Be Part of the Solution
Volunteer for the 2008 Texas Bioneers Conference!
"In wildness is the preservation of the world." - Henry David Thoreau
This year Get Wild. Get Involved. Volunteer!
The Texas Bioneers Conference needs you!
The annual Bioneers conference brings together the latest innovations and innovators in the areas of the environment, social justice and spirit. Volunteering is an excellent way to support the cause and participate for free! You will earn a one-day pass in exchange for your full-day volunteer shift. Additionally, volunteers will need to attend an orientation in early October.
We are expecting a record turnout this year – so your help is essential! We – and the healthy future of the world – need your support! Help us engage Texas and surrounding states in creating a future that not only develops a sustainable environment, but includes the social and spiritual aspects in a vision for a community where people and the earth thrive!
Texas Bioneers needs the collaborative efforts of every individual who shares these interests and every organization that is working towards these goals!
Open your mind to the possibility, your heart to the idea that we can create a world where our children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren can not only survive but thrive, where they enjoy living everyday. If we all work together we can make our dreams for a bright future come true.
"We are the ones we've been waiting for." - The Elders Oraibi Arizona Hopi Nation
Below is a summary of volunteer positions. Please review and keep in mind while filling out the volunteer form. We also need volunteers to help organize in the days leading up to the event on a scheduled-as-needed basis, set-up Thursday, Oct. 16 and clean-up Monday, Oct. 20.
Most volunteers will be expected to fill multiple roles. We will need a volunteer coordinator and a few volunteer rovers.
Parking/Outdoor Activities
- Parking coordinators will help ensure that all attendees know where to park and how to get to the rest of the conference from the parking locations.
- There will be many ongoing outdoor activities throughout the conference, volunteers will lend support to these activities.
- Inside/Outside activities liason
- Tree and shrub set up Friday and take down Sunday
- Speaker transportation from airport
Circulation/Information
- Direct attendees to workshops and other activities, rooms and buildings.
- Answer questions about the program and events.
- Computer/Virtual Store coordinator
- Blackwood Land table
- Evaluation forms coordinator
- Ticket sales
Registration and MI Booth
- Greet speakers and visitors.
- Assist staff in the registration process.
- Make sure all attendees have the proper badges and information.
Keynote Sessions
- Direct attendees into the keynote session when they begin and check badges for admittance.
- Keep noise levels down [make sure doors do not slam].
- Answer questions [much like an usher].
- Proctor (timer) for speakers.
- Speaker AV/LCD coordinator
Workshops
- Help presenters trouble shoot and make sure they have what they need.
- Direct attendees to the correct room and check badges for admittance.
- In some cases pass a microphone for Q&A.
- Act as the point person for the workshop and trouble shoot if problems arise, (e.g. if seating needs to be re-arranged at the last minute, speaker needs water for the workshop, quickly find the appropriate person if IT problems arise, etc).
- Speaker AV/LCD coordinator
Youth Initiative
- Youth Initiative volunteers should be outgoing and comfortable working with high school students.
- We ask that Youth Initiative volunteers also be flexible, as activities may change quickly.
IT Tech Support
- Volunteers need to be familiar with computers and projection systems. They will act as our onsite technical support team.
- Speaker AV/LCD coordinator for workshops and keynote sessions.
- Satellite Feed helper
- Photographer /Email and resize each evening
- Video and Audio recording
Food Tables/Lunch
- Keep breakfast and snack tables stocked with food and beverages.
- Keep the lunch crowd, lines and table orderly and moving especially when lunch starts, and helping out with recycling and composting (including collecting plates and clearing plates of organic matter for composting).
- May need to help with the serving of the food and clean up.
Recycling/Composting (Moderate to Heavy Lifting)
- In our effort to “walk the walk” 2008 Texas Bioneers composts and recycles as much of the waste from the conference as possible. To accomplish this, we need a team of dedicated volunteers to make sure everything ends up in the right places.
- Tree watering
Exhibition (Moderate to Heavy Lifting)
- Volunteers will help our exhibitors set up their tables and displays on Friday morning and Sunday evening.
- Farmers Market (Moderate to Heavy Lifting)
- Volunteers will help local farmers set up their tables, tents and produce and assist the farmers as needed throughout the day during scheduled Farmers Market times.
Set Up and Break Down* (Moderate to Heavy Lifting)
- Activities may range from taking down signs to moving boxes of books.
- Thursday all day and evening, Friday morning, and Sunday evening.
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