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- What are the Registration Rates?
- What is Registering and Pre-Registering?
- Registration Frequently Asked Questions
- Is there a Mail In Form?
- Press Pass Information
Registration Rates:
Registration is broken down into 12 years or older and children (6-11) passes. An adult attendee must be present with children (6-11) at all times during the convention, and must be present at time of badge pickup. Children 5 and younger are free and must be with an adult attendee at all times during the convention.
| Adult Rate (12 Years and older) | Pre-Register Before June 1st (Online or Via Mail) | Register After June 1st (Online or AT the convention) |
| 4-Day | $45 | $50 |
| 3-Day | $40 | $45 |
| 2-Day | $35 | $40 |
| 1-Day | $30 | $35 |
| Sunday “Family Day” Only Pass | $20 | $25 |
| 6-11 Children Rates | Pre-Register Before June 1st (Online or Via Mail) | Register After June 1st (Online or AT the convention) |
| Weekend Pass | $15 | $15 |
| Sunday “Family Day” Only Pass | $10 | $10 |
These rates have been updated for PortConMaine 2024 as of 8/3/23
What is Registering and Pre-Registering?
Registering for PortConMaine is simply buying a badge to gain admission to our convention.
Pre-registration means paying ahead so your badges will be waiting for you at our Registration table when you arrive at the convention.
There are two ways to register ahead for PortConMaine: via online or a mail in form linked below. Online registration receives an email confirmation from Eventbrite. Offline mail in registrations will also get an Eventbrite notification once they are processed.
Registration FAQ
Online Registration is completed through Eventbrite. This method will email validation that your order has been received, a PayPal receipt and a QR code for Registration to scan.
Cash and credit are accepted.
All pre-purchased registrations will be available for pick up at the Registration table, we are unable to offer mailing out badges ahead at this time.
When picking up Pre-Registered badges you will be asked to confirm your authority to do so with either: your receipt (printed), your email (if you have no printed receipt), or furnish an ID of the person who purchased (any photo ID works- including school, state, license, etc).
When you arrive at the convention to purchase or pick up your badge(s) you will be asked to choose which day(s) you want to select with your purchase, with the exception of the Sunday “Family Day” only pass. That pass is only valid for Sunday at the discounted rate. Children Sunday passes may only be picked up on Sunday.
Upgrades are available at the door: if a 1-day pass is purchased and attendees wish to stay longer, they pay the difference at registration and will receive an upgraded pass.
Refunds for the year of the convention will not be made past the week of the event. No refunds will be made at the convention.
In the event of sickness and inability to attend, contact the convention week of the event to have your badge carry over to the next year.
Lost or stolen badges will not be replaced during the event. Please understand that it is standard convention policy NOT to replace lost or stolen badges. Make sure when you leave your hotel room, house, car, etc, that your badge is on you at all times.
Parent Rates:
We currently work within the restraints of a hotel that can only fit so many people. Due to this restriction, we do not offer free or discounted badges to parents. We thank you for attending and supporting your children in their interests and hobbies; but other than staffing or badges for children 5 years or younger, there are no free badges. If you are interested in staffing, please consider applying for staff.
Caregivers:
Professional caregivers may attend for free with their client. You must come to registration with your client to receive your free badge.
Other Miscellaneous Registration Questions:
If you have any other questions regarding registration (such as you are a care giver, or you wish to give registration as a gift, etc) please contact us directly via email and we will get back to you as soon as possible!
Mail In Form:
Press Passes:
All Press Applicants must provide the following credentials to validate themselves as a legitimate member of the press: a business card, a letter of introduction / intent, an official request printed on your publication’s letterhead, and at least one of the below specified media type requirements:
- Print Media: Please provide two samples of your publication.
- Freelance Press: If you are a freelance writer, journalist, or photographer, please provide copies of your work.
- Student Press: If you are a student covering PortConMaine for your school or university, please provide us copies of your publication. Also, submit a letter from your supervising teacher or editor on school/university letterhead, stating that you are covering PortConMaine on assignment.
- Web-based Press & Bloggers/Podcasters: Provide an URL for your publication & provide a live link to your statistics page or clearly legible & recent screenshots of your statistics page.
- Broadcast (Radio/ Television) Media: Provide a letter from a producer/editor on company letterhead stating that you are covering PortConMaine on assignment. Please see the requirements below if you plan to film.
- Film & Video: Submit a demo reel, a list of completed projects, & make sure to state the purpose of the filming in your official Letter of Intent. You MUST have prior approval and additional signed agreements with PortConMaine if you are filming or taking video for any other reason than broadcasting, you MUST submit a copy of ALL gathered footage within two (2) weeks of the end of the convention as well as sign a waiver agreeing that your submitted footage can be used in any PortConMaine Promotional Materials.
You must mail all of this information in to:
PortConMaine
492 Main Street
Westbrook, ME 04092.
Failure to do so may result in denial of your press access. No emailed applications will be accepted for a press pass. By accepting the press pass you have agreed to furnish work to PortConMaine after the convention concludes within two weeks of the convention in that year.
Violation of this arrangement may disqualify your request for covering PortConMaine in future years.
Quality Control Check-ups: Our staff will be doing post-convention follow ups with attending press. They will be reviewing all final products to see what services were provided and assess whether or not said coverage was equal to the cost of a convention badge to PortConMaine. Number of badges per publication will be a factor in the assessment. Those who are determined as insufficient will have to meet additional criteria in following years to receive a press badge. We are requesting all raw photos & videos for archiving and marketing purposes.
PLEASE NOTE:
- Press membership does NOT qualify one for preferential treatment at autograph/sketch sessions.
- Press membership does not qualify a member of the press for preferential treatment at any event over the course of the convention.
- Reserved seating, IF available at various events, is not guaranteed, and will be in a designated section when available.
ABUSE OF PRESS PRIVILEGES: If abuse of press privileges is reported, such behavior is grounds for having PortConMaine membership revoked. Please conduct yourself responsibly at all times. Violation of any of these arrangements may disqualify requests for covering or attending PortConMaine in future years
Special thanks to A-Cen for their amazing press guideline information page! If you have any questions, please email.