Southern California Genealogical Society: 2011 Jamboree:

Jamboree is more fun when you set aside a couple of hours to help. You know you want to be there, so why not be a part of the action! Volunteer now and assure yourself that you will be there for part of the day or for the whole weekend. No experience is necessary; we’ll train you for the job. Some jobs take brains, some take brawn, and others just take a willing smile, an interest in people and a volunteer’s heart.

Jane Van Tour will be overseeing the volunteer army and will be getting in touch with volunteers as Jamboree draws near. Send an email to Jane at jvantour4@gmail.com to let her know the times, dates and tasks that interest you. For those of you who have volunteered before there have been some changes in our volunteer needs. We have eliminated the Speaker Introduction and added Concierge and Traffic flow volunteers.

Volunteers who work at least four (4) hours on site at Jamboree will receive a $5 food coupon as a token of appreciation. Volunteers can earn one coupon per day.

Saturday, June 5 - Registration Bag Stuffers: Come to the SCGS Library, 417 Irving Drive in Burbank, on Saturday June 5, at 10am for the annual assembly chaos of stuffing the registration bags and name tags. It’s a great way to get to meet other volunteers and to get a sneak peek at Jamboree. It kicks off Jamboree Week in a rousing, fun, free-pizza-for-all, kind of way.

Thursday, June 9 - Thursday Volunteers: We will need Room Monitors, Sign in Table for the Thursday Writer’s Conference and Kid’s Camp. Door Staff. Pre-registration volunteers will be needed for Thursday evening early pre-registration check-in. Will also need venue monitors for the Convention Center exhibitor move-in.

Thursday June 9 and Friday June 10 - Concierge - Assist vendors with load in/out if able or vendor requested. Monitor vendor vehicles/items during load in/out

Friday, June 10 - Genealogy World Round Table Discussions: Moderate table discussions. You will do not have to be an expert and you don't have to make a "presentation." You job will just be to make sure that the conversation keeps moving. Contact SCGSJamboree@gmail.com and put "Genealogy World" in the subject line if you are interested in helping out. If you have a particular ethnicity, geography, or topic that you would like to faciltate, please add that too..

Transportation Team: Oversee and assist the load-out from SCGS beginning at noon on Thursday, June 10. On Friday morning oversee the loading and return of the field trips to the SCGS library, Hollywood Forever Cemetery and the Los Angeles Family History Library. Distribute and collect release forms. Serve as primary contact for Marriott parking staff. Oversee and assist the load-out from the Marriott on Sunday after 3:30 p.m.

Door Prize / Raffle. Oversee system of notifying winners. Sell tickets and encourage sales onsite at Jamboree.

Audio-Visual Equipment Team: Place the correct equipment in each speaker's room. Assist in connecting the equipment; perform equipment and sound checks. Assure security of equipment.

Convention Center Door Staff: Direct guests away from the convention center during Friday morning set-up hours. Provide directions to JamboFREE events. Open doors for exhibitors Thursday and Friday.

Pre-Registration Table: Greet attendees. Distribute registration packets, Pink Sheets, and name badges Distribute printed syllabus to those who have tickets. Break open boxes. Friendly, cheerful, and unflappable. Casual business attire. Volunteers are needs for Thursday evening June 9 as well as daily June 10-12.

Sign-in Table: Sign-in and distribute any hand outs to participants in the JamboFREE events on Friday morning. There will be a combination of those who have pre-registered and walk-in’s.

Hospitality: Greet people and direct them to the appropriate registration line. Distribute and collect registration forms from walk-in registrants waiting in line. Give directions to lecture rooms, restrooms, etc. Collect evaluations. Hospitality volunteers will also assist with traffic control in the Convention Center using the rope barriers. In the very large seminar rooms, 1-2 hospitality volunteers will assist the Room Monitors by locating and directing participants to empty seats.

Room Monitors: Badge checks/take tickets, distribute/collect evaluation forms, estimate attendance at each session, do room maintenance (straighten chairs, etc). Notify Jamboree Venue Manager immediately of any problematic issues such as unsafe crowding, audio-visual, or speaker needs. (We need at least one room monitor for each session and multiple monitors for large sessions. Volunteering as a monitor is a great way to be assured of a seat at even the most popular session. Check the lecture schedule and pick the two or three sessions that are the most important for you to attend. Volunteer for those sessions, and we will do our best to assign you to the lecture of your choice.)

Tech Zone: Set up/maintain equipment, assist participants with use of databases, keep time used by participants, troubleshoot access. Assure security of equipment. You do not need to be a geek or techie to volunteer for the Tech Zone. Anyone with a knowledge of the major genealogy databases will be welcomed.

SCGS Sales Table: Handles money. Runs cash register. Assists patrons with purchases. Maintains sales table. Sells speakers' books, SCGS items, raffle tickets, memberships.

Printer	Operate and maintain RisoGraph machine. Order paper, ink and masters. Print flyers as needed.
Membership Development Chairperson	Prior experience in marketing and/or community outreach. Assist the Board in developing a membership marketing plan. Primary qualifications are enthusiasm and excellent communication skills.
Fund Development Chairperson	Assist the President in defining and segmenting the market for one-time and continuing donations to SCGS. Identify prospective donor audiences from among membership, community and corporate organizations. Primary qualifications are excellent organization and communication skills, willingness to speak to outside organizations, and a desire and ability to organize events specifically targeted to the market segments.
Indexer 1890 Project and Other Projects	Detail-oriented people who can index back issues of The Searcher, books and manuscripts in our Library, and source documents to be included in the 1890 Project. Indexing involves finding the names of all individuals mentioned in a publication, noting the page number on which the mention occurs, and recording it on a handwritten or computer list. Speed doesn't count, but accuracy does. You can work from your home and we can send materials anywhere in the U. S. If you're working on a computer index project, SCGS will provide specialized indexing software (Windows PC only) and the training. If you're working on a handwritten index project, legible handwriting is all that's required.
Librarian	Library volunteer. Have a friendly, helpful attitude and a working knowledge of genealogy. Learn about our extensive collection of 35,000 books, manuscripts and CDs. Flexible hours and pleasant work environment. Training is provided. Shifts available to fit your schedule.
Proofreader	Perfectionists who can proofread text and numbers that have been typed for inclusion in the Genealogy Resources Online (GRO) database and other SCGS resources, including church records, publication indices, and so forth. This work can be conducted at your home.
1890 Project and General Project Data Entry Typist	People with keyboard skills who can use their home computer to work on the 1890 Project and to help build our Genealogy Resources Online (GRO) database. Speed doesn't count, but accuracy does. You can work from your home and we can send materials anywhere in the U. S. SCGS will provide specialized indexing software and the training. Windows-based PC computer required. If you prefer, this work can be done at the SCGS library. Participate in ongoing data entry projects, including the GAR Encampment Directory, Ancestry World Archives Project, and other initiatives.
Book Reviewer	Read genealogy book(s) and write a review for The Searcher. This can be on a one-time or ongoing basis.
Equipment Maintenance Specialist	Are you good at fiddling with projectors or other non-computer equipment, or have you worked on the microfilm machines at the FHC or other library? We could use your skills to help maintain our microfilm readers and printers.