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Sets up registration table, signage and welcome packets, ensures proper power availability to conference attendees, etc.
 
Sets up registration table, signage and welcome packets, ensures proper power availability to conference attendees, etc.
  
Bobbi Fox  (bobbi_foxATharvard.edu)
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[mailto:bobbi_fox@harvard.edu Bobbi Fox]
  
 
== Preconference Setup ==
 
== Preconference Setup ==

Revision as of 19:08, 20 January 2017

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.

  • Your Name Here

Concierge

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

  • Your Name Here

Conference Logistics

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

Preconference Setup

Help manage preconference sessions, setting up projectors, etc.

  • Your Name Here

Social Networking

Answering general questions on Twitter and IRC:

  • Your Name Here

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

  • Your Name Here

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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Your Name Here

Wednesday AM

  • Your Name Here

Wednesday PM

  • Your Name Here

Thursday AM

  • Your Name Here

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.

Tuesday AM

  • Your Name Here

Tuesday PM

  • Your Name Here

Wednesday AM

  • Your Name Here

Wednesday PM

  • Your Name Here

Thursday AM

  • Your Name Here

The Whatever Crew

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

  • Lawrence Olliffe