Volunteering:

(on-site Volunteer page)

Pycon 2011 Volunteer Signup

Here's where you can match your talents & interest to a on-site volunteer role. Volunteering at Pycon could possibly be the greatest thing you will ever do. Ever!

How to volunteer

Just edit this wiki page!
Include your name and email address in the spot (below) you'd like to volunteer for.

In general, the things we're going to need people for are:

• Registration desk volunteers
• Swag bag stuffers
• Session Staff
• Tutorial day help
• Electrical cord tapers / untapers
• Last minute helper mob
• Network Setup/Teardown

How To Show Up

Check in at the Registration Desk. Also, remember to follow http://twitter.com/pycon (see below).

Swag bag stuffers

This will take place beginning Tuesday, until it's done.

Schedule:

NOTE: There are 11hrs of "formal" bag stuffing. This means to get 1500 stuffed, we need (on average) at least 15 people during these hours.

Please include your name, your email address, and when you plan to help out, along with any notes (like when you get to the hotel). Thanks!

Edit this wiki page to signup

• Volunteer Name, volunteer at example.com (Arriving Tuesday at 2PM)
• Jan G., jgannon@google.com, Thursday 4:30PM till it's done.
• Mike D. mike@pythonlibrary.org, (Arriving Tuesday @ 2 PM)
• Eric H. eric@deployfx.com, Thursday 5PM till it's done.
• Howard Whitston, hwhitston@usouthal.edu, Thursday 5PM till it's done.
• Stephan Deibel, sdeibel at wingware dot com, Thu 5PM assuming on time flight 'til done.
• Jacob Rothenbuhler, jakerothenbuhler@gmail.com (Arriving Tuesday at 5PM)
• Eric Floehr, eric at intellovations dot com, Thu 5:30PM till it's done.
• Danny G. pydanny@cartwheelweb.com, Thursday 6PM till it's done.
• Audreyr. audreyr@cartwheelweb.com, Thursday 6PM till it's done.
• John Anderson, sontek@gmail.com, Tuesday 6PM
• Amanda Catherine, ac.stauble@gmail.com, Thursday 4pm
• Aman Nijhawan, amannijhawan@gmail.com, Thursday 5:30

Registration Desk Volunteers

Volunteers are especially needed Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings, from 7:30am on (come help for an hour before your morning tutorial!)

Registration Desk Hours:

We will be printing badges on demand (four workstations) so we need people to run the stations, plus people to get names, bags, and badges together. The registration desk is near the ballrooms.

Edit this wiki page to signup

Please include your name, your email address, and the time-slot we can count on you for, along with any notes (like when you get to the hotel). Thank you!

• Volunteer Name, volunteer at example.com (Friday, 4PM-6PM)
• Jay Kelkar, jkelkar@gmail.com, Wed 7-9, Thu-Fri 7-10, Tue PM if needed I am local
• Howard Whitston, hwhitston@usouthal.edu, (???)
• Jacob Rothenbuhler, jakerothenbuhler@gmail.com (Wed-Fri 7-9AM)
• Stephen Reid, stephenreid@ratedsar.com (Wed 7-8:40am) [ Local and Can Do More in AMs]
• Brian Ball, ideabrian@gmail.com Getting in Tuesday - Happy to Help.
• Lucas Taylor, ltaylor.volks@gmail.com (Thu 3-5)
• Gord Lueck, gordoh@gmail.com (Fri 7-9)
• Jensen Hussey, jensen@jensechu.com, Local- I have all the time in the world.
• Amanda Catherine, ac.stauble@gmail.com, Thurs.10am-2pm, flexible and happy to do more
• your entry here...

Session Staff

Quick signup links & current volunteer listings: Sessions.

Someone needs to say "Please be seated. Our next speaker is..."
Being a session chair really is that easy!
Session runners get speakers from the blue-room, to their session room, and assist the session chairs.
You can also sign up on the Schedule - click the "S" on the session you want to volunteer for!

Tutorial Day Help

We need one person per tutorial session on Wednesday and Thursday to help direct traffic and handle issues that come up during the classes. Just sign up to one of the slots below with your name and your email address:

Edit this wiki page to signup

• Wednesday AM: Jay K. jkelkar@gmail.com
• Wednesday PM: Jay K. jkelkar@gmail.com
• Thursday AM: Jan G. jgannon@google.com
• Thursday PM: Jay K. jkelkar@gmail.com
• Thursday PM: Howard Whitston, hwhitston@usouthal.edu

Electrical cord tapers / untapers

We may be taping down power strips in the tutorial rooms on Tuesday evening, and in the ballrooms on Thursday (probably evening). Power strips will be removed from the ballrooms on Sunday evening.

Please include your name, your email address, and when you plan to help out, along with any notes (like when you get to the hotel). Merci beaucoup!

Edit this wiki page to signup

• Volunteer Name, volunteer at example.com (Sunday evening)
• Jan G., jgannon@google.com, (Tuesday Evening) (Sunday Evening)
• Jay K., jkelkar@gmail.com, (Thursday & Sunday Evening - Tuesday if needed)
• your entry here...

Last minute helper mob

We'll probably need people here and there to help out, if we can call you or SMS message you, that would be great. Sign up by following the http://twitter.com/pycon twitter channel. Calls for mob-like volunteer opportunities will go out as the need arises.

Network Setup/Teardown

Some small networking setup will need to happen late the night of the 8th for tutorials.
A lot of help (10 or more people) is needed for running cables and setting up switches and APs the night of the 10th, before the main part of the conference.
Then some small effort to remove or move gear the afternoon of the 13th, and some more the evening of the 17th.

Please include your name, your email address, and when you plan to help out, along with any notes (like when you get to the hotel). Thanks!

Edit this wiki page to signup

• Volunteer Name, volunteer at example.com (Sunday evening)
• Squiddo, squiddo at mediaonfire dot com, (planned arrival 2010-03-08/16h00, so as needed)
• Dan Callahan, dan.callahan over at gmail (Thursday at 15:00 through end of conference)
• Hank Gay, hank.gay@gmail.com (Tuesday, 6ish until 10ish)
• Jacob Rothenbuhler, jakerothenbuhler@gmail.com (Arriving Tuesday 5pm)
• Larry Hastings, larry at hastings dot org, available any time but would prefer to help after I finish writing my talk and poster session (and I'm already checked in at the hotel)
• Jon St. John, jonstjohn at gmail, Thursday night and any other time needed (arriving Thursday 6:00 PM, leaving Sunday 2:30 PM)
• Mike Driscoll, mike at pythonlibrary dot org - will be available late Tuesday afternoon and in the evenings (most likely)
• Rami Chowdhury, rami.chowdhury@gmail.com, available Thursday 6:30ish (assuming on-time flight) through Monday morning.
• Nolan Brubaker, nolan.brubaker@gmail.com; Can help Tuesday evening, flight's expected to get in town around 7:30 or so.
• Mark Sharp, rmsharp at me dot com, Thursday evening
• Aman Nijhawan, amannijhawan@gmail.com , Thursday evening and other time if needed.
• Austin Gabel, agabel at gmail.com, Thursday evening