DDC36 Program Book - Convention Rules & Survival Tips - Hotel Tips - General Good Sense

Oct 6, 2026

Enjoy your stay at DunDraCon 36 with a detailed program book focused on event logistics and attendee guidance. The content explains where key areas are located in the hotel, how to register for events online, and essential safety requirements. It covers convention rules such as badge visibility, handling weapons and masks, smoking restrictions in a non-smoking facility, and behavior expectations related to health, violence, and controlled substances. It also provides practical hotel tips, food and room conduct guidance, lost-and-found details, and general advice for rest, hydration, alcohol use, and staying reachable.

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Pages56

Reading Time21 min

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Convention Rules

Hotel Tips

General Good Sense

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Desk | ATM | | --- | --- | Pacific Main Entrance Mt Diablo Martial Arts Demos Elev Elev Elev stairs 147 149 143 145 151 157 Tri Valley 1 Animé 163 165 159 161 166 168 170 171 156 Tri Valley 2 Seminars 160 162 152 154 Lounge Snack Bar Health Club stairs Con Reg Enjoy your stay at DunDraCon 36! Your questions about the Con can best be answered by this program book, the folks at the Information Table opposite Salon 1, or any staff member in a green DunDraCon Staff shirt. The San Ramon Marriott is anon-smoking environment! You must wear your DDC badge in all function areas. There is an ATM in the business center, next to the Front Desk. Rooms 508 & 570 are on the 5th floor Room 608 is on the 6th floor You can register for events online at [http://www.dundracon.com](http://www.dundracon.com) Patio LARP Central stairs 164 374 375 376 377 378 379 381 DunDraCon Rules & Survival Tips Convention Rules • Wear your Con badge. Wear your Con badge where it can be seen. You cannot enter the Dealers’Room or a scheduled game without it, and we will be looking for badges in other spaces, including open gaming and the board games room. There is no“public” function space in the hotel; we’ve rented it all! • Leave weapons and masks in your room. A weapon is, by definition, anything the Committee thinks is a weapon-please don’t argue. This is for your safety (any weapon, real or fake, may startle someone into taking action against you) and the safety of your companions. You may mean no harm, but most things that look like weapons are a real hazard in crowded halls. Even the martial arts demo people keep everything in their room except en route to and from scheduled demos. And it is never appropriate to wield a weapon outside of a planned martial arts demo, even in jest. This in particular is so serious a safety violation that DunDraCon reserves the right to kick the violator out of the Con. Masks are a safety hazard too. We want to keep everyone recognizable and responsible for their own acts. • Smoke only where allowed–that is: in the smoking areas outside. The Marriott is a 100% non-smoking hotel. Smoking anywhere in the hotel (including the room balconies, which are considered part of the interior) can get you kicked out of the Con, and the hotel may levy a hefty charge against your room bill as well. • Health and Safety: Anyone who endangers the health and safety of others is subject to expulsion from the Con, though in minor cases, they might just get a stern talking-to. Most everyone behaves very well for such a large Con, but because it is large and sometimes crowded, we have to take potentially hazardous situations seriously. In particular, any threat of physical violence, use of controlled substances, use of fire in any way (even a candle), or any inappropriate use of alcohol in public are grounds for kicking the offending party out of the Con. • Individual selling in the Buyers’ Bazaar only. Hotel Tips • Don’t cook in your rooms! It’s a hazard that might set off extinguishers, cause fires, or just get you thrown out of the hotel... • If you choose to go out and get food (or have it delivered) please don’t leave the carcasses lying around–it annoys the hotel staff, which makes it harder for us to work with them next year. • Please keep your rooms relatively neat. Especially keep sleeping bags, ice chests, etc. safely stowed away in closets o

FAQs

What are the main badge requirements during DunDraCon 36?

Wear your DDC badge in all function areas and wear your Con badge where it can be seen. You cannot enter the Dealers’ Room or a scheduled game without your Con badge.

Are weapons, masks, and smoking allowed at the convention?

Leave weapons and masks in your room; weapon and mask use can violate safety rules. Smoke only where allowed in the designated smoking areas outside, and the hotel is a 100% non-smoking facility.

What are key health and safety grounds for expulsion?

Anyone who endangers health and safety may be expelled. Grounds include threats of physical violence, use of controlled substances, use of fire in any way (including candles), and inappropriate alcohol use in public.

Oct 6, 2026

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