A O O ° < ) STREETCAR P 5 AMBASSADOR Q MAX BUS STOP P P . % POINTS OF » W R INTEREST HOTEL WEST BOTTOMS n AMERICAN ROYAL ( [”] SHOPPING Rooftop Pirk ST. P fl* PERFORMING ' O! ARTS , P P P PARKING O MCGEE fXi VISITOR 13TH WJ INFORMATION % COLLEGE BASKETBALL Q BIKE SHARE KC R£ EXPERIENCE P P KC LIVCt FOUNTAIN .*11 14TH TRUMAN RD. MidAmeriCon II THE 74th WORLD SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTION STARTED Welcome GET I Greetings and Welcome to MidAmeriCon II! All Additionally, we are using Grenadine event " the staff and I are delighted that you have made planning software, which is available as a free app | ti to Kansas City. We have been working hard to from iTunes and Google Play. You can customize make this a memorable Worldcon, with so much Grenadine to create your own schedule, and it | to see and participate in. will be regularly updated with any changes to the program so you can check on the fly. The event । Although this publication is called the Pocket code for the app is MAC2. Program, you will notice it is actually a bit large I for most member's pockets. That is, of course, Please take a few minutes to look through this because it contains most of what you need to Program Book, and to download Grenadine if you | know about the daily activities for all five days of wish. Then head out and have a great time here at MidAmeriCon II—the large and varied Program MidAmeriCon II! F Schedule, plus maps and information about areas Ruth Lichtwardt such as Registration, Child Care, Access, plus * our Code of Conduct and much more. This is Chair, MidAmeriCon II | your handy main reference guide to All Things f MidAmeriCon II while you are here. » policy. A prop weapon that is realistic in appearance must be Code of Conduct inspected and tagged by the Convention Center's inspection MidAmenCon II exists for the enjoyment and enrichment of check station in the main lobby. Any prop weapon that is carried the fanmsh community Although we believe our members and in the Convention Center must be submitted for inspection, any attendees as a whole are rational and responsible adults, our person carrying a prop weapon that has not been inspected will Code of Conduct seeks to ensure that the behavior of any person be directed to the lobby or asked to remove the prop weapon or group does not disturb the membership as a whole or detract from the center. from the relaxed and comfortable atmosphere of our events. For details, see the full Code of Conduct page. To report a problem All realistic weapons must be brought to Convention at the convention, contact Con HQ.at (number pending). If the Headquarters (ConHQ) located in the exhibit hall (there will problem is with another member of the convention, or relates be signs) to be peace-bonded. If you are unsure whether your to a code of conduct violation, you can contact the Incident weapon might be considered realistic, you must present it to Response Team directly. More detailed information about our ConHQ. which is the final arbiter of which weapons require Incident Response Team is available. peace-bonding. No functional projectile weapons, props, or toys are permitted Weapons Policy anywhere in the Convention Center or other MidAmenCon II No real or dangerous weapon, or any item that can be convention space, regardless of whether they are peace bonded. mistaken for one, may be carried at any time in the Kansas City Any prop or realistic weapon purchased in the Dealers' Room, Convention Center or within other hotel areas under the control or any item purchased that could be mistaken for one, must be of MidAmenCon II. A "dangerous weapon" is defined as "any wrapped and immediately transported out of the Convention weapon that is readily capable of lethal use." Center, and may not be carried in the center unless it is first The Convention Center will have a security station in the mam inspected as specified in items 2 and 3. lobby to inspect prop weapons for compliance with the center's "World Science Fiction Society," "WSFS,” "World Science Fiction Convention," “Worldcon," "NASFiC,” "Hugo Award," the Hugo award Logo, and the distinctive design of the Hugo Award Trophy Rocket are service marks of the World Science Fiction Society, an unincorporated literary society. If you are competing in the Masquerade and you have concerns Photographs & Recording about whether a prop or realistic weapon that you intend to ) use as part of your presentation will be permitted into the Electronic Information . Convention Center, you must contact the Masquerade director as Photography and video and/or audio recordings are frequently I early as possible. made by MidAmeriCon II during events. The likenesses of event attendees and members may appear in those recordings. Any person who displays or brandishes a prop, real, or realistic Attendees and members agree to assign without compensation )weapon, or any item that can be mistaken for one, in a threatening the use of their likeness in promotional material. k or harmful manner may have their MidAmeriCon II membership I revoked without refund, be expelled from the Convention Personal Photography/Recordings Center, and could be subject to arrest. I MidAmeriCon II believes that if you follow the above rules, you Please be polite and ask before taking photographs or recordings of attendees and members whenever possible. should not have a problem with the Convention Center policy. Remember that just because someone is in costume does not | However, if you are told that your weapon is not allowed, by the mean that they are automatically granting permission to be Convention Center or MidAmeriCon II staff, you will need to photographed. Video and audio recording and photography i immediately return it to your hotel room or car. Any item which is for personal archival use only is generally acceptable prohibited by governing law is prohibited under this policy. unless individuals make it clear that they do not want to be Privacy Policy photographed or recorded. In that case, any photographing or recording them is expressly forbidden. ) MidAmeriCon II will never sell any information that we gather to anyone for any reason. Parties । We never keep any credit card information. We use Mijireh Parties will run every night in the Exhibit Hall. If you're planning " to securely process your credit card information and that to run an open party, be sure to check the website and follow information resides on their secure PCI compliant server. the instructions. " We will retain your name, home address, and email address to k process your membership request and enable you to participate Pets I as a member of MidAmeriCon II. This includes passing the Only service animals are allowed in hotel and convention information to the 2017 Worldcon to enable you to exercise your function spaces. | Hugo Award nominating rights. If You Have a Problem All MidAmeriCon II Staff As a staff member of MidAmeriCon II you are an important part AH MidAmeriCon II Members of assuring our attendees are safe and happy. Our problem So you have a problem at the convention, what should you do? resolution process is designed to help accomplish this. If you're having an issue, come to Con HQ_(located against the If someone approaches you with a problem that is either west wall in the exhibit hall), flag down one of our rovers, or call too complicated for you to solve or appears to be a Code HQ_at 816-400-8441 and we will be happy to help! of Conduct violation, stay with the person and help find a member of Con HQor the Incident Response Team as If your issue is with another member of the convention, you will appropriate. If there is an immediately dangerous situation, do be handed off to our incident response team, to discuss your not hesitate to call 911 first. Please notify Con HQafter calling experience and decide if you would like to make a report. You 911 so that convention leadership can stay in the loop. may also contact the incident response team directly by calling or texting 816-800-2550. We will make a written report, and ask you for the details Badges needed to understand and resolve the problem or prevent MidAmeriCon II is a membership event and membership further harm. If you give us your name and contact information, badges must be worn at all time by all members and staff. A we will follow up with you as needed, but we also will accept badge is only valid for the individual to whom it was issued. anonymous reports. Badges may not be shared. MidAmeriCon II requires that all individuals 12 and over have membership badges for the We will tell you what our next steps will be and further action(s) convention, and that they be clearly visible by being worn to be taken, if any. If you request, we will follow up with you and above the waist when at MidAmeriCon II. let you know the outcome of our actions. If other people are named in the complaint, they will be told that there is a complaint against them, but if the reporter wishes Children to remain anonymous, the identity of the person making the It is the responsibility of a parent (or guardian) to maintain report will not be named. common sense supervision of their child’s activities. Any violation of this policy may be considered a violation of the code of conduct. Kids-ln-Tow must be with a parent (or guardian) at all times unless they are in Childcare.