Register

Click here to register online for CONvergence!

• If you’ve registered online for CONvergence before, use the same account you did last time. (your username is your email address)
• If you have attended CONvergence but never registered online before, follow the instructions under “Forgot your password” and enter your email address before creating a new account! (It’s likely that you’re already in the system)
• To verify your badge, transfer a badge, or update your badge information, please visit our Using the Registration System page.

Important Registration Deadlines

Registration will be available online until Noon on Sunday of the convention.

2026 Important Dates:

• May 15, 2026 is the cutoff for requesting a guaranteed printed Souvenir Guide
• May 31, 2026 is the cutoff for pre-ordering a guaranteed T-shirt in your size
• Jun 10, 2026 is the cutoff to have a pre-printed badge (including your Badge Name)

2026 Badge Rates

CONvergence 2026: The Geek in the Machine is scheduled for July 2 – 5, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis.

If you plan to register at the door, please register for CONvergence at home before you leave for the convention. This will allow volunteers to more quickly get you your badge when you arrive, and keep the line moving faster for everyone!

4-Day Registration Prices

Click here to register online for CONvergence 2026! Register earlier to take advantage of early bird pricing.

Day Pass Prices

Day passes are valid from the time it is picked up until 5:00am the following day.

You can purchase Day Passes online.
Click here to register online for CONvergence 2026!

Lifetime Pass Pass Prices

A limited number of CONvergence Lifetime Passes are available for purchase in 2025 for the special launch rate of $1,500. The price increases to $1,700 Sunday, July 5 at Noon when 2027 registration opens.

Your Lifetime Pass grants you the same full access to the annual CONvergence convention as an annual badge purchase, every year for the rest of your life.

Click here to register online for CONvergence 2026!

2027 Badge Rates

Registration for next year opens at Noon on the Sunday of CONvergence.

4-Day Registration Prices

Day Pass Prices

Day passes are valid from the time it is picked up until 5:00am the following day.

You can purchase Day Passes online starting on the Wednesday before CONvergence 2027.

Click here to register online for CONvergence 2027! (Available after Noon on Sunday, July 5, 2026)

Support the CONvergence Attendance Grant Fund!

Help make CONvergence more accessible by adding a tax-deductible donation of $10, $25, $45, or $85 to your registration. Your contribution helps others attend the convention who might not otherwise be able to.

Details are available on the CONvergence Attendance Grant page. Every donation makes a difference!

Guarantee a CONvergence T-Shirt in Your Size!

Pre-order your CONvergence t-shirt by May 31 to ensure you get the size you want! Just add it when you register, then pick it up at CONvergence Merchandise.

• Want to see the design? Check it out on the Merchandise page!
• T-shirt pre-orders close May 31.
• If you transfer your badge, any merchandise preorders will transfer as well.
• Unclaimed shirts will be made available for sale at the next CONvergence. If you are unable to pick up your shirt during CONvergence, please contact merchandise@convergence-con.org during or shortly after the convention to make arrangements.

Have questions? Contact CONvergence Registration—we’re happy to help!

Find the Souvenir Guide option that works best for you!

A free downloadable version of the Souvenir Guide will be available on our website.

Prefer a printed copy? If you register before May 15, you can pre-order a free printed guide when you register — and it will be reserved for you.

If you don’t pre-order, a limited number of printed guides will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Souvenir Guides may be picked up at the Merchandise room.

Event Waiver

Event Waiver Agreement

Adult Badges
People purchasing adult badges will be asked to show a picture ID showing that they are at least 18 years old at the time they pick up their badge.

Photography and Videography
By registering to attend CONvergence, you are giving your consent to be photographed and/or videotaped by the convention.

Badge Revocation
Your convention badge is necessary for your participation in the convention. It allows you access to the convention and indicates the type of pass you have purchased (day, weekend, etc.). However, CONvergence reserves the right to revoke the badge of any attendee for any reason including but not limited to breaking our house rules, or behaving in such a manner as is deemed unsafe or unacceptable.

Vaccination and Mask Recommendations

• It is strongly recommended but not required that all attendees ages 3+ wear masks during the convention.
• It is strongly recommended that all attendees be fully vaccinated.
• It is strongly recommended that attendees test for COVID and/or other illness if they experience any symptoms just prior to or during the convention, and make efforts to avoid infecting others by masking and limiting contact if infection is present or symptoms persist.

Find the full version on the CONvergence Policies page. CONvergence reserves the right to update this policy with more stringent guidelines if the Wastewater Virus Data for Minnesota shows surge conditions at the time of the convention.

If you have any questions, please contact the CONvergence board of directors.

2021 Policies to Note

• 2022 Registrations will not accept personal checks.
• Acceptable forms of payment for registrations at the convention are cash and credit cards until closing time each day.
• 2022 Registrations will be limited to 3 “Guest Of” membership badges.

Please contact the CONvergence Registration Department  with any questions regarding registration.

Transferring your Badge

CONvergence badges are not refundable; the person who completed the registration may transfer your 4-Day badge to someone else. Badges cannot be transferred once the badge has been issued.

• For FREE online any time until a badge is issued: You may transfer your badge to another person prior to the convention for no fee via CONvergence’s Registration System. For assistance, see our page on Using the Registration System.
• For a fee in person at Registration: Any transfers that are not done online can be done in person at the Help Desk in the Registration Room or via email. There is a non-refundable $20 transfer fee for all transfers by Registration staff. There is no fee to transfer badges marked Guest-Of at purchase.
  • In person: To transfer the badge in person, you will need to go to the Help Desk (located in the Badge Pick-up space) in person with the following: your government issued ID, the first & last (legal) names of the person to whom you are transferring the badge, and the email address of the person to whom you are transferring the badge. There is a $20 fee to transfer a badge through the Help Desk.
  • If you are unable to appear in person: Badges may be transferred via email. The badge purchaser will need to email registration@convergence-con.org from the email address associated with the badge and include the first and last names they registered under, and the first and last (legal) names, the email address of the person to whom it is to be transferred, and a phone number to contact you to collect the fee (or the person will need to bring cash or card to Registration).
    • This process must be completed via email online; hard copies of emails cannot be accepted.