9BNx8Q-3Z4JWx9XnrokjQ3bAzoss2d_NTk","css":{"core\/misc\/normalize.css":1,"core\/modules\/system\/css\/system.css":1,"core\/modules\/system\/css\/system.theme.css":1,"core\/modules\/system\/css\/messages.theme.css":1,"modules\/contrib\/back_to_top\/css\/back_to_top.css":1,"modules\/custom\/adamm\/css\/base.css":1,"modules\/custom\/adamm\/css\/dropdown.css":1,"core\/modules\/comment\/css\/comment.css":1,"core\/modules\/date\/css\/date.css":1,"core\/modules\/field\/css\/field.css":1,"modules\/contrib\/og\/css\/og.css":1,"modules\/contrib\/paragraphs\/css\/paragraphs.css":1,"core\/modules\/search\/search.theme.css":1,"modules\/contrib\/special_menu_items\/css\/special_menu_items.css":1,"modules\/custom\/usenix_conference\/css\/timezone-picker.css":1,"modules\/custom\/usenix_logo_preview\/css\/usenix_logo_preview.css":1,"core\/modules\/user\/css\/user.css":1,"modules\/contrib\/workflow\/workflow_admin_ui\/workflow_admin_ui.css":1,"core\/modules\/views\/css\/views.css":1,"modules\/contrib\/rules\/rules.css":1,"0":1,"modules\/contrib\/geshifilter\/geshifilter.css":1,"modules\/custom\/biblio\/biblio.css":1,"layouts\/motherboard\/motherboard.css":1,"core\/modules\/system\/css\/menu-dropdown.theme.breakpoint.css":1,"core\/modules\/system\/css\/menu-dropdown.theme.breakpoint-queries.css":1,"core\/modules\/system\/css\/menu-toggle.theme.breakpoint.css":1,"core\/modules\/system\/css\/menu-toggle.theme.breakpoint-queries.css":1,"themes\/motherboard\/core-css-overrides\/system.theme.css":1,"themes\/motherboard\/css\/style.css":1},"js":{"public:\/\/google_tag\/google_tag.script.js":1,"modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/jquery\/1.12\/jquery.min.js":1,"core\/misc\/jquery.once.js":1,"core\/misc\/backdrop.js":1,"modules\/contrib\/behavior_weights\/js\/behavior_weights.js":1,"modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/js\/jquery_browser.js":1,"modules\/contrib\/beautytips\/js\/jquery.bt.min.js":1,"modules\/contrib\/beautytips\/js\/beautytips.js":1,"modules\/contrib\/back_to_top\/js\/back_to_top.js":1,"modules\/custom\/adamm\/js\/accessible-menu\/dist\/disclosure-menu.iife.js":1,"modules\/custom\/adamm\/js\/contentexpander\/contentExpander.js":1,"modules\/custom\/adamm\/js\/adamm.js":1,"modules\/contrib\/views_slideshow\/js\/views_slideshow.js":1,"modules\/contrib\/views_slideshow\/contrib\/views_slideshow_cycle\/js\/formoptions.js":1,"modules\/contrib\/views_slideshow\/contrib\/views_slideshow_cycle\/js\/views_slideshow_cycle.js":1,"modules\/contrib\/beautytips\/other_libs\/jquery.hoverIntent.minified.js":1,"core\/modules\/system\/js\/menus.js":1,"themes\/motherboard\/js\/scripts.js":1}},"back_to_top":{"distance":"100","text":"Back to