[Deptheads] Recruitment

Thu Jun 6 12:43:30 PDT 2019

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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