Volunteer Positions Available for Students
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Western Section’s Annual Meeting!
Volunteer opportunities for the 2021 Annual Meeting include helping moderate Zoom meetings and chat channels, typing closed captioning for general session presentations; facilitating social connections in the virtual lobby; helping speakers test their audio, helping prepare swag mailings, and more. We will work with student volunteers to set up a volunteer schedule that allows them to participate in the top events they are interested in attending during the meeting so that volunteers have an incredible conference experience. We will also provide all the necessary training – no experieince required.
Volunteers must pay to register for the meeting and they will be reimbursed after they work their scheduled hours. The Western Section is reimbursing up to $81 per volunteer for approximately 6 hours of volunteer work. A check will be mailed within 2 weeks after the meeting ends.
So, are you ready to have a blast and meet lots of great people? Past volunteers have made great connections with their future employers while volunteering at our meeting!
The sign-up process is very simple:
Complete the Volunteer Application Google Form: Link to Volunteer Application Google Form
We will review the applications, and up to 25 people will be selected into our volunteer program based on their overall schedule availability and the date their volunteer application was submitted. Volunteers are encouraged to apply right away. Positions are first come, first served. Once positions fill, we will keep a wait list in case any positions open so don’t hesitate to apply prior to the conference. By mid-January, we will distribute a firm volunteer schedule. Volunteers accepted into the program will need to register and pay online for the meeting in order to be scheduled for a volunteer shift. Anyone not registered for the meeting when we begin scheduling shifts will be moved to the waitlist. As you would expect with a great meeting, spots fill up fast.
If anything changes (especially your schedule), please do not hesitate to contact us ASAP, and please do go back and edit the volunteer application form to note any schedule changes.
We hope to hear from you soon. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Have a wonderful day,
Kristen Burgess, 2021 Volunteer Coordinator
Email contact: kristenburgess0109@gmail.com