A hybrid event combines both in-person and virtual components, allowing attendees to join in their preferred format. This year’s Business & Industry Fall Conference will feature a live in-person audience in Asheville as well as an online audience on our virtual event platform.

You can register for both options here. When completing the registration process, you will need to choose the “in-person” or “virtual” event. You can then further determine which days you’d like to register for under the format you have chosen.

Note: In-person seats for this event are sold out! But don’t worry, there are plenty of virtual seats remaining! Make sure you secure your spot!

The health and safety of attendees is a top priority for NCACPA. We have developed the following guidelines and we require that attendees strictly adhere to all guidance in order to make our 2021 events safe, secure and enjoyable for all. Please read NCACPA’s safety guidelines to ensure you would like to participate in an in-person NCACPA event in 2021.

NCACPA In-Person Safety Guidelines:

• For the safety of all attendees, whether vaccinated or not, face masks are required during registration and networking in meeting areas, unless you are seated at your individual desk or during meals.
• NCACPA meeting planners have developed specific seating arrangements to allow comfortable and appropriate space throughout the meeting space.
• Practice proper sanitation measures, which include using our widely provided hand sanitizers and wiping down frequently touched surfaces in your seating area.
• Assess your personal health prior to arrival, so that you can confirm body temperature below 100.4 F, no new cough, no shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, no loss of taste or smell, no chills, and no sore throat.
• Lastly, prior to arrival, confirm that you have not had close contact in the last 14 days with someone diagnosed with COVID-19 or been advised to isolate or quarantine at the time of the NCACPA in-person event.

NCACPA supports the health and well-being of its community and has collaborated with event facilities to develop safety protocols and measures designed to minimize the risk of COVID-19 infections. Despite NCACPA’s efforts to minimize the risk of COVID-19 infections, it is impossible to eliminate the possibility that you could be exposed to or contract COVID-19 while participating in an NCACPA onsite event or at other event facilities. A signed agreement will be required prior to your purchase and participation in an NCACPA In-Person Event.

Masks Required Indoors in Buncombe County

At its August 18 emergency meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners declared a Local State of Emergency requiring residents and visitors in any indoor spaces in public spaces to maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possibly spreading it to others. Effective immediately, indoor public spaces include business establishments, offices and workplaces, public transportation facilities and vehicles, and any indoor place the public is invited and allowed to enter and gather. The order applies to all people who are at least 5 years old, and face coverings are recommended for all people over the age of 2.

Read The Omni Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa’s full COVID-19 safety and cleanliness protocols and procedures.

Guest Rooms

Housekeeping associates will implement additional protocols and precautions when cleaning and sanitizing all guest corridors and rooms.

Arrival Experience

Parking:

• For valet only hotels, we will create a queuing experience that will allow for proper social distancing.
• Valet stands will be disinfected frequently and will include appropriate markings for social distancing, when possible.
• We will adjust payment options to allow for a contactless experience, where practical.
• Attendants will wear mask during any guest interactions based on CDC and/or state or local ordinance.
• Attendants will disinfect vehicle door, keys, steering wheel, and gear shift upon returning the vehicle to the owner.
• Each partnering valet vendor will provide their own brand safety and cleanliness standards. Ask your hotel contact for a copy of the vendor guidelines, if desired.

Lobby:

• Where practical, lobby furniture will be repositioned to allow for social distancing.
• High touch-areas will be cleaned and disinfected frequently.

Front Desk:

• Where required physical barriers will be used for proper social distancing.
• Associates will sanitize their hands before and after each guest transaction.
• Check-in and -out process will be limited or contactless, wherever possible.
• Room keys will be disinfected prior to providing keys to guest.
• Each individual hotel will design a guest queuing experience that allows for social distancing.
• Select Guest online check-in will be encouraged prior to arrival.
• Alternative check-in locations for groups with a high volume of arrivals within limited time intervals will be encouraged and arranged.
• Lobby greeters will provide guidance and support social distancing efforts during peak check-in times.
• Associates will utilize texting features in an effort to minimize the use of guest room phones.
• Minibar operations will be temporarily suspended.
• Personal protective supplies are available upon request.

Elevators, Escalators & Stairs:

• Elevator button panels and escalator/stair handrails will be cleaned and disinfected frequently.
• Guests and associates traveling up or down escalators will be encouraged to leave two steps
  between each other

Cleanliness

Associates will increase the frequency of cleaning, disinfecting and sanitizing of high-touch surfaces and areas with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommended cleansers capable of combating COVID-19.

The virtual format of Business & Industry Fall Conference in 2021 is being hosted on a virtual conference platform called OnAir. For security reasons, access for each attendee is tied to a unique link and password protected user profile and email address. As you go through the registration flow and receive conference communications closer to the event date, you’ll be prompted to set up your profile and pick a secure password for access during the conference.

For Hotel Guests:
Outdoor and garage parking is complimentary for overnight guests. You will need to use your room key to exit the gate.

For Day Guests:
NCACPA has negotiated a daily outdoor self-parking rate of $15 per day. More parking details will be sent approximately three days before the conference.

If you are having trouble with your registration, please email our Experience Support team at [email protected] we will be able to assist you as soon as possible.