PRESS & MEDIA HQ
Whether you’re press looking to learn more about O Con Expo, media looking to cover the event, or your curious about the team at the core. The Media HQ has you covered.
TO APPLY FOR PRESS BADGES: Please email info@theoconexpo.com with the below credential requirements, including your name, outlet, links to relevant coverage, screenshots of relevant site traffic, and anything else to be considered for approval.
Press Access
O Con Expo welcomes press for our 10th Anniversary Event. Please take a few moments to review this entire page before applying for press credentials.
Press credentials will only be considered to applications that fall within one of the following requirements:
- Broadcast Media: TV, FM Radio, AM Radio, Satellite Radio
- Print Media: Local, Regional, and National Newspaper and Magazine Journalists and Photographers
- Digital Media: Entertainment and/or Pop Culture Websites, Blogs, Vlogs, and Podcasts with a verified minimum of 5,000 unique visitors
All approved press must submit their coverage of the event to info@theoconexpo.com within 30 days of the event ending, unless special accommodations were made up front. Any approved press that does not meet this submission requirement, will not be considered for future events.
Press Access Requirements
Each individual must submit their own application. Credentials will not be awarded en masse.
Submitting an application does not guarantee approval. All applications must be submitted by the declared deadline and all applicants will be notified if they have been approved at least two weeks prior to the show dates.
Press credentials are non-transferrable and not resellable. All press credentials will be verified with a Photo ID. Any individuals caught selling or transferring their press badge will be disqualified from attending O Con Expo.
Press credentials do not guarantee celebrity and creator guest access or interviews. Press credentials are provided as a courtesy to cover O Con Expo. You may not approach guests within the celebrity row to solicit for interviews. Any press caught interfering with or delaying attendees access to guests will be asked to leave.
Press credentials do not include special admission or access. All press must adhere to the show hours and access of those with standard admission to O Con Expo. Press will not have reserved seats or sections for O Con Expo programming.
It is the sole discretion of O Con Expo staff to approve or deny applicants, even if they meet the outlined requirements.
All press must adhere to all O Con Expo code of conduct, policies, and event rules.
Media Inquiries
This is our 10th Anniversary, and we’re already hearing the buzz. If your a press outlet, are excited, and are looking to reach out to learn more, our media team is standing by to assist you with your inquiry.
You can inquire further at info@theoconexpo.com. Please contact our team directly for…
- Background information on O Con Expo and the causes it supports.
- Interview requests with the leadership team.
- Interview requests with announced guests, vendors, and partners.
RETURN TO THE MAC
Mid-America Center
1 Arena Way, Council Bluffs, IA 51501
O Con Schedule:
Friday: 12 PM – 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM – 8 PM
Sunday: 9 AM – 5 PM