COVID-19 Measures at the 17th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
１．Requests for before the conference◆

17WCEE will be held when Miyagi prefecture is during “Preventive Measures” (Sep 15th- Sep 30th, 2021). At the venue, weare taking infection prevention measures based on the guidelines of Sendai City. We ask all visitors to pay close attention totheir own health management and infection prevention.

◆Please do not attend if you do not feel well or are a close contact of a person infected with COVID-19.

◆Overseas and domestic participants are requested to install and use the Contact-Confirming Application (COCOA).

２．Requests for before you come to the venue during the conference period◆Please make sure to take your temperature every morning before coming to the conference.

◆Please do not attend the conference if you have a fever of more than 1 degree Celsius (37.5 degrees Celsius) above normal, or
if you feel ill with symptoms such as coughing or breathlessness, even if they are mild.

◆If you are a close contact of a person infected with COVID-19, please do not come to the conference, and stay at your hotel orat home.

◆Please avoid entering the venue in a group.

◆Please avoid using public transportation in groups.

◆If you develop a fever or symptoms that may indicate infection with COVID-19, please contact the organizer* immediately.

◆If you become ill during the conference and a PCR test is conducted, please inform the organizer* of the PCR test results
immediately.

３． Requests for within the venue during the conference period◆

A non-contact thermometer will be placed at the entrance of the venue to measure your body temperature. Anyone with atemperature of 37.5℃ or higher will not be allowed to enter the venue.

◆Please cooperate with the temperature checks and other measures by the equipment and staff when entering the venue. (Peoplewith fever or other medical conditions will not be allowed to enter the venue. The organizer will not be responsible for any
damage caused by this measure.)◆

The use of elevators is prohibited in principle, except for special occasions.

◆There will be no trash cans in the venue, so please take your trash with you.

◆Please keep a distance of at least 1 meter, or 2 meters, if possible, from other participants at all times. (The same applies to theexhibition hall.)◆Please avoid crowded areas where social distance cannot be maintained.

◆Please do not move chairs in the venue without permission.

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Please bring your own mask and always wear it while you are in the Sendai International Center. *Non-woven masks arerecommended.

◆Please do not remove your mask when speaking from the floor. Please do not speak loudly.

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Please pay attention to general hygiene precautions such as regular hand washing, hand sanitizing, and proper etiquette whencoughing and sneezing.

◆Please do not shake hands or make any other physical contact with other participants.

◆Please follow the instructions given by the organizer regarding entering and exiting the venue, lines, zoning, etc.

◆Do not eat outside of the designated areas in the venue and follow the instructions of the organizer for eating areas in the venue.
Also, please refrain from talking when eating and avoid eating for long periods of time.

◆If you develop a fever or other symptoms that suggest infection with COVID-19, please contact the organizer* immediately,even if you have left the venue.

◆Advance registration is requested for the system to keep track of the entry and exit status of participants. When you enter orexit the session rooms or other areas, please scan the QR code issued to you at the time of registration.

*Organizer’s contact information: 17wcee-covid19@convention.co.jp