MarsCon 2016

Registration

On Line Registration Is Now Closed to allow time to double check everything and assign badge numbers. Instead, bring your cash, checkbook, or credit card to our registration desk near the top of the hotel grand staircase. We”ll get you signed up in a trice and make you a lovely hand-crafted MarsCon badge.

Our single-day rates are announced; see below. We will be accepting cash, checks, and credit cards at the door.

Our prices are the same as last year:


Full Weekend Registration Rates
At MarsCon 2015 Through 10/31/2015 Through 1/31/2016 At the Door
Teen/Adult $30.00 $40.00 $50.00 $65.00
Child (6-12) $15.00 $20.00 $25.00 $30.00
Supporting $20.00 $25.00 $30.00
Sponsor † $75.00 $75.00 $75.00 $75.00
There is no registration charge for children under six years of age. We are happy to provide badges for this age group upon request, however they don’t need to wear badges.
Sponsors don’t get any perk in particular — at least nothing that’s going to cost us money. They do get the smug satisfaction that comes with knowing that some extra yummy snack in the Consuite… or perhaps another mic for Mainstage… was made possible by their contribution. Our assumption is if you’re donating extra money to MarsCon you want us to spend it on making the con better.
‡ Supporting members pay a reduced rate through 1/31/2016 to hold memberships and then complete the purchase by paying an additional $25.00 at any time up to and including at the door.
Party Host Discount — Party hosts are eligible for a $5 discount per membership when registering together in groups of five or more. This discount may only be applied to full weekend memberships and is subject to verification by the host hotel.


Single Day Rates (available at the door)
FridaySaturdaySunday
Teen/Adult $25.00 $40.00 $25.00
Child (6-12) $10.00 $20.00 $10.00
Friday and Saturday single-day passes are good through 6:00 a.m. the following morning. Sunday single-day passes are good through the end of post-convention parties.

To buy with cash...

We accept cash at MarsCon parties at various cons throughout the year. Tell the people running the party room you want to register for MarsCon. They’ll get you all set up. Of course we also gladly accept cash at the door.

To buy with a check...

You can mail in a registration form along with a check. Our mailing address is:
MarsCon
P.O. Box 21213
Eagan, MN 55121

To buy with a credit card...

Click your way to the MarsCon page at the Square Market, pick the membership type(s) you want, and make your purchase. Square accepts Visa, Mastercard, AmEx, Discover, and Bitcoin, and there is no need to sign up with Square to make the occasional purchase. The “order shipped” email you will get from Square (which may be delayed a day or so; we must manually trigger it) will tell you how to get the rest of the information we'll need to finish your registration. (Well, what name do you want on your badge?) And even though the email will say your order has been shipped, your badge will be waiting for you at the registration desk at MarsCon 2016.

To buy at the door...

Don't forget to donate to the Food Group Bring your credit card, checkbook, or fistful of cash to the registration desk at MarsCon 2016. People arriving late at night will be able to register or pick up badges in OPs. OPs, however, will not be set up to accept credit cards, so if you want to use yours to register try to arrive during daytime or early evening hours.

MarsCon will be accepting food donations for the Food Group, a network of food shelves, during the convention. If you are registering at the door for MarsCon 2016, you can get $5 off your registration by donating 5 cans of food, limited to one discount per person. Please note the $5 discount cannot be applied to Day Passes.

MarsCon 2016
“Parallel Dimensions”
March 4-6, 2016

Hilton Minneapolis/St Paul Airport/Mall of America
3800 American Blvd. E.
Bloomington, MN 55425

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