Friday Edition Clear Ether 17 Jan 2020
THE OFFICIAL ARISIA NEWSLETTER

Schedule & Maps

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Thank You!

Lots of kudos to the 20+ people
who helped with load-in! Arisia
wouldn't be happening without
you. <3

Calling All Volunteers!

Team Arisia needs your help!
8 hours of volunteering earns
you an exclusive Arisia T-shirt.
12 hours of volunteering earns
you membership for next year!
Help with load-out earns you
2x hours after 3pm Monday.
Come to Team Arisia HQ in
Revere on Lobby Level (2 West)
to volunteer.

IRT is here to help!

The Incident Response Team (IRT) is dedicated team to help 
with Code of Conduct violations and member behavior issues. 

Here's how to reach them:

Visit them in Quincy on Lobby Level (2 West)
Email Incidents@arisia.org
Call or Text 617-657-9756

In case of immediate danger
Pick up any hotel phone and dial 0.

For active intervention and 
other security issues, contact The Watch.
For more info, visit arisia.org/ProblemReporting

Any Arisia staff with a white ribbon
will either take your report or help
you find someone who can respond
to the problem.

Emergency contacts are on the back of your badge!!!

Arisia needs your help!!!

We're fundraising to cover a settlement of a hotel dispute.
This is a fight for Arisia's future and we need your help.

Remember the Boston Park Plaza? Last year, we were there
because the Arisia community voted to respect the hospitality
union and not cross picket lines to work on our convention.

The Marriott challenged our interpretation of the contract to
allow this move and we lost the case in binding arbitration.
The judgement was crippling.

After more negotiations, Arisia agreed to pay significantly less.
We need to come up with a final payment of $40,000 by
March 1st — still more than we have!

Three weeks ago, we started a fundraising drive and the response
has been extraordinary. However, we still have more to go!

Visit the table near the Dealers Room to donate or donate at
corp.arisia.org/donate

Thank you for being part of the future of Arisia!!!

There are 
2313 
Registered Attendees as of 7 pm Thursday

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Open Parties
Check out these themed parties
happening this evening! This
is not an exhaustive list!
Check standing sign boards
throughout the con for details
and other parties.

407 — House of Toast
447 — Cookie Decorating Party

Publications
For Arisia Progress Reports, printable
schedule, hardcopy publications, and a
digital version of this newsletter, visit:
arisia.org/publications

Schedule Changes

Open Play
Fri 4-6 PM | Hancock & Webster
Fast Track Open Play time has
been changed (not 5:30-7:30).

10 Things I Wish I'd Known Before My First LARP
Fri 5:30 PM | Lewis
Rebecca Slitt will not be on this
panel. David Olsen will moderate.

The GM-less Game
Fri 7:00 PM | Lewis
Rebecca Slitt will not be on
this panel. Shaheen Rogers/
Multiverse has been added as a
panelist.

Circle Singing
Fri 8:30 PM | Bullfinch
Kat Weiler will not be at this
session.

Ground Rules

No sleeping in the lobby!

First Aid
If it's more severe than
anything you'd handle at CVS,
tell The Watch so we can get
you an ambulance!!

Drinking in the Hotel
No BYOB in public spaces! Only
alcohol purchased at the hotel
can be consumed in public.
No Vaping or Smoking
This includes newly legal
items. You will be charged for
damages.

Elevator Use
Please only press the button
for the direction you want to
travel! Pressing both buttons
will force an elevator to make
an unnecessary stop and slows
down everyone! Thank you for
your patience.

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