ISTA Conference Volunteers
Thank you for offering your assistance. We rely heavily on the heart energy of our brother and sister tribes to provide a great experience at our conferences and trainings around the world.
The discounted fee of $150* is exchange for 3x 4-hr shifts each day of conference.
We have a weekly Wed 1pm marketing meeting that you are welcome to attend in person or via Skype.
Please let us know your skillsets so we can assign a fun and productive role for you!
Some of the positions needed include:
- pre-conference advertising, registration sales, article writing, media pitching, sponsor sales
- pre-conference promotions, flyers, eblasts, website, blogs, social networking postings
- pre-conference speaker gift bags, thank you plaques
- pre-conference decorating the rooms, halls, store
- retail store assistance, speaker tables, vendor tables
- registration assistance
- door monitors (checking for wristbands, comings/goings during speeches, etc)
- room volunteers, each track needs a runner to handle last minute details and time-keeping support for Emcees
- speaker liaisons, to manage their arrival, departure, onsite schedule and product handling
- people flow monitor for lunch buffet, book signings, morning check-ins, parties
- logistics guru for questions of parking, rooming, rideshare, food, transportation, tourism
- grievance coordinator
- marketing statistician
- videography, sound, lighting, interviewing, press relations
- runners/drivers to support/transport staff or VIPs
- post conference break down
Purchase your Volunteer ticket for ISTA Conference of Sexuality and Consciousness here:
Note, special price reduction for May 4-6, 2012 Only $100
*Pricing may change in some locations
Frequently Asked Questions:
Why is there a fee for volunteers?
In conferences past there were worker-bee volunteers and player-bee volunteers and we have been able to help reduce the anguish of the over-worked-bees by limiting the hours to only four out of the 10-12 hours of programming per day. We also curbed those player-bees who didn't work, yet took the free access, by asking for a nominal fee. If you do the math the $200 discount is roughly $13/hour which isn't a bad wage for event labor in this town/economy. And, you are contributing to a great cause.
What if I want to attend a talk or series of talks each day?
There will be volunteer stations where you could be in the room most of the time or you could do some hours the weeks before in crafting speaker gifts, advertising, media pitches, sales, website updates, or social media posting, and/or decorating setup/breakdown.
Where does all the money go?
ISTA is a non-profit organization that supports a world vision of collaboration and good-will programming. Conferences were the primary fund-raising events in the past and that model is shifting with increased competition and regional sensitivities. For only eight conferences each year we spend 48 months in planning and preparation that costs more as we expand to larger venues. ISTA constantly experiments with new models and revenue streams to help reduce the burden for the conferences to support the organization. We hope that the value of the networking and education brought to these events is reason enough for attendees to invest in themselves while contributing to a larger vision.
ISTA Conference Locations:
http://schooloftemplearts.org/events?mode=events&subEventType=4
