ICON Membership

You MUST have a membership to attend ICON programming events.
The only exceptions to this are the Art Show and the Dealer’s Room, which are available to the public.
Children who attend the convention must be accompanied by a paid adult and be supervised at all time.

  • An ICON membership is essentially your “ticket” to attend the convention.
  • At the convention, you will get a badge to wear showing that you have paid.
  • If they are of age 13 or older, yes.  If not, they are welcome to come free of charge, but will still be required to have a badge.
  • For all individuals under the age of 18, emergency contact information will need to be provided on the back of the badge.
  • One day memberships may only be purchased at the door.
  • One day Friday or Saturday memberships are $50.00 during ICON 48.
  • 4 hour Explorer badges are also available for purchase which provides limited access to the convention for 4 hours.
  • The Explorer badge is a limited access badge. It does not allow  access to Video Gaming, Masquerade show, Consuite or Special events held during the con.

For more information about these and any other types of memberships, please reach out to iowaiconreg@gmail.com.

Volunteering for 20 hours during the convention will get you a free membership to the next convention. See Volunteer page for more information.

  • Double hours can be earned when participating in the following:
    • setup
    • teardown
    • Friday registration desk

**Please note: if you expect to get to 20 hours after teardown, you should let the registration head and/or the volunteer coordinator know before clean-up begins, and remind them afterward to make sure you get credit for clean-up.**

Levels of Membership

  • Admission to ICON
  • Listed in program book
  • Access to the Art Show, Dealer's Room, Con Suite and other convention programming
  • Preferred seating in front row at Opening Ceremonies Friday evening
  • Preferred seating in front row at Guests of Honor panel on Saturday
  • Invitation to the Sunday morning brunch with the Guests Of Honor
  • Preferred seating in front row at Closing Ceremonies on Sunday
  • Admission to ICON
  • Access to the Art Show, Dealers’ Room, Con Suite and other convention programming
  • Free admission to ICON with adult, parent or guardian 18 and over.
  • Access to the Art Show, Dealers’ Room, Con Suite and other convention programming
  • Must be accompanied by a paid adult at all times.

Registration

Volunteering for 20 hours during the convention will get you a free membership to the next convention. There are a few areas where you can earn double hours, including setup, teardown and Friday registration desk. Note that if you expect to get to 20 hours after teardown, you should let the registration head and/or the volunteer coordinator know before clean-up begins, and remind them afterward to make sure you get credit for clean-up.

You can register online here.

For alternate methods of registration, please reach out to registration@iowa-icon.com.

You may register at the door, however the cost is higher.

Volunteering for 20 hours during the convention will get you a free membership to the next convention. There are a few areas where you can earn double hours, including setup, teardown and Friday registration desk. Note that if you expect to get to 20 hours after teardown, you should let the registration head and/or the volunteer coordinator know before clean-up begins, and remind them afterward to make sure you get credit for clean-up.

There are three age levels for the badges. And each is a different color to be able to quickly identify the age group.

  • Ages 0 – 12 and signifies the child must be with a registered adult to attend the convention. They have emergency contact information on the back of their badge in case we would need to contact the adult by phone. If you find a child in this age group wandering around alone, stay with them and contact the staff so we can help find the child’s family.
  • Ages 13 to 17 years of age- Although still consider a child (just a larger version) attendees in this age group do not require an adult to be with them at all times the badge still has emergency contact information listed on the back.
  • 18 and over- Although 18- to 20-year-olds are considered adults in the state of Iowa, they are not old enough to drink alcoholic beverages.
    • When having a room party where alcohol will be served, the ICON name badge is not a state or federal issued ID. It is your responsibility and you must card your guests before they enter your party. Should law enforcement be called to check on your party and find underage guests in the room you could be subject to arrest, fines, and imprisonment. Not a great end to an otherwise fantastic weekend.

Many attendees like to go by fun or unique names at conventions, this is their badge name. It is also useful if you go by a shortened version of your given name (i.e. Andy for Andrew). Please note that your full name will also be on the badge.  Badge names are limited to 24 characters including spaces and should be “family friendly”.  Should the name you choose is not, the registration department will get creative with the badge name we give you.

The default is your first name only.

Yes. On the back of every badge is emergency contact information that must be filled out for all attendees under 18.

Dealer's Room

Hours will be Friday 2-6, Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-2.

  • Thursday from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
  • Friday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
  • Saturday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
  • Sunday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Yes, the public is welcome to come and peruse and purchase merchandise without a membership.

Yes! One of our volunteers would love to assist you. Please speak with the staff at the Volunteer table near registration to get assistance.

  • Tables available are 6’ long and are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The number of tables per dealer may be limited if needed.
  • Electricity may be purchased at the same time as your tables. For the entire weekend the cost is $105.00.

We do our best to accommodate wall space, corners, etc. However, like most mortals, we are bound by the laws of physics. Please list these requests on your application in the section where you describe your merchandise.

Yes! One of our volunteers would love to assist you. Please speak with the staff at the Volunteer table near registration to get assistance.

Industry Professionals

Artists, Authors, Dealers, and many other professional creative individuals.

  • Want more exposure as a professional? Be a panelist. Let us know what your favorite topics are and we’ll do our best to slot you into a panel or two that fits your interests. Even if you can’t participate in a panel, Give us your ideas for programming.

 

**If you are vending in the Dealer’s Room, we can find a volunteer to watch your table during your scheduled panel(s). Just stop by the Volunteer table by Registration.**

  • Be a panelist. Let us know what your favorite topics are and we’ll see if we have a panel fits your interests.

 

**If you are a dealer, we can find a volunteer to watch your table during your scheduled panel(s). Just stop by the Volunteer table by Registration.**

Health, Safety, etc....

Yes, we have a COVID Convention Health Initiative Policy for ICON. Click here to read the full policy.

Reach out to ConCom or Staff to express interest in joining our staff for this or next year!

We do not give refunds. However, you may either transfer your membership to another person, or forward it to next year. Except in cases of emergency (as determined by the current ConCom), this must be done before the pre-registration deadline.

If you earned your membership doing volunteer work, you may not transfer it to another person, but you may forward it to the next convention.

You only need a picture ID. (We need confirmation if Covid vaccination proof is required as well).

Please send us a message via our Contact page and our staff will follow up with you

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