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Code4Lib 2020 Conference Volunteers

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

Community Support Volunteers

See https://2020.code4lib.org/conduct/#officers for more details, including contact information.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: N/A

• Natasha Allen
• Eric Phetteplace
• Jeremy Friesen
• Anne Slaughter
• Bobbi Fox
• Wayne Graham
• Mike Giarlo
• Ann Marie Mesco
• Shawn Averkamp

Concierge/Local Guides

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

If you're local to the area (or know it very well), you can pick up a white "LOCAL" ribbon at check-in. Conference hosts will direct attendees to seek out Local Guides for directions, restaurant recommendations, etc.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: Ken Rose and anyone else with a "LOCAL" tag

Conference Logistics & Registration

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

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Saturday, day before:

• 1pm - 4pm: Kathy Azevedo
• 1pm - 4pm: Jennifer Cummings
• 1pm - 4pm: Ann Marie Mesco
• 1pm - 4pm: Ken Rose
• 1pm - 4pm: Julia Corrin

Sunday, preconference day:

• 8am - 10am: Kathy Azevedo
• 8am - 10am: Jennifer Cummings
• 1pm - 3pm: Ken Rose

Monday, day one:

• 8am - 9:30am: Julia Corrin

Social Events

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Monday, Day One:

• 6:30-7:30pm Reception: Ken Rose
• 6:30-7:30pm Reception: Julia Corrin
• 7:30-8:30pm Reception: Ken Rose
• 7:30-8:30pm Reception: Julia Corrin

Tuesday, Day Two:

• 10:00-10:30pm Game Night Cleanup: Eric Phetteplace
• 10:00-10:30pm Game Night Cleanup: Ken Rose

Social Networking

Answering general questions on Twitter (#c4l20), IRC, and Slack (#general) and passing questions to the Mic-minders on Slack (#code4libcon)

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Sunday, Preconference Day:

• AM volunteer: Jason Glenn
• PM volunteer: Ken Rose

Monday, Day One:

• AM volunteer: Matt Lincoln
• PM volunteer: Your Name Here

Tuesday, Day Two:

• AM volunteer: Matt Lincoln
• PM volunteer: Your Name Here

Wednesday, Day Three:

• AM volunteer: Your Name Here

Mic-minders

Ask questions on mic on behalf of community (because of distance, mic aversion, etc). Asking questions on behalf of remote attendees passed to the slack channel: #code4libcon

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Monday, Day One:

• AM volunteer: Julia Corrin
• AM volunteer: Mary Jinglewski
• PM volunteer: Ken Rose
• PM volunteer: Whitni

Tuesday, Day Two:

• AM volunteer: Julia Corrin
• AM volunteer: Jason Glenn
• PM volunteer: Julia Corrin
• PM volunteer: Rashid Siddiqui

Wednesday, Day Three:

• AM volunteer: Mary Jinglewski
• AM volunteer: Jason Glenn

Livestream Assistants (Onsite)

Livestream assistants will help the livestream technicians in the presentation room, troubleshooting video and audio connections at the podium, and monitoring the encoding computer. Two people are needed for each shift. You are welcome to sign up for multiple shifts!

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator: Peter Murray

Monday, Day One:

• AM Volunteer: Jessica Benner
• AM Volunteer: Joe Mesco
• PM Volunteer: Jason Glenn
• PM Volunteer: Ken Rose

Tuesday, Day Two:

• AM Volunteer: Jessica Benner
• AM Volunteer: Joe Mesco
• PM Volunteer: Richard Higgins
• PM Volunteer: Jason Glenn

Wednesday, Day Three:

• AM Volunteer: Jessica Benner
• AM Volunteer: Katie Behrman

Livestream QA (Remote)

Volunteers for livestream QA will be remotely watching the conference and can notify us if there are any issues with the feed. We'd prefer two or three volunteers per shift, located in different parts of the US/world. All times below are Pacific Standard Time (PST).

To report a problem (even if you're not an "official" volunteer), you can send a message in the #livestream-qa channel of the Code4Lib Slack.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Monday, Day One:

• AM Volunteer: Your Name Here
• PM volunteer: Your Name Here

Tuesday, Day Two:

• AM Volunteer: Your Name Here
• PM volunteer: Your Name Here

Wednesday, Day Three:

• AM Volunteer: Your Name Here

IRC/Slack (Technical)

Access: Look into technology/procedures to make connecting to, and maintaining a connection to, IRC/Slack less painful. i.e. make sure wifi will allow connection, and someone needs to contact freenode about the sudden influx of people. Demonstrate how to get onto #code4lib during Registration. Offer support for newcomers in #code4lib during the conference.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

• Before the conference: Your Name Here
• During the conference: Your Name Here

MCs

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Monday, Day One:

• AM Volunteer: Dre
• PM Volunteer: Whitni

Tuesday, Day Two:

• AM Volunteer: Mary Jinglewski
• PM Volunteer: Ken Rose

Wednesday, Day Three:

• AM Volunteer: Ann Marie Mesco

Session Timers

Assist the AV crew with running the talk timer. They will have a digital sign so this volunteer functions mostly as a backup who is prepared in case the system fails or someone goes over time without noticing the signage.

Onsite Volunteer Committee Coordinator:

Monday, Day One:

• AM Volunteer: Rashid Siddiqui
• PM Volunteer: Ken Rose

Tuesday, Day Two:

• AM Volunteer: Jonathan Kiritharan
• PM Volunteer: Ken Rose

Wednesday, Day Three:

• AM Volunteer: Jason Glenn

The Whatever Crew

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

• Whitni
• Ken Rose
• Jason Glenn
• Katie Behrman
• Rich Loomis
• Your Name Here

future potential volunteers:

podium tech help