Press & Media Registration
Welcome to the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo Media Relations Section. Here's some important information you will need to know prior to the event, including rules, regulations, limitations and cool freebies at the Calgary Expo!
Please refer to us correctly as the Calgary Expo or our full name the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo in any article that you create.
Media Passes:
Fill out the Calgary Expo Media Accreditation Form. We require clear indication of your credentials and your employer. We can only grant interviews to approved media.
Not all Guests are available for interviews. We will do our best to help accommodate your requests. With over 70 Media and Creator Guests, several staff members and over 300 exhibitors available for interviews, we will be able to find an alternative to suit your needs.
Interviews:
First complete the Media Accreditation Form and then email your request "Attention Interview Requests" at Press@calgaryexpo.com. Our team will assist to arrange interviews in advance according to deadlines and availability.
We can accommodate advancers, pre-show, in studio, phone, and interviews onsite. Please send all your requests in advance. We will do our best to accommodate requests day-of, but cannot make any guarantees.
The Media Relations Team will be accessible at the Media Desk beginning Friday afternoon until Sunday, April 27-29 2012.
Media Rules and Regulations
1. The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo reserves the right to refuse or remove media accreditation at any point before or during the event.
2. All media must be registered and approved by providing proof of their employment with a media outlet or organization logo, title, and contact information.
3. Media can apply for accreditation online prior to the event or on-site. On-site applications can not be guaranteed approval.
4. Only the approved media personnel will be given a media pass and granted access into the event.
5. Please complete the online Media Accreditation Form for the media outlet you represent, with the names of all personnel attending. Each personnel must provide proof of employment via a business card when you register on-site at the Media Desk.
6. Include a mobile telephone number in your application so we may contact you on-site.
7. The media pass allows access into the Calgary Expo and events where space permits. Reserved areas for media will be available for cameras, photographers, microphones, and reporters. Some areas will be equipped with media plugins. Present your media pass to volunteers managing these areas for access.
8. A media pass does NOT allow early entry, entrance into VIP or ticketed areas, entrance into special events outside of the Calgary Expo, or entrance into the Green Room. Any special requests must be made in advance.
9. "Drive-by" interviews with Media Guests are strictly FORBIDDEN. Impromptu on-site interviews must be approved through the Media Relations Team. Refusal to cooperate will result in eviction from the Calgary Expo.
10. Permission must be obtained from the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo for videotaping, filming, or recording that will be used for commercial (non-media) purposes (private documentaries). Please specify this in your media request.
11. Camera crews are free to roam the show floor but can not set up equipment in a fixed manner without pre-approval.
12. Photographers and camera operations but be AT LEAST 12 FEET AWAY from any Media Guest. You are required to stop filming/shooting if asked. Inquire with all Media Guests via the volunteers assisting them if you may photograph or film them first.
