Code of Conduct

RadCon Code of Conduct:

1. Don't be a pinhead.
2. RadCon recommends that everyone follow the 3-2-1 rule. Everyday, aim to get three hours of sleep, 2 solid meals and 1 shower.
3. RadCon has a long-standing relationship with the Pasco Red Lion. Please behave in a fashion that encourages them to invite us to have our convention with them again in the following years.
4. RadCon invites guests from all over the country. They come a long way to present panels, workshops and talk with our attendees. Please treat them with respect so they return for future conventions.

Dress Policy

RadCon Dress Policy

RadCon is a family-oriented Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Gaming convention. Between the hours of 8AM and 10PM, we expect children to attend our convention and it is our goal to provide them a safe, fun environment. In order to help us maintain a family-friendly atmosphere, we ask you to follow these simple rules:

1. In general, a shirt or equivalent should be worn at all times. Especially revealing shirts or shirtlessness (men only) must be part of an costume (E.g. a toga) unless actively engaged in the rave dance.
2. Kilt or kilt equivalent must be worn at all times.
3. Shoes or equivalent must be worn in the banquet spaces, restaurants, and the bar and grill due to the Washington State Health-code.
4. Kilt or the equivalent should fully cover the buttocks and the shirt or equivalent garment should fully cover the breast. A little more than a typical conservative swimsuit is a good rule of thumb.
5. Outfits that mimic ConCom or Security are not allowed.
6. Security and ConCom have the final say on an outfit. If we ask that you change and you do not, we may revoke your badge for the weekend and/or not permit you to attend the next year.

In addition, specifically during family friendly hours, please keep the following rules in mind:

1. Shirts and other clothing/accessories should be kept clean. No profanity or overtly sexual text or pictures is permitted during family-friendly hours.
2. Tattoos of genitalia, naked people or profane words should be covered during family friendly hours.
3. Overtly sexual costumes are not appropriate during family friendly hours.

 

Minor Policy

 

RadCon Minor Policy

All minors in attendance at RadCon will be required at registration to provide contact information for either a parent, a legal guardian or designated guardian. The parent, legal guardian or designated guardian must provide legal identification at the time of the minor’s registration for the convention.

Designated Guardian:

A designated guardian is defined as someone that is not the legal guardian or parent of the minor, but is over the age of eighteen and a registered convention member.

Minors, age 12 and younger:

In addition to providing contact information and proof of identity, the designated guardian, parent or legal guardian of a minor age 12 or younger must be a registered member of RadCon and in attendance of the convention at the same time as the minor. Also, the badge number of the parent, legal guardian or designated guardian of a minor, age 12 and under, must be provided at the minor’s registration.

Minors, age 13-17:

Minors age 13-17 must provide contact information for a parent, legal guardian or designated guardian at the time of registration. Contact information for a designated guardian must include a badge number.

Important!

Registration will err on the side of youth for those people that cannot provide picture ID at the time of registration. If your costume, makeup or genetics cause you to appear younger than 18 and you cannot provide ID you will be required to provide contact information for a parent, legal guardian or designated guardian.

Warning!

Unattended children will be given BAWLs, judicious amounts of candy and taught dirty limericks.

 

Room Party Policy

This policy is currently undergoing revisions to ensure compliance with the Washington State Liquor Control Board

RadCon Party Policy

What is a party? Any event held in hotel space where:

1. Flyers are posted
2. Public invitations are given out (verbally or written)
3. If ConCom or Security deems it to be a party.

Rules:

1. A member of RadCon must register the party and attend a party meeting, they are responsible to see that the rest of the rules are followed in their party.
2. Responsible individual must not be under the influence of alcohol.
3. If alcoholic drinks are served ALL members must show valid identification. (per WA state liquor laws)
4. No alcoholic drinks in hotel or other convention space. All alcohol must remain in the party room.
5. Parties will only start after 6:00p P.M. and doors close at 2:00 A.M.  At 3:00 A.M. all guests not registered with the hotel for that room must leave.
6. No donations may be accepted for alcoholic beverages.
7. Doors may be closed if your party is invite only; however you authorize ConCom or Security to enter the room.
8. Comply with all hotel rules and Washington state law.
9. It is your responsibility to contact Security should the need arise, be proactive in solving problems, ask for assistance if it is needed.
10. Authorized ConCom and Head of Security have the right to shut down the party for any reason.
11. It is not your right, but a privilege to hold a room party at RadCon. This can and will be revoked if the above rules are not followed. Penalties range from warnings up to and including expulsion from the Guild and revoking all future party requests. Remember the #1 rule "Don't be a pinhead" and your party will run smoothly.

