Due to a significant decrease in local COVID-19 transmission, the City of Baltimore is rescinding its indoor mask mandate effective Mar. 1. While the Institute’s intention has always been to follow local protocols, we strongly encourage attendees at USITT22 to wear a mask while in the convention center for your own safety and that of others. Individual businesses, including hotels, may have their own mask policies, so we encourage you to investigate this prior to arrival.

Have You Uploaded to 42Chat?

Attendance at USITT22 in Baltimore next week is dependent on you uploading your vaccine information to 42Chat via SMS (text message). THIS IS A MANDATORY STEP. YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED INTO THE BALTIMORE CONVENTION CENTER TO PARTICIPATE IN USITT22 IF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED THIS STEP.

It can take up to 72 hours to have your status validated. PLEASE DO THIS IN ADVANCE.

Part of our onsite COVID-19-mitigation protocols include eliminating as many unnecessary lines as possible. By completing this important step before the event, you are helping us to do this.

To complete this step immediately, click here and connect to the QR code on that page with your mobile device and then follow the prompts on your device. (It may be expedient to take a photo of your vaccine information to store it on your device.) You will receive a status update shortly.

If you do not have a mobile device or you are an international guest who cannot access U.S. SMS messages, you may click here to upload your documentation from a web browser.

Those who are submitting negative tests or physicians’ statements, those tests taken or submitted before February 27 will not be considered valid for entry on March 2. 

COVID Vaccine Hotel Pre-Checks

We are also eliminating unnecessary lines by offering hotel pre-check! Below are our four primary hotels. On Wednesday, March 2, from 12-5 PM there will be a representative in the lobby to pre-check your HealthShield green check mark. 

Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor 
300 Light St

Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards 
110 South Eutaw Street

Baltimore Renaissance Harborplace Hotel 
202 E Pratt Street

Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel 
300 South Charles Street

You may also visit the Charles Street lobby of the Baltimore Convention Center during the same hours to validate your HealthShield information – and if you need it, you may also pick up your badge in the Charles Street lobby beginning at 2 p.m. on Wednesday.

Simply call up the text you received from 42Chat. You can always text STATUS at any time to the number to receive a new link. Open the link and display the green check mark and you will receive a green wristband.

This wristband is your “fast pass” to get in the Baltimore Convention Center and session rooms. Please keep it on for the duration of the Conference. If you wish to remove it at night, you will be required to wait in line again and go through the validation procedure every day.

Your wristband will also be checked before offsite events, such as our Friday night reception at the Maryland Science Center.

PROTIP: Snap a screenshot of your green check mark in advance so you don’t waste time in line trying to find the text. Just open your photos!
 

Don't forget your GivEx food card!

If you were an early registrant and received a GivEx food card DO NOT FORGET IT AT HOME. We will not be able to issue you a new GivEx food card under any circumstances.