These are general guidelines on how to participate in and get the most from Doxacon Seattle!
Presentation Proposals
Proposals for Doxacon Seattle 2025 are now open! You may submit your proposal by email (submissions@doxaconseattle.com) or by using the proposal form. For best results, please review our guidelines before submitting your proposal.
Our theme for 2025 is “Extasis: Escaping Reality in Pursuit of Truth”—a theme which lends itself to many genres and expressions of fandom. This is our tenth anniversary as an event and we’re hoping to build a spectacular program. For that, we need YOUR ideas and expertise!
Some kinds of things we’d love to see:
- Talks given by one speaker
- Panel discussions focusing on a topic from a variety of viewpoints
- Workshops or hands-on activities
- One-shot gaming sessions
- Any other unique programming ideas!
Not every talk or activity has to be focused on the theme. However, we do ask that every talk or activity be suited to our identity as a convention: a group of geeks welcoming each other with open arms as we explore the intersection between fandoms and the Christian faith in its many forms.
Doxacon Seattle is committed to being a safe and welcoming space for everyone. If you are unsure whether your program proposal would fit, please review our About page, particularly our Inclusion Statement.
If you have a panel idea, you can assemble your panelists yourself and include it in your proposal OR submit an idea for a panel you’d be willing to lead discussion on if we can find more panelists. Panel ideas that have been tentatively approved but need panelists will be shared at a later time.
Please email any questions to submissions@doxaconseattle.com.
Vendors
We are looking for vendors of artwork, clothing and cosplay, books and other media, etc. Christian, religious, and spiritual themed materials are welcome, but there is no requirement to have Christian content or to be Christian oneself.
This is a family-friendly convention, so please keep display materials in the region of PG-13. Please look over our website to see if we would be a good fit for you and your work. While we do not require materials sold to be explicitly Christian or spiritual—indeed, we love all our fandoms!—we are looking for vendors whose style and tone work well with our audience.
If you are interested in being a vendor for Doxacon Seattle, please send us an email at vendors@doxaconseattle.com or fill out our Vendor Application Form. We’ll get back to you with more details, and answer any questions you might have. We will accept vendor applications for Doxacon Seattle 2025 until all spaces are filled.
Health and Safety
Doxacon Seattle cares about the health and safety of its guests and is committed to following local COVID safety guidelines. At this point, we will NOT be requiring masks or proof of vaccination for our 2024 event, but if local health and safety requirements change, our event’s policies will reflect those changes.
We also ask that members wear their name badge visibly at all times while attending the convention, and that they follow all the published regulations of Brightwater Center.
Attendance and Cosplay
Doxacon Seattle is an all-ages, family-friendly event. We welcome anyone interested in Christianity, geek culture, or both, to attend. We ask that you help us to make this event both fun and safe for all. To that end, we ask that attendees wear their badges visibly at all times, and follow all the safety regulations of Brightwater Center.
We welcome our participants’ creativity and enthusiasm by inviting all to engage in cosplay. Our cosplay policy is simple: If you feel comfortable wearing your cosplay in front of your priest or pastor and the children of your parish, it should be fine and we’d love to see it.
In practical terms, we ask that your cosplay not be revealing, gory, dangerous, or threatening, and that all cosplay demonstrates engagement in community by being mindful of and respectful toward others. If you’re debating with yourself whether parts of your cosplay might be questionable, please err on the side of sensitivity to others!