FAQs

The Space Economy Camp for Writers is being held at Arizona State University (ASU), a public university. All policies are in accordance with ASU’s rules and guidelines and relevant state and federal laws.

COVID-19

What is your COVID-19 Policy?

We value the safety of all attendees and to that end will be implementing the following protocols to mitigate risk while complying with ASU rules and guidelines.
We ask that all attendees be vaccinated against COVID-19 and strongly encourage everyone to have the most up to date booster as of November 2023.
We will maintain a mask positive environment and encourage everyone to mask in indoor spaces.
We will have both indoor and outdoor seating available during meals for attendees to eat where they feel comfortable
We ask that all attendees test for COVID-19 at home before traveling to the event and request anyone who tests positive to not attend the event.
Tests will be provided onsite for all participants to use at any time.

We will be monitoring CDC guidelines and ASU's Policies and may adjust our own policy accordingly.

When should I test before the event?

We recommend you test before you travel so if your result is positive then you can stay home to follow the recommended quarantine procedures. We will also have tests onsite if you begin to feel ill and wish to test once at the event.

What kind of test should I take?

Any over the counter at-home COVID-19 test is fine.

For ASU’s full policy and guidelines on COVID-19, click here.

Accessibility

The access policy of the Camp follows the Social Model of Disability. This regards barriers to the full participation of disabled people as the fault of society (and more immediately we as the organizers), not the 'fault' of the person with a disability. We further reject any negative value placed on a person because of their disability, or indeed on their disability. Disability isn't good or bad, it just is. Please respect our disabled members by engaging in neither negative stereotyping (eg 'If I was you I'd kill myself' or 'I'd rather be dead than in a wheelchair) nor pity ("I'll pray for you to be cured') - many disabled people do not want to be cured and regard their disability as a fundamental part of their identity.

Additionally, please note that person-first language ("person with disability") is not the universally preferred form of address for disabled people. Many prefer the Social Model and 'disabled person'. Please treat the appropriate form of address for disabled people as you would treat preferred pronoun usage, by asking for their preferred form of address and using it.

When you fill out the registration form, please let us know about any accommodations you require. The event venue is on the first floor and we can request a wheelchair accessible room at the hotel if you need one.

For ASU’s full policy on and resources for individuals with disabilities, click here.

Harassment Policy

The Space Economy Camp is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of conference participants in any form. Event participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the conference without a refund at the discretion of the conference organizers.

Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, religion, sexual images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of talks or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.

Instructors and staff are also subject to the anti-harassment policy.

If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the conference organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the conference with no refund. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact any member of conference staff immediately.

We expect participants to follow these rules at all conference venues and conference-related social events.

For ASU’s full policy on discrimination and harassment, click here and reference ACD401: Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation.

Land Acknowledgement

We are holding our event on Arizona State University’s campus, which is situated on the ancestral lands of Indigenous people past, present, and future. We thank and honor the Native American tribes and sovereign nations of the Salt River Valley—including the Akimel O’odham, Onk Akimel O'odham, and Piipaash nations—whose knowledge and stewardship of the land and waterways allow us to be here now.

To read more about the land that we are hosting the workshop on, visit ASU’s Land Acknowledgment page here.