Ways to help
Pre-conference - 10 complimentary passes are budgeted for people helping with:
- voting for talks - NOT eligible for comp pass
- marketing, blogging, beefing up our social presence
- managing in-conference events such as Maker Happy Hour, Community Day, Lightning Talks and open spaces (must have experience running meetups or events)
- managing at-conference volunteers (must have experience organizing teams / running events)
- coaching speakers, publicizing, and managing speaker logistics (must have experience with project/people management and speaking at conferences)
- coordinating logistics with sponsors, book publishers, exhibitors (must have good writing and customer service skills)
- designing T-shirt, banners, program guides and signages (must have graphic design and illustrator skills, must be detail oriented)
These roles require relevant skills and time commitment in the weekends and/or evenings, we will set up a call to evaluate scope of work and fit. If you don't need a free ticket, we will allocate the budget to another volunteer, and 10% of your registration fee will be donated to our diversity scholarship funds.
Apply to vote for talks or help organize PyBay
At conference - helping in these capacity will increase your chances of receiving financial aid:
- running newbie orientation (must have attended previous PyBay)
- introducing speakers, hosting open spaces (must feel comfortable with MC roles)
- preparing and distributing virtual swag bags, name tags, signage
- photography (please show your portfolio)
- check-ins, info desk, lost and found, take down, misc
