CC21 Attendees, this page is for you! Think of it as your guide to CC21. This is an evolving resource that we're going to continue updating as we get closer to the Con. We'll post all announcements, info and updates here. We'll also have links below to past emails just incase you missed any messages from us. Keep this page bookmarked!
STANDARD ATTENDEE GUIDE
The following info applies to Standard Badge holders. See other tabs for all other badge types.
★ HOTEL
▸ Our host hotel is the Fairmont Austin
▸ Check in is at 3pm & check out is 11am
▸ Luggage storage will be available anytime after 8a CT on Sunday, 6/6 on the 4th Floor. Please do not bring your luggage to the hotel lobby.
▸ View the hotel map here
★ PARKING
10% discount on self parking for attendees. You'll receive your discount at hotel check in.
★ REGISTRATION
You can pick up your badge at registration starting at 9a CT on Friday, 6/4. Registration is open from 9a-12p on the 4th floor. If you arrive after 12p on Friday please visit the Registration Desk on the 2nd Floor. To pick up your badge just bring a copy of a valid photo ID and ensure that the name matches the name on your registration. A confirmation email printout is also great, but is not required!
★ COVID SAFETY
Update as of 5/28: Masks will be optional for attendees, though the CDC continues to recommend that anyone not fully vaccinated, as well as those at higher risk, should continue wearing one for their own safety and the safety of others who are not vaccinated. Chairs will be in “pods” of varying sizes (you can sit with others you’ve travelled with or are attending with). You may be asked to move seats so we can safely accommodate more attendees and attendees who are fully vaccinated may choose to sit more closely together with other fully vaccinated attendees. Deep cleaning of the space will be performed by the Fairmont as part of their safety plan. Everyone will be required to sign a Covid waiver at check-in, you can preview the waiver here.
★ ATTENDEE COMMUNICATIONS EMAIL ARCHIVE:
Attendees CC '21 Know Before You Go
GOLD VIP ATTENDEE GUIDE
The following info applies to GOLD VIP Badge holders. See other tabs for all other badge types.
★ HOTEL
▸ Our host hotel is the Fairmont Austin
▸ Check in is at 3pm & check out is 11am
▸ Luggage storage will be available anytime after 8a CT on Sunday, 6/6 on the 4th Floor. Please do not bring your luggage to the hotel lobby.
▸ View the hotel map here
★ PARKING
10% discount on self parking for attendees. You'll receive your discount at hotel check in.
★ REGISTRATION
As a Gold VIP you can pick up your badge at General Registration starting at 9a CT on Friday, 6/4. Registration is open from 9a-12p on the 4th floor. You can alternately choose to check-in at the Gold VIP Lounge (also located on the 4th Floor) if you prefer. If you arrive after 12p on Friday please visit the Gold VIP Lounge. To pick up your badge, just bring a copy of a valid photo ID and ensure that the name matches the name on your registration. A confirmation email printout is also great, but is not required!
★ COVID SAFETY
Update as of 5/28: Masks will be optional for attendees, though the CDC continues to recommend that anyone not fully vaccinated, as well as those at higher risk, should continue wearing one for their own safety and the safety of others who are not vaccinated. Chairs will be in “pods” of varying sizes (you can sit with others you’ve travelled with or are attending with). You may be asked to move seats so we can safely accommodate more attendees and attendees who are fully vaccinated may choose to sit more closely together with other fully vaccinated attendees. Deep cleaning of the space will be performed by the Fairmont as part of their safety plan. Everyone will be required to sign a Covid waiver at check-in, you can preview the waiver here.
★ GOLD VIP LOUNGE
The Gold VIP Lounge is on the 4th floor and will be open the following hours: Friday 12p-7p CT, Saturday 8a-7p CT, and Sunday 8a-1p CT. Stop in to rest your legs, grab coffee, or charge your phone. As a reminder, the Gold VIP lounge does not serve food.
★ PRIORITY SEATING
You'll have seats waiting for you in the front of the Ballroom and Breakout 1. Please note that seating is prioritized for VIPS only until approximately 5 minutes prior to the start of each session.
