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| − | '''Security''' is a [[convention]] department responsible for controlling access to parts of the convention. This might be preventing members of the public or free-loading fans from general entry, controlling ticketed or invite-only items, or controlling out-of-hours access to the [[ | + | '''Security''' is a [[convention]] department responsible for controlling access to parts of the convention. This might be preventing members of the public or free-loading fans from general entry, controlling ticketed or invite-only items, or controlling out-of-hours access to the [[Hucksters' Room|hucksters' room]] and [[art show]]. |
Historically, Security teams have tended to expand their remit, and once they start investigating pick-pocketing or pilfering, there is a slippery slope into officiousness. Sometimes this results in security morphing to run the convention, sometimes it's "only" individuals abusing their power. | Historically, Security teams have tended to expand their remit, and once they start investigating pick-pocketing or pilfering, there is a slippery slope into officiousness. Sometimes this results in security morphing to run the convention, sometimes it's "only" individuals abusing their power. | ||
| − | It's common knowledge among experienced [[con-runners]] that | + | It's common knowledge among experienced [[con-runners]] that “'''People who want to work security should not be allowed to'''.” |
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| + | In early [[Worldcons]], the head of security was sometimes called the '''sergeant-at-arms'''. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:29, 6 June 2023
Security is a convention department responsible for controlling access to parts of the convention. This might be preventing members of the public or free-loading fans from general entry, controlling ticketed or invite-only items, or controlling out-of-hours access to the hucksters' room and art show.
Historically, Security teams have tended to expand their remit, and once they start investigating pick-pocketing or pilfering, there is a slippery slope into officiousness. Sometimes this results in security morphing to run the convention, sometimes it's "only" individuals abusing their power.
It's common knowledge among experienced con-runners that “People who want to work security should not be allowed to.”
In early Worldcons, the head of security was sometimes called the sergeant-at-arms.
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