The Colorado Music Educators Association understands that it is our obligation to put in place policies that will protect our attendees and the community that surrounds us during our conference. Below are important protocols that have been put in place. As a conference participant you will be asked to abide by these protocols and sign the health waiver from in order to participate in the CMEA 2022 Conference.
It is important to note that these protocols could change based on county and state health mandates.
• CMEA conference participants will be required to wear a mask while in all indoor designated conference spaces. When outside, walking between buildings, and outside of conference scheduled times, masks will not be required for those individuals that are fully vaccinated. There will be no exemptions made to the policy for conference attendees. Masks will be available at the registration desk and in the exhibit hall, as well as hand sanitizer in small bottles.
• The Broadmoor Hotel, the official hotel of the CMEA Conference, will follow local requirements concerning mask mandates. Currently, hotel staff has the option not to wear a mask if they are fully vaccinated. CMEA attendees are likely to encounter hotel staff and other hotel that are not part of the CMEA Conference who are un-masked.
• CMEA selected Honor Performing Groups/Demonstration Groups will be asked to follow school district policies regarding performing with or without masks. However, all CMEA selected Honor Performing Group members must be masked when not on stage and actively performing.
• All-State Jazz Choir participants will be masked at all times when rehearsing, performing, and participating in conference activities.
• All-State Jazz Band participants will be masked with cloth performance band masks at all times when rehearsing and performing. While participating in conference activities, they must be masked in regular masks at all times.
• Performing groups will be allowed a limited number of tickets based on two tickets per student actively participating in the performing group. To obtain a ticket, each audience member must present a signed CMEA Health Waiver to receive a ticket. Audience members must be masked at all times. Directors of performing groups or their designee will exchange signed health waivers for the correct number of tickets, two hours prior to their performance at the CMEA registration desk.
• All registrants and conference participants, including exhibitors, student performers, and audience members, will be required to read and agree to the 2022 CMEA Attendee Liability Waiver. Participants for the 2022 conference will not be admitted to the conference without a signed waiver form, either through the goggle waiver link or through a signed form.
• Information about the Broadmoor Hotel’s cleaning standards can be found at
www.broadmoor.com .
2022 CMEA Conference Liability Waiver
Attendee assumes all risks and accepts sole responsibility for any injury (including, but not limited to, personal injury, disability, and death), illness, damage, loss, claim, liability, or expense, of any kind, that attendee may experience or incur in connection with attending the Colorado Music Educators Association Conference in January 2022. Attendee hereby releases, covenants not to sue, discharges, and holds harmless the Colorado Music Educators Association and The Broadmoor Hotel, its employees, agents, and representatives, of and from any such claims, including all liabilities, claims, actions, damages, costs, or expenses of any kind arising out of or relating thereto.
Specifically relating to the global COVID-19 pandemic, attendee acknowledges the highly contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assumes the risk of exposure or infection by attending the Colorado Music Educators Association Conference, and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, disability, and/or death to attendee. Attendee understands that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at the Colorado Music Educators Association may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of others who may attend the event or their families, colleagues, or others with whom they may have contact. Accordingly, attendee understands and agrees that this release includes any claims based on the actions, omissions, or negligence of the Colorado Music Educators Association and The Broadmoor Hotel, its employees, agents, and representatives, whether a COVID-19 infection occurs before, during, or after participation in the Colorado Music Educators Association Conference.
In addition to all other rules and regulations relating to the attendee’s attendance at the Colorado Music Educators Association Conference, attendee agrees to comply with all COVID-related procedures that may be implemented by State and local authorities, the Colorado Music Educators Association, and The Broadmoor Hotel, including, but not limited to, proof of vaccination, proof of negative COVID test, mask-wearing and social distancing requirements and restrictions on certain activities that carry higher COVID-related risk, in order to protect as much as possible the health and safety of all event attendees and the community involved in the event.
