Safety & Health Measures

The ECSS 2021 Committee prioritizes the health and safety of all our participants. For this reason, all national COVID protocols applicable were followed, masks were mandatory during all sessions and an official COVID certificate* was requested at the entrance, during the registration process.  Additionally and in order to protect others, we encouraged all participants to take a test at origin, before traveling. Neither the organizers (Informatics Europe and UPM) nor the Technical Secretariat (AIM) accept any responsibility derived from participants getting sick or injured in any manner during any of the activities organized around ECSS 2021.

Should participants require any type of medical support (including COVID tests) while in Madrid, AIM promptly provided contact addresses. Participants found AIM personnel present at the venue and available via email (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), 

* The Covid certificate provides evidence that you had a COVID-19 vaccination, have had and recovered from the disease in the last 180 days, or have tested negative (PCR or RAT). 

Covid-19 Safety and Health Measures to Travel to Spain

The Government of Spain has implemented a series of measures to protect your and the general public’s health, including health control of passengers upon arrival in Spain. On the following website you can fill out the health control form and obtain your QR Code, to show it at the control points upon arrival in Spain: 

• SpTH - Spain Travel Health.

To access further information on health measures related to the COVID-19 epidemic in Spain, we recommend you to check the updates on Government websites:

• Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social - Documents for Download
• Ministerio de Sanidad, Consumo y Bienestar Social - Travel and COVID-19

• COVID-19 situation in the WHO European Region 

Please note that it is the responsibility of all participants to check the entry and re-entry regulations for their countries of origin as well as for Spain regularly. In addition, we recommend obtaining valid health insurance and if applicable a travel cancellation insurance that also covers COVID-19 related events. Please contact the ECSS2021 Organizing Secretariat at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you need assistance in this respect.

Covid-19 Safety and Health Measures while in Madrid

The following measures are currently in force in Madrid (city and region):

• Mandatory use of face masks for everyone above 6 y.o. (and recommended for  3-6 y.o. children) when on the street,  using public transportation, and in any public spaces (outdoor or indoor).
• The minimum distance between people is 1.5 meters.
• Venues capacity is limited, as a general rule, at its 75% while indoors (Order 688/2020, of 19 June, of the Regional Department of Health, establishing prevention measures to address the health crisis caused by COVID-19 upon the end of the extension of the state of alarm established by Royal Decree 555/2020, of 5 June and subsequently modified by 720/2020 and 1047/2020). 
• Catering services are also limited to its 75% capacity while indoors, maintaining a distance of 1.5 m between groups of chairs, with a maximum of 6 pax. per table while inside and 8 outside. 
• Official nationwide Tourism protocols.