Hosting Guidelines

As a host, you are the front line of community health. Your diligence at the door keeps everyone safer.

Creating an Event

Any registered member can host an event. From your dashboard, click Events → Create Event and fill in the details: name, date, location, capacity, pricing, and any testing requirements you want to enforce. Once published, you'll receive a shareable link that attendees use to RSVP.

How Attendees Sign Up & Submit Results

Guests visit your event link, RSVP, and upload their STI test results to their Green Band profile before the event. Each member has a unique QR code that links to their profile and shared test results. At check-in, you scan their QR code to review everything in one place.

Your Role at the Door

When you scan a guest's QR code, you'll see their uploaded test results, including what was tested, the dates, and the outcomes. Take your time reviewing these results carefully. Look for:

• Tests that are recent enough to meet your event's requirements.
• Results that cover the STIs your event specifies (e.g., full panel vs. specific tests).
• Documents that appear legitimate — proper lab formatting, matching names, and clear results.

If something looks off or incomplete, it's okay to ask questions or deny entry. Your standards protect every person inside.

Why Your Diligence Matters

Contact tracing only works when the data behind it is trustworthy. When you verify results thoroughly, you're not just protecting your own event — you're protecting every future event that person attends. The next host will see that this guest was checked in at your event and may rely on that history as an additional signal of accountability.

If a guest enters with unverified or questionable results, it weakens the chain of trust for the entire community. You are a gatekeeper for community health.

Stopping the Spread

Green Band exists to reduce STI transmission through transparency and accountability. As a host, you play the most critical role in that mission:

• Verify before you admit. Don't rush check-ins. A few extra seconds of review can prevent exposure for dozens of people.
• Set clear requirements. Use the event testing requirements feature to specify exactly which tests you expect and how recent they must be.
• Add co-hosts. If your event is large, invite trusted members as co-hosts so check-in stays thorough even when it's busy.
• Encourage reporting. Remind attendees that if they test positive after the event, reporting it anonymously on the platform triggers automatic contact tracing notifications for anyone who may have been exposed.

Community Gatekeeping

Hosting isn't just event planning — it's a responsibility. Every person you check in is someone the community trusts you vetted. Hold that standard high. When every host takes verification seriously, the Green Band system works as intended: a network of events where people can connect with confidence that everyone has been tested and verified.