Introduction: Since March 11, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization. This has disrupted face to face educational activities all over the world. During 2021, face-to-face educational events have been slowly reinstated. Objective: The objective of this report is to share our experience during the first face-to-face educational activities after 17 months without face-to-face events from AO Trauma Latin America. Material and methods: Sanitary precautions were followed closely throughout the courses. CO 2 level monitoring helped us improve ventilation and airflow in the different areas of the hotel where the course took place. Three hundred and sixty surveys were sent to the basic principles course participants to inquire for COVID-19 symptoms five days after the courses. Results: We managed to keep the CO 2 levels under 500 ppm for most of the time. Only 41 participants responded. Only one participant from the Chilean courses reported having symptoms and had a positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR test five days after the course. No participants, faculty or staff members from the Mexican courses reported symptoms. Conclusion: Careful planning and scouting of the physical space for incorporating safety measures where the activity will take place should be considered. Independent of vaccination status and pre-course testing, we suggest enforcing the mandatory use of facemasks by everyone indoors, constant hand hygiene, and short intervals of space occupation. These interventions, together with adequate ventilation strategies, and CO 2 monitoring can help decrease the possibility of COVID-19 outbreaks while allowing face-to-face events to take place.