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<\/a>Here are the ways you can help make Penguicon happen:<\/p>\n- \n
- Volunteer<\/a> at the event<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Present a panel<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Become a Staff member<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Sponsor Penguicon<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n
- Sell your art\/crafts in the Maker Market<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Volunteering<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Without volunteers, Penguicon would be impossible. Many people contribute their time to help make Penguicon happen because they want to give back to our community. \u00a0We want you as part of our team! \u00a0Please consider putting a few hours into volunteering – it’s a great way to meet people, and a solid way to contribute to our community.<\/p>\nVolunteer work is measured in our reputation currency, Whuffie. For each hour worked and recorded through our volunteer staff, you earn 1 Whuffie. \u00a0Whuffie is spent like you would spend dollars or pounds, and (like dollars) can only be used once.<\/p>\n
One Night in Penguin Pit<\/strong>: 2 Whuffie<\/p>\n
Pre-Registration of Next Year<\/strong>: 8 Whuffie<\/p>\n
Reimbursement of This Year\u2019s Badge<\/strong>: 10 Whuffie<\/p>\n
Come to the Volunteers Table on SUNDAY from 12pm to 2pm to be reimbursed WHAT YOU PAID for your badge (Rollovers are ineligible for reimbursement).<\/em><\/p>\n
Also spend your Whuffie in the Dealers Room<\/strong>!\u00a01 Whuffie = 1 Dollar.<\/p>\n
Some jobs that volunteers do:<\/b><\/p>\n
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- Set Up\/ Tear Down
\n<\/strong>This takes place on Thursday Afternoon and Friday Morning before Opening Ceremonies as well as on Sunday Evening. It consists of helping organize the cons function space as well as help unloading \/reloading the truck.<\/li>\n- Registration
\n<\/strong>This takes place on Friday and Saturday and started Mid-Morning and stays open until around 8 (when registration will be moved to ops). Helping out usually involves directing people on how to register. The perks include meeting almost EVERYONE – including GoHs.<\/li>\n- Operations (OPS)
\n<\/strong>This is staffed 24\/7 as long as the con is running. You’ll help make sure everything in the con is running smoothly. As a volunteer you do your best to answer questions (cheat sheet sometimes provided) as well as direct problems brought to you to the right ConCom member. Working Ops requires helpful, calm people who think on their feet. Perks include being able to ask other penguins to get you food.<\/li>\n- Program Operations\/Bouncer
\n<\/strong>This volunteer is responsible for doing a head count of attendees at the panels for the time. They are also expected to help with any last minute rearrangements of rooms. Perks include lots of movement and seeing everything that\u2019s going on at the con.<\/li>\n- ConSuite
\n<\/strong>This is also staffed around the clock. You will keep the ConSuite as presentable as possible, restock food, and make sure no ConSuite property \u201cwanders off\u201d. Perks include being near the food – and people – at all times.<\/li>\n- Badge Checker
\n<\/strong>Most doors to Con Function space require a Badge checker. A badge checker also makes sure con property doesn’t leave the room. Perks include having a smidgen of power.<\/li>\n- Games Librarian
\n<\/strong>This round-the-clock job combines Badge Checker with games room duty. The librarian will check games owned by the convention out to attendees, collect trash and keep the area neat. Perks include meeting gaming GoH\u2019s and being near the games.<\/li>\n- Event\/Panel Set Up
\n<\/strong>This is general help with the setup of any function space that is being repositioned. Perks usually include ribbons and first seating.<\/li>\n- General Help
\n<\/strong>Anything else that may come up (And it always does).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAll volunteers should be at least 10 years of age, and anyone under 16 must bring their parent or guardian to the volunteer table with them to give me that speech about \u201cI know and approve of what my child is doing\u201d- Note: we have had several youth volunteer in the past, they are a great help!<\/p>\n
Please contact Kalika<\/strong>, our Head of Volunteers at volunteers@penguicon.org<\/strong> if you’d like to do this!<\/p>\n
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Presenting a Panel<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Our content is entirely sourced from our local community and our Guests of Honor, and we welcome both beginners and veteran presenters.<\/p>\nPlease submit any event suggestions<\/a> you may have, whether or not you would like to be the event presenter!<\/p>\n
