[Groop] Voluneering at San Diego Comic-Con

Wed Mar 21 20:37:09 PDT 2007

Sounds fun!   Yeah, driving from Utah to San Diego would be a little much for me, and my oldest is only 11… but I think I will submit my volunteer paperwork for the entire show (and the day or two before if they want me).

Is the Art Show part of the comic con or a different conference?  I don’t have many special skills (I can carry on a conversation in Spanish, scuba instructor (not that there would be a call for that), a Red Cross CPR/1st Aid instructor, and good with computers—programmer for 17 years) that they might be able to use… but I can answer questions and act stupid <big grin>.

Myron

In a message dated 3/21/2007 2:49:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, myroncrandall at comcast.net writes:

>>Is it worth volunteering at the comic con?  If I volunteer, I can go for free (saving $50.00)…. Is it worth it or too demanding/restricting?

Anyone else in the groop done this or planning on doing it?<<

You get a cool, limited edition T-shirt if you're there for the whole con, and if you have any special skills the con staff can use, you'll get to show them off (like run the films). Usually not at all onerous-- and you might get to see/do something you hadn't even known would be possible. I think it's 12 hrs for the whole Con, or 3 hr/day, and if there are special panels, etc. that are "must sees" for you, you can get that time off. Often special goodies come by for the volunteers -- like masquerade passes that you don't have to stand in line for.

I've been volunteering at the Art Show for the last few years (as well as entering it). This year I'm officially "staff" there -- which means I get a cool badge that says "staff" and lets me get in before the official opening time without standing in the big long line that wraps around the convention center.... Staff doesn't get paid otherwise (except they also get the cool T-shirt). To be "staff", you'd have to be able to attend the monthly meetings, so I think that would be a bit too far of a commute for you (although I do know one man who commutes from Utah to San Diego monthly ... no kids to worry about, though).

If any of your kiddos are over 16, they can volunteer, too....

Kaytee
Proudly marching to a different kettle of fish

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