Volunteer
Activities
To become a volunteer at CanWEA 2008: Fast Forward
to Wind, please fill out the
volunteer registration form.
Take a look at our volunteer flyer.
OPENING RECEPTION ROOM MONITORS –
4 volunteers for Sunday, October 19th, 2008, CanWEA Conference and
Trade Show Opening Reception from 6:30 PM – 10 PM.
Duties to include policing the entrance to the trade show to confirm
only registered delegates, trade show exhibitors and CanWEA staff
are admitted.
SESSION ROOM MONITORS – 6
volunteers per day for 2.5 days. Shifts will begin at 8:30 AM each
day from Monday to Wednesday.
The AM shift will be from 8:30 AM to noon each day. The
PM shift will begin at 1:00 PM and end at 5:00 PM each day. Duties
to include policing the entrance to each session room to allow admittance
to only registered delegates. To attend each session in the room
to monitor the comfort of the delegates re: too hot, too cool etc.
and to notify a CanWEA staff member if the temperature needs adjusting.
Room monitors may also be asked to coordinate room lighting with
audio visual technical staff. Breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch
provided each day.
SMALL WIND SESSION ROOM MONITORS –
2 volunteers for Sunday, October 19th, 2008
The shift will begin at noon and end at 5:00 PM. Duties to include
assisting with Small Wind Session registration, handing out programs,
answering inquiries and policing the entrance to the session to
confirm only registered delegates and CanWEA staff are admitted.
TRADE SHOW EXHIBIT HALL MONITORS
– 8 volunteers per day for 2.5 days.
Shifts will begin at 9:00 AM each day from Monday to Wednesday.
The AM shift will be from 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM each day. The PM shift
will begin at 1:30 PM and end at 6:00 PM each day excepting Wednesday,
October 22 when the AM shift will end at 1:00 PM. Duties to include
policing the entrance to the trade show to confirm only registered
delegates, trade show exhibitors and CanWEA staff are admitted.
Breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch provided each day.
OFFICIAL GREETERS AND INFORMATION
– 8 volunteers per day for the full conference including
Sunday, October 19th, 2008 Opening Reception.
The Sunday, October 19 shift will begin at 5:00 PM and end at 10:00
PM. Weekday shifts begin at 7:00 AM each day from Monday to Wednesday.
The AM shift will be from 7:00 AM to 12:30 PM each day. The PM shift
will begin at 12:30 PM and end at 6:00 PM each day excepting Wednesday,
October 22 when the AM shift ends at 1:00 PM. Duties may vary but
will include the following: providing general directions to delegates,
handing out trade show programs, handing out delegate bags at the
registration area, handing out CanWEA Conference programs. Breakfast,
coffee breaks and lunch provided each day.
POSTER SET-UP – 1 volunteer
for Sunday, October 19th, 2008
The shift will begin at 2:00pm and will end at 6:00pm. Responsibilities
will be to greet the people who will be setting up posters at the
conference and to assist them in displaying their posters at a specific
location.
BENEFITS
Volunteers working for a half day will benefit from a free half
day admission to the conference sessions and tradeshow. The admission
date must be the same date that the volunteer has worked for CanWEA
except in the case of a Sunday “opening reception” volunteer.
These persons may request a ½ day admission for any of the
three days, Monday to Wednesday. Please note that by volunteering
for a full day, volunteers may be provided with a free day admission
to the conference sessions and trade show. The volunteer must indicate
to the volunteer coordinator which date that he or she will attend
the conference as a delegate.
Admission will not be provided to those members wishing to volunteer
for a few hours.
LOCATION
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver,
BC, Canada.
For more information please contact Kanista Kathir at kanistakathir@canwea.ca,
or by phone at 1-800-922-6932 ext 232.
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