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AFRICOZ RULES & REGULATIONS!
AfriCoz Rules for Participation
All interested participants must read the Rules for Participation and meet the criteria before being authorized to participate and / or be eligible to enter AfriCoz:
- We ask all costume portrayals to be comic book, sci-fi, fantasy and / or original costumed characters of African descent.
- The contest is open to anyone with paid admission into ECBACC.
- Age requirement for AFRICOZ : 13 years of age and over to participate. (13-15 year old require parental consent)
- Age requirement for AFRICOZ KIDS : 12 years of age and under to participate. (All require parental consent)
- Costumes must be self-contained; connections to electrical sockets will not be available.
- AfriCoz is a family-friendly costume contest. Please keep costume ideas fun and appropriate (See below for acceptable
costumes and clothing).
AFRICOZ PRIZES (Subject to change based on availability)
1ST PRIZE:
- $200 IN CASH
2ND PRIZE:
- $100 IN CASH
3RD PRIZE:
- SPECIAL ECBACC CONVENTION GIFTS
AFRICOZ KIDS PRIZES: To Be Announced!
REGISTRATION AND CHECK-IN
- Registration must be completed by 1p.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2023
- Check-in at 1:00p.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2023
- Contest begins at 2:00p.m.
JUDGING AND AWARDS
- Judging will be based on overall appearance of costumes, character-likeness and creativity.
- All participants will be announced and have the opportunity to exhibit their costumes on the showroom floor / stage.
- Participants will then be allowed to mingle in the marketplace until final judging is completed by 3:30p.m.
- All participants will receive an official ECBACC AfriCoz Certificate of Participation.
ACCEPTABLE COSTUMES & CLOTHING STYLES
"Acceptable Costumes" refer to the types of clothing / costumes that will be allowed to be worn by a participant in the contest. ECBACC is a family-friendly event and we will not accept participants exhibiting:
1) Full and / or overt nudity
2) Excessive gore
3) Inappropriate, ignobling or lewd portrayals
IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION:
The ECBACC Board of Directors and / or assigned AfriCoz Facilitators reserve the right to decline costumers from participating in the contest up to and including the day of the event.
- The Judges shall have the sole authority and discretion to select the winners.
- By entering and registering with AfriCoz, ECBACC reserves the right to take staged and candid photographs of any and all AfriCoz participants during ECBACC.
- ECBACC, Inc. reserves the right to use these images in magazines, newspapers, flyers and website or in electronically
transmitted advertisement associated with ECBACC, Inc. promotions.
- Each participant shall indemnify, defend, and hold ECBACC, Inc. harmless from any third party claims arising from or related to participation in the contest.
- In no event shall ECBACC, Inc. be liable to a participant's act or omission arising out of or related to the contest.
APPLICATION and RELEASE FORMS:
Bring completed application and signed releases on day of convention or
Email: [email protected]
All interested participants must read the Rules for Participation and meet the criteria before being authorized to participate and / or be eligible to enter AfriCoz:
- We ask all costume portrayals to be comic book, sci-fi, fantasy and / or original costumed characters of African descent.
- The contest is open to anyone with paid admission into ECBACC.
- Age requirement for AFRICOZ : 13 years of age and over to participate. (13-15 year old require parental consent)
- Age requirement for AFRICOZ KIDS : 12 years of age and under to participate. (All require parental consent)
- Costumes must be self-contained; connections to electrical sockets will not be available.
- AfriCoz is a family-friendly costume contest. Please keep costume ideas fun and appropriate (See below for acceptable
costumes and clothing).
AFRICOZ PRIZES (Subject to change based on availability)
1ST PRIZE:
- $200 IN CASH
2ND PRIZE:
- $100 IN CASH
3RD PRIZE:
- SPECIAL ECBACC CONVENTION GIFTS
AFRICOZ KIDS PRIZES: To Be Announced!
REGISTRATION AND CHECK-IN
- Registration must be completed by 1p.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2023
- Check-in at 1:00p.m. on Saturday, May 20, 2023
- Contest begins at 2:00p.m.
JUDGING AND AWARDS
- Judging will be based on overall appearance of costumes, character-likeness and creativity.
- All participants will be announced and have the opportunity to exhibit their costumes on the showroom floor / stage.
- Participants will then be allowed to mingle in the marketplace until final judging is completed by 3:30p.m.
- All participants will receive an official ECBACC AfriCoz Certificate of Participation.
ACCEPTABLE COSTUMES & CLOTHING STYLES
"Acceptable Costumes" refer to the types of clothing / costumes that will be allowed to be worn by a participant in the contest. ECBACC is a family-friendly event and we will not accept participants exhibiting:
1) Full and / or overt nudity
2) Excessive gore
3) Inappropriate, ignobling or lewd portrayals
IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION:
The ECBACC Board of Directors and / or assigned AfriCoz Facilitators reserve the right to decline costumers from participating in the contest up to and including the day of the event.
- The Judges shall have the sole authority and discretion to select the winners.
- By entering and registering with AfriCoz, ECBACC reserves the right to take staged and candid photographs of any and all AfriCoz participants during ECBACC.
- ECBACC, Inc. reserves the right to use these images in magazines, newspapers, flyers and website or in electronically
transmitted advertisement associated with ECBACC, Inc. promotions.
- Each participant shall indemnify, defend, and hold ECBACC, Inc. harmless from any third party claims arising from or related to participation in the contest.
- In no event shall ECBACC, Inc. be liable to a participant's act or omission arising out of or related to the contest.
APPLICATION and RELEASE FORMS:
Bring completed application and signed releases on day of convention or
Email: [email protected]