{"id":640397,"date":"2014-04-07T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T04:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/?p=640397"},"modified":"2014-05-05T11:23:15","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T15:23:15","slug":"call-for-volunteers-for-wordcamp-ottawa-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ottawa.wordcamp.org\/2014\/call-for-volunteers-for-wordcamp-ottawa-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Volunteers for WordCamp Ottawa 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why volunteer for WordCamp Ottawa 2014?<\/p>\n<h3>Because we\u2019ll need your help<\/h3>\n<p>We have a conference to set up, run and take down, hundreds of people to welcome, register and offer direction and snacks and advice to about everything from where a room is located to where lunch will be held.<\/p>\n<h3>Who we\u2019re looking for<\/h3>\n<p>We aren\u2019t looking for specialists, just those with a pleasant manner, a willingness to do the work that needs doing and an aptitude for delivering calm, helpful solutions.<\/p>\n<p>You, in short.<\/p>\n<h3>Are you our Registration Manager?<\/h3>\n<p>We\u2019re particularly interested in you if you\u2019d like to be our Registration Manager.<\/p>\n<p>Our Registration Manager helps keep the Registration Table running smoothly from before the sessions start to end-of-day. The person isn\u2019t usually interested in the sessions\u2014and can only be spared to attend one, max. Do such dedicated individuals exist? Actually, yes. They\u2019re often a close friend or a relative of an attendee.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to be our Registration Manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/2014.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/contact-volunteer\/\">apply today<\/a>. If you know someone who\u2019d be a good candidate, get in touch and ask them to apply. We currently have openings for this position on the Saturday and the Sunday.<\/p>\n<h3>Free ticket<\/h3>\n<p>And to help you decide to become one of our volunteers, we\u2019d like to offer you\u2014in exchange for three hours of on-duty volunteering\u2014a free ticket to the event.<\/p>\n<p>Not that you\u2019ll need to accept our offer. You might prefer to support the event both by volunteering and by buying your own ticket. It\u2019s just that as a volunteer you wouldn\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n<h3>Learn more<\/h3>\n<p>The first step in volunteering for WordCamp Ottawa 2014 is to visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/2014.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/volunteer\/\">Volunteering at WordCamp<\/a> page. You\u2019ll note we have a <a href=\"https:\/\/2014.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/contact-volunteer\/\">Volunteer Application<\/a> page\u2014and that volunteers must agree to the conditions spelled out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/2014.ottawa.wordcamp.org\/wordcamp-ottawa-2014-involvement-agreement\/\">WordCamp Ottawa 2014 Involvement Agreement<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why volunteer for WordCamp Ottawa 2014? 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