Mailman 3 March 2013 - Pycon-volunteers

Airport to registration desk
by Greg Ward 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Hi all -- I've just put myself down to man the registration desk, Thursday 3pm-5pm. The catch: my plane lands at SJC at 1:22pm, so there's a chance I won't make it by 3. And I'll have to line up, register, and then turn around and start registering other people! Is that a problem? Is there much training required to register people? Thanks -- Greg -- Greg Ward http://www.gerg.ca <greg(a)gerg.ca> @gergdotca

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Help Needed for Thursday
by Yarko Tymciurak 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Hello Volunteers - - Thursday is a big day - there's SWAG, which is a big task, but a social event. If it's your first PyCon, you'll probably meet more people here than.... Also, Thursday late afternoon may be a rush on registration, as people really start piling in. Here's what we have going on: - Morning (8:30): I need one person who will get 2 bottles of water to each tutorial room, to the instructor's podium area. - water bottles are in the green room; - you may need to find a bag / box so you can do this in one quick trip; - Please reply to this email to volunteer for either morning or afternoon "water" task! - Afternoon sessions (1:00): one person (the same - water to instructor stations) - 2-3 people to staff Registration at the 3PM, 4PM; and 5PM slots. - 8-10 people: 4:30PM at the exit of tutorials (4:40) to invite people to "BAG 10" at Swag - Swag is in Rm. 200 - the open area where the Green Room, Sponsor Tutorials, etc. are, which is upstairs, behind Registration - SWAG - Please come help with SWAG, and encourage others. - You can stay as long as you like, or come, leave, come back - but I ask you at least stuff 10 SWAG BAGS. That's all I can think of at the moment for Thursday. Note: If / when you don't know how to help, remember: you can be a worker bee (and do what told), or you can be a social bee, and take initiave. One of the most useful things is to be able to help people when they don't know where to go. A good exercise: - Study the Event Schedule (available @ Registration); - In particular, open and study "SERVICES AND SPECIAL EVENTS" for Thursday, and be sure you know what is going on, and where that is. - Then, walk around and look for people look "lost" or puzzled, and ask if you can help them find something. This, throughout the conference, is a most useful way to volunteer and meet people (and you might make some friends too!). NOTE: For the main conference: - We still are in need of 11 Session Runners, and one Char for the conference proper. - Please see http://us.pycon.org/2013/schedule/sessions to spot the needs are (click on the Session number to volunteer; Thank you for your continued help, and see you all tomorrow! Friday morning is a _really_ big day! :-) -- Regards, - Yarko

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Volunteer rides to Airports
by Joel Garza 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Departing SJC on 7:15 AM flight Tuesday morning the 19th, if anyone has some space (2 bags) Joel Garza

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Volunteer Ride Shares from Airports
by Yarko Tymciurak 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Changing Subject (hopefully will be easier to find, encourage more offers)... Thanks everyone! On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Jason Novinger <jason(a)rebuiltbits.com>wrote: > Ah, good call guys! I have a small-ish car and will be heading from SJC to > the convention center around noon or so on Thursday if anyone needs a ride. > > jason > 512-587-3157 > > > On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 8:59 PM, Paul Hildebrandt < > paul_hildebrandt(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Good idea, Yarko. >> I have a mini van rented and I arrive at SJC 5:45 Tuesday. Leaving >> National Rent-a-car sometime after that. >> Email me if you want a ride to the hotel around that time. >> >> Paul >> -- >> >> >> >> On 03/11/2013 06:44 PM, Yarko Tymciurak wrote: >> >>> I will have a car, with room for 4 people beyond me. >>> >>> I'm coming into SFO around 5:00 PM Tue, 12 March; >>> I'll be leaving from Budget Car Rental around 5:30. >>> >>> Email me if it's convenient for you, and you'd like to tag along. >>> >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> - Yarko >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Pycon-volunteers mailing list >>> Pycon-volunteers(a)python.org >>> http://mail.python.org/**mailman/listinfo/pycon-**volunteers<http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-volunteers> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Yahoo Personal Email >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Pycon-volunteers mailing list >> Pycon-volunteers(a)python.org >> http://mail.python.org/**mailman/listinfo/pycon-**volunteers<http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-volunteers> >> > > -- Regards, - Yarko

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Free to help tomorrow
by Marco Gallotta 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Hey I'm free to help for the whole day tomorrow. I'll definitely be at the swag stuffing and I've signed up as a tutorial host for 12:50 (08:30 is a little early :P). Anything else that's in need? Always keen to jump into something with a bit more of a commitment. Otherwise I'll just jump into registration again as it was somewhat understaffed today. -- Marco Gallotta | Mountain View, California Software Engineer, Infrastructure | Loki Studios fb.me/marco.gallotta | twitter.com/marcog marco(a)gallotta.co.za | +1 (650) 417-3313 Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig)

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Places to put laptops
by Bryan Garza 14 Mar '13

14 Mar '13

Hello all, I am volunteering for registration and handing out t-shirts. Will there be a place I can leave my laptop safely for a while?

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People to help direct lost people.
by Douglas Napoleone 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

All, I need some volunteers to help direct people. People were getting lost this morning, and the best solution right now is a friendly face. Tomorrow between 8:45 and 9:15, If we could have some people (3) in the lobby, by Mission city, and in the Great America hallway to help direct people that would be fantastic! Just reply to this thread and we will co-ordinate. Stop by the Green Room (206), and puck up a Schedule Handout (on the radio table) with the floor map to have with you to help people. I have some nice Badges int he green room (206) that say 'Ask Me About PyCon! that you can wear too, if you feel comfortable with that. Also we will still need people at 12:10-12:30 today and tomorrow to help direct people to lunch in Exhibit Hall D (down the long far corridor to Great America. Lets meet up in the Green Room at 12:00 to co-ordinate that and help get up signs too. -Doug

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Swag Bags Stuffing
by Alex 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Hey Guys, Where at the conference area is this at tomorrow? Thanks Alex Xu

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Any volunteer stuff that needs doing soon?
by Chris Neugebauer 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

I've just arrived at the convention centre and figure I should make myself useful :) --Chris Sent from a mobile device, whilst mobile. On 13 Mar 2013 09:50, "Douglas Napoleone" <doug.napoleone(a)gmail.com> wrote: > All, > > I need some volunteers to help direct people. > People were getting lost this morning, and the best solution right now is > a friendly face. > > Tomorrow between 8:45 and 9:15, If we could have some people (3) in the > lobby, by Mission city, and in the Great America hallway to help direct > people that would be fantastic! > Just reply to this thread and we will co-ordinate. Stop by the Green Room > (206), and puck up a Schedule Handout (on the radio table) with the floor > map to have with you to help people. > > I have some nice Badges int he green room (206) that say 'Ask Me About > PyCon! that you can wear too, if you feel comfortable with that. > > > Also we will still need people at 12:10-12:30 today and tomorrow to help > direct people to lunch in Exhibit Hall D (down the long far corridor to > Great America. > Lets meet up in the Green Room at 12:00 to co-ordinate that and help get > up signs too. > > -Doug > > _______________________________________________ > Pycon-volunteers mailing list > Pycon-volunteers(a)python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pycon-volunteers > >

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Lunch
by Joel Garza 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Thanks to whomever had additional sandwiches and salad brought out. Joel Garza

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