PantheaCon 2012: Unity in Diversity

We’ve received a few questions about Event Seating so we wanted to take a moment to answer them directly.

1. Can attendees obtain or request stickers before PantheaCon starts?

No.  In fairness to the sizable number of attendees who register on-site every year, it is not possible to request or obtain stickers before the Event Seating table initially opens on Friday, 2/17 at 6PM.

2. Can attendees obtain stickers for more than one event?

Absolutely!  However, you can only obtain one sticker per event, per badge. That means you can’t obtain more than one sticker for The Seance Experience if you’re standing by yourself in line.  You can, however, obtain one sticker for each of the four presentations selected for Event Seating this year.

3.What about individuals with limited mobility?

We will be allowing individuals with limited mobility to enter presentation rooms first.  If you are able to obtain a sticker for a given event, it will be honored.  If, for whatever reason, you are unable to obtain a sticker, 30% of seats will be available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis.

4. How many events are impacted?

For 2012, we are testing the process with a total of four events:

1. T Thorn Coyle, Opening the Seven Sacred Directions (Saturday, 1:30PM)
2. Carl Neal, Magick Incense Making 101 (Saturday, 1:30PM)
3. Orion Foxwood, Awakening Living Memory: Magic and the Art of Conscious Creation (Saturday, 3:30PM)
4. Don Michael Kraig, The Seance Experience (Saturday, 11PM)

PantheaCon has grown significantly over the years.  In consequence, some attendees have had difficulty getting into presentations.  In some cases, there simply aren’t enough rooms of sufficient size to accommodate everyone who would like to attend every presentation.  In others, presenters are providing materials and can only bring enough for a limited number of attendees.  We’ve also heard some concerns about disorganized lines and related issues.  To help alleviate some of these problems and to ensure that everyone has equal access to presentations, we are implementing Event Seating for PantheaCon 2012.  This completely free service will allow help everyone know whether they will be able to attend some presentations that may be completely full without necessarily having to wait in line for a significant amount of time before a presentation.

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