★ GOLD VIP COMMUNICATIONS EMAIL ARCHIVE:
Gold VIP CC '21 Know Before You Go
Gold VIP Guide to CrimeCon Austin
CC Countdown: 3 More Days
CC Countdown: 2 More Days
PLATINUM ATTENDEE GUIDE
The following info applies to PLATINUM VIP Badge holders. See other tabs for all other badge types.
★ HOTEL
▸ Our host hotel is the Fairmont Austin
▸ Check in is at 3pm & check out is 11am
▸ Luggage storage will be available anytime after 8a CT on Sunday, 6/6 on the 4th Floor. Please do not bring your luggage to the hotel lobby.
▸ View the hotel map here
★ PARKING
10% discount on self parking for attendees. You'll receive your discount at hotel check in.
★ REGISTRATION
As a Platinum VIP you can pick up your badge at registration starting at 9a CT on Friday, 6/4. General registration is open from 9a-12p on the 4th floor. You can alternately choose to check-in at the Platinum VIP Lounge (located on the 7th Floor) if you prefer. If you arrive after 12p on Friday please visit the Platinum VIP Lounge to check-in. To pick up your badge, just bring a copy of a valid photo ID and ensure that the name matches the name on your registration. A confirmation email printout is also great, but is not required!
★ COVID SAFETY
Update as of 5/28: Masks will be optional for attendees, though the CDC continues to recommend that anyone not fully vaccinated, as well as those at higher risk, should continue wearing one for their own safety and the safety of others who are not vaccinated. Chairs will be in “pods” of varying sizes (you can sit with others you’ve travelled with or are attending with). You may be asked to move seats so we can safely accommodate more attendees and attendees who are fully vaccinated may choose to sit more closely together with other fully vaccinated attendees. Deep cleaning of the space will be performed by the Fairmont as part of their safety plan. Everyone will be required to sign a Covid waiver at check-in, you can preview the waiver here.
★ PLATINUM LOUNGE
The Platinum VIP Lounge is on the 7th floor and will be open the following hours: Friday 12p-7p CT, Saturday 8a-7p CT, and Sunday 8a-1p CT. Stop in to rest your legs, grab coffee, or charge your phone. The Platinum Lounge will be stocked with coffee, water, soda, and light breakfast and snacks. It's a great place to get away from the crowds.
★ PLATINUM FAST PASS
Platinum VIPs have a special fast track line providing priority access to Meet & Greet 1 (Floor 7) so you can get back to everything else that's going on around the venue.
★ PRIORITY SEATING
You'll have seats waiting for you in the front of the Ballroom and Breakout 1. Please note that seating is prioritized for VIPS only until approximately 5 minutes prior to the start of each session.
★ PRIVATE MEET ANG GREET
If you have not yet indicated your preferences for your Private Speaker Meet & Greet please contact us.
★ PLATINUM CONCIERGE
If you have not received an email introduction from your Platinum Concierge, please contact us. You will also be provided with a phone number to reach them once in Austin.
★ PLATINUM VIP COMMUNICATIONS EMAIL ARCHIVE:
Platinum VIP CC '21 Know Before You Go
Platinum VIP Guide to CrimeCon Austin
CC Countdown: 3 More Days
CC Countdown: 2 More Days
VIRTUAL ATTENDEE GUIDE
If you purchased a Virtual Access Badge, you will need to log in to the virtual event platform (Hopin) with a unique "magic link" you will receive via email from: no-reply@hopin.com. This email will be sent Thursday, June 3. Please add this address to your contacts so your link does not go to spam. Your credentials are personal to you and, if shared to other devices, will invalidate the link for the first user.
PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL CAREFULLY AS YOU WILL NEED THIS LINK TO ACCESS OUR EVENT PLATFORM. EMAILS WILL COME FROM: NO-REPLY@HOPIN.COM
The event will be accessible through web on your desktop or mobile device. On desktop, it is compatible on Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. On mobile, it is compatible on Android through Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox and Apple through Safari.
★ THE CRIMECON SCHEDULE
Your virtual pass gets you full access to ALL CrimeCon sessions on all three stages. Hop (or click) around from stage to stage as much as you want until you find something you love.
