Red Hat will consider participants to be "fully vaccinated" when a person has received all recommended doses in their primary series of COVID-19 vaccines. 

For Red Hat Summit 2022, this means:

• Two weeks after receiving a single dose of a one-dose vaccine (e.g., Johnson & Johnson/Janssen) or 
• Two weeks after receiving the second dose of a two-dose COVID-19 vaccine (e.g., Pfizer, Moderna, or AstraZeneca)

We will not admit individuals who are partially vaccinated or who are not yet 14 days out from their last shot.

Approved or authorized vaccines

This guidance applies to COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use and for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration (i.e., Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson (J&J)/Janssen COVID-19 vaccines), and COVID-19 vaccines authorized for emergency use by the World Health Organization (i.e., AstraZeneca/Oxford, Covishield, Sinopharm, and Sinovac), on or before February 15, 2022.

Red Hat Summit may expand the list of vaccines as prevailing public health guidance evolves. We will update this page with more details as the public health mandates change. 

Boosters are encouraged but not required for attendance.

Participants are required to show proof of vaccination and a government-issued photo ID to enter the event. The following are acceptable forms of proof of full vaccination:

• Government-issued or government-compliant digital vaccination verification app (such as Clear or VaxYes)
• COVID-19 vaccination card, record, or certificate issued by a government agency, public health agency, or other authorized vaccine provider (a photo will also suffice). Photos and digital photocopies of vaccination cards are allowed.

We want to protect our communities as best we can, based on the data we have. In order to best protect everyone’s health, we require that all participants be fully vaccinated. Boosters are encouraged but not required for attendance. Masks are encouraged but optional.

Boosters are encouraged but not required for attendance.

Yes, requiring a vaccine does not violate HIPAA or discriminatory regulations.

No, vaccination verification is being provided to Red Hat associates and participants at no cost.

Your information may be shared with necessary third parties to the extent required by local health requirements or regulations.

We will have testing onsite for those participants that require a COVID-19 test in order to meet return travel or airline requirements. Testing provider Med+ will be conducting testing at the Renaissance hotel on May 10-11 and the Westin Boston Seaport District hotel on May 12.

Follow this link to book an appointment and complete the form.

The only fields required to secure your testing appointment are date of birth, first name, last name and email. All other fields on the Med+ form are optional (including questions regarding COVID-19 symptoms). Optional fields may be left blank and are not compulsory to secure your appointment.

We will have testing onsite for those participants that require a COVID-19 test in order to meet travel or airline requirements. Please email our team for more information. 

We encourage all international participants to check with their travel providers for any further specific testing requirements or regulations.

Yes, proof of vaccination is still required in order to attend in person. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that people who have already had COVID-19 receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Research has not yet shown how long an individual is protected from getting COVID-19 after recovering, and vaccination provides enhanced protection for those who have already had COVID-19.

If you have tested positive for COVID-19 or have reason to believe you currently have COVID-19, you should not attend Red Hat Summit 2022 in person. If you have reason to believe you have recently been exposed to COVID-19, please consult your physician to determine appropriate next steps and refer to CDC guidelines for international and domestic travel. We ask that you not attend Red Hat Summit 2022 if you are sick.

Please email our team to cancel your registration.

We ask that anyone who participates in-person at Red Hat Summit 2022 and then tests positive for COVID-19 within 10 days alerts us by emailing our team.

We do not feel that having participants "report" participants with visible symptoms (which could also be allergies, a cold, etc.) comports with the spirit of Red Hat Summit 2022. We encourage our participants to show their regard for the safety of others by self-reporting any symptoms they themselves may have.

Please email our team.

Red Hat will continue to update this website and provide additional communications to participants, so be sure to check back regularly. If you have additional questions, you can email our team.

If you are unable to join us in person, you can still join us for the Red Hat Summit 2022 virtual experience to view content on demand from anywhere across the globe. We hope to see you at a Red Hat event in the future.

Red Hat Summit is the premier enterprise open source event for IT professionals to learn, collaborate, and innovate on technologies from the datacenter and public cloud to the edge and beyond.

Our in-person event is taking place May 10-11, 2022, in Boston, Massachusetts, at the Westin Boston Seaport District Hotel.

You can sign up to receive email updates, follow Red Hat Summit on Twitter, and join social conversations about the event using the official #RHSummit hashtag.

Please email our team with any other questions.

If you are planning to attend the in-person event, you can sign up on our registration page.

Please email our team to request a visa letter.

Any further questions you may have should be directed to your sales representative.