Volunteer at Bouchercon!

10/28: UPDATED VOLUNTEER POSITIONS

Coming to Bouchercon, November 13-16? Want to meet like minded people--fans, readers, and authors-- while helping out at Bouchercon: Murder at the Beach, in Long Beach? Then we have a job for you! So many volunteer jobs to choose from and at different times. Or sign up for more than one!

Please respond to Lucinda Surber (volunteer@Bouchercon2014.com), Volunteer Chair.

See you at Bouchercon!

Call for Volunteers from Lucinda Surber, Volunteer Chair:  If you’re looking for a way to have fun, meet fellow mystery lovers, and contribute to the Bouchercon convention — volunteer!

Here are some areas where we need help. Please email Lucinda Surber volunteer@bouchercon2014.com to choose a volunteer job (or two!). Be sure to mention what days/times you are available. 

Book Bag Setup: We will be organizing the books for bag stuffing on Tuesday from 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Volunteers will need to lift some boxes and unpack the books onto tables. There will also be some smaller things to organize. Please indicate when you would be available to help. 

Book Bag Stuffing: We will be stuffing books into the book bags on Wednesday from 9:00 AM until done, hopefully by 3:00-4:00 PM. Please indicate when you would be available to help. 

Registration Desk: Sign up for a two-hour shift helping to manage the registration desk. We need both experienced Registration Desk volunteers and those who have never done this fun job of welcoming convention registrations and handing out the registration envelopes. We need volunteers Wednesday from 3:00-7:00 PM, Thursday from 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM, Friday from 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM, and Saturday 7:00 AM - 4:30 PM. Please let me know the approximate time you would be available to help. 

Book Bag Distribution: Sign up for a shift distributing the book bags to registrants during the hours that registration is open on Wednesday through Friday. Please let Lucinda know the approximate time you would be available to help. 

Volunteer Table Helper: Sign up to take a shift at the volunteer table, distributing packets to the Panel Room and Book-Signing volunteers. The Volunteer Table will be open from 15 minutes before the first panel of the day until 15 minutes before the final panel of the day. This job is even more fun if you sign up with a friend you would like to catch up with during the lulls. 

Panel Room Volunteer: Sign up for a shift managing a program room. Responsibilities include making sure the panelists have water, holding up signs so the panel moderator knows how much time is left before the end of the program, and escorting the panelists to the signing space after the panel. Written instructions will be provided. If you are interested, please check the panel schedule and let Lucinda know which panels you would like to help with. It's fine to give a long list of panels you want to attend with a note about how many total panels you would be willing to help with. 

Author Focus Volunteer: Sign up for a shift helping manage a track of Author focus sessions. If you are interested, please check the panel schedule and let Lucinda know which track you would like to help with. It's fine to give a long list of tracks you would be willing to manage along with a note about how many total tracks you would be willing to help with. 

Book-Signing Volunteer: Sign up for a shift helping with the book signing after panels. Duties include placing signage, greeting and directing authors to their seats, and managing lines to avoid congestion. The signings follow each panel track for about half an hour. The signing shifts last about an hour — half an hour before the panel ends to organize the signs and half hour of signing. Please indicate how many shifts you would like to do and when you are available. 

Silent Auction Room Setup: Sign up to help organize the Silent Auction Room on Wednesday. 

Silent Auction Monitor: Sign up for a shift monitoring the Silent Auction Items on Thursday (10:00 AM - 6:00 PM), Friday (8:00 AM - 5:30 PM), Saturday (8:00 AM - 3:00 PM). Please let me know the approximate time you would be available to help. 

Silent Auction Item Distribution: Sign up to help distribute the Silent Auction items to the winning bidders on Saturday from 3:00-5:00 PM. 

As an all-volunteer organization, Bouchercon can’t hold conventions without willing volunteers like you! Thanks in advance for pitching in to help with this great convention.