★ VIRTUAL Q&A SESSIONS
▸ There will be exclusive Q&A's for virtual attendees with featured speakers like Sarah Turney, Nancy Grace, Detective Gil Carrillo, John White, and more. Check out the Virtual Q&A schedule here.
▸ You’ll find all the virtual Q&As available in SESSIONS. Join your favorite speakers and ask them your burning questions!
★ MYSTERY MINGLE [VIP ONLY]
If you have a Virtual VIP badge, join the Mystery Mingle and meet some of your fellow virtual attendees on Saturday evening 8:00 - 8:45pm CT. You never know who you will meet - some of our speakers will be joining in the fun!
★ VIRTUAL PODCAST ROW HOURS
Friday, 6/4: 3:50 pm - 6:00 pm CT
Saturday, 6/5: 11:05 am - 1:15 pm CT
Sunday, 6/6: 11:30 am - 12:25 pm CT
★ VIRTUAL EXHIBIT HALL HOURS
Friday, 6/4: 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm CT
Saturday, 6/5: 8:00 am - 7:00 pm CT
Sunday, 6/6: 8:30 am - 2:00 pm CT
★ VIRTUAL ATTENDEE COMMUNICATIONS EMAIL ARCHIVE:
Your Virtual Guide to CrimeCon 2021
Virtual VIP Update [Virtual VIP badge holders]
Use our search tool to confirm that you have a badge (in-person or virtual) to CrimeCon 2021 Austin.
All requests to transfer or cancel a badge must be made no later than 72 hours prior to the start of CrimeCon (noon CT on 6/1). We are unable to honor any exceptions to this policy.
More coming soon!
Coming Soon!
All the latest updates regarding CC21 preparations.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! CrimeCon 2021 Austin officially kicks off tomorrow! As we continue impatiently waiting and counting down the minutes, we have a couple more reminders to share.
We're just TWO days away from CrimeCon Austin and we can't wait to see you! Our team is already on-site in Austin setting up for the incredible weekend we have planned. As we continue counting down the hours, we have a few helpful reminders to share!
It's been a VERY long road to Austin but we're in the home stretch. THREE more days. Below is the official CrimeCon Austin venue map. Pro tip: Download a copy to save to your camera roll for easy access.
Check out all of the exclusive perks for crimeHQ members only at CrimeCon Austin this year!
We're in the home stretch now so we hope you already checked out the epic CC Schedule we've put together. When it comes to planning a CrimeCon experience, everybody seems to have their own system.
CrimeCon Austin is heating up, with new guest announcements and available tickets announced practically daily! And with all this excitement comes some angst as well — we hear you. As one crimeHQ member said, "OMG, the first draft of the schedule is out...already I'm torn in what I want to do (a good problem to have)."
One week to go until CrimeCon '21! By now, we hope you already checked out the CC Schedule and started making those impossible decisions about which sessions to attend.
MORE TICKETS, MORE GUESTS AND MORE PODS! Just two weeks to go until CrimeCon '21 and we're still adding tons of amazing content.
IT'S TIME! Let's kick off the stretch run to CC21 with the first draft of the official schedule! As you’ll see, there are lots of surprises and meet & greet sessions still to come and, as always, this schedule is subject to change.
We know you're going to love seeing some of your CC favorites here PLUS some "Wow!"-worthy new names you need to know.
Buckle up, friends! We have a HUGE list of new and returning CrimeCon guests and pods for you - and each one will get your true crime engines revved up for CC21 in Austin!
We're back with a NEW round of guest announcements - and they are ALL first-time CC speakers! We're excited to welcome them into the CrimeCon family and can't wait to see what they have planned for Austin this June.
After 16 months of stops and starts, postponements, cancellations, and virtual events, we could not be more excited to finally start telling you about all of the incredible people who will be gathering in Austin this June for CC21!
Can't make it to Austin or aren't ready to travel just yet? Great news: we're now offering VIRTUAL access badges to CrimeCon 2021! It's the best weekend of the year...live from your living room!