top","title":1,"type":"image","disable_mobile":0},"beautytipStyles":{"default":[],"plain":[],"netflix":{"positions":["right","left"],"fill":"#FFF","padding":5,"shadow":true,"shadowBlur":12,"strokeStyle":"#B9090B","spikeLength":50,"spikeGirth":20,"cornerRadius":10,"centerPointY":0.1,"overlap":-8,"cssStyles":{"fontSize":"12px","fontFamily":"arial,helvetica,sans-serif"}},"facebook":{"fill":"#F7F7F7","padding":8,"strokeStyle":"#B7B7B7","cornerRadius":0,"cssStyles":{"fontFamily":"\u0022lucida grande\u0022,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif","fontSize":"11px"}},"transparent":{"fill":"rgba(0, 0, 0, .8)","padding":20,"strokeStyle":"#CC0","strokeWidth":3,"spikeLength":40,"spikeGirth":40,"cornerRadius":40,"cssStyles":{"color":"#FFF","fontWeight":"bold"}},"big-green":{"fill":"#00FF4E","padding":20,"strokeWidth":0,"spikeLength":40,"spikeGirth":40,"cornerRadius":15,"cssStyles":{"fontFamily":"\u0022lucida grande\u0022,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif","fontSize":"14px"}},"google-maps":{"positions":["top","bottom"],"fill":"#FFF","padding":15,"strokeStyle":"#ABABAB","strokeWidth":1,"spikeLength":65,"spikeGirth":40,"cornerRadius":25,"centerPointX":0.9,"cssStyles":{"fontSize":"12px","fontFamily":"arial,helvetica,sans-serif"}},"hulu":{"fill":"#F4F4F4","strokeStyle":"#666666","spikeLength":20,"spikeGirth":10,"width":350,"overlap":0,"centerPointY":1,"cornerRadius":0,"cssStyles":{"fontFamily":"\u0022Lucida Grande\u0022,Helvetica,Arial,Verdana,sans-serif","fontSize":"12px","padding":"10px 14px"},"shadow":true,"shadowColor":"rgba(0,0,0,.5)","shadowBlur":8,"shadowOffsetX":4,"shadowOffsetY":4}},"beautytips":{".beautytips":{"cssSelect":".beautytips","style":null}}}};</script>
<script defer="defer" src="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/google_tag/google_tag.script.js?tl85c1"></script>
<script src="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/js/js_bZlYCeUOgUn_Zy3vTWwKIeA3h8k-K96O5_iBg4r0XoU.js"></script>
<script src="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/js/js_nMqxMI6GSYBj21S6Dfarn5Pj4k7mEy4GyxtpkWgmSvM.js"></script>
<script src="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/js/js_Hlb3Ws6cGMVcY0OsEf_ANFK6ZxjxYMG37Nel5e0OEqc.js"></script>
<script src="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/js/js_6NvP0AHZ7qnChxBI7saOV6dVcBeSQ-rlDSIpwDBu8JM.js"></script>
<script src="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/js/js_lGXVUO6ublGZPqBOtfA6PeEk9UZEK29Dq376dDoap4I.js"></script>
  </head>
  <body class="page node-type-page user-is-non-member">
    <div class="layout--motherboard layout path--conferences-health-and-safety node--staying-safe-and-healthy-at-usenix-conferences node-type--page layout--no-sidebars">
      <div class="layout-top-hat-wrapper">
      <div class="layout-top-hat container">
        <div class="block block-block-motherboard-top-banner">


