ROOM PARTIES PROGRAM

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Room Parties!

Bring your own flavor to the con floor by hosting an Anime Detour Room Party!

We know what it's like to be throwing a party in your room, only to have hotel staff knock at your door and read you the riot act. We know there isn't much to do after the programming and dance have stopped. We also understand what creates a good time. It is because of this that we have created the Room Parties Program.

We go to great lengths to ensure your Room Party is in a great location, has good advertising, and has as few disturbances as possible. This is not an excuse, however, to wreak havoc and create obscene amounts of noise as hotel rules do still apply. We are here to ensure that you and all of the convention attendees have a great time at the parties.

Registering to throw a party at Anime Detour not only makes you totally awesome, but also provides you with some pretty sweet benefits:

• Listing of your party in the Anime Detour Program Book, on maps and on signs throughout the hotel.

• Designated room in the Party Rooms Block, located right in the middle of all the action! (They have to pass your party to get to ConSuite *wink*)

• "Room-Warming" gift from your Room Parties Department! (Include: snacks, sodas/juice, markers, paper, tape, official “Party Host" collector buttons and more! For allergy concerns and suggestions email ad_parties)

For a complete list of benefits, plus more details on the rules and procedures below, please download our full Room Parties guide.

How To Party

If you've made it this far, then throwing a room party might be for you! We know how much work goes into actually throwing a party, so we aim to make the process of getting one as easy as possible.

1. Step One: SUBMIT! Fill out and submit a room party request form. (see links above)

2. Step Two: DO NOT make a room reservation for your party. Once your party request is submitted and accepted, we will take care of the room reservation process and get your party a reservation for one poolside cabana room.

3. Step Three: PROFIT! ...just kidding. From this point on, we will be in communications with you with regards to any further information you may need to submit or announcements you need to be informed about.

After that, its up to you! A party is only as awesome as the work that gets put into it, so plan early, work hard, and get ready to party!

For a complete list of benefits, plus more details on the rules and procedures, please download our full Room Parties guide.

Rules and Such

Before you e-mail us with your totally awesome room party ideas, please note the following rules:

Commerce

• You may not sell things in party rooms, with the exception of…

• Memberships/Pre-Registrations to other conventions are allowed as the only exception.

• Voluntary tip jars are allowed and you may politely ask for tips, but you cannot deny anyone access to the party if they don't tip. No minimum tip requests.

Hosting

• While more than one Host may be registered for a given room party, AT LEAST one of the Hosts must be physically present and responsible (read: sober) AT ALL TIMES during the party's hours of operation.

• Your party must welcome anyone wearing an AD membership badge.

Hours

• Your party must remain open for the hours which it has listed in the Anime Detour guidebook; however, you can always run longer if you choose.

• The Party Rooms Block will not have any closing time or quiet hours.

• The best times to run a party are usually between 6:00PM and 2:00AM, Friday and Saturday.

• You should try to be open for at least four hours on at least one night. This helps us provide more fun for the whole convention!

Safety Stuff

• No fog machines.

• No dry ice.

• No open flame.

• Make sure your party does not violate other Anime Detour policies, i.e. the weapons policy.

• Don’t break the hotel.

Legal Stuff

• Parties serving alcohol are required to adhere to the liquor laws for the city of Bloomington.

• Do not serve alcohol to those visibly intoxicated or under 21.

• Card everyone at your bar.

• All party rooms will be non-smoking, no exceptions.

• If it's illegal outside the hotel, it's illegal inside the hotel.

Have a party idea or questions? Room Parties (ad_parties)

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