To ensure a safe, professional, and distraction-free environment for all participants, please note the following policies regarding children and minors.
- Educational Sessions: For the safety and comfort of all attendees, children under 18 years of age are not permitted in any educational sessions, workshops, or lectures. This policy helps maintain a focused learning environment and ensures the integrity of the session experience.
- Expo Hall: Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times while in the Expo Hall. Please note that strollers may be restricted in high-traffic areas for safety reasons.
We appreciate your cooperation in helping us create a positive and secure environment for everyone attending the conference. I assert that all participation by me, my child/children, in physical activity at this Conference/Convention, whether in sessions, elsewhere on the grounds or offsite at Conference/Convention activities and/or sessions, will be voluntary. In consideration for being allowed to participate in this Conference/Convention, I, on behalf of myself, my spouse, my heirs, and my estate, hereby release, waive, indemnify, and save harmless IDEA Health & Fitness Inc. (“IDEA”), National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (“NIRSA”) and all IDEA and/or NIRSA employees, volunteers, or agents, from liability from any and all physical or other injuries or harm (including those resulting from the ordinary negligence of IDEA and/or NIRSA, its employees, volunteers, or agents) suffered by me, my child/children, during, or as a consequence of, participation in any and all physical activity associated with the Conference/Convention.
I further understand that there are serious inherent risks involved with all physical activity and that when performing exercise routines or engaging in any similarly strenuous activity, I may, or my child/children may, suffer minor injury, serious injury, or even death. I understand these inherent risks, and I assume all such inherent risks associated with participation in any activities in conjunction with the NIRSA + IDEA® World Conference and release NIRSA and/or IDEA, all employees, volunteers, or agents from liability.
I further represent to NIRSA and/or IDEA that I am, or my child/children are, in excellent health and physical condition and that I am not, or my child/children are not, disabled in any way, taking medication, or suffering from any condition that would prevent me, or my child/children, from safely engaging in such activities or that would make such participation potentially dangerous or harmful for me, or my child/children.
I hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, waive, release, and discharge all claims of damages for death, personal injury, or property damage which I may have, or which may hereafter accrue to me, or my child/children, because of my, or my child/children’s, participation in the Conference/Convention. The release is intended to discharge in advance NIRSA and/or IDEA, their employees, volunteers, and agents from and against all liability arising out of or connected in any way with my participation in the Conference/Convention, even though that liability may arise out of negligence or carelessness on the part of the persons or entities mentioned above. I further understand that serious accidents occasionally occur during physical activity and that participants can sustain mortal or serious personal injuries because of participation.
Knowing the risks of participation, I nevertheless hereby agree to assume those risks and to release and hold harmless all the persons or entities mentioned above who (through negligence, carelessness or otherwise) might be liable to me or my heirs or assigns, for damages. It is further understood and agreed this waiver, release and assumption of risks is to be binding on my heirs and assigns.
NIRSA and/or IDEA is not responsible for failing to perform if failure is caused by circumstances or events outside NIRSA and/or IDEA’s reasonable control, which shall include but not be limited to acts of God or nature, terrorist attacks, war, pandemic, epidemic, union or labor disputes or other events out of its control.
NIRSA and/or IDEA claim no liability for the acts of any suppliers to this meeting, nor for the safety of any attendee at or while in transit to this event. NIRSA and/or IDEA reserve the right to cancel this event without penalty. Attendees who purchase non-refundable airline tickets do so at their own risk. The total amount of any liability of the planners and sponsors will be limited to a refund of the registration fee.