  <div class="block-content">
    <!-- 
<p>SREcon25 Europe/Middle East/Africa registration is open!<br />
<a href="/conference/srecon25emea">Register Now</a></p>
-->  </div>
</div>
<div class="block block-menu-menu-motherboard-utility-menu" role="navigation">


  <div class="block-content">
    <ul class="menu-top-only menu" data-menu-style="top_only" data-clickdown="0" data-collapse="default"><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-48513"><a href="https://www.usenix.org/donate" class="motherboard-donate">Donate</a></li>
<li class="last leaf menu-mlid-48514"><a href="/user/login">Log In</a></li>
</ul>  </div>
</div>
      </div>
    </div>
        <div class="layout-header__top-indicator"></div>
    <header class="layout-header-wrapper">
      <div class="layout-header container">
        <div class="block block-system-header">


  <div class="block-content">
      <a href="/" title="Home" rel="home" class="logo">
    <img src="https://www.usenix.org/themes/motherboard/logo.png" alt="Home" />
  </a>


  </div>
</div>
<div class="block block-menu-menu-motherboard-main-menu" role="navigation">


  <div class="block-content">
    <input id="menu-toggle-state" class="menu-toggle-state element-invisible" type="checkbox" aria-controls="menu-toggle-state" /><label class="menu-toggle-button" for="menu-toggle-state"><span class="menu-toggle-button-icon"></span><span class="menu-toggle-button-text">Menu</span><span class="menu-toggle-assistive-text element-invisible">Toggle menu visibility</span></label><ul class="menu-tree menu" data-menu-style="tree" data-clickdown="0" data-collapse="default" data-menu-toggle-id="menu-toggle-state"><li class="first expanded has-children menu-mlid-48716"><a href="/about">About</a><ul><li class="first last expanded has-children menu-mlid-48755"><span class="nolink" tabindex="0">About</span><ul><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-48728"><a href="/about">About Us</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48722"><a href="/board">Our Board of Directors</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48726"><a href="/board-meeting-minutes">Board Meeting Minutes</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48725"><a href="/board/elections26">Board Elections</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48759"><a href="/blog">Updates &amp; Announcements</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48723"><a href="/staff">Our Staff</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48724"><a href="/about/governance-financials">Governance &amp; Financials</a></li>
<li class="last leaf menu-mlid-48729"><a href="/about/awards/flame">Lifetime Achievement Award</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li class="expanded has-children menu-mlid-48717"><a href="/conferences">Events</a><ul><li class="first last expanded has-children menu-mlid-48756"><span class="nolink" tabindex="0">Events</span><ul><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-48731"><a href="/conferences/upcoming">Upcoming</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48740"><a href="/conferences/past">Past</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48736"><a href="/conferences/faq">Conference FAQ</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48737"><a href="/conferences/policies-resources">Conference Policies</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48738"><a href="/conferences/coc">Code of Conduct</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48732"><a href="/conferences/calls-for-papers">Calls for Papers</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48739"><a href="/conferences/author-resources">Author Resources</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48733"><a href="/conferences/grants">Grant Opportunities</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48734"><a href="/conferences/best-papers">Best Papers</a></li>
<li class="last leaf menu-mlid-48735"><a href="/conferences/test-of-time-awards">Test of Time Awards</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li class="expanded has-children menu-mlid-48719"><a href="/membership">Join &amp; Support</a><ul><li class="first last expanded has-children menu-mlid-48757"><span class="nolink" tabindex="0">Join & Support</span><ul><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-48753"><a href="/membership">Become a Member</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48754"><a href="/donate">Ways to Give</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48750"><a href="/supporters">Our Supporters</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48751"><a href="/students">Student Opportunities</a></li>
<li class="last leaf menu-mlid-48752"><a href="/conferences/sponsorship">Sponsorship Opportunities</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li class="expanded has-children menu-mlid-48718"><a href="/publications">Archive</a><ul><li class="first last expanded has-children menu-mlid-48758"><span class="nolink" tabindex="0">Archive</span><ul><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-48743"><a href="/publications/proceedings">Proceedings</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48742"><a href="/conferences/multimedia">Multimedia</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48744"><a href="/publications/login">;login: Archive</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48746 dropdown-menu-item--new-column-at-desktop"><a href="/short-topics">Short Topics in System Administration Series</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48745"><a href="/jesa">Journal of Education in System Administration (JESA)</a></li>
<li class="leaf menu-mlid-48748"><a href="/journal/jets">Journal of Election Technology and Systems (JETS)</a></li>
<li class="last leaf menu-mlid-48747"><a href="/publications/compsystems/computing-systems">Computing Systems Journal</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul></li>
<li class="last leaf menu-mlid-48720"><a href="/search/site" class="motherboard-search">Search</a></li>
</ul>  </div>
</div>
      </div>
    </header>
          <div class="layout-highlighted-wrapper">
      <div class="layout-highlighted centered container">
        <div class="block block-system-title">


  <div class="block-content">
    
  <h1 class="page-title">Staying Safe and Healthy at USENIX Conferences</h1>


  </div>
</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  
  <div class="layout-page-wrapper row">
    <main role="main" class="layout-content-wrapper">
      <a id="main-content" tabindex="-1"></a>
      <div class="layout-content container">
        
                  <div class="l-page-title">
                                              </div>
        
        
        
        <article id="node-294742" class="node node-page view-mode-full clearfix">

      
  
  <div class="content clearfix">
    <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><!--<p><em>Last reviewed on December 6, 2023</em></p>-->

