A thousand welcomes to our fabulous 15th Year! We're bigger and better than ever!

Convention Operations (commonly called ConOps) can be found in the Board Room on the Second Floor of the hotel, and it will be open almost 24 hours a day, starting early Friday 2/13 and closing late Monday 2/16. A Special Request - when entering ConOps for assistance of ANY kind please try to keep your voice down - ConOps is a small room already full of people, ringing phones and two-way radios. We DO want to help you, that's what we are there for, we just ask that you help us help you and everyone else who needs our assistance. We apologize in advance if we seem terse or abrupt with you, it is not at all our intention.

The most visible facet of the Operations crew is called the "Conference Assistance Team" or "CAT" and they are our version of event security. There will be CAT people wandering about the convention, so if you need assistance with a problem, feel free to approach any of us as we are here to make things run as smoothly as possible.

All Operations/CAT people will have a special badge, which is red metallic printing on black background with the Ancient Ways logo, so that they can be easily identified. Remember: If you have a problem, need assistance or want to turn in or claim a "lost and found" item, you can: 1. Approach a CAT member; 2. Go to the Information Table; 3. Go to the ConOps (Board Room - Second Floor).

PLEASE: do not go to the Registration Table, as they are often too busy or not prepared, or even not able, to assist you and they will most likely refer you to ConOps or the Information Table anyway.

Lost and Found

All lost and found items should be taken to one of two places, either the Information Table (located in the foyer outside the Vendor Hall and across from Registration) or ConOps (2nd floor Board Room).

Anything turned into the Information Table will be taken to ConOps for safekeeping. If you want to claim a lost and found item, you MUST go to ConOps.

The Information Table will only be collecting lost and found items. At the end of the convention all unclaimed items are taken to the Ancient Ways store.

Peace-bonding

Peace-bonding weapons is a common convention practice. We strongly suggest that any Athames and other ritual tools, which might be mistaken for weapons, be peace-bonded. After all PantheaCon is a peaceful gathering of the tribes, and to that end we will be offering to peace-bond your weapons as a symbol of your "intent of non-use."

Also, having your weapon peace-bonded can help to avert misunderstandings with non-attendees and hotel staff who may not know or understand a "costume" or "ritual" use for a weapon.

If one of our CATs offers to peace bond your weapon, or suggests that you should have it peace bonded, please consider it seriously. You will be able to get peace-bonds from wandering CAT people or ConOps.

NOTE: Please use common sense when displaying any weapon. Move away from crowded areas, do not allow it to be brandished about and make certain that it is securely put away when you are finished showing it.

Caradwen von Braskat, Operations Manager