Alerts

May 1, 2021 - change to Phase 3

3/1/2021 - UNAVCO has moved to Phase 3 of the COVID-19 policy, allowing 50% occupancy of physical facilities and domestic work related travel if vaccinated. The full Phase 3 policy for staff is on the internal Confluence site. Staff are required to be familiar with and follow guidance from local governing health entities.

February 1, 2021 - change to Phase 2

Effective 2/1/2021, UNAVCO has moved to Phase 2 of the COVID-19 policy. Employees may enter physical facilities provided they distance to the maximum extend practicable. Staff are encouraged to work from home as much as possible. Travel is suspended except for Director-approved exceptions. Refer to the reopening plan for details.

November 18, 2020 - change to Phase 1 (Closure/Limited Operations of Facilities and Mandatory Social Distancing)

UNAVCO’s operational status has moved back to phase 1. This change allows stronger measures to protect the health of employees and to do our part to minimize interactions that could transmit the virus. As a reminder, phase 1 requires work-from-home except for essential employees and imposes restrictions on all travel. Staff are required to follow guidance set forth in the reopening plan available here.

June 1, 2020 - COVID-19 related reopening: Phase 2

Based on state and local guidance, our operations policy, and the results of the work survey, we have decided to move UNAVCO to Phase 2 operations effective Monday, June 1. This means that employees may work at UNAVCO facilities if they prefer, although we encourage all employees to continue to work from home as much as possible. Travel is still suspended except for Director-approved exceptions. Staff are required to follow guidance set forth in the reopening plan available here.

May 15, 2020 - Reopening Plan related to COVID-19

UNAVCO Senior Management has developed a reopening policy for all facilities. Staff can locate the 4 phase approach online here. We will remain in Phase 1 through at least June 1.

• Phase 1: Closure/Limited Operations of Facilities and Mandatory Social Distancing

• Phase 2: Limited Opening of Facilities and Staff Safety Requirements

• Phase 3: Expanded Opening of Facilities

• Phase 4: Fully Operational Facilities with No Restrictions

April 29, 2020 - 2020 GAGE/SAGE Workshop Postponed

Due to the COVID-19 situation, the Board of Directors for UNAVCO and IRIS have agreed to postpone the in-person GAGE/SAGE Science Workshop until August 2021 (exact dates will be confirmed soon). This decision was reached after much deliberation.

Although it will be another year before a large in-person Science Workshop, we are working to set up virtual opportunities for the seismic and geodesy communities to engage in the interim and will keep you posted.

April 14, 2020 - COVID-19

The UNAVCO Senior Management Team reaffirms our commitment to remote work. Employees who can complete their professional responsibilities with any combination of remote and on-site effort may do so at least until the end of FFCRA implementation on December 31, 2020. All employees are bound to the terms of their job description and performance goals regardless of the geography of work, and should coordinate closely with their supervisor to make sure that those terms and goals are met. Please refer to the UNAVCO Employee Handbook section 3.3 Work Schedules.

We will continue to review policies around COVID-19 to protect the health and well-being of our employees and the organization regularly, and provide updates at least monthly while federal, state, and local policies are changing rapidly.

Critical Business Exemption Letters for Stay at Home

• COVID19 California Exemption Letter for Employees

• COVID19 Colorado Exemption Letter for Employees

• COVID19 NewMexico Exemption Letter for Employees

• COVID19 Oregon Exemption Letter for Employees

• COVID19 Washington Exemption Letter for Employees