New guidelines for TMN activities were issued January 21, 2021. In addition to following all governmental guidelines, TMN events including chapter meetings, volunteer activities, and advanced training must abide by the following guidelines:
- Virtual meeting platform tools should be used whenever possible.
- For any indoor activity that does occur in-person, both volunteers and public participants must wear masks. The occupancy limit shall not exceed one person per 100 square feet of indoor public space to allow for 10 feet of social distance.
- For outdoor activities, both volunteers and public participants must wear masks and social distance by at least 6 feet.
- All multi-county TMN Chapters must consider each of their county’s health ordinances when scheduling in person (‘face-to-face’) events or meetings, the ability/inability for chapter membership to attend, and the equity of scheduling events in certain counties to the exclusion/inclusion of certain segments of the chapter.
For additional details, see the state TMN website at https://txmn.tamu.edu/welcome/covid-19-response/.