Akademy/2013/Volunteers
Sign up to Volunteer!
To sign up, please follow these steps:
- Before filling your name in, please read the Call for Volunteers.
- Check out the tasks below to see what interests you.
- Edit the table below and fill in your name and data. Please provide your name, the languages you speak, whether you are a local and/or know Bilbao, and when you are available.
- Add your local mobile telephone number to your Akademy user profile.
- Join the IRC channel #akademy on freenode
Available tasks
Before the event
- print and stick in the walls signals
- how to reach rooms
- how to reach special places (like lunch place, coffee, team room, etc.)
- name of the BOF rooms (at ETSI)
- how to reach parties venues
- print food signals for specials meals
- print and fold name badges and put them into pouches
- set up the venues:
- hang banners and poster and signage
- distribute cables in rooms
- set up video
- Wifi and other networking
- check with College IT to ensure that requirements are met
- check if there is a need for extra switches and LAN cables
- Party coordination (Saturday)
- work with venue before and during the event
- Film session
- Search for a video projector
- Test video projector in reserved room
During the event
- Pre-registration (Friday afternoon/early evening)
- check in attendees and hand out badges
- print out new badges if necessary
- Registration/Info desk (Saturday to Thursday)
- check in attendees and hand out badges
- print new badges if necessary
- sell KDE merchandise
- general point of information
- Session chairs
- check that the speaker has water
- introduce the speaker
- make sure that the talk starts and ends on time
- moderate questions
- Runner
- able to drive a car
- run errands, shop for stuff that might be missing
- find people when needed
- Party coordination
- check party venue before attendees arrive
- put signals to help people reach the venue
- help the music staff
- set up posters and other party stuff
- check badges of attendees at entrance and give them drink vouchers
- help tidy up afterwards
- Video operator
- help record the talks
- Group photo
- assemble group
- take picture of all attendees
After the event (Friday afternoon)
- tidy venue
- return sponsor materials
- return other materials as necessary
Sign up to volunteer
(Please add your name and information)
| Name/IRC nick/email | Languages | local knowledge (y/n)? | days/times available | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia Rauch, claudiar, rauch at kde dot org | German, English | n | 12-19 July | set up venue, registration/info desk |
| Dani Gutiérrez, danitxu, jdanitxu at gmail.com | Spanish, Basque, English | y | Full time, Full calendar | |
| Cruz Borges, cruzki, cruz.borges at deusto.es | Spanish, English | y | Full time, Full calendar | |
| Smit Mehta, smitmehta, [email protected] | English | n | 13-15 july | Session Chair, Registration Desk |
| Neja Repinc, [email protected] | English | n | 12 July | name badges, banners/posters |
| Yash Shah, yashshah, [email protected] | English | n | 14th morning and 15-18 July full time | Session Chair and Registration desk |
| Laszlo Papp, [email protected] | English, Hungarian | no | Any time | Session Chair and video recording |
| Martin Klapetek, [email protected] | English, Czech, Slovak | n | Anytime except Day2 (14th) from 14h to 16h | Session chair |
| Adrián Chaves Fernández, Gallaecio, [email protected] | English, Spanish, Galician | n | Full time, Full calendar | |
| David Edmundson, [email protected] | British English | n | Full time | |
| Rishab Arora, spacetime, [email protected] | English | n | 13-15 July | Session Chair |
| Iker Salmón, [email protected] | English, spanish | y | 11-16 July | |
| Sébastien Renard, renards, renard at kde dot org | French, English | n | 12-19 july | Session chair, registration/info desk, party coord. |
| Luis Cuerdo, [email protected] | Basque, English, German, Slovak, Spanish | y | 12 -19 | Session chairs, runner, tidy, return materials |
| Jorge Cacho, jorge.cacho.h at gmail dot com | Spanish, English | y | Part time, Full calendar | |
| Till Adam, [email protected] | German, English | n | 11-19 | session chair, registration desk |
| Vishesh Handa, [email protected] | English, Hindi | n | 11 - 19 | Session Chair |
| Gonzalo Gonzalez, txalo, gggonzalez002 at ikasle.ehu.es | Spanish, English and a little bit of Portuguese | y | 12-19 full-time | Group photo, |
| Carl Symons, kallecarl, carlsymonsATgmailDOTcom | native English speaker/writer/editor | n | 14:00 - 23:59 remotely | writing, editing |
| Alejandro Exojo, suy, suy(you know)badopi.org | Spanish, English | n | 11-17 (full time) | Runner (I'll get my car if needed), video, or anything else. |
| Ander Pijoan, ander, ander.pijoan AT deusto DOT es | Spanish and English | y | Full time, Full calendar | |
| José Millán Soto, fid_jose, fid at gpul dot org | Spanish, Galician, English and a little French | 11 - 19 | ||
| Jorge Acosta, jorgeact at gmail dot com | Spanish, English | y | 11 - 12 -13 - 14 | Tidy up , Runner |
| Devaja Shah, devaja, [email protected] | English | n | 12th to 19th | Registration/Info Desk, Session Chairs, Party Coordination |
| Gorka Sorrosal, gsorrosal, gsorrosal AT deusto DOT es | Spanish, English | y | Full time, Full calendar | Video Recording |
| Oihane Kamara, oihanek, oihane.esteban AT deusto DOT es | Spanish, English | y | 15th to 19th, full-time | |
| Shivam Makkar, makkar, amourphious1992ATgmailDOTcom | English | n | 14th to 19th july, full time | name badges, banners/posters, session chair |
| Egoitz Puerta, Egoitz, epuerta001ATikasleDOTehuDOTcom | English spanish | y | 15th to 19th, full-time | |
| Pedro Jurado Maqueda, ped.juradoAT gmail DOT com | Spanish, English, German | n | 10th to 13th July, Full time | Mostly cabling and technical stuff... |
| Shivam Makkar, amourphious1992 AT gmail DOT com | English | n | Chair Wrapup Sessions | |
| Aitor Pazos Ibarzabal, mail AT aitorpazos DOT es | Spanish, English | n | 12th to 19th July, Full time | |
| Asier Gonzalez Uriarte, [email protected] | Basque, Spanish, English, German | y | Weekdays: from 14h on. Saturday 13th: Full day. Sunday: from 14h on | |
| Mikel Gutierrez, mikelguti at gmail dot com | Basque, Spanish, English | y | 10th to 19th July | |
| John Layt, jlayt at kde | English, Kiwi | n | 11th to 13th July, | Session Chair |
| Andoni Serrano, xrasl, andoniserra at gmail dot com | Spanish, English | y | 11 - 12, Full Time | |
| Lasse Liehu, lliehu, lasse dot liehu at gmail dot com | English, Finnish | n | 13th to 18th July | |
| Valorie Zimmmerman, valorie, valorie at KDE dot org | English | n | 11th to 19th July | Reg desk, whatever else is needed. Must be available for Kubuntu and Amarok meets |