The schedule is expected to be available on April 1.<\/p>\n
Types of presentations:<\/p>\n
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- A panel<\/strong> is any discussion with multiple planned participants who get up in front of an audience and discuss the topic, usually as someone with experience.<\/li>\n
- A presentation<\/strong> is a talk delivered by one planned person. This is usually a subject matter expert of some sort.<\/li>\n
- A round table<\/strong> is a small session in which every audience member is an active participant. This often occurs when a panel attracts such a small audience that the audience is invited to join the panel to talk. These are often rewarding.<\/li>\n
- A birds of a feather<\/strong> session is any discussion scheduled without official panelists. This is where you just show up and talk with whoever comes to chat. \u00a0If you don’t want the responsibility of running a panel, this may be for you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you speak for more than three hours of approved programming, you will also have a discounted membership!\u00a0Note:\u00a0We reserve the right to alter panel titles, descriptions, or presenters as necessary, though we will make every effort to notify the submitter.<\/p>\n
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Staffing for Penguicon<\/h2>\n
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<\/a>Staff positions are people who work throughout the year to make Penguicon happen. Staff are rewarded with a reduced rate, a unique T-shirt, and a special party during Penguicon just for them.<\/p>\nSome staff positions are still available, including:<\/p>\n
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- Progam Operations Head<\/strong> –\u00a0The Program Ops person handles the direct operational running of the convention programming as part of the Operations (Ops) Team. Responsibilities include ensuring all convention events start & finish on time, providing real time updates to the schedule during the convention if event times or locations are changed, counting attendance at all scheduled events, and publishing the resulting data immediately after the convention. Prior to the convention, the Program Ops person is responsible for printing and assembling speaker\/presenter packets, room schedules, and all materials needed by Program Ops during the convention.<\/li>\n
- Deputy Head of Operations<\/strong> – This position\u00a0will be the right-hand-person for the Head of Operations.\u00a0 Responsible for assisting Head of\u00a0Ops\u00a0in duties leading up to and at the con, particularly the running of the Operations Desk itself, including staffing and any emergencies that arise. We need\u00a0someone who is very good with details, responsible, and able to think on their feet.<\/li>\n
- Sponsorships\u00a0<\/strong>– Sponsorships works with the Head of Communications to locate and incentivize Penguicon-compatible organizations to contribute to Penguicon this year.<\/li>\n
- Maker Market\u00a0Assistant<\/strong> – Assists our Maker Market head staff member, particularly during the convention.<\/li>\n
- Geek Prom Coordinator<\/strong> –\u00a0The geek prom is the fabulously geeky dance that takes place during Penguicon. The geek prom coordinator organizes the dance and oversees it during the convention.<\/li>\n
- Mayhem staff<\/strong> – Help make MAYHEM happen during the con! Run fun events and games that happen throughout the con. This position happens during the con only (no time required before the event).<\/li>\n
- Please contact\u00a0programming@penguicon.org<\/strong>\u00a0for more details!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Sponsorships<\/h2>\n
Why You Should Sponsor<\/strong><\/p>\n
Penguicon is an all-volunteer not-for-profit convention, which brings together developers and enthusiasts of free and open source software with science fiction creators and lovers. This magical land is what happens when we introduce imaginative visionaries to the technologists who are creating the future.<\/p>\n
About 1200 people attend Penguicon every year, including entrepreneurs, prospective employees, sales decision-makers, and early adopters. If you’re the right fit for our convention, promoting your product or service will build serious word-of-mouth among decision-makers and tech trend leaders.<\/p>\n
Fan-run science fiction conventions and open source software development are two communities that generate significant income for the things that they are passionate about. In order for that to work, we need to keep the cost for participants as low as possible.<\/p>\n
