[Deptheads] Recruitment

Wed May 29 13:42:36 PDT 2019

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
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> Message From: Tanya Aldrich  taldrich at strategicon.net
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