Volunteer

How do you want to lend your valuable skills and enthusiasm to Seattle Mini Maker Faire?

Below are two lists of volunteer opportunities.  The first list shows volunteer opportunities now, and leading up to the event.  We need people to help reach out to educators and schools, and host work-parties!  We also need a Workshop Coordinator, who can assist all of the Makers who want to run workshops at the event.

The second list shows opportunities to help during the week of the event, especially on Friday through Sunday, June 1 – 3, 2012.

Click here to fill out a volunteer form to let the Maker Faire Producer and the Volunteer Coordinator know that you’re interested in volunteering for one or more of the roles listed below.

Volunteer Now: Outreach & Planning

Workshop Lead -

• Help the workshops setup on Friday June 1st.
• Staff the entire event on June 2-3, helping the workshops with their needs.

School Outreach -

• would love to find a teacher or former teacher for this role
• Evangelize Maker Faire to students and educators in k-12, community college and universities.
• Distribute discount ticket codes to students and teachers.
• Creatively look for solutions to get tickets to deserving low-income students.

Videographers/photographers -

• all your work will be credited to you under Creative Commons
• Work with various Leads to produce pictures and videos prior to the event for the purpose of marketing, outreach, and PR.
• Take pictures and video during the event. Edit and publish video and photos for use promoting the event next year.

 

Volunteer June 1 – June 3:

Information & Door -

Stand or sit at an entrance and monitor that attendees have wristbands, and answer questions. Sit or stand at the Information Booth and answer questions from the public about the event.  Minimum of 4 hours of volunteer work will earn you a weekend pass to the event.

Registration and Ticketing -

Use an iIPad to process credit cards.  Collect money. Give out wristbands. Minimum of 4 hours working at the registration desk to earn a free weekend pass to the event.

Setup -

Setup shifts will be on Friday between 2 pm and 9 pm, and early Saturday 7:30 am – 11:30 am. Follow directions from Operations Lead.  Move tables and chairs.  Help post signs and tape down extension cords.  No special skills required. Help makers haul their stuff from the street to the building using wheeled carts. Volunteers encouraged to bring their own wheeled carts & label them.  Working a three hour shift will earn you a one-day ticket to the event.  Working a 4 hour shift will earn you a weekend pass to the event.

Take-Down -

From closing on Sunday at 5 pm until 11pm. Fold up and stack tables and chairs. Follow directions from the Operations Lead. Help makers haul their stuff from the building to their cars using wheeled carts.