OctopodiCon 2012

OctopodiCon 2012 Adult Volunteer Application

This is an application, not a contract. Volunteers must be able to commit to working at least one 4 hour shift (earns a 1 day pass), and three or more shifts earns a 3 day pass.  All volunteers must attend at least 2 training classes before OctopodiCon 2012.

Name:
Age:
Address:
City, State. ZIP:
Email:
Telephone:
Cellphone:

Circle the area(s) for which you’d like to volunteer (choosing an area does not guarantee assignment there):

Tea Parlour (helps set up, brews teas and coffees, serves patrons, cleans up, busses tables, takes money for food, packs up and cleans up after the convention)

Mysterium (helps set up game tables, assists in gaming demonstrations, may fill empty player spots as needed, collects grade reports and takes them to Registration, packs up and cleans up after the convention)

ConOps (maintains contact with the Executive Staff and Security, runs errands)

Registration (hands out registration packets to Pre-registered students, takes payment for Day Passes and 3-Day Passes, makes badges, collects grade reports, inputs grades in spread sheet, prepares and prints Rising Sophomore Certificates)

Classrooms (helps set up, may help professors distribute paperwork, collects rade reports and delivers them to Registration)

Scriptorium (helps set up, sells books and prints, helps pack up and clean up after the convention)

Laboratorium (helps set up the demonstration room, may assist Professors with demonstrations, cleans up,  collects grade reports and delivers them to Registration, helps break down and clean up after the convention)

Spectacularium (helps set up, works with Chief Engineer, keeps stage clean, collects grade reports and delivers them to Registration, breaks down and cleans up after the convention)

Promenade (helps set up, patrols to make sure no one is selling anything, reports any problems to Security, helps break down and clean up after the convention)

Professor’s Lounge (assists in setting up, helps keep food stocked for Visiting Professors, cleans up and breaks down room to pack out at end of convention)

Art Gallery (assists in setting up art, selling, taking payments, guiding patrons through the silent auction process, wrapping art, breaking down room at end of convention)

Mercantile (dealer’s room – may relieve vendors to use the restrooms or eat, assists in setting the room up and breaking it down)

Runner (alerts programming rooms when time is up, other errands as needed by Staff)

Set Up/Break Down (helps set up the rooms for opening, break down and clean up afterwards)

ConVenience Store (helps set up, sells Distinguished Visiting Professors’ items, sells OctopodiCon merchandise, packs up and breaks down at end of convention)

Security/Badge Checker (helps check badges at doors,contacts Staff Security for issues, directs people with security issues to Staff Security, runs errands for Staff Security)
May have these:

Art Auction (brings items to auction room, helps display and “run” items being auctioned, helps collect payment and wraps purchased items, cleans up after the auction)

Charity Auction (brings items to auction room, helps display and “run” items being auctioned, helps collect payment and wraps purchased items, cleans up after the auction)