Driving Directions to the Loading Dock

From Pittsburgh International Airport
PA -60 S to US-30 E becomes I-279 N through the Ft. Pitt Tunnels and across the Ft. Pitt Bridge. Take Exit 6C Ft. Duquesne Blvd. Follow sign to Convention/Strip District on 10th Street Bypass. At 1st traffic light, turn right into the Convention Center Loading Dock Entrance.

From East/PA Turnpike
I-76 W (PA Turnpike) to Exit 57 Pittsburgh. Take I-376 W to Exit 2B Blvd. of the Allies. Take I-579 N to Seventh Ave/Convention Center Exit. Take Seventh Ave. Turn right onto William Penn Way. William Penn Way becomes 10th St. go straight under the Convention Center. At the corner of 10th & Ft. Duquesne Blvd., turn left onto Ft. Duquesne. Next light, turn left into the Convention Center Loading Dock Entrance.

From West/Pa Turnpike
I-76 E (PA Turnpike) to Exit 28 Cranberry. Follow signs to I-79 S to I-279 S across Ft. Duquesne Bridge to Convention Center/The Strip District Exit. At 1st traffic light, turn right into the Convention Center Loading Dock Entrance.

From North
I-79 S to I-279 S across Ft. Duquesne Bridge to Convention Center/The Strip District Exit. At 1st traffic light, turn right into the Convention Center Loading Dock Entrance.

From South
I-79N to Exit 59A Pittsburgh to I-279N through Ft. Pitt Tunnel across Ft. Pitt Bridge. Take Exit 6C Ft. Duquesne Blvd. Follow sign to Convention/Strip District on 10th Street Bypass. At 1st traffic light, turn right into the Convention Center Loading Dock Entrance.

Very Important Information!

The Dealers' Room will be located in HALL C on the second level of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Driving directions can be found on our web page. There are three ways in:

• Through the West Lobby on 10th Street (same street as the Westin), on the ground floor. Go up the escalator and turn left to reach Hall C.
• Across the skybridge from the 2nd floor of the Westin. There are two elevators at the end of the skybridge. Travel up one level to #3, then cross the walkway ahead of you. At the far end, take the escalator down one level and turn right.
• Through the loading dock. This is where you should go if you have a truck, or if you have a carload of material to offload. The entrance to the loading dock is located on Ft. Duquesne Blvd. between 9th Street & 10th Street at the point where Ft. Duquesne Blvd. & 10th Street Bypass merge. We will try to place a helpful map here prior to the convention. Note that the loading dock allows drop-off of merchandise only! You cannot get into the Dealer's Room from here.

  Dealers can pick up their badges outside of the entrance to Hall C, which is on the river-side of the building, the side away from the hotel. Follow the directions in the first two bullets of the paragraph above. Badges can be picked up, and dealers may set up their tables (tentatively) between 2:00 PM and 9:00 PM on Thursday, and from 10 AM to 12 Noon on Friday. The loading dock will be open for merchandise drop-off from 10 AM until 9 PM on Thursday and from 8 AM until 12 Noon on Friday.

  Please take very careful note of the rules regarding the transport of materials. This is something that Anthrocon has no control over, and is one of the things that all conventions are size must deal with.

  1. Only people with Dealer badges (pre-registered dealers and assistants) will be allowed into the area during setup and teardown. All Dealers and Assistants MUST be pre-registered! Dealer or dealer assistant registrations will *not* be available onsite. We are sorry, but we cannot allow you to bring an army of helpers to carry your stuff into the Dealers' Room, nor can Anthrocon volunteers assist you.
  2. In general, you may only bring in what you can carry on your person. Two-wheeled luggage carts such as those that can be carried on to an airliner can be used as well, but four-wheeled carts are right out. Theoretically, you are only supposed to make one trip into the room, but our staff does not have time to count noses coming in. We hope you understand what we mean.
  3. If you have an amount of material that will require a cart or an unreasonable number of trips back and forth, you should bring your wares to the Convention Center loading dock. Alternatively, you can drop your boxes off at the security desk in the West Lobby when you first come in. Anthrocon will be providing Union labor from there at no additional charge to you. You should make sure that all of your containers are well-packed and marked with your table number. Once dropped off, your merchandise will be brought inside and delivered to your table. Note: This process may not be immediate. Boxes will be carried inside once a sufficient number has been amassed; we do not have enough labor to carry them in on demand.
  4. Parking is not available inside the loading dock without prior approval. If you have a truck that will not fit in the average parking garage or lot, please contact us well in advance of the convention.
  5. As a reminder, even though we have lots more space, there is still only six linear feet behind each table. If you try to cram more than two people behind any one table, inevitably someone's elbow encroaches into a neighboring dealer's space, which leads to complaints. We can only allow a maximum of two people behind any one table. That means that if you have paid for a half table, you can NOT have a second person behind the table with you. Even the skinniest of our dealers cannot fit two people into a three-foot space for long.
  6. Outside food may not be brought into the Exhibit Hall unless there is a medical need. A concession stand will be open during the lunchtime hours (about 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM). The food will not be dirt-cheap, but we are working on negotiating prices that will at least not break your budget.
  7. Any special exhibits that you may have must be assembled by you or your staff, and must not require any tools to do so. If you require any tools to put together your display, then you will be required to pay a Union carpenter to do the assembling for you. This is standard practice in large exhibition halls.
  8. Please do not request any special services or equipment directly from the Union members. Something as simple as asking to borrow a screwdriver may result in fees of hundreds of dollars to Anthrocon. If you have any requests, please direct them to the Dealers' Room staff.
  9. United Parcel Service is opening a UPS store right in the Convention Center. Copying service will be available, and on Sunday we hope to set up a kiosk outside of Hall C that will allow you to ship things home.
  10. Hall C is lit by both artificial and natural sunlight. There may be times when the sun will be shining directly upon your table. This is the fault of Mother Nature and is not something that Anthrocon can control, so we apologize in advance if the light is too bright for a few minutes.