III. Festival Competition Package - The 'Tag' Security System
The goal of the tag system is to create a safe and secure area for competition participants. The 'tags' allow our volunteers to control who is permitted to enter the change room area where dancers organize, change, and store valuables while they are performing in our annual competition.
People who will be permitted in the change room area:
- Dancers
- Instructors/Directors
- Change room assistants
Regulating access to this section of the festival will help assist in controlling any potential problems that may arise as noted above. This system will aid event staff in the security and safe operating conduct of the change room area. This will create a less congested and safer area that will benefit dancers and instructors. The system will also create faster entry into the festival and an easier flow for event staff to control.
"Tag" Visual Identifiers:
- Access to the change room area is only by hand stamp (dancers and instructors) and wristband (change room assistants).
- Access to the rear entrance of the change room area will be permitted by hand stamp and wristband holders only. Vehicles will be allowed access after all occupants have a wristband or hand stamp.
- Each dance group must submit the attached form of the names of designates and change room assistants. Wristbands will only be handed out to those names on the list. If there are any last minute changes to the list, only a dance group instructor or designate may make a change to the list.
Hand Stamps:
Hand stamps are used for two different purposes in the festival; they are applied to paid festival attendees and to dancers competing in the festival. Competitors will receive a hand stamp on their wrist that will be a different colour than attendees of the festival. This will provide a visual to security staff to authorize access.
Wristbrands:
Wristbands will be the most visual aspect of the security system to help ensure the safety of the dancers and property of the groups. Change room assistants must be registered and have paid festival admission to receive a wristband. The festival society is not planning to limit the number of change room assistants; we are simply intending to be able to identify who is who.