Contract Terms and Conditions
This Document forms the basis of an agreement between AWA LLC, and the vendors who wish to sell merchandises or services at Anime Weekend Atlanta, herein known as vendors. AWA LLC is the host organizer and promoter of entertainment conventions and services. Vendors in the business of buying and selling certain printed, audio, and visual material hereinafter designated as the Property identified and described as follows: video tapes, audio tapes, comic books, magazines, electronic media, CD, DVD, and other materials associated with Film/Motion picture, Animation, Comics, Manga, Video games and all associated periodicals with in stated and unstated genre’s. The term AWA LLC shall be termed to mean the individual or individuals assigned by the board of directors of AWA LLC as Vendors’ Room Liaisons.
Exhibitor shall be fully responsible to pay for any and all damages to property owned by the venue or AWA LLC or their owners or managers, which results from any act or omission of Exhibitor. Exhibitor agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless, Georgia World Congress Center, AWA LLC, and their respective owners, managers, officers or directors, agents, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates, from any damages or charges resulting from Exhibitor's use of the property. Exhibitor's liability shall include, without limitation, all losses, costs, damages, or expenses arising from or out of or by reason of any accident or bodily injury or other occurrences to any person or persons, including the Exhibitor, its agents, employees, and business invitees which arise from or out of the Exhibitor's occupancy and use of the exhibition premises, Hotel or any part thereof.
1) AWA LLC has contracted with the Georgia World Congress Center (herein known as ‘venue’) and pursuant to the terms of that contract has the authority to provide a conference room and vendor tables for the convention. AWA LLC shall be responsible for all monies owed to ‘venue’ pursuant to the terms of its contract therewith. Vendor herby enters into a contract with AWA LLC for vendor space at the show or show. AWA LLC shall be responsible for coordinating with ‘venue’ the preliminary setup for the convention. Vendor agrees to contact ‘venue’ for any usage of telephone access and electricity in the exhibit hall, and will pay for any charges, if any. AWA LLC will not be held liable for any fees for electricity and/or telephone access in the exhibit hall.
2) AWA LLC agrees to provide roughly 10' x 10' vendor booths and passes into the convention. AWA LLC agrees to make said booths and exhibit space available to the Vendor by no later than 8:00 PM on Wednesday December 11th, 2024. Vendor agrees to vacate convention hall premises by no later than 10:00pm on Sunday, December 15th, 2024.
3) AWA LLC agrees to be responsible for promoting the show. AWA LLC makes no representations as to the number of attendees and/or customers who will be in attendance.
4) Subletting of tables is not permitted.
5) Each application will be processed on a first come, first served basis.
6) Vendor shall be responsible for the actual setup of its displays. AWA LLC shall not be liable for any loss or damage to Vendor’s property or for any personal injury suffered by Vendor or any of its agents.
7) Vendors are responsible for loading and unloading their own materials. AWA personnel are unable to assist with this. You may hire labor from the Show Decorator.
8) There is to be no smoking or otherwise burning of objects within the Vendors’ Room at any time.
9) All vendors shall have a signed copy of the AWA LLC Vendor Exhibition Contract (this document) on file with AWA LLC. No vendor shall be allowed to sell merchandise or services at the convention facility without having a signed copy of file with AWA LLC. The convention facility shall be deemed to mean any function space used by the (‘VENUE’).
10) Selling of items by Vendors on convention grounds, which includes the stated event location and adjoining facilities, their parking lots, other than the Vendors’ Room or any other designated area noted by AWA LLC is NOT allowed during the weekend of any AWA LLC event. This includes the selling of items inside Hotel rooms, lobby, or its facilities. Vendors who fail to comply will be ejected without warning and without refund.
11) Vendors may play audio devices at moderate volume. AWA LLC reserves the right to determine the definition of ‘moderate volume.’ Furthermore, AWA LLC also reserves the right as to what audio content may be played during the hours of operation of the Vendors’ Room.
12) All vendors must claim their tables before Wednesday December 11th,2024 at 10:00 PM. Tables, which have not been claimed by that time, may be resold at the sole discretion of AWA LLC. Vendor agrees to hold the convention harmless for any lost investments or revenues as a result of either (a) unclaimed or (b) transferred tables.
13) All vendors certify that they have complied with all federal, state, and local policies regarding the collection of any and all required taxes.
14) All vendors certify that have complied with all federal, state, and local policies regarding obtaining valid licenses required to participate as a vendor.
