{"id":648328,"date":"2014-10-13T14:32:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T21:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2014.sf.wordcamp.org\/?p=648328"},"modified":"2014-10-16T22:44:36","modified_gmt":"2014-10-17T05:44:36","slug":"calling-all-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/calling-all-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling all volunteers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp SF couldn&#8217;t happen without volunteers &#8212; they&#8217;re the backbone of every WordCamp. If you want to get more involved WordCamp SF, connect with community members, and give back to WordPress, this is a great opportunity. Whether you can pitch in for one hour or ten, we&#8217;d love to have your help.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_648330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-648330\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2014.sf.wordcamp.org\/files\/2014\/08\/hockley-wcsf-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-648330\" src=\"https:\/\/2014.sf.wordcamp.org\/files\/2014\/08\/hockley-wcsf-21-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"The fun never stops at the Happiness Bar.\" width=\"474\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/08\/hockley-wcsf-21-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/08\/hockley-wcsf-21-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/08\/hockley-wcsf-21-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/08\/hockley-wcsf-21.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-648330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The fun never stops at the Happiness Bar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are a variety of roles with different time and experience requirements. Check out the list below, see what tickles your fancy, and<del> fill out the volunteer application to let us know you&#8217;re interested.<\/del> <strong>Thanks! We&#8217;re all full now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_648332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-648332\" style=\"width: 199px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2014.sf.wordcamp.org\/files\/2014\/08\/MCM_8369.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-648332\" src=\"https:\/\/2014.sf.wordcamp.org\/files\/2014\/08\/MCM_8369-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Spreading WordPress happiness, from above.\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/08\/MCM_8369-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/08\/MCM_8369.jpg 596w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-648332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spreading WordPress happiness, from above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Drivers &#8211;<\/strong> We&#8217;re looking for some volunteers to pick up some of our super-cool speakers and core contributors from the airport on Friday, and\/or give speakers a ride from their hotels to WCSF on Saturday and Sunday mornings. If you&#8217;re local and you have your own car, this is a great way to do a favor for someone who&#8217;s written a plugin, patch, or post that you love! Plus, you won&#8217;t miss any sessions. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<li><strong>Room Time Keeper &#8211;<\/strong> You&#8217;ll help make sure the trains (or speakers) run on schedule, reminding speakers when their time is almost up. Great if you want to watch all the sessions in a certain room.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Room\/Microphone Runners &#8211;<\/strong> You&#8217;ll make sure attendees voices are heard, running a microphone from attendee to attendee as they ask questions to speakers after talks. Also great if you want to watch all the sessions in a certain room.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Registration<\/strong> &#8211; You&#8217;ll check in registered attendees and hand out name tags, and be the first smiling face attendees see. Are you unflaggingly cheerful and great at alphabetizing? This is your gig.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Food\/Beverage<\/strong> &#8211; Don&#8217;t worry, you won&#8217;t be cooking &#8212; we need a few people directing traffic, keeping an eye on things, and being generally helpful during lunch.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Swag store and t-shirt station<\/strong> &#8211; Pre-conference, you&#8217;ll fold\/roll shirts to bring to Mission Bay. At WCSF, you&#8217;ll distribute and\/or sell shirts and other merch, make change, and use an iPad\/Square reader. Retail experience is helpful here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See something you&#8217;d like to help with? <a href=\"http:\/\/wcsf.polldaddy.com\/s\/wcsf2014volunteersignup\">Fill in the form<\/a> and let us know!<\/p>\n<p>Once we get a sense of who&#8217;s interested in what, our volunteer coordinators, the inimitable duo of Andy Christian and Lori McLeese, will be in touch to pin down the details. Thanks in advance!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_648331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-648331\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/2014.sf.wordcamp.org\/files\/2014\/08\/MCM_8324.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-648331\" src=\"https:\/\/2014.sf.wordcamp.org\/files\/2014\/08\/MCM_8324-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"The most fun you can have with swag.\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/08\/MCM_8324-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/08\/MCM_8324-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/08\/MCM_8324-451x300.jpg 451w, https:\/\/sf.wordcamp.org\/2014\/files\/2014\/08\/MCM_8324.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-648331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The most fun you can have with swag.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp SF couldn&#8217;t happen without volunteers &#8212; they&#8217;re the backbone of every WordCamp. If you want to get more involved WordCamp SF, connect with community members, and give back to WordPress, this is a great opportunity. Whether you can pitch in for one hour or ten, we&#8217;d love to have your help. 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