Check-in will open at 9:30am on Monday, November 20, 2023. VIP-exclusive registration line available. All attendees, regardless of age or relation, must have a VIP badge to receive benefits listed below.
Early badge pickup will be available the day before, beginning at 2pm on Sunday, November 19, 2023.
The VIP badge includes:
- Access to all convention games, prizes, exhibitor hall, programming, pre-order merchandise, etc.
- One entry into the drawing for a ticket to Brandon Sanderson's book signing line following the Defiant Release Event
- Early access to Halls 2 and 4 (exhibitor hall and Dragonsteel store) on Monday and Tuesday
- Early access to seating at the Defiant Release Event with Brandon Sanderson (Note: this is not reserved seating and saved seats are not allowed)
- Access to exclusive VIP lounge
- VIP exclusive line for registration & book/swag pickup
- VIP hoodie and collectible challenge coin
- VIP exclusive version of the convention bundle with t-shirt, sticker, and pin
- Defiant swag bundle with Hesho plushie, Slug Squad lunchbox, and Hesho mask pin
- Now includes signed, stamped, and numbered hardcover of Defiant!
A $10 fee will be charged for any lost badge replacement.