Volunteers Guide

1. Introduction

• Brainless Body: Lift, Carry, Fetch and Deliver Stuff. Mostly Heavy stuff.

• Brainless Mouth: Crowd control, Delegate Registration, etc.

• Equipment In-charge: Be responsible for any equipment assigned to your hall.

• Hall In-Charge: Be responsible (cleanliness, crowd control) for your assigned hall.

• Speaker In-charge: assist speakers assigned to your hall.

2. General

• Be polite: Always answer any queries with patience (who knows, you may be talking to your future employer). If anything seems like it is getting out of hand call out for the managers and they will handle it from there. Be enthusiastic, but not over enthusiastic.

• Dressing : Dress neatly, don't wear anything out of the ordinary (e.g. lungi,dhoti..). If u have a Linux T-Shirt for all the days wear it. Dress comfortably.

• Attending talks : Forget about it. If you want to attend talks, register as a delegate and don't do any work. We will need you for lifting chairs, getting coffee, running around etc. If you think that becoming volunteers can save you money, forget about it. If you want to attend a talk badly, talk to the managers and arrange for an alternate person to man your job. Same applies for lunch.

• Running around: Some odd things will have to be bought at the last moment. So we recommend that people with bikes get them to the venue.

• Managers: Get to know the managers and their respective responsibilities. Report problems to the appropriate manager whenever possible.

• Unusual Situations: Use your common sense to handle any unpredictable situation that arises. However, if it affects the tasks that you or another volunteer have been assigned then pass the problem to a manager or inform one ASAP.

3. Equipment In-charge

1. LCD projector

2. PC for projection

4. Hall In-charge

• Keep the hall floor clear of plastic and other junk (in the event that someone throws something onto the floor).

• In case of excess crowd seat the delegates on the aisle or floor. Keep the dais clear of people. Wherever possible, try to maintain walk space in the aisles so that speakers can easily exit and enter.

• Make sure the talk titles are prominently posted outside the hall and that they are changed promptly.

5. Speaker In-charge

• Show the speakers around the venue. Let them know about their schedules (which talk at what time). Demonstrate your 'time-up' signals (10 min left, 5 min left, Stop, etc). Keep an eye out for the speakers, so that they are there on time for their talk.

• Each speaker is allotted 1hr (talk+ questions) signal to the speakers at the end of 50 minutes that his time is up. Give him/her an allowance of 3-4 minutes. If he doesn't stop after that, call a few of the other volunteers and drag him off stage.

6. Winding up

• The timing for a volunteer is early morning to late at night. Don't expect to go home at 1700 Hrs. Even after the official end of day, there will be some things that will have to setup for the next day. Run through your check list. Glance at the next days program. Have all the slides for the next day ready.

7. Checklist

• Equipment accounted for.

• Equipment working.

• Slides ready.

• Talk Title placards ready.

• Speakers located.

• Hall in order.