Rules and Policies

Important Rules

In order to make your convention experience and that of your fellow con-goers a pleasant one, we require everyone to observe the following rules. Persons violating this Code of Conduct may be asked to leave Yama. Please have your Yama Con event badge openly displayed on your person at all times while in any of the convention space(s). Yama Con reserves the right to refuse entrance into the events or service to any individual or group at any time.

Anti-Harassment Policy

If someone’s behavior makes you feel unwelcome, unsafe, or uncomfortable, that is harassment.

Yama Con does not allow harassment of any kind, including but not limited to behaviors such as: stalking, offensive comments, hate speech, bathroom policing, inappropriate or unwelcome physical contact, recording or taking pictures without permission, and repeatedly disrupting conversations you have been asked to leave. The aforementioned comments or hate speech could be in relation to: age, race or ethnicity, color, citizenship or national origin, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or presentation, appearance, clothing, body size, pregnancy, disability, or religion. This list is not an exhaustive list. 

Membership Policies

Badges and wristbands serve as proof of membership for the dates and/or times listed on them. Your membership grants you access to all non-specialty events and function spaces based on availability and convention policies. Please remember that duplicating a membership badge is forgery- a felony in the state of Tennessee. If you are caught forging and/or selling forged badges, you will be banned from the convention, and given to the custody of the Pigeon Forge Police.

 Access to Yama Con requires that proof of membership be displayed at all times. No proof of membership is required to go to registration.

 Badge checks are performed for entrance. Persons without proof of membership found to be loitering in any controlled spaces will be required to buy a membership or asked