If you’re a part of making membership cost-effective (or providing value to those already joining us for the weekend), you’ll put that network to work for your company.<\/p>\n
As a community, we are passionate users – when we love something, we are devoted to it, whether it’s a flavor of linux or a comic franchise. \u00a0We welcome creative ideas for sponsorship arrangements. Please contact us at marketing@penguicon.org<\/strong>\u00a0for more details.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Maker Market<\/h2>\nThis year, we are doing something new – intended to highlight our community artists, we are accepting applications for crafts, art, and electronic projects to sell at Penguicon’s Maker Market.<\/p>\n
Makers will be selected based on quality, variety, type of merchandise, relevance to the Penguicon concepts (Open Source and SF or general fandom), and whatever adds the most to the Penguicon experience.<\/p>\n
This year, we are not accepting resale vendors.<\/p>\n
All artists will get a brief description and product photo available on our web site and advertised to our facebook group before the convention, where you can interact with the rest of the community in advance.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>You will also have a presence on a large map in the main thoroughfare and souvenir\u00a0book, so whether you are in front of the main hall or in the corner of the Maker Room, your table\u00a0won’t be missed.<\/p>\nHallway<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- One Table (approximately 6’x30″): $75<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Second\u00a0Table:\u00a0$55<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Half-table:\u00a0$50<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Special Maker Market membership\u00a0rate<\/em>: $25<\/strong>\u00a0each for two people\u00a0(per table). Badges are not included, and must be purchased separately.<\/li>\n
- Benefits: The ability to be open after Maker Market hours, your name in our souvenir book and on the Maker Map<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The typical Maker hallway table is in a relatively high traffic area and is expected to be manned during our stated Maker Market hours – however, you may stay open as long as you like – our airbrush artist was working well after midnight last year.<\/p>\n
These tables are in\u00a0a public access\u00a0location, meaning that if you shut down for the day, \u00a0you must remove your merchandise and displays. No storage\u00a0is allowed on or under the table overnight. A half-table is available if that is all the space you need, with the understanding that you will share the table with another artist. You must remain on your half at all times.<\/p>\n
Premium (secured)<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- One Table (approximately 6’x30″): $125<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Second\u00a0Table:\u00a0$80<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Special Maker Market membership\u00a0rate<\/em>: $25<\/strong>\u00a0each for two people\u00a0(per table).\u00a0Badges are not included, and must be purchased separately.<\/li>\n
- Benefits – a secured room outside of Maker Market hours,\u00a0your name, photo, and brief description in our souvenir book, and your name on the Maker Map<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Applications must be received by\u00a0February 1<\/strong>, 2015<\/strong>. You will receive an email stating whether or not you have been accepted into the Maker Market. If you have have been accepted, you will have until March 1st, 2015<\/strong>\u00a0to purchase tables.<\/p>\n
NOTE: We will make special exceptions for people with unusual circumstances, (for example,\u00a0exceptionally large artwork), please contact us if necessary!<\/p>\n
*\u00a0Application Form for the Maker Market<\/a>\u00a0*<\/strong><\/p>\n
- Second\u00a0Table:\u00a0$80<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Second\u00a0Table:\u00a0$55<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Deputy Head of Operations<\/strong> – This position\u00a0will be the right-hand-person for the Head of Operations.\u00a0 Responsible for assisting Head of\u00a0Ops\u00a0in duties leading up to and at the con, particularly the running of the Operations Desk itself, including staffing and any emergencies that arise. We need\u00a0someone who is very good with details, responsible, and able to think on their feet.<\/li>\n
- A presentation<\/strong> is a talk delivered by one planned person. This is usually a subject matter expert of some sort.<\/li>\n
- Registration
- Present a panel<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n