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registration
Registration is Open Now!
Attendees may register for the in-person conference or the online conference. All in-person conference registrants will have access to the online events and platform.
**Please read our full COVID-19 health and safety policy below before registering.
The following are the registration rates for [margins.] for the in-person conference, which takes place August 5 – 7, 2022:
Regular Registration (May 1 – August 7, 2022):
In-Person* individual: $100
In-Person exhibitor** (includes exhibition table at bookfair): $170
In-Person student: $75
In-Person group rate: Contact us at margins@thewordfordiversity.org
In-Person Day Pass-Saturday Only: $65
In-Person Day Pass-Sunday Only: $65
*In-person registration includes access to the online conference and platform.
**Registrants wishing to exhibit should select an individual registration and then add the bookfair to their registration.
Online Rates (May 1 - August 7, 2022)
The following are the registration rates for virtual-only attendance at the conference:
Online only individual: $80
Online exhibitor*(includes exhibition in virtual bookfair): $125
Online only student: $45
Online only group rate: Contact us at margins@thewordfordiversity.org
Online only Day Pass-Saturday Only: $45
Online only Day Pass-Sunday Only: $45
Single Event Tickets
[margins.] Festival
The [margins.] Festival is free and open to the public
General "Individual" registration includes:
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live participation in all sessions including panels and workshops
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live participation in all break-outs, Q&As, and cohort writing group sessions
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links to watch recorded sessions after the conference
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invitation to our 2022 [margins.] attendee Facebook group so that you can start connecting and building community
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invitation to participate in our Saturday Open Mic
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access to giveaway sign-ups during the conference
"Day Pass" admission includes:
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live participation in all sessions including panels and workshops for the single day of admission
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live participation in all break-outs, Q&As, and cohort writing group sessions for the single day of admission
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links to watch recorded sessions taking place on the single day of admission, sent after the conference
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invitation to our 2022 [margins.] attendee Facebook group so that you can start connecting and building community
accessibility
Scholarships:
The Word provides a limited number of free or significantly reduced registration to those identifying as low-income. Apply here.
Volunteer:
In exchange for 8 hours of pre-conference support, or 4 hours of onsite conference support, volunteers receive free registration for the conference. Sign up to volunteer here!
Need any accommodations during this conference?
Please email us at margins@thewordfordiversity.org if you have any questions about accommodations.
getting to and staying in denver:
We recommend the Hyatt Place in Downtown Denver
440 14th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202 United States
Book your stay with our group rate here.
Our group receives:
Complimentary breakfast, wifi, and happy hour drink!
Group may be booked for three day before and after the conference.
COVID-19 Health & Safety Policy
vaccination
[margins.] attendees (including presenters, registrants, volunteers, staff, and all other persons who may attend) must be fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine. The Word will screen at registration to verify vaccination status. Specific instructions about the process for providing your information in advance will be posted soon.
To be considered fully vaccinated, you must receive the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine or the only dose of a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine no later than July 22, 2022, in order to attend on August 5, 2022. The Word also strongly encourages all attendees to get the COVID-19 booster shot.
If you would like to claim an exemption for a sincerely held religious belief or for a medical exemption, please fill out the appropriate form. These are the same forms you will be asked to provide when entering any city-owned venue in Denver, Colorado. In addition to a correctly filled-out form, you will need to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 PCR diagnostic test 48 hours prior to your arrival at the conference.
Colorado Exemption Forms can be found here.
masking
At this time, it is anticipated that wearing a mask will be required in all [margins.] venues. Masks are required regardless of vaccination status. Exceptions are provided for attendees with disabilities who are unable to wear a mask. Attendees will be notified if any updates to this policy are made prior to the event.
injury & COVID-19 liability
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 Conference. Attendee hereby releases, covenants not to sue, discharges, and holds harmless the Conference, 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 Conference, and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, disability, and/or death to attendee. Attendee understands the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at the Conference 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 [margins.], its employees, agents, and representatives, whether a COVID-19 infection occurs before, during, or after participation in the Conference.
In addition to all other rules and regulations relating to the attendee’s attendance at the Conference, attendee agrees to comply with all COVID-related procedures that may be implemented by [margins.], the McNichols Building, the City and County of Denver, and/or any other relevant body, including, but not limited to, 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 Conference attendees.
refund policy for conference
[margins.] advises attendees to wait until they are certain of their in-person attendance to purchase registration, as purchases are nonrefundable. If you purchase an in-person registration and later decide that you will not be attending the in-person conference due to concern over COVID-19, you will remain registered for virtual attendance, and we can provide a credit for 2024 conference registration purchases equal to the difference between your in-person registration and a virtual registration. The deadline to request such a credit is August 1, 2022.
If you do not feel well or are showing any symptoms of COVID-19, we ask that you do not attend. If this applies to you, please let us know and we can provide a credit for the 2024 conference registration purchases equal to the difference between your in-person registration and a virtual registration. We will provide a credit for the full purchase amount toward the 2024 conference upon receipt of a note from a medical professional for any illness that prevents a registrant from participating in the conference.
All other registration purchases are nonrefundable.
