Panel and Workshop FAQ

Big Bad Con is a tabletop gaming convention focused on supporting gamers from marginalized backgrounds and nurturing a space to grow the gaming community. We welcome panels and workshops that help further these goals.

Panels

Our panel track is designed to share insight, knowledge, and experience with Big Bad Con attendees. We look for panels that share creator, industry, or gaming insights, offer practical advice, or discuss current topics in TTRPGs, game design, or community.

Due to space limitations, we can only consider a maximum of one or two event submissions per organizer. Additionally, we can only accept one instance of each event.

We are also unable to consider events that rely heavily on audience participation rather than panelist presentations (e.g., Q&As, AMAs, APs, game or comedy shows).

Time slots

• Friday-Sunday 9AM-1PM, 2PM-6PM.
• Panels are 50 minutes long.

Seating and Capacity

• Room for up to six (6) presenters (including a moderator, if any) and 50 attendees.
• Our panels are held in the Cyprus rooms (Salon A, B, and C). (map)
• Chairs are set up in classroom style arrangement but they can be adjusted as needed if requested in advance.
• Accessible seats and spaces at the front and on a number of aisles are reserved for those who need them.

Standard Equipment Available

• Wired speaker system with 6 microphones.
• Clear N95 masks available for speakers if they prefer to use those to aid with lip reading.
• We do not have sign language interpreters unfortunately at this time. We are looking into options for future cons
• We do not have the capacity to support hybrid or remote speakers for our in-person panels.

Additional Equipment Available upon request

Please let us know when you submit your events if you’d like to request any of the following:

• Wireless microphone (in place of a wired microphone)
• Projector and Projector Screen (HDMI)

Workshops

Smaller workshop events allow more hands-on and customized events to teach valuable skills and practice working together.

Time slots

• Friday-Sunday 9AM-1PM, 2PM-6PM.
• Workshops can be 1 or 2 hours long

Seating and Capacity

• Room for up to 20 participants.
• Workshops are held in multiple locations throughout the con, based on their space needs. (map)
• Chairs are set up in classroom style arrangement but they can be adjusted as needed.
• Accessible seats and spaces at the front are reserved for those who need them.

Equipment Available

• 55” LCD Screen (HDMI)
• If additional equipment is needed, please note that in your event submission, and we’ll reach out to let you know if we can accommodate the request.