COVID-19 Info
Stay up-to-date on the latest guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
If you will be flying, be sure to check with the airline and the country you are departing from to see what their mask, testing, and vaccination requirements are.
Symposium Policies
To help ensure the safety of all participants, registrants must agree to do the following, regardless of vaccination status:
(1) Obtain a negative, self- or lab-administered COVID-19 test result within 72 hours prior to arriving at the symposium;
(2) Wear a face mask over your nose and mouth, except when actively eating and drinking*; and
(3) Socially distance when possible.
*Denver's mask requirement has ended; however, the Symposium will still require all attendees to wear a mask. Hotel staff are required to wear masks, per Marriott company policy.
Cloth masks provided by EarthKind and the Texas School IPM Program will be available at the Symposium registration desk.
Speakers are not required to wear a mask while actively presenting and may use their own discretion.
Attendees are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated prior to the symposium. This includes a booster shot, if eligible.
Some Denver restaurants and venues are requiring proof of vaccination in order to dine-in or attend a recreational event. Symposium attendees are encouraged to travel to Denver with authorized proof of vaccination.
If you feel sick and/or test positive while at the symposium, please follow the CDC’s recommendations.
If you have quarantined for at least 5 days after first testing positive but are still testing positive via a PCR test, you may still attend the symposium.
If you test positive via an antigen test, you may not attend the symposium until you test negative.
Types of Tests
Diagnostic Lab Test (PCR): The RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel Test - NAAT is used to detect genetic material (mRNA) of the coronavirus and will be sent to a laboratory to determine results in a variable amount of time.
Rapid Diagnostic Test (ID NOW): The Rapid Point-of-Care (POC) - NAAT (ID NOW) test also detects genetic material of the virus. The test is performed on site with results available within 24 hours.
Rapid Antigen Test (BinaxNOW): Rapid Point-of-Care (POC) Test - Antigen (BinaxNOW) is an antigen test that detects the presence of a specific viral antigen. The test is performed on site, with results available the same day. These tests imply current viral infection and help determine if an individual is actively infected with COVID-19 and can spread it to others. A follow-up test with a diagnostic test may be required to confirm a positive result.
Source: Walgreens
Testing Locations
View the most up-to-date information about COVID-19 testing in Denver.
Hours and locations may change prior to the symposium. Most locations require an appointment or advance registration, and some locations may only offer a certain type of test. It is strongly recommended that you contact the location before going to it.
The testing locations closest to the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel are:
CVS Pharmacy (7-min walk from hotel)
1600 California St, Suite 14, Denver, CO 80202
Per CVS website: Patients should not have any out-of-pocket costs, but you should check with your health plan to confirm before scheduling a test.
Walgreens
801 16th St Mall, Denver, CO 80202 (10-min walk from hotel)
5th Street Garage - Auraria Campus (20-min walk from hotel)
955 Lawrence Way, Denver, CO 80204
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Union Station (23-min walk from hotel)
1701 Wynkoop St., Denver, CO 80202
Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Saturday 7:00 a.m.-Noon
The State of Colorado is covering all costs for COVID-19 testing at community testing sites, such as the two listed above.
The Denver Airport (DEN) also offers testing for ticketed passengers. XpresCheck, a public COVID testing site, is located in the center of Concourse B, post security. You must have a boarding pass to access this location.
Currently, XpresCheck is open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; phone: (720) 445-1368.
XpresCheck offers Standard Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests for $75 in clinic and an additional $100 Lab fee. Additionally available is a RT-PCR test for $250. Tests are available to anyone age 5 and older.
Standard PCR test results typically take 3-5 days, and RT-PCR test results vary from 45-60 minutes. All tests are Molecular.
Learn more and make an appointment here.
Residential households in the U.S. can order one set of 4 free rapid antigen at-home tests from USPS.com. Orders will ship free starting in late January 2022. You may wish to travel with one or more of these tests in your luggage.
How to store COVID at-home tests properly
Additional Information
The Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel is a Marriott property.