2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Hours of Operation .......................................................................................................................................4 The Save Point ..............................................................................................................................................4 General Conduct Rules .................................................................................................................................5 Hotel Rules ....................................................................................................................................................5 Cosplay/Weapons Policy...............................................................................................................................6 Registration ...................................................................................................................................................7 Charity Auction .............................................................................................................................................7 Buffington’s Brigade (Volunteers) ................................................................................................................7 Cosplay Contest ............................................................................................................................................8 Party Rooms ................................................................................................................................................10 Tabletop Gaming Room ..............................................................................................................................11 Video Gaming Room ..................................................................................................................................12 Guests ..........................................................................................................................................................14 Panels ..........................................................................................................................................................18 Viewing Rooms ...........................................................................................................................................22 Thank You ...................................................................................................................................................25 Sponsors ......................................................................................................................................................25 List of Staff .................................................................................................................................................26 Convention Map ..........................................................................................................................................27 3 HOURS OF OPERATION Registration Outside Cosplay Contest Sign-up Room 174 Main Hallway by Registration Friday: 11:00 am - 9:00 pm Friday: noon - 1:00 pm, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am - 9:45 am Sunday: 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Vendor Room/Artists Alley Orientation Woodland South/East Woodland North Sponsors get in 15 min early each day Saturday: 10:00 am - 10:30 am Friday: 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm Rehearsal & Workmanship Judging Saturday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Sunday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Contest Charity Auction Woodland North Woodland Northeast Friday: 12:00pm - 8:00pm Saturday: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Saturday: 10:00pm - 4:00pm - Charity Auction closes at 4:00pm. Video Gaming Winners must pick up items in Vendor Hall Walnut between 4:00pm and 6:00pm on Saturday Friday: 12:00 pm - 1:00 am Saturday: 10:00 am - 1:00 am Volunteers/Lost & Found Sunday: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Room 174 Friday: Setup - 12:00 am Saturday: 9:00 am - 12:00 am Tabletop Gaming Sunday: 9:00 am - Takedown Birch Friday: 12:00 pm - 2:00 am Rave Saturday: 8:00 am - 2:00 am Woodland North Sunday: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 pm-2:00 am Programming Viewing Room Cedar, Elm, Chestnut and Main Executive III and 121 Friday: 12:00 pm - 1:00 am Friday: 2:30 pm - 2:00 am Saturday: 10:00 am - 1:30 am Saturday: 10:30 am - 1:00 am Sunday: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm Sunday: 11:00am - 4:15 pm THE SAVE POINT Like to Cosplay? Capture your moment at the Anime Scheduled Photo Shoots: Fargo’s Photography Room #170, “The Save Point”. Do Friday open before and after opening ceremonies it before the boss battle and your props break, tunic tears until 10:00 or major spillage ruins your wig. Saturday: No Cost for general photos that Anime Fargo will 10:00 - Star Wars possibly use for social media, advertising and their 10:30 - Frozen website. If you would like to purchase prints or have a 11:00 - Zelda more elaborate photo shoot you may contract with the 11:30 - Attack on Titan individual volunteer photographers. Anime Fargo is not 12:00 - Overwatch responsible for any contracts made. 12:30 - Dagnanronpa 1:30 - Square Enix 2:00 - Pokemon 2:30 - RWBY 4 GENERAL CONDUCT RULES HAVE FUN. Let’s not hide it—this convention is for All state, federal, and local laws must be honored you, the fans, who have given us your money to help during the convention. This includes curfews. If it is make this possible. At times there are kinks to work out illegal outside the convention, it’s illegal inside the and not everything will run smoothly. Negativity tends to convention, so don’t do it. There will be absolutely NO spoil everything, so try to SPREAD POSITIVITY and UNDERAGE DRINKING. Do not provide alcohol to have a blast! We’re all here to have a good time—smiles minors, and do not try to get alcohol if you are underage and good vibes just make everything 29X better. or don’t have an ID. Just don’t do it. NOISE. Particularly in the late night hours, try and keep BE RESPECTFUL. Respect the hotel, respect other the noise level down. Others are trying to sleep. congoers, respect hotel staff, respect Anime Fargo staff, respect others staying at the hotel. Pick up after yourself Should you lose something or find something that’s and be mindful of the property. Follow instructions not yours, please visit the LOST AND FOUND in given by staff members. Operations (Room 174). WEAR YOUR BADGE and keep it visible at all times. If you enter any convention room without a badge, you In the event of an EMERGENCY, please call 911 or will be asked to leave. contact convention or hotel staff for assistance. HotEL RULES Please be respectful of hotel property and staff. We don’t Again, we don’t want to break the hotel! want anything broken, and we’re sure you don’t want to be responsible for something being broken. Just keep in Please note that curfew hours for the city of Fargo are mind that we’re all guests at the hotel, and we want them between 11pm and 6am. Minors (any person under age to keep loving us! 16) are not allowed to be in a public space without a parent or guardian during this time (this includes the Only use painter’s tape (any brand will do) to hang posters public spaces of the hotel). See City of Fargo Ordinances, and things like that around the convention. Anything else Article 10-0104. will be (carefully) taken down. 5 COSPLAY/ WEAPONS POLICY As a general note: Anime Fargo staff members have • Any weapon props must be visibly peace bound. the final say on whether something is appropriate/ inappropriate. • Live steel is permissible, but it must be peace bonded into the sheath. If there is no way to bind it If it’s illegal outside the con, it’s illegal inside the con. into the sheath it is NOT allowed in the con space. It Anime Fargo reserves the right to change our policies at CANNOT come out of the sheath at any time during any time. That being said, we want all congoers to have the convention. If it is found that you have broken fun and be able to proudly display their costumes! your peace bond and unsheathed your live steel you will be spoken to by security and consequences will Anyone deemed to violate these policies will be asked to follow. change or leave the convention by a staff member. o Any projectile weapons must be unfireable. For the purposes of this policy, a “costume” includes How this is accomplished is up to the attendee. all parts of a cosplay, including clothing, accessories, Some actions that will achieve this goal may carried items, props, etc. include removing the firing mechanism, removing the firing pin, or making the slide/ • Badges must be visible at all times, regardless magazine load non-functioning. All projectile of your costume/dress. Please wear your badge weapons will be peace bonded with a zip tie in somewhere on your torso (between neck and waist). such a fashion that the trigger cannot be pulled, as an added safety measure. If the peace bond • Shoes must be worn at all times. This is a hygiene is found to be removed, you will be directed to issue, as well as common sense. Socks and bare feet security and consequences will follow are not okay! o All non steel and non projectile weapons or • Costumes must cover the “private areas” of the body. As a general guide, wear what a two piece swimsuit props must be peace tied. This will be done (bikini) would cover. This includes wearing non-see- with a non permanent marking in a visible through material for these areas. location on the prop that indicates that your prop has been approved by security to be in • Remember, this is a family-friendly