[Deptheads] Recruitment

Strategicon Department Heads deptheads at strategicon.net
Sat Aug 24 19:27:25 PDT 2019 

We can do up a "Strategicon Wants YOU!" posters. We can put Eric in an
Uncle Sam costume. It will be fun!  But seriously, if we do have something
like that, I can distribute to the So-Cal game stores.

Jim

On Sat, Aug 24, 2019 at 5:34 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:

> Message From: Karla Freeman  thesquirrelwrangler at gmail.com
> This seemed to fall flat for this con. I would like to help get post
> cards/flyers out there before Orccon 2020. I'm introducing an amazing
> talented enthusiastic journalist college gamer girl who has a deep love of
> Strategicon to Eric D this con, and hopefully she'll be able to dig her
> heals in and help get us going in our marketing and volunteer recruiting
> efforts. I was actually looking for some other information in my emails and
> stumbled upon this, forgotten but not completely lost, email thread.
> I'm also definitely willing to help work with Eric and his committee ;-)
> since I'm the one walking up to complete strangers in game stores and comic
> conventions practically pleading with them to come volunteer at our con. A
> post card/ nice flyer would go a long way in making me look more
> professional and not like the crazed lunatic that I really am.
> Karla
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 6, 2019 at 12:43 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>
>> Message From: Tomer Gurantz  tgurantz at gmail.com
>> Would be happy to help distribute these around the local game shop scene
>> in Glendale areas (Burbank Geeky Teas and Emerald Knights and more;
>> Glendale Game Haus, Pasadena Game Empire...)
>>
>> On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 5:34 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Message From: Jason DuVall  nekojin at gmail.com
>>> Video Gaming tasks for volunteers falls into three activities:
>>> 1.) Manning the Library, checking out and checking in games for the
>>> consoles. Unquestionably the easiest of the three.
>>> 2.) Support, which involves helping people who don't know how to use the
>>> consoles they're trying to play with. Absolute knowledge of all of the
>>> consoles is not at all a requirement, but readiness to learn how to use the
>>> consoles (for teaching others) is a must. This also involves helping to
>>> keep the room volume level down, and convincing the over-eager and excited
>>> kids who are yelling at people sitting next to them to use their Inside
>>> Voices.
>>> 3.) Running Tournaments. Should be self-explanatory.
>>>
>>> Ideally, I'd prefer for new volunteers to be willing to handle all three
>>> sets of activities, trading off with others as needed.
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 2:26 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Message From: Victor Bugg  fhoenix88 at yahoo.com
>>>> Recruitment flyers/postcards done retro style (and if you never saw a
>>>> WW2 recruitment poster you actually did if you saw captain america: first
>>>> avenger movie as they did mock ones with cap in them). I attached an
>>>> example of one   :)
>>>> Strategicon doing something eye catching that recruits
>>>> gms..........something simple like this (we want you as gm, with our con
>>>> name, contact and catchy image)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Victor
>>>> On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 1:56:19 PM MST, Strategicon Department
>>>> Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I liked the postcards we did a few years back. They looked professional
>>>> and covered the whole year. I'd prefer we go that route long term. Short
>>>> term we need to cover Gateway -- flyers might be the way to go.
>>>>
>>>> Eric
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 29, 2019, at 1:45 PM, Strategicon Department Heads <
>>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Message From: Mike James  minis.tyrant at gmail.com
>>>> I think it’s time we brought the flyers back. Even if we had one for
>>>> the year. Enough of us hit all the local stores, it would be nice to at
>>>> least have the option.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 2:43 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Message From: Karla Freeman  thesquirrelwrangler at gmail.com
>>>> I am quite willing to take flyers to the local So Cal game stores, and
>>>> have a few people who would do the same for stores further from me. I got
>>>> one volunteer when I was at a store demoing. Word of mouth really does
>>>> work!
>>>> Karla
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 29, 2019, 1:30 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Message From: Victor Bugg  fhoenix88 at yahoo.com
>>>> "New Blood" is exactly what is needed as every year we cycle people up.
>>>> We have added 5 departments in recent years and those running these
>>>> departments were awesome volunteers. They in turn pull volunteers and gms
>>>> from other areas to go to their new area. As we have grown our old blood
>>>> has moved up the ladders but our recruitment of brand new gms and
>>>> volunteers has slowed. I have gotten at least 1 new volunteers per con but
>>>> that has been most often from a friend of a current volunteer or someone
>>>> that knows me and asks if they can help.
>>>>
