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Your WonderCon RFID Badge<br />
To help prevent scalping and counterfeit badges, WonderCon<br />
badges are now enabled with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)<br />
tags! At various access points in and around the Los Angeles<br />
Convention Center, you will encounter gates with a large<br />
“Tap Badge Here” indicator (see below). All you need to do is<br />
tap your badge briefly to the indicator. When you do, you’ll get<br />
a green light that indicates you’ve been validated and are okay<br />
to enter. When you leave, you must also tap your badge out so<br />
you may re-enter when you return.<br />
It is extremely important you remember to tap your badge<br />
when you leave, or you could be denied re-entry and sent to<br />
the customer service desk in a different location. If you are sent<br />
to customer service to resolve a badging issue, you will need a<br />
photo ID to validate that you are the badge holder of record.<br />
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WonderCon<br />
Programming Info:<br />
Check the Programming grids<br />
(starting on page 16) for<br />
complete schedule information.<br />
Check the signs outside rooms<br />
and the schedule on our website<br />
(www.comic-con.org/wca) or<br />
the Official Comic-Con App<br />
for schedule updates.<br />
WonderCon 2016 at the Los Angeles Convention Center<br />
The Los Angeles Convention Center has 3 levels:<br />
• GROUND LEVEL: South and West Lobbies (where you come in off the street)<br />
• LEVEL ONE: South Hall (Exhibit Hall), West Hall (Badge Pick-up),<br />
Concourse Hall (Program Rooms 150, 151, 152), and Petree Hall (Blood Drive)<br />
• LEVEL TWO: Program Rooms (403AB, 408AB, 411, 502A, 502B, 515A, 515B)<br />
EXHIBIT HALL: SOUTH HALL (Badge Pick-up in West Hall A)<br />
FRI: 12:00–7:00 PM • SAT: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM • SUN: 10:30 AM–5:00 PM<br />
PROGRAMMING<br />
Microsoft Theater (L.A. LIVE, outside of the L.A. Convention Center)<br />
Rooms 150, 151, 152 (Concourse Hall, Level One)<br />
Rooms 403AB, 408AB, 411, 502A, 502B, 515A, 515B (Level Two)<br />
FRI: 12:00–10:00 PM • SAT: 10:00 AM–10:00 PM • SUN: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM<br />
ANIME (DAYTIME): ROOM 503<br />
FRI: 12:30–7:00 PM • SAT: 10:30 AM–7:00 PM • SUN: 10:30 AM–4:45 PM<br />
ANIME (NIGHTTIME): JW MARRIOTT DIAMOND BALLROOM, THIRD FLOOR<br />
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 7:15 PM–12:00 AM<br />
AUTHOR SIGNING AREA EXHIBIT HALL (South Hall • Level One)<br />
AUTOGRAPHS: EXHIBIT HALL (South Hall • Level One)<br />
WONDERCON SIGNING AREA: EXHIBIT HALL (South Hall • Level One)<br />
See the schedules on page 52–53 for signing info and the Exhibit Hall map<br />
on pages 56–57 for exact locations.<br />
BADGE PICK-UP/REGISTRATION WEST HALL A (Level One)<br />
THU: 12:00–7:00 PM • FRI: 10:30 AM–7:00 PM • SAT: 8:30 AM–7:00 PM<br />
SUN: 8:30 AM–5:00 PM<br />
BAG CHECK WEST HALL A (Level One)<br />
FRI: 12:00–7:00 PM • SAT: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM • SUN: 10:30 AM–5:00 PM<br />
BLOOD DRIVE Blood Drive Desk Near PETREE HALL (Level One) for Sign-up Info<br />
FRIDAY: 12:00–6:15 PM • SATURDAY: 10:00 AM–4:15 PM<br />
CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL ROOM 518 (Level Two)<br />
FRI: 12:30–7:00 PM • SAT: 10:30 AM–7:00 PM • SUN:11:30 AM–5:00 PM<br />
COSTUME PROPS CHECK DESK WEST HALL A (Level One) Before Show<br />
Opens; SOUTH LOBBY (Near Compass Cafe) After Show Opens<br />
FRI: 12:00–7:00 PM • SAT: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM • SUN: 10:30 AM–5:00 PM<br />
DEAF AND DISABLED DESK CONCOURSE HALL C (Level One)<br />
FRI: 12:00–7:00 PM • SAT: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM • SUN: 10:30 AM–5:00 PM<br />
FOOD TRUCKS PLAZA AREA OUTSIDE, OPPOSITE PETREE HALL (Level One)<br />
FRI: 12:00–7:00 PM • SAT: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM • SUN: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM<br />
GAMES (DAYTIME) BACK OF EXHIBIT HALL (South Hall • Level One)<br />
FRI: 12:00–6:00* PM • SAT: 10:00 AM–6:00* PM • SUN:10:30 AM–5:00 PM<br />
*NO NEW GAMES TO START ONE HOUR BEFORE CLOSING<br />
GAMES: (NIGHTTIME) JW MARRIOTT DIAMOND BALLROOM, THIRD FLOOR<br />
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 7:00 PM–12:00 AM<br />
HOSPITALITY SUITE JW MARRIOTT DIAMOND BALLROOM, THIRD FLOOR<br />
FRIDAY & SATURDAY: 7:00 PM–12:00 AM<br />
MASQUERADE MICROSOFT THEATER (L.A. LIVE)<br />
SATURDAY: 8:30 PM (Doors open at 7:45 PM)<br />
MASQUERADE DESK (WEST HALL B): FRI: 12:00 AM–6:00 PM • SAT: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM<br />
PORTFOLIO REVIEW/COMIC CREATOR CONNECTION<br />
ROOM 150ABC (Concourse Hall • Level One)<br />
FRI: 12:00–6:30 PM (Comic Creator Conn. 7:00–9:00 PM) • SAT: 11:30 AM–6:30 PM<br />
SUN: 10:30–11:30 AM (Comic Creator Conn. 12:00–2:00 PM), 2:00–5:00 PM<br />
VOLUNTEER DESK RIGHT OFF OF WEST LOBBY ESCALATORS (Level One)<br />
THU: 12:00–7:00 PM • FRI: 9:30 AM–7:00 PM • SAT: 9:00 AM–7:00 PM • SUN: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM<br />
WONDERCON SHOW DESK RIGHT OFF OF WEST LOBBY ESCALATORS (Level One)<br />
THU: 12:00–7:00 PM • FRI: 10:00 AM–10:30 PM • SAT: 8:30 AM–12:00 AM • SUN: 9:00 AM–5:30 PM<br />
LOS ANGELES, CA<br />
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