Jamboree/Volunteer

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Keep in mind that your first priority as volunteer is to your designated area and that this may mean that you will miss out on some/all presentations.   
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* Cameras
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** Operate a video camera to record team presentations.  Requires standing at the back of the room and focusing on the  presenter or presentation.  May have to interact with MIT AV representative if problems occur. 
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* [[Jamboree/Volunteer#Cameras | Cameras]]
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* Judges
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* [[Jamboree/Volunteer#Judges | Judges]]
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** Liaison between the judges, the head of the judging committee, iGEM HQ.  Requires checking in on judges throughout the day and helping in any way necessary.
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* [[Jamboree/Volunteer#Food | Food]]
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* Food
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* [[Jamboree/Volunteer#Social_event | Social event]]
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** Help to coordinate food set-up if needed.  Mostly requires directing participants to different food and beverage locations, making sure areas are stocked, serving as a liaison between food and beverage stations/attendants and iGEM HQ.
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* [[Jamboree/Volunteer#Room_monitor | Room monitor]]
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* Social event
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* [[Jamboree/Volunteer#Technical | Technical]]
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* Room monitor
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* [[Jamboree/Volunteer#General | General]]
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====Volunteer area details:====
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=====Cameras=====
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* Operate a video camera to record team presentations.  Requires standing at the back of the room and focusing on the  presenter or presentation.  May have to interact with MIT AV representative if problems occur. 
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=====Judges=====
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* Liaison between the judges, the head of the judging committee, iGEM HQ.  Requires checking in on judges throughout the day and helping in any way necessary.
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=====Food=====
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* Help to coordinate and carryout food set-up if needed.  Mostly requires directing participants to different food and beverage locations, making sure areas are stocked, serving as a liaison between food and beverage stations/attendants and iGEM HQ.
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=====Social event=====
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* Help plan, organize, and set up for the Jamboree social event taking place on Saturday night.  Ideas for what you would like to have at a social event/club-type dance would be especially welcome.
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=====Room monitor=====
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* Help deal with any issues in the presentation rooms, assist the judges, capture team presentations at the beginning of sessions, answer questions, serve as liaison between judges, participants, and iGEM HQ.  You must also enforce the room capacity limits and direct people to overflow plasma screen areas. 
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=====Technical=====
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* Help with uploading team presentation and poster files to the web, provide camera assistance, and help with any other technical question that come up.
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=====General=====
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* Friday night practice room session help
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* General tasks throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday

Revision as of 17:51, 16 September 2008

This page is a work in progress. Please hold off on editing it until it has been finished. Thanks --Meagan 15:46, 16 September 2008 (UTC)


We are looking for volunteers to help out at the iGEM 2008 Jamboree. We will need volunteers to help run the Jamboree on November 7-9. There will be many opportunities to volunteer in different areas such as helping us set up, operating video equipment, helping participants stay organized, answering questions, and in general making iGEM 2008 a success.

Keep in mind that your first priority as volunteer is to your designated area and that this may mean that you will miss out on some/all presentations.


Volunteer areas:

(see below for descriptions)


Sign-up

Please state your area of interest (from the list above) and your availability in the form below.


Name Email Friday availability Saturday availability Sunday availability Area(s) of interest Comments
Example meagan AT igem DOT org 6pm - 10pm all day all day





Volunteer area details:

Cameras
  • Operate a video camera to record team presentations. Requires standing at the back of the room and focusing on the presenter or presentation. May have to interact with MIT AV representative if problems occur.
Judges
  • Liaison between the judges, the head of the judging committee, iGEM HQ. Requires checking in on judges throughout the day and helping in any way necessary.
Food
  • Help to coordinate and carryout food set-up if needed. Mostly requires directing participants to different food and beverage locations, making sure areas are stocked, serving as a liaison between food and beverage stations/attendants and iGEM HQ.
Social event
  • Help plan, organize, and set up for the Jamboree social event taking place on Saturday night. Ideas for what you would like to have at a social event/club-type dance would be especially welcome.
Room monitor
  • Help deal with any issues in the presentation rooms, assist the judges, capture team presentations at the beginning of sessions, answer questions, serve as liaison between judges, participants, and iGEM HQ. You must also enforce the room capacity limits and direct people to overflow plasma screen areas.
Technical
  • Help with uploading team presentation and poster files to the web, provide camera assistance, and help with any other technical question that come up.
General
  • Friday night practice room session help
  • General tasks throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday
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