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Day-of-Conference Volunteering

If you've attended a Red Pencil conference, you know that day-of-conference volunteers are essential to a successful event, and we would love to have you involved! Day-of-conference volunteers will receive a reduced-price conference registration (a discount of $70—one half of the early bird registration price for Guild members) in exchange for attending an online volunteer coordination meeting and volunteering for part of the day. In addition to the discount, volunteering provides a great opportunity to meet other editors and get involved in the Guild.

Volunteer tasks may include

• setting up before the conference and cleaning up after the conference

• assisting with attendee check-in and coat check

• providing presenter support (timekeeping, Q&A assistance)

• running livestreams

• staffing the Guild information table

• assisting exhibitors with their tables (watching tables during absences)

• making presenter introductions

• event photography

• providing other event support (running errands and other administrative tasks)

Tasks will be assigned so as to allow volunteers to attend sessions of interest, but we cannot guarantee this.
There will be very limited virtual-only volunteer roles available to those who cannot attend in person.

Volunteers will be assigned tasks based on need and other factors, but if you have an interest in particular tasks, please let us know.

Volunteers will be given a discount code for registration after acceptance or will receive a partial refund if already registered.

If you are interested in volunteering or have questions, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/ZNDEMjw8TXwSWjf5A

Rachel Herbert and Alyssa Sparza welcome attendees with bright smiles at the registration desk during our 2019 conference. Photo by Jill Walters.