Having just attended Origins with almost the same protocols, it was super smooth and easy to simply follow the rules. Assuming the wrist bands that Gen Con will be using are similar to the ones at Origins, mine lasted all 3 days I was there without any issues (lasted through showers, etc). The only thing I'm interested to find out is if the they will be doing vaccination checks Wednesday during badge will call, or how early they will open up vaccination checks in the mornings. I just want to make sure I don't miss a moment of the exhibit hall being open :)
If this had been decided/implemented earlier, we could have sent pictures of our vaccination card and got our wrist band in the mail with our badge. That would save an absolute ton of time and effort.
The auction is taking things in on Wednesday afternoon. Will vax checkpoints be set up for that?
Yay! I am already at a record number of things I am putting in the Auction this year and I have not even opened most of my boxes of stored stuff yet... gonna be hard enough to get it all hauled in Wednesday with the halls comparatively empty.
They are doing it on-site to help ensure the wristbands go onto the wrists of the holders of the vaxx proof. This is common wristbanding security, even the True Dungeon don't send you the wristband for your time/event even when they had paper tickets. They would put it on themselves once they confirmed your ticket and, importantly, that you have signed their waiver. After all, they don't want people who didn't sign wearing a wristband and creating liability in the dark rooms.
Talked to a few people who attended Origins. They say the wristband process was very easy and short-timed, no big deal whatsoever.
Are tables for eating meals going to be set up in Hall C by the food vendor there? There is an awful shortage of table space to eat in the ICC proper. I imagine that will be exacerbated this year due to the mask policy. As I understand the policy, there should be no eating meals at gaming tables, correct? Just trying to plan my meal schedule around my gaming schedule accordingly.
I would assume eating inside the halls will be discouraged. The corridors are mask recommend so better to plan to duck out of a hall, or other Gencon controlled space, when eating.
My big concern is how much time will it take to get a wrist band. Time is of the essence for my group. This is why we all had our badges mailed to us. We've learned the hard way that waiting in line at will call to get our badges wasn't worth the lost time. I fear that we'll be stuck in a 2 hour line and miss our first event. Do we have any idea? I'm now trying to convince my group we all need to get up an hour early on Thursday because of this.