2022 Extreme Terrain Mobility Challenge Forum Info

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More information for the onsite forum will be made available to finalist teams.

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BIG Idea Forum Host Hotel

The Westin Pasadena

191 N Los Robles Ave
Pasadena, CA 91101
626.792.2727

• Each individual will be responsible for making their own reservation.
• The deadline to make reservations at group rate is 5:00 PM Pacific Time on Friday, October 14, 2022.
• Rate: $182/Night + 15.20% tax (Rooms with 1 King Bed or 2 Doubles available)
• Please plan to arrive at the hotel by Monday, November 14 in time for a 4:00 p.m. Forum registration/check-in at the hotel's Fountain Foyer (2nd Floor). The BIG Idea Forum ends on Thursday, November 17 at 3:00 p.m. - please plan your outgoing flights and hotel reservations accordingly.

Reservations

• To make reservations online, please visit our BIG Idea group reservation page.
• To make reservations by phone, call the Westin Reservations Department directly at 866.837.4181. Identify you are part of the room block for NASA's BIG Idea Forum.
• If the group block becomes full or if you have any trouble with your reservation at all, please email Stacy at stacy.dees@nianet.org for assistance.

Airport & Hotel Parking Information

PARKING

• Parking for Overnight Guests
• Valet - $22 with in/out privileges
• Self-Parking: $17 (single entry/exit)
• Parking for Non-Guests
• Valet - $21 daily maximum
• Self-parking between 2:00 AM and 5:00 PM Weekdays - $21 daily maximum
• Self-parking after 5:00 PM Weekdays and All Day Weekends - $6

AIRPORT INFORMATION

• Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR)
• Closest airport - approximately 15 miles from hotel
• Small airport with fewer flights in/out
• Directions to hotel
• Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
• Approximately 30 miles from hotel
• Expect lengthy traffic delays in and out of LAX
• Large airport with wide variety of flights and airlines
• Directions to hotel
• Ontario International Airport (ONT)
• Approximately 37 miles from hotel
• Small airport
• Directions to hotel
• John Wayne Airport (SNA)
• Approximately 55 miles from hotel
• Small airport
• Directions to hotel

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Coming Soon!

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View the 2022 BIG Idea Forum Agenda by clicking below.

Registration for the 2022 Forum is open only to the university teams selected to advance to the final round of the competition. Teams are limited to 24 student registration and 1 faculty registration, for a total of 25 people per team.

Breakfast and lunch are included with the registration fee, including an awards luncheon on Nov. 17. Dinners on Nov. 14 and 15 are included in the registration fee. Teams are responsible for making all their own travel arrangements, including hotel reservations.

The deadline for registration is 11:59 PM EST on October 3, 2022.

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More information for the onsite forum will be made available to finalist teams.

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COVID-19 Policy

NOTE: Participants must abide by the COVID Policy in place at the time of the event.

In accordance with guidance and metrics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the County of Los Angeles, as well as revised policies of the National Institute of Aerospace and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the following COVID-19 Policy is in effect for the 2022 BIG Idea Challenge Forum for all attendees, as of the date of August 30, 2022:

• Masks are not required for participation in this event, but are encouraged in indoor settings by the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. The decision to wear a mask is a personal preference, informed by your personal level of risk and comfort. Individual choices should be respected. Learn more about when to wear a mask
• Participants are asked to stay home and get tested if showing any COVID-19 related symptoms. Tests are available at most pharmacies. Free COVID-19 tests can be ordered at covidtests.gov or may be available through your insurance provider. Symptoms may include:
• Cough
• Extreme fatigue
• Congestion
• Runny nose
• Body aches and pains
• Scratchy or sore throat
• Loss of taste or smell
• Fever or chills
• Shortness of Breath or Difficulty Breathing
• Participants are encouraged to be up to date with COVID-19 vaccines (i.e., a person has received all recommended COVID-19 vaccines, including any booster dose(s), when eligible).
• Participants are encouraged to practice proper and frequent hand-washing protocol.
• Program staff will have a temperature gun available for participants to take their temperature if they are not feeling well.

The 2022 BIG Idea Forum will follow current CDC Guidance regarding isolation and mask-wearing for persons with recently confirmed cases of COVID-19. Anyone testing positive for COVID-19 should isolate for 5 days following onset of symptoms or a positive test (if asymptomatic). Participants who test positive for COVID-19 within 5 days of the Forum should not attend.

Visit the CDC Isolation Guidance Page for guidance on how to proceed following the 5-day isolation, based on symptom severity.

• Free N95 masks are available across the country. Find a location near you.
• The CDC provides a guide to N95 masks.

All travelers, vaccinated or unvaccinated, should get tested 3-5 days upon return from international travel and monitor for symptoms.

This policy and requirements are subject to change at any time leading up to the Forum.  Participants will be made aware of any changes to this policy. Each participant is responsible to remain apprised of the policy and any changes prior to arrival to the Forum.