A parent or guardian must accompany any and all children age 12 and under at all times, including at Otachan. Do not leave your child unattended at Otakon.

Otakon is a fun family event, but also one of the largest east coast Japanese animation conventions; there is an expected attendance of at least 30,000 people. As a result, Otakon wants to ensure the safety of all of our members, especially children. In order to safeguard the well-being of our youngest attendees, Otakon staff have put these rules and policies into effect.

Children are required to carry some form of written identification and parent/guardian contact information with them at all times so that Otakon staff may contact the parents or guardians should the need arise.

Recommendations

• Make sure your child knows important information, such as your name, what you are wearing, what hotel you are staying at (if any), a cellular phone number, and a home phone number. If a child is lost, we will make every attempt to contact you via this information.
• It is a good idea to set up meeting places and times for children older than 12. We suggest that you do not use the following locations as meeting areas: the Dealer’s Room, as it is constantly crowded and extremely large; video theaters because they are dark and also fairly large. We do suggest using landmarks. Also encouraged is to locate and meet at any of the Otakon Information Desks.

In the case that you cannot find your child at your designated meeting place and cannot establish contact, please notify an Otakon Information Desk.

Otakon wishes you and your children a safe and happy convention!