ACRL Conference, Detroit, Apr. 1999: Request for Volunteers Shawn Patterson 10 Dec 1998 18:11 UTC
Please forgive any cross-posting. On behalf of the ACRL Local Arrangements Volunteer Committee, this message invites you to assist in the work of the Committee by volunteering your time at the ACRL Conference in Detroit, MI, on April 8 - 11, 1999. Volunteers are needed (minimum time-block = 2 hours) to assist us in the following areas: 1. Hospitality Desk -- Staffers needed for Thursday-Sunday, all day and some evening hours. 2. Local Tours -- To assist conferees at bus pick-up spots for Local Tours. 3. Meeting Room Assistants -- To check room set-up, distribute hand-outs, etc. Assistants will be expected to arrive one half-hour before a session begins, stay for the session, and leave after the speakers have left. (A high number of volunteers are needed for all Conference sessions, including Conference within a Conference.) 4. All-Conference Reception -- To assist as needed. 5. Host Dutch Treat Dinner with Colleagues -- To assist with sign-up, making reservations, providing transportation (i.e. volunteers with cars), and driving conferees to dutch-treat dinner at local restaurants selected by volunteer-host. 6. Signage -- To put up signs and easels, take them down at the end of the conference, and return easels to the Exhibits Decorator at the end of the conference. 7. Technology Room -- To assist users with e-mail, Internet access, etc. Attendance at orientation session will be required. Staffing assignments will be made in minimum two-hour blocks. NOTE: You must be registered to attend the conference. Detailed written instructions will be provided to you once you have sent in your Volunteer Form (below) and the volunteer assignments have been made. If you would like to volunteer, please complete and return the form below by January 30, 1999, so the Committee can begin making specific assignments. We will make every effort to assign you to the choices given. Please refer to the ACRL preliminary program that lists session topics, times etc. to help you to complete the form. We will try to notify you of the dates and times assigned but if you do not receive notification before leaving for Detroit, please check at the Hospitality Desk for the list. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Shawn V. Patterson Assistant, ACRL Local Arrangements Volunteer Committee ******************************************************** American Library Association ACRL Conference--Detroit April 8-11, 1999 VOLUNTEER FORM I. Please indicate your first three (3) choices for AREAS where you would like to work: A. First Choice _______________________________________ B. Second Choice _____________________________________ C. Third Choice _______________________________________ II. Please indicate your first three (3) choices for DATES and TIMES when you will be available to work: DATE TIME A. First Choice __________________________________________ B. Second Choice ________________________________________ C. Third Choice __________________________________________ III. Please indicate dates and times you would NOT be available to work: DATE TIME ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Name ___________________________________________________ Mailing Address __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ Telephone _______________________________________________ E-mail __________________________________________________ Conference Hotel (if known) _________________________________ This form may be e-mailed, faxed, or sent by surface mail to the ACRL Volunteer Committee Co-Chair: Margaret E. Auer, Dean University Libraries University of Detroit Mercy P.O. Box 19900 Detroit, MI 48219-0900 Voice: (313) 993-1090 Fax: (313) 993-1780 E-mail: auerme@udmercy.edu ************************************************************* ______________ Shawn Patterson Assistant Professor Kresge Library Internet:svpatter@oakland.edu Oakland University Phone: 248-370-2493 Rochester, MI 48309-4401 Fax: 248-370-2474