General Venue Protocols
The International Centre has developed the TICC COVID-19 Pandemic Task Force to implement and ensure compliance of the best practices necessary to reopen the Centre and create a healthy and safe environment for all.

General Exhibit Hall Protocols
In addition to the above venue protocols, MBWS seeks to take the following additional steps inside the Exhibit Hall in an effort to provide a safe environment to conduct business while facilitating physical distancing, minimizing aisle congestion and promoting healthy hygiene amongst all who visit the show floor.

• COVID-19 vaccinations are required for attendance.
• Masks are required to be worn while in the Exhibit Halls. Attendees and exhibitors should bring their own mask. A limited number of masks will be available on-site.
• The Exhibit Hall layout has been reconfigured with wider aisles and space between inline 10 x 10 ft. booths to assist with traffic flow, mitigate congestion and facilitate physical distancing while on the show floor.
• Signage will be placed at entrance of Exhibit Hall and in key traffic points to promote physical distancing and healthy hygiene reminders.
• Hand sanitizing stations will be placed throughout the Exhibit Hall. A dedicated Exhibitor Lounge will be located in the Exhibit Hall for exhibitor booth personnel.
• A dedicated Exhibitor Lounge will be located in the Exhibit Hall for exhibitor booth personnel.
• Exhibitors may institute additional appropriate and legal health and safety measures within their own booth.

Physical Distancing within Booth
MBWS is committed to following physical distancing requirements in order to facilitate safe interaction between attendees and exhibitors. Current physical distancing guidelines recommend that individuals maintain a 6-foot space from one another. During this time, we request that a maximum of 2 exhibitor booth personnel are within a 10" x 10" booth space at any given time.

Booth Design Considerations
MBWS recommends that exhibitors consider the following when planning their booth design:

• Design your booth with one-way traffic flow in mind. Consider the attendee journey and provide floor directional signage to assist with booth flow, queues and physical distancing reminders.
• Position a host counter at key entrance points within your booth, so host can advise attendees of safety protocols, direct attendees to appropriate booth personnel and monitor booth traffic density.
• Designate additional space within your booth where attendees gather for product demonstrations or presentations to help attendees feel comfortable and at ease when visiting your booth.
• Limit attendee handling and/or self-testing of products. In instances where attendees may need to touch or engage with an exhibitor’s products, allow for adequate time between use for cleaning and sanitization of products.
• Restrict the operation of electronic and interactive displays solely to exhibit booth personnel if such displays cannot be properly cleaned and sanitized between attendee use.
• Include plexiglass dividers or other types of partitions in areas where individuals will be in close contact, e.g., a host desk. Select furniture that allows for upholstery and surfaces to be easily cleaned.
• Consider developing electronic marketing materials that utilize QR codes for easy sharing at your booth based on attendee’s interests.
• Provide one-time use pens that are individually wrapped as a giveaway in case attendee needs to take notes.

Booth Cleaning and Sanitation
While MBWS seeks to implement the protocols outlined in the above section titled, “General Exhibit Hall Protocols,” it will be each exhibitor’s responsibility to maintain a clean and sanitized booth area for safe attendee interaction. Per The International Centre's cleaning procedures, exhibitors are responsible for the following recommended or mandatory cleaning practices within their booths:

• Hand sanitizer must be available in each exhibitor’s booth.
• Exhibitors may also want to consider leaving disinfectant wipes or spray in each touchable area of their booth to facilitate and encourage visitors to wipe down all surfaces and equipment.
• Furniture and high touch points (e.g., handrails, door handles, trash/recycling containers) should be disinfected each day and throughout the day.
• Exhibitors may want to consider eliminating some attendee touch points to minimize areas that will need to be routinely cleaned.

Booth Personnel Training and Etiquette
As the Annual Meeting may be the first in-person event that many MBWS members attend since the onset of COVID-19, a new form of etiquette will be key to ensure that both attendees and exhibitors feel comfortable interacting safely without overstepping personal boundaries. It will be important that all exhibitors educate and train their booth personnel on how to engage attendees in a safe manner while adhering to physical distancing and other safety protocols in effect at the time of the meeting. Below are some suggested topics that we recommend you incorporate into your booth personnel training: All booth personnel should read and be familiar with the MBWS Health and Safety Protocols and Measures that ALL attendees must adhere to while attending the meeting.

• Train your personnel on safety protocols, such as no hand shaking or other physical contact, prior to the event without consent.
• Conduct daily briefings with booth personnel on physical distancing protocols and attendee engagement etiquette, such as no shaking hands without consent, exchange of business cards, etc.
• Assign a host at the entrance to your booth to greet and direct attendees to specific areas within your booth. This will make attendees more comfortable and set the tone for what one can expect in terms of physical distancing, safety protocols, etc. while exploring your booth.

On-site Operational Recommendations
Below are some on-site operational recommendations that exhibitors may want to consider.

• Begin each shift and/or each day with a safety briefing and reminders about meeting safety protocols.
• Clean and disinfect shared equipment, tools, etc., prior to it changing hands and at the end of every shift.
• Consider staggering schedules for booth personnel to limit the number of booth personnel taking breaks, lunch, etc. at any given time. .
• Exhibitors may want to stagger labor calls in order to limit congestion within booths

Exhibitor Rules
In addition to these Show Health and Safety Guidelines, exhibitors are reminded that they must abide by the Exhibit Rules & Regulations put into effect by MBWS.