How much of an issue could lost badges be? Mail them to us. Those of us who don't receive them, or who manage to loose them, need only show up with a photo ID, and that all-important receipt, to prove who we are, and have new ones issued. How many of us could POSSIBLY need second badges? As opposed to ALL of us standing in line?
If I'm missing some aspect of this arrangement that would better explain why we have to pick up the badges on-site, could someone please enlighten me?