Zapp! Con is dedicated to providing a harassment-free convention experience for every person regardless of gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race or religion. We do not tolerate harassment of convention participants in any form. Convention participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the convention, without a refund, at the discretion of the convention organizers.
Harassment includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, religion. It also prohibits sexually explicit images in public spaces, deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassment via photography or recording, sustained disruption of panels or other events, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention. Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately.
All artists/guests in the venue, sponsor, or vendor booths are also subject to the anti-harassment policy.
If a participant engages in harassing behavior, the convention organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning the offender or expulsion from the convention with no refund. If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a Zapp! Con staff member immediately. (Staff can be identified by their black Zapp! STAFF t-shirts)
We value your attendance and your safety is our primary concern.
PROP & WEAPON POLICY
YOU are totally awesome & we absolutely love it, but we also have a duty to make sure that everyone who attends our shows is safe and happy.
Allowed Props:
Lightsabers, wands, and sonic screwdrivers
Unstrung bow
Arrows if they are non-removable from their quiver or have a foam or no tip
Shields of all materials with no sharp edges (metal shields are allowed but may take longer to screen)
Lightweight plastic bats
Staffs and brooms
Whips (must be zip tied or otherwise attached to your person)
Swords constructed of light foam, plastic, or cardboard
Other items made from cardboard, foam, rubber and likewise lightweight materials
Sci-fi and fantasy guns are allowed (e.g. Portal Guns, Han Solo blaster, phasers)
These MUST NOT resemble real world guns
They MUST be inoperable and cannot launch projectiles
Prohibited Items:
Realistic and replica firearms of any kind
Tasers
Glass or stone props
Projectile weapons or ones that can launch anything (e.g. slingshots)
Brass knuckles
Real, replica, or simulated explosives, ammunition, chemical weapons of any kind, including but not limited to: Simulated bomb vests, cartoon bombs, bullets, hand grenades, claymore mines, firecrackers, pepper spray, mace, powder caps
Metal or wood swords and other sharp-edged weapons
Excessively noisy props including but not limited to: airhorns, bullhorns, whistles
