*bad stuffing - Freudian slip... ever try stuffing 8 t-shirts in a
small tote bag? you can't.
-Doug
On Jan 31, 2008 11:03 AM, Douglas Napoleone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What about people like me who helped out on the registration desk, was
> a session chair, and helped with bad stuffing, setup, and tare down?
>
> Also consider having a person to be an at-conference volunteer head
> (or gopher herder) and having a 'community co-ordination office' (or
> something with a name not so obtuse).
>
> Make it obvious you need volunteers to help out and a means for
> 'walk-in' volunteers. It is a great way to in doctrine people to help
> out for the following year before the conference starts. Many people
> will not commit to volunteering before the conference, but once there
> will find themselves with free time and offer it. Having a person and
> a place to help best utilize this resource is always beneficial.
>
> (Sticking the bag stuffing/wire tapedown, and other efforts on the
> schedule as 'social events' has paid off in spades for PyConUS)
>
> -Doug
>
>
>
> On Jan 31, 2008 7:29 AM, John Pinner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> >
> > On 31/01/2008, Laura Creighton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > >From Aahz, on python-organizers, but applicable to us, and I think
> > > a good idea.
> > >
> > > Laura
> > >
> > > ------- Forwarded Message
> > >
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> > > From: Aahz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: pycon-organizers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2008, David Goodger wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Yes, I am, but the semantics play into the perception. Call it "spin"
> > > > or "framing" if you like. If people think of PyCon as a community of
> > > > volunteers, it's a lot easier to accept the consequences. Keeping
> > > > PyCon as a community of volunteers (both the reality and the
> > > > perception) will be a challenge as we grow. And I'm clueless about how
> > > > to approach it.
> > >
> > > One way that volunteer-run SF cons have approached this is by continually
> > > hammering on the notion that one does not buy a "ticket" to attend a
> > > convention, but buys a "membership". This is in particular contrast with
> > > commercial SF cons (especially the Star Trek cons).
> >
> > At PyCon UK, paying delegates became members of The Pycon UK Society, but
> > this was not obvious to them until we held the AGM at the conference. That
> > made them aware of the community nature of the conference, but it was far
> > too late in the day.
> >
> >
> > > Another way to do this: make the volunteer option a separate page on the
> > > registration process, so that every person who registers has to make an
> > > explicit decision about volunteering. If nothing else, it highlights the
> > > volunteer nature of the conference.
> >
> >
> > Good idea. I suggest that we do something on the EuroPython booking form,
> > but even more obviously than Aahz suggests:
> >
> > One of the dropdowns on the booking form will be to register exactly what
> > help you're up for: for example 'Session Chair', 'Speaker Shepherd',
> > 'Registration Desk', 'Not able to volunteer'
> >
> > OK?
> >
> > Thanks Aahz,
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > John
> > --
> >
> >
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