Volunteer at BarCamp Portland 2008
BarCamp Portland 2008 is just a few days away, and we’re looking for more volunteers to make sure the event runs smoothly. I am responsible for event logistics this year and that includes volunteers. There are four volunteers teams - take a look below and let me know if you are interested in helping out. I’d like to get the volunteers finalized by Thursday afternoon. I have been out sick for the past few days which has resulted in some unexpected delays in getting volunteers finalized.
One important thing to mention - we really need volunteers to commit to all time slots listed per team - we’d rather not have to manage a little bit of this and a little bit of that with individual volunteers, this makes for a lot of complexity with 12-20 volunteers over the course of the weekend. We really hope you’ll have the availability to serve the full team schedule.
Take a look at the information below and then send me an email (raven@rinzai.com) with your name, team preference, and mobile phone number if you’re interested in joining a volunteer team.
NOTE: The volunteer teams shouldn’t have to worry about missing out on BarCamp sessions as the time slots rarely overlap with session time slots (the Food Team has a small amount of overlap).
Setup Team
4-6 volunteers total
Friday: 4-7pm & Saturday: 8-10am & Sunday: 8-10am
The Setup Team is responsible for preparing the venue for the day, setting up and working the registration and badge station before the sessions begin, setting out the breakfast, and managing the t-shirt sales (only during pre-sessions). One volunteer from this group will need to pick up the breakfast order at Kettleman Bagels on the way to the venue on Saturday and Sunday mornings. The Setup Team gets to show up at the event before the public arrives and eat breakfast first. Beat the rush!
Cleanup Team
4-6 volunteers total
Friday: 10-11pm & Saturday: 11pm-12midnight & Sunday: 3-4pm
The Cleanup Team is responsible for de-cluttering the venue after each day, putting tables and chairs back into place and working with the CubeSpace staff on daily shutdown tasks. This is not deep cleaning, but straightening. The Cleanup Team gets to stay until the very end after everyone else is kicked out.
Food Team (Food Setup & Cleanup)
4-6 volunteers total
Friday: 5-7pm & Saturday: 12:30pm-2:30pm & Saturday 5:30pm-7:30pm & Sunday: 12noon-1pm
The Food Team is responsible for setup and cleanup of non-breakfast meals/snacks, restocking food items, storage of leftovers, and loading and unloading the dishwasher. The Food Team gets to eat first. The food team lead is Eva Schweber from CubeSpace.
Agenda Team
1 volunteer total
Friday: 8-10pm & Saturday: 9-10am & Sunday: 9-10am (plus occasional agenda reviews)
The Agenda Team…err person will be responsible for entering the session calendar on the wall at BarCamp into the online calendar for easy access by attendees online. The Agenda Team lead is Selena Deckelmann.
Thank you!