<p>USENIX is committed to providing as safe a meeting space as practicable. As COVID-19 continues to become endemic, USENIX thanks all event attendees for doing their best to safeguard fellow attendees and to respect each others’ personal safety choices in line with the <a href="/conferences/coc">USENIX Code of Conduct</a>. To the extent possible, please abide by the lessons of the pandemic: 
<ul>
     <li>Self-isolate if you are experiencing cold or flu symptoms, including sending a substitute to the event in your place when possible;</li>
     <li>Use cough and sneeze etiquette (i.e., use and immediately dispose of tissues; or, if not possible, use the crook of your elbow);</li>
     <li>Practice thorough and frequent hand washing, especially before eating and after blowing one’s nose, coughing, or sneezing;</li>
     <li>Maintain personal space when interacting, and avoid shaking hands or hugging without asking for explicit permission;</li>
     <li>Bring a supply of face masks with strong filtering capabilities and rapid antigen test kits to use for your travel and at the event.</li>
</ul>

<p style="font-weight: bold;">Need More Information?</p>
<ul>
     <li>Email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83e0ecede5e6f1e6ede0e6c3f6f0e6edeafbadecf1e4">Conference Department</a>, and please specify the event about which you are inquiring.</li>
     <li>Speak to USENIX staff at the event.</li>
</ul>

</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-file-access field-type-list-text field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items field-items"></div></div>  </div>

  
  
</article>
<div class="block block-block-14">


  <div class="block-content">
    <p><a href="https://www.usenix.org/sites/default/files/coe_web_090226.pdf">Printable Calendar</a> | <a href="https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=usenix.org_ucqd5fh7edtegh6mtuusmi81a0%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;ctz=America/Los_Angeles">Google Calendar</a></p>  </div>
</div>
      </div>
    </main>
          </div>
      <footer role="contentinfo">
      <div class="layout-footer container">
        <div class="block block-block-motherboard-footer-logo">


  <div class="block-content">
    <a href="/"><img src="/themes/motherboard/images/usenix-logo-white.png" style="width: 160px; height: auto;" alt="USENIX logo" /></a>  </div>
</div>
<div class="block block-menu-menu-motherboard-footer-menu" role="navigation">


  <div class="block-content">
    <ul class="menu-tree menu" data-menu-style="tree" data-clickdown="0" data-collapse="default"><li class="first leaf menu-mlid-48511"><a href="/contact">Contact USENIX</a></li>
<li class="last leaf menu-mlid-48512"><a href="/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>  </div>
</div>
<div class="block block-block-motherboard-footer-copyright">


  <div class="block-content">
    <p>© USENIX 2025<br />
EIN 13-3055038
<br />
Website designed and built by <a href="https://www.giantrabbit.com" target="_blank">Giant Rabbit LLC</a><br />
Powered by <a href="https://backdropcms.org/" target="_blank">Backdrop CMS</a></p>
  </div>
</div>
      </div>
    </footer>
  </div>
    <noscript aria-hidden="true"><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-WQSPGJT"
 height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>      <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script><script>(function(){function c(){var b=a.contentDocument||(a.contentWindow&&a.contentWindow.document);if(b){var d=b.createElement('script');d.innerHTML="window.__CF$cv$params={r:'a39ac36978590793',t:'MTc4OTE3MjYwNA=='};var a=document.createElement('script');a.src='/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js';document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(a);";b.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(d)}}if(document.body){var a=document.createElement('iframe');a.height=1;a.width=1;a.style.position='absolute';a.style.top=0;a.style.left=0;a.style.border='none';a.style.visibility='hidden';document.body.appendChild(a);if('loading'!==document.readyState)c();else if(window.addEventListener)document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',c);else{var e=document.onreadystatechange||function(){};document.onreadystatechange=function(b){e(b);'loading'!==document.readyState&&(document.onreadystatechange=e,c())}}}})();</script><script type="module" src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js/v31edd6df95cf4e85bb4c19e7a9bdbcba1788362987495" integrity="sha512-iIg7k2xntmwu6/uSb5tpc/hySgZc4eoL31yB29W6tJFo2akwjPWcEqnCEdJvGexCL0KEQwVYv5BlowfhVz26hg==" data-cf-beacon='{"version":"2024.11.0","token":"04ec313fe1c44bdeb95db4ee6e679a22","r":1,"spa":2}' crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
</body>
</html>