BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Data::ICal 0.24 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION: 'Title: Human Registration Open\n Tags: Misc\n When: Sat urday\, Aug 8\, 09:00 - 18:59 PDT\n Where: LVCC West Hall\n\n Descript ion:\n\n\n Update 2026-08-06 16:00\n -----------------------\n\n Hum an Registration has moved to the Southwest Lobby. If you look at\n the m aps available in Hacker Tracker\, it's at the lower-left corner of\n the map\, and labeled "Registration".\n\n\n\n Human Registration\n ====== ============\n\n Our human registration process this year will be very s imilar to\n previous years. Please be patient. All of the times listed h ere are\n approximate.\n\n\n\n Basics\n ======\n\n\n Who needs a b adge?\n\n A badge is required for each human age 8 and older.\n\n\n Hu man?\n\n You are a human if you do not know otherwise. People that are n ot\n humans include goons\, official speaker\,\n village/community/con test/creator staff\, press\, black badge holders\,\n or similar. If you are not a human\, you need to register separately.\n If you don't know h ow\, see an NFO goon (NFO Node\, formerly known as an\n infobooth\, is w here you can get help). The remainder of this message\n applies only to humans.\n\n\n Lines? Linecon?\n\n Linecon is your optional opportunity to stand (or sit) in line for\n human registration to open. Doors will open for linecon on Wednesday\n at approximately 17:00. When human regis tration opens on Thursday at\n approximately 08:00\, they start working the linecon queue\, and the\n line will start moving quickly. (Please un derstand that we will begin\n processing the line on Thursday morning as soon as the cashiers and\n materials are in place\; we will strive for Thursday 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 wheth er\n you purchased a badge online or intend to pay with cash. There is o nly\n one linecon for both types of badge sales.\n\n Please help us ma ke this a great experience for everyone by following\n directions given by goons. After human registration opens\, there may\n be one line for a ll of registration\, or there may be two lines (one\n for online sales ( pre-registration) and one for cash sales). This may\n also change over t ime\, based on available staffing and necessary crowd\n control. We will strive to make it easily understandable in-person as\n to which line yo u 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 cash 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 addre ss provided when you\n bought your badge. Please guard that QR code as t hough it is cash --\n it can only be redeemed once\, and anyone can rede em 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 Q R code either from your phone's display or from a\n printed copy. You mu st have the QR code with you in order to obtain\n your badge. As you app roach the front of the line\, if you are going to\n show your QR code on an electronic device\, please ensure that your\n display is set to maxi mum brightness.\n\n If you pre-registered\, but ultimately are unable to attend 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 any refunds on-site\n at DEF CON. There is a fee to have your badge can celed: $34 before\n July 18\, and $84 on and after July 18.\n\n Online purchases are provided a receipt via email when the purchase is\n made. \n\n Online purchase -- often referred to as pre-registration -- does no t\n allow you to skip any line/queue to pick up your badge. Once you\n arrive on-site\, you will need to join the existing line for human\n re gistration. There may or may not be a dedicated line for\n pre-registrat ion 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 avail able for purchase on-site at DEF CON. All badge\n sales are cash only. N o checks\, money orders\, credit cards\, etc.\, will\n be accepted. In o rder to keep the registration line moving as quickly\n as possible\, ple ase have exact change ready as you near the front of\n the line.\n\n T here are no refunds given for cash sales. If you have any doubt about\n your desire to buy a badge\, please refrain from doing so.\n\n We are un able to provide printed receipts at the time of the sale. A\n generic re ceipt for the cash sale of a badge will be made available on\n media.def con.org after the conference. You are welcome to print your\n own copy o f the receipt on plain paper.\n\n\n Via BlackHat\n\n If you've purchas ed a DEF CON badge as part of your Black Hat\n registration\, you're in luck - you will be able to pick up your DEF\n CON badge at Black Hat on Thursday. Please bring your Black Hat badge\n and watch for emails from Black Hat about where exactly the badge\n pickup will be.\n\n Please n ote that DEF CON is not able to access or verify Black Hat\n registratio n or attendee info. DEF CON's preregistration list is not\n the same as Black Hat's. For help\, ask at Black Hat registration or\n the concierge area.\n\n\n\n Misc\n ====\n\n Want to buy multiple badges? No probl em! 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 replace 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 c aretaker (such as someone\n who will push your wheelchair\, and will acc ompany you at all times)\,\n please ask to speak to a Registration Goon. Your caretaker will\n receive a paper badge that will permit them to ac company you\n everywhere you go.\n\n\n\n Still need help?\n ======== ========\n\n If you have questions about anything regarding human regist ration that\n are not addressed here\, please ask to speak to a Registra tion Goon.\n\n '\n\n 1. https://us.shop.defcon.org/products/def-con-34 -las-vegas-convention-center\n\n\n DTEND:20260809T015900Z DTSTART:20260808T160000Z LOCATION:Social Gatherings/Events - LVCC West Hall SUMMARY:Human Registration Open END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR