BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Data::ICal 0.24 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION: 'Title: Human Registration Open\n Tags: Misc\n When: Sun day\, Aug 9\, 09:00 - 11:59 PDT\n Where: LVCC West Hall\n\n Descriptio n:\n\n\n Update 2026-08-06 16:00\n -----------------------\n\n Human Registration has moved to the Southwest Lobby. If you look at\n the map s available in Hacker Tracker\, it's at the lower-left corner of\n the m ap\, and labeled "Registration".\n\n\n\n Human Registration\n ======== ==========\n\n Our human registration process this year will be very sim ilar to\n previous years. Please be patient. All of the times listed her e are\n approximate.\n\n\n\n Basics\n ======\n\n\n Who needs a bad ge?\n\n A badge is required for each human age 8 and older.\n\n\n Huma n?\n\n You are a human if you do not know otherwise. People that are not \n humans include goons\, official speaker\,\n village/community/conte st/creator staff\, press\, black badge holders\,\n or similar. If you ar e not a human\, you need to register separately.\n If you don't know how \, see an NFO goon (NFO Node\, formerly known as an\n infobooth\, is whe re you can get help). The remainder of this message\n applies only to hu mans.\n\n\n Lines? Linecon?\n\n Linecon is your optional opportunity t o stand (or sit) in line for\n human registration to open. Doors will op en for linecon on Wednesday\n at approximately 17:00. When human registr ation opens on Thursday at\n approximately 08:00\, they start working th e linecon queue\, and the\n line will start moving quickly. (Please unde rstand that we will begin\n processing the line on Thursday morning as s oon as the cashiers and\n materials are in place\; we will strive for Th ursday 08:00\, but actual\n start may be slightly earlier or later.)\n\n Online badge purchase (aka pre-registration) has no impact on linecon.\ n You can join the line on Wednesday (if you wish) regardless of whether \n you purchased a badge online or intend to pay with cash. There is onl y\n one linecon for both types of badge sales.\n\n Please help us make this a great experience for everyone by following\n directions given by goons. After human registration opens\, there may\n be one line for all of registration\, or there may be two lines (one\n for online sales (pr e-registration) and one for cash sales). This may\n also change over tim e\, based on available staffing and necessary crowd\n control. We will s trive to make it easily understandable in-person as\n to which line you should join.\n\n\n\n Ways to buy a badge\n ===================\n\n * $560-600 [1]online purchase until August 1\, 2026. Tickets are\n transferable. Please read the details on the linked page.\n\n * $520 c ash purchase on-site.\n\n * As part of a BlackHat registration.\n\n\n Online Purchase\n\n You will be emailed a QR code to the email address provided when you\n bought your badge. Please guard that QR code as tho ugh it is cash --\n it can only be redeemed once\, and anyone can redeem it if they have it\n (including a photo of it). Badges are picked-up on -site -- they will\n not be mailed or shipped.\n\n We can scan the QR code either from your phone's display or from a\n printed copy. You must have the QR code with you in order to obtain\n your badge. As you appro ach the front of the line\, if you are going to\n show your QR code on a n electronic device\, please ensure that your\n display is set to maximu m brightness.\n\n If you pre-registered\, but ultimately are unable to a ttend DEF CON and\n want to cancel your purchase\, the only way to get a refund is from the\n original online source. We are unable to provide a ny refunds on-site\n at DEF CON. There is a fee to have your badge cance led: $34 before\n July 18\, and $84 on and after July 18.\n\n Online p urchases are provided a receipt via email when the purchase is\n made.\n \n Online purchase -- often referred to as pre-registration -- does not\ n allow you to skip any line/queue to pick up your badge. Once you\n a rrive on-site\, you will need to join the existing line for human\n regi stration. There may or may not be a dedicated line for\n pre-registratio n badge pickup\, depending on when you arrive\, how long\n the line is\, available staff\, etc.\n\n\n Cash Purchase\n\n Badges will be availab le for purchase on-site at DEF CON. All badge\n sales are cash only. No checks\, money orders\, credit cards\, etc.\, will\n be accepted. In ord er to keep the registration line moving as quickly\n as possible\, pleas e have exact change ready as you near the front of\n the line.\n\n The re are no refunds given for cash sales. If you have any doubt about\n yo ur desire to buy a badge\, please refrain from doing so.\n\n We are unab le to provide printed receipts at the time of the sale. A\n generic rece ipt for the cash sale of a badge will be made available on\n media.defco n.org after the conference. You are welcome to print your\n own copy of the receipt on plain paper.\n\n\n Via BlackHat\n\n If you've purchased a DEF CON badge as part of your Black Hat\n registration\, you're in lu ck - you will be able to pick up your DEF\n CON badge at Black Hat on Th ursday. Please bring your Black Hat badge\n and watch for emails from Bl ack Hat about where exactly the badge\n pickup will be.\n\n Please not e that DEF CON is not able to access or verify Black Hat\n registration or attendee info. DEF CON's preregistration list is not\n the same as Bl ack Hat's. For help\, ask at Black Hat registration or\n the concierge a rea.\n\n\n\n Misc\n ====\n\n Want to buy multiple badges? No problem ! We're happy to sell you\n however many badges you want to pay for.\n\n If you lose your badge\, there is unfortunately no way for us to\n re place it. You'll have to buy a replacement at full price. Please\n don't lose your badge. :(\n\n If you are being accompanied by a full-time car etaker (such as someone\n who will push your wheelchair\, and will accom pany you at all times)\,\n please ask to speak to a Registration Goon. Y our caretaker will\n receive a paper badge that will permit them to acco mpany you\n everywhere you go.\n\n\n\n Still need help?\n ========== ======\n\n If you have questions about anything regarding human registra tion that\n are not addressed here\, please ask to speak to a Registrati on Goon.\n\n '\n\n 1. https://us.shop.defcon.org/products/def-con-34-l as-vegas-convention-center\n\n\n DTEND:20260809T185900Z DTSTART:20260809T160000Z LOCATION:Social Gatherings/Events - LVCC West Hall SUMMARY:Human Registration Open END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR