Badge Information



New for 2013 - E3 attendee badges will NOT be mailed prior to the show. All Attendees must pick up their badge on site at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Confirmed registrants will receive a confirmation email with a bar code when their registration is finalized. Registrants should print the confirmation and bring it with them to the Los Angeles Convention Center where their barcode will be scanned and they will receive their printed badge and badge holder. Confirmation bar codes can also be scanned from attendee’s Smartphones. All attendees must present a valid government issued photo ID (driver’s license or passport) when picking up their badge/badge holder. Click to expand...

On-site Registration Hours

Mac and PC computers

High-speed Internet access

Wi-Fi network access

Standard office equipment

Phones

Photocopy machine

A "news wall" featuring important exhibitor news and information

Media-only hospitality suite

Lockers

Media Center Hours:

These are the questions I best think are suitable for NeoGAF, for both enthusiasts and attendees on a more general level.The official FAQ is of course readily available as well here: http://www.e3expo.com/attendee/1798/faq/ If you want anything added to the FAQ, just gimme a shout.First though, and this is important, a change regarding badge pickup:E3 is the world's most prominent trade show for computer and video games and related products.The show houses opportunity for game developers to show their latest projects, for retailers and distributorsto get together and for the press to get the biggest scoops.The most exciting by far at E3 are the respective press conferences of the industry's top tier companies.Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony and Ubisoft each year host large briefings where they show new games and hardware.It's here where new hardware, such as Wii U, is announced.Nope, the show is not open to the general public. It's intended only for professionals from the industry.Loopholes exist though and while often problematic, non-professionals are known to have entered.But industry qualification is needed to gain access to E3, and those that cannot document their current professionalaffiliation to the industry are not qualified. Though if you haven't got business at the show, you really shouldn't be there.And besides, most of it is broadcasted (often live) by several news outlets, so it's hard to miss anyway.E3 2013, the actual expo, is scheduled to take place June 11-13, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.Press conferences of Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony and Ubisoft happen some days prior.The Los Angeles Convention Center is located at the intersection of the Santa Monica and Harbor Freeways.On-site Registration counters are located in the South Hall Lobby of the Los Angeles Convention Center.Badge Pick-up counters are located outside of both the South and West Hall Lobbies.Sunday, June 9: 1:00PM - 6:00PMMonday, June 10: 8:00AM - 6:00PMTuesday, June 11: 8:00AM - 6:00PMWednesday, June 12: 8:00AM - 6:00PMThursday, June 13: 8:00AM - 5:00PMFor questions about your registration, contact the E3 Registration Customer Service team at 877-216-6263.For calls outside the U.S. dial 708-486-0718.Yes. Registration will be available online and on-site at the Los Angeles Convention Center (LACC) through show dates. The admission charge after April 29, 2013, is $995 for a three-day show floor pass.The exhibit floors will be open:June 11: 12:00 pm – 6:00 pmJune 12: 10:00 am – 6:00 pmJune 13: 10:00 am – 5:00 pmSame goes for Meeting Rooms, but they open one hour earlier on Wednesday and Thursday.Software and hardware developers, news outlets, financial agencies, government bodies and many more exhibit at E3. The focus is on software and hardware developers though, where Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony are the main attractions.The exhibitor list is available in two versions:Static version: http://e312.mapyourshow.com/5_0/exhibitor_results.cfm?type=alpha&alpha=@ Interactive version: http://www.mapyourshow.com/shows/index.cfm?Show_ID=E312 Yes, it does. The LACC has 5500 parking spaces. The parking fee is $12 and does not include in and out privileges.Should the parking lot be full, there are plenty of other parking lots nearby.The LACC has an excellent Food and Beverage Services Department by Aramark. I'm not sure on what menu will be available this year,but you can browse the full menu offered here: http://www.lacclink.com/lacclink/documents/foodservices/CateringMenu.pdf Restaurant outlets operating at the LACC are Compass Cafe, Galaxy Court, Trade Winds Cafe and Starbucks. Several concession stands, with seasonal menus, are also available.Otherwise, Los Angeles features many restaurants to choose from. And with the variety of food, it'd be a shame if you didn't at least try one restaurant.Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau has created an excellent guide of dining places. The link goes to restaurants in the Downtown area (closest to LACC): http://www.discoverlosangeles.com/business-services/meeting-planners/microsite/e3-2012/search.html?searchCategory=Dining&searchFacets=Regions:Downtown%2FLA+Metro&searchtype=visitor&menu=visitor The E3 2013 Media Center, in Petree Hall, offers convenient support for journalists covering the show free of charge. It features a fully equipped, large working newsroom including:Sunday, June 9: 1:00PM - 6:00PMMonday, June 10: 8:00AM - 6:00PMTuesday, June 11: 8:00AM - 7:00PMWednesday, June 12: 8:00AM - 7:00PMThursday, June 13: 8:00AM - 6:00PM​