Revision as of 17:30, 14 December 2016

Code4Lib 2017 Conference Volunteers

Call for volunteers during the actual conference, as opposed to the conference planning committees - coming Soon.

Welcome Wagon

Helps with greeting newcomers and being generally awesome to the community.

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Concierge

Available after sessions to direct people to evening activities and local points of interest, etc.

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Conference Logistics

Sets up registration table, signage and welcome packets, ensures proper power availability to conference attendees, etc.

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Preconference Setup

Help manage preconference sessions, setting up projectors, etc.

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Social Networking

Answering general questions on Twitter and IRC:

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Ask questions on mic on behalf of community (because of distance, mic aversion, etc)

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Livestream

Volunteers for the livestream will assist the livestream technician with conferencee streaming. Their main duty will be to serve as a backup minder of the equipment in case the technician needs to step aside for a break.

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IRC (Technical)

Access: Look into technology/procedures to make connecting to, and maintaining a connection to, IRC less painful. i.e. make sure wifi will allow connection, and someone needs to contact freenode about the sudden influx of people.

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Helper: Demonstrate how to get onto #code4lib during Registration. Offer support for newcomers in #code4lib during the conference.

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Registration Desk

Assists with handing out registration materials to attendees.

• Lawrence Olliffe

MCs

Tuesday AM

• Becky, who shall continue her reign as Destroyer of Names.

Tuesday PM

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Wednesday AM

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Wednesday PM

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Thursday AM

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Session Timers

People who volunteer to sit up front, keep time (and bring timer equipment - i.e. a laptop or tablet with a stopwatch program). It's good to have two people in each slot to back each other up in case of machinery failure.

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The Whatever Crew

Volunteers who are willing to help with various tasks as needed during the conference.

• Lawrence Olliffe