15) All vendors will obey federal, state, and local laws and ordinances regarding the sale of material which, intentionally or unintentionally, infringes upon the trademarks or copyrights of another party. Any vendor selling material which infringes upon the trademark or copyright of another party may be ejected without warning and without refund. AWA LLC reserves the right to inspect and/or eject questionable material at any
time. This includes, but is not limited to, the following products or companies: Bootlegged videos Fansubbed videos Bootlegged (burned) audio CDs, VCDs, and DVDs Burned or Bootleg video games (e.g. Playstation, Dreamcast) Bootleg Carts (e.g. Nintendo GBA)
16) Vendors shall not display material which is deemed offensive or inappropriate. AWA LLC has the sole right to determine what is or is not offensive or inappropriate. Vendors who continue to display material which has been deemed to be offensive or inappropriate may be ejected without warning and without refund. Furthermore, vendors shall not sell any offensive or inappropriate materials to minors who are under the age of eighteen (18) years of age. Vendors who sell such materials to minors shall be ejected without warning and without refund. Failure to comply is immediate grounds for ejection without warning and without refund.
17) All ejected vendors are still subject to state law in which the AWA LLC sponsored event resides with regards to tax collection.
18) Only those vendors with Vendor badges will be allowed in the room during set-up, closing, and takedown times. Only those with Vendor badges will be allowed behind vendor tables at any time.
19) Vendors are expected to follow the same rules of behavior as the rest of the convention attendees during off-hours. Any Vendor ejected from the convention during those hours must leave immediately the next morning during the set-up time.
20) Vendors will have forty-five (45) minutes to close down for the night each evening. After the forty-five minutes, the room will be locked. Under no circumstances will it re-open until the posted time the next morning.
21) Vendor is responsible for providing their own insurance, if desirable, to protect Vendor and Vendor’s property from damage, loss, theft, harm or injury. Neither AWA LLC nor ‘VENUE’ will obtain insurance on Vendor’s behalf. Vendor is solely responsible for its own company exhibited material, goods, samples, and other property.
22) Upkeep of Vendor’s booth, merchandise, and refuse is responsibility of the Vendor.
23) All displays, chairs, tables and merchandise must be maintained within Vendor’s designated area.
24) There will be no consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages in the Vendors’ Room.
25) Vendor agrees that the handling, viewing, and sale of adult-themed merchandise (“Hentai”, “Ecchi”, “Yaoi,” “ Yuri”) will be restricted to persons of age 18 and older and that they are responsible for verification of age before any sale. Vendor agrees to bag/package said merchandise in an opaque bag upon sale. In addition, adult themed- merchandise must be displayed in a manner that restricts access from the general public. Video displays of adult- themed merchandise are not allowed.
26) Vendor will hold harmless AWA LLC and event facilities or any of their respective officers, agents, employees, representatives or affiliates, from any liability, damage, loss, harm, claim, or injury to property or person of the Vendor, Vendor officers, agents, employees or other persons, whether caused by the negligence of AWA LLC or event facilities, or from theft, fire, water, accident, or any other cause whatsoever that are not covered under AWA LLC’s standard insurance policy.
27) Vendor releases, waives, discharges, and covenant not to sue AWA LLC and its officers, directors, employees, members, volunteers, contractors, representatives, owners, affiliates, agents, successors, and assigns from any and all damages, injuries, losses, liability, claims, causes of action, litigation, or demands, including but not limited to those for personal injury, sickness, or death, as well as property damages and expenses, of any nature whatsoever which may be incurred, directly or indirectly, now or in the future, in any way related to COVID-19 and in connection with participation in the event. Vendor promises not to sue AWA LLC for any of the foregoing.
28) Any promotional fees from a Vendor, Exhibitor, and/or persons representing a company involved with related industry must be presented to the CEO upfront and in writing.
29) The addition of any extra charges to be incurred ( i.e. Phone, Drayage ) Will be made available via an addendum provided by AWA LLC upon request or until an updated information is made available to vendors.
30) Vendor must furnish proof of licensed merchandise if requested by AWA LLC at any point. Any merchandise without proof must be put away upon request.
31) AWA LLC reserves the right to remove any vendor from the exhibit hall for any reason deemed appropriate by AWA LLC.
32) AWA LLC has the right to take pictures of any booth for any reason deemed necessary. Vendor allows AWA LLC to use the pictures for advertising, archival, or other reasons.
