Welcome to NekoCon 24, 2022- Check out our schedule for all of our events this year! The schedule is subject to change at any time. Please contact us with any questions!
All outstanding general rules of the convention are still applicable while attendees are in the Exhibit Hall except where modified or expanded below. No rules are repealed.
Shoplifting, or attempted shoplifting, of any merchandise or personal property will not be tolerated. Offenders may be permanently banned from all current and future ESSI events. We also reserve the right to share your name with other conventions in an informal warning system, and the victims of the crime will have the opportunity to prosecute offenders.
No photography is to take place within the Exhibit Hall, in the doorway area of the Exhibit Hall, or anywhere within six feet of the Exhibit Hall doors. Violators will be politely asked to leave the area. Those who do not comply, will be escorted from the Exhibit Hall. This is to ensure easy access for attendees and staff, and to ensure that emergency exits are maintained.
Obstructions, as defined in the NekoCon Weapon’s Policy (even those allowed on the convention floor) will not be allowed into the Exhibit Hall. Furthermore, any attendee with an over-sized prop or costume that limits the wearer’s mobility in such a way as to keep them from freely flowing with standard tight-fitting foot traffic shall not enter the Exhibit Hall. This will include, but not be limited to costumes with protrusions (especially sharp ones) of more than four inches, six or more inches thick foam or other material throughout, oversize headpieces, oversized footwear or any footwear that would impair walking (such as stilts or very high platforms), etc. Final verdict is in the hands of the Exhibit Hall staff, Con Safety staff posted at the Exhibit Hall doors, or their superiors.
Outside bags, backpacks, and storage devices such as fanny packs (and other bags of comparable size), are allowed. They must be a size that is standard for their nature. Please keep in mind that in the close press of bodies, it will be impossible for Exhibit Hall staff to help you keep an eye on your bags, and NekoCon cannot be held accountable for any theft that takes place, so use personal caution always. The various bags issued by our exhibitors shall not be allowed to re-enter the Exhibit Hall. Please take these bags and their contents to your hotel room, vehicle, or other storage arrangement as soon as you are finished shopping in the Exhibit Hall.
No props, bags of any nature, parts of costumes, trash, or any other items shall be left unattended inside of, or within the vicinity of, the Exhibit Hall. This is also to include the entrance and exit doors to the Exhibit Halls as well as any walls adjacent to those doors. At no point will these items be considered “held,” or “reserved.” They will be treated as lost and found or trash as the staff deems necessary to keep the convention center clean. Cleaning staff will do the same as they see fit, often with their own separate lost and found. At no time will any staff member be held responsible for any abandoned items, even if they interacted with said item after abandonment.
As outlined in the NekoCon Weapon’s Policy, certain items can be purchased within the Exhibit Hall that can be carried within the convention center under our rules and policies. When these items are purchased from the Exhibit Hall, attendees are to leave the Exhibit Hall before removing and properly disposing of all packaging materials. Purchased items from the Exhibit Hall, if they follow all other rules and policies (including peace bonding any weapons) and the items are not inside an exhibitor issued bag, may return to the Exhibit Hall once removed from all packaging outside of the Exhibit Hall. Anyone opening a product within the confines of the Exhibit Hall will be escorted out of the Exhibit Hall. Any products sold that are not allowed within convention space, as outlined in the NekoCon Weapons Policy, must be immediately taken to your hotel room, vehicle, or other storage arrangement, and may not be taken out of the packaging while inside the convention center.
The NekoCon and Convention Center Staff both reserve the right to deny entry to the Exhibit Hall at any time, for any reason, without having to provide said reason. Disputes with Exhibit Hall staff or Con Safety staff over this, or any other rule, can be taken up with the Head of Con Safety, the Head of Logistics, or the NekoCon Convention Chairperson, in that order. Convention Center Staff can only direct complaints to NekoCon Staff on your behalf.
Saturday November 5, 2022 11:00am - 7:00pm EDT
Exhibitor's HallHRCC 1st Floor, Hall C
