Parties at Albacon (and other traditional SciFi Conventions) have a long and storied history. But that is not important right now. What is important is that you know how we are handling parties at Albacon 2024 and what is permitted and what is not permitted.
There are generally two major types of parties:
- Open Parties: These are parties that have an “open door” and all convention attendees are welcome to drop in to these parties. Alcohol is prohibited at any open party.
- Closed Parties: These are parties that are “invitation only”. Alcohol is permitted at closed parties. The door to a closed party must remain closed unless someone is actively entering or leaving the party.
So the major aspect that determines if a party is Open or Closed is whether it is an “invitation only” party or whether all convention attendees are welcome.
Note that even Closed Parties are not permitted to serve alcohol to any person under the drinking age in NYS (21 years of age) or that appears to be intoxicated.
In order to facilitate the blocking of party rooms, all parties, both open and closed, are required to email info@albacon.org and put the word ‘Parties’ in teh subject line. This will allow us to collect information about parties and appropriately block rooms for parties. If we all get this right, we will have a great set of parties and the hotel will not have any noise complaints.