>>>>  I have ran a game in, or participated in a game in every department.
>>>> Ran and played in larps (in costume), ran and hosted game shows and panels
>>>> and movies and video games to miniatures, So I truly understand each area
>>>> has different gm recruitment. For collectibles we have to have official
>>>> company sponsored gms and for some official event organizers (which i am
>>>> for magic the gathering and pokemon and most wizkids events so we just need
>>>> gms). Also note gming a miniature game involves bringing painted miniatures
>>>> and hosting start to finish. Gming rpgs is having your scenario ready (read
>>>> or created) and ready to narrate the entire session. For the 4 hours you
>>>> are narrator of their adventure. With party games, larps, rpgs, miniature
>>>> gams (like circus maximus for example), you are in the mix the entrie time.
>>>> With collectible card/min games, war games, and board games you as gm in
>>>> most events can "click and forget" until rulings needed, resolve a dispute,
>>>> start the next round if it is a tourney with multiple games being layed.
>>>> For single game events in those gm can usually play Active gming vs passive
>>>> gming (set up the game, get names and badge numbers, record the winners and
>>>> paperwork at end....or if multiple round tourney pairings each round).
>>>>
>>>> Also note---Orccon we have Gallifrey next to us. Gamex we have khubla,
>>>> A couple local store putting on events as alternative to us, and Phoenix
>>>> fan fusion which combined account for a couple hundred
>>>> attendee/volunteers/gms/vendors. Lots of stuff in may. Gateway is post
>>>> gencon, dragoncon, etc. So we really really need new blood as
>>>> gms....especially in boardgames where a new game is out every week from
>>>> every source from major game companies to kickstarted by couple guys in
>>>> their basement. Good games regardless of source and getting people to bring
>>>> and run them and bring in new blood (new gms and more new games) is key.
>>>> Not all the shoulders of department heads and karla.......when gaming with
>>>> friends or at local store ask someone you see that is doing good job
>>>> explaining rules and getting you into a new game if they would like to come
>>>> gm it at con. We can also incorporate descriptions and shout outs for gms
>>>> on webpage. Also flyers at freebie table at con calling for gms and
>>>> volunteers with karla's strategicon contact etc.
>>>>
>>>> That said (in novel form) I would like to thank all of you for the hard
>>>> work you have done. It isn't easy and sometimes it downright sucks and you
>>>> are like wtf? You are appreciated more than the board can say....but i will
>>>> say it here again. Thank you
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Victor
>>>> On Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 12:21:39 PM MST, Strategicon Department
>>>> Heads <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Working on that this week. While it's fresh in my mind. I took a lot of
>>>> notes this weekend!
>>>>
>>>> It would especially be helpful to describe what Volunteers (not GMs)
>>>> actually do in each department. Matching up volunteers to a department
>>>> they'd be the most suited for is important to me. I feel that it makes for
>>>> a good con experience, and return performances.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Karla :-)
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 29, 2019, 12:05 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Message From: Mike James  minis.tyrant at gmail.com
>>>> While we are going down that informational rabbit hole, another good
>>>> way to recruit would be to have a good description of what GMs/volunteers
>>>> need to know or something that would help them be aware of it. Maybe, say,
>>>> something on a department page. Maybe even every department page. In fact,
>>>> if you were to send this description/information to Tanya and ask nicely,
>>>> maybe she could put a handy dandy volunteer button somewhere near your ‘How
>>>> to be a volunteer’ (or equivalent) blurb on your very own updated
>>>> department specific page.
>>>>
>>>> Just sayin. Repeatedly.
>>>>
>>>> Mike
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM Strategicon Department Heads <
>>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Message From: Tanya Aldrich  taldrich at strategicon.net
>>>> There has always been a link to the Volunteer page on the Registration
>>>> Info page. It’s just not a button.
>>>>
>>>> Note, the change mentioned does show up at the bottom of *every* page.
>>>>
>>>> Tanya
>>>>
>>>> On May 29, 2019, at 11:35 AM, Strategicon Department Heads <
>>>> deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Message From: Shane Sauby  mrsauby at yahoo.com
>>>> Would it be possible to add the same button somewhere on the
>>>> registration page? I know we want paying customers, but I feel that there
>>>> are many attendees who are veterans but still unaware of volunteering
>>>> opportunities.
>>>>
>>>> Shane Sauby
>>>> Boardgames Supervisor
>>>>
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>>>> On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 11:03 AM, Strategicon Department Heads
>>>> <deptheads at strategicon.net> wrote:
>>>> Message From: Tanya Aldrich  taldrich at strategicon.net
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