Hotel Obligations

1. A $50 non-refundable deposit will be charged on all party hotel rooms for the entire weekend.
2. Room must be in the party wing. If you registered a party and your room is in the wrong wing notify the hotel liaison as soon as possible, no parties will be allowed down the other wings. If you did not register your party prior to the event there is no guarantee you will be able to host one.
3. The hotel will remove furniture if you would like, charges are as follows: One bed $30 All moveable furniture $60, this does not include the TV and cabinet.

Please direct all inquries regarding room parties to roomparty@radcon.org.

Please remember to let the hotel liason know that you'd like to host a party by submitting the form in addition to emailing roomparty@radcon.org.

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Weapon Policy

RadCon Weapons Policy

For the 2011 RadCon Event, we are introducing a brand new weapons policy to comply with the Revised Code of Washington and make it possible for attendees to carry firearm props. Revised Code of Washington 9.41.270 says: It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, exhibit, display, or draw any firearm, dagger, sword, knife or other cutting or stabbing instrument, club, or any other weapon apparently capable of producing bodily harm, in a manner, under circumstances, and at a time and place that either manifests an intent to intimidate another or that warrants alarm for the safety of other persons.

With this law as our guiding principal, we ask that RadCon attendees follow these rules:

1. A weapon, as defined by the RadCon event is an item that is specifically designed for offensive or defensive combat of either realistic or fantastical variety. For the purposes of the RadCon Event, this also includes prop weapons that cannot be used for their supposed function. In some cases it may also apply to props and costume elements that could be used as a weapon.
2. Weapons that have a blade or chain must be sheathed in con-space. A sheath can be a scabbard, a safety guard, a bag, leather-wrappings or any other device the prevents the blade or chain from coming in contact with anyone that may brush the weapon.
3. Pole arms may be carried in con space as long as, when stood up parallel to a door frame, they fit through a conventional door. If they have spikes or blades, these spikes and blades must be sheathed.
4. Arrows with no heads may also be carried in con space. A bow must be carried unstrung.
5. Spiked balls cannot be disabled from creating potential accidental harm. Maces, spiked flails and similar weapons may not be carried in convention space.
6. Kludge and fantasy weapons that may not be easily classified by type should be visibly disabled by use of holsters, sheaths, scabbards and/or removing parts to render them unusable. E.g. A gunblade would need a combined holster-scabbard to be allowed in con space. A weaponized dremel should not have its battery-pack or a bit.
7. Grenade-type weapons and props may not be brought into con space.
8. Every weapon must be declared to RadCon Security and peace-bonded. Failure to peace bond weapons will result in expulsion from the convention.
9. Security and ConCom all reserve the right to ask that a weapon be removed and stay removed from con space. (Weapons that particularly frightening or gruesome may be asked to stay out of con space during 'family friendly' hours, and invited out afterward.) Failure to comply with requests from ConCom or security may result in removal from the convention for both the current and subsequent year.

New for 2011: Firearms

1. Modern weapons that (when in proper working condition) shoot bullets, webs, darts electricity or metal beebees may not be carried in con space by any member of the public.
2. Extremely realistic firearm props such as reproduction metal airsoft guns are not permitted in convention space.
3. Prop firearms are permitted when:
   1. The prop carries no ammunition of any kind.
   2. The prop is not, when loaded, an automatic (that is, shoots multiples.)
   3. The prop, if it requires a propellent when loaded, is not loaded with the propellent (E.g. CO2).
   4. The trigger is locked into the “pulled” position
   5. The weapon is carried in a holster that covers the muzzle.
   6. Security staff have authorized the prop in convention space.It adheres to all other applicable weapon policies.
4. Complexities of Law from RCW 9.41.040 and 9.41.042 induces RadCon to ask that our attendees younger than eighteen not carry a realistic prop fire-arm type weapon. A valid I.D., verifying age must be presented to security personnel when peace-bonding a firearm prop. Each firearm prop must be individually authorized and recorded by security personnel at the security desk for safety reasons.