[Deptheads] Recruitment

Wed May 29 17:33:55 PDT 2019

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
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> Message From: Tanya Aldrich  taldrich at strategicon.net
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