Akademy/2015/Volunteers

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Sign up to Volunteer!

To sign up, please follow these steps:

  • Before filling your name in, please read the Call for Volunteers.
  • Check out the tasks below to see what interests you.
  • Edit the table below and fill in your name and data. Please provide your name, the languages you speak, whether you are a local and/or know Coruña, and when you are available.
  • Add your local mobile telephone number to your Akademy user profile.
  • Join the IRC channel #akademy on freenode

Available tasks

Before the event

  • print and place signs on the walls
    • directions to rooms
    • directions to food, coffee, team room, etc.
    • name of the BOF rooms
    • how to reach party venue
  • print and fold name badges and put them into pouches
  • print any other documents that might be necessary (bus schedules, etc.)
  • check the merchandise available for sale
  • test the network
  • set up the venue:
    • prepare the team room
    • hang banners, posters, and signage
    • distribute cables in rooms

During the event

  • Pre-registration (Friday afternoon/early evening)
    • check in attendees and hand out badges
    • print out new badges if necessary
  • Registration/Info desk (Saturday to Thursday)
    • check in attendees and hand out badges
    • print new badges if necessary
    • sell KDE merchandise
    • provide general information
  • Session chairs
    • check that the speaker has water
    • introduce the speaker
    • make sure that the talk starts and ends on time
    • moderate questions
  • Runner (local volunteers)
    • able to drive a car
    • run errands
    • find people when needed
  • Video operator
    • help record the talks
  • Group photo
    • assemble group
    • take picture of all attendees

After the event (Friday afternoon)

  • help clean the venue
  • return sponsor materials
  • return other materials as necessary

Sign up to volunteer

(Please add your name and information)


Name/IRC nick/email Languages local knowledge (y/n)? days/times available comments t-shirt size/style
José Millán Soto, fid_jose, jmillan (at) kde-espana.org and fid (at) gpul.org English, Galician, Spanish and a few French y 21 - 31 July whatever is needed M/L
Santiago Saavedra, ssaavedra/ssice, ssaavedra (at) gpul.org English, Galician, Spanish and a Portuguese y 21 - 31 July Coordination plus whatever else is needed M/L
Peter Bouda, pbouda, pbouda (at) cidles.eu English, German, and some Portuguese n 25 - 31 July whatever is needed L
Pablo Castro, castrinho8, pcastro (at) gpul.org English, Galician and Spanish y 21 - 31 July whatever is needed XL
Adrião Morão, morois, morois (at) openmailbox.org English, Portuguese and Spanish y 21 - 24 July, 26 - 31 July whatever is needed L
Pablo Belay, pbelay(at) gmail.com Galician and Spanish y 27 - 28 July whatever is needed XL
Ingo Klöcker, mahoutsukai, kloecker (at) kde.org German, English, some Spanish, some French n 23 - 31 July whatever is needed S
Marcos López, feirlane, feirlane (at) gmail.com Galician, Spanish, English y 21 - 31 July whatever is needed, weekdays only available on afternoons L
Timothée Giet, Animtim, animtim (at) gmail.com French, English, some Spanish n 24 - 30 July Registration/Info desk, XL
Frederik Gladhorn, fregl, [email protected] German, English, Norwegian, some Spanish n 25 - 26 July Session chair S
Daniel Vrátil, dvratil, [email protected] English, Czech n 23 - 30 July whatever is needed L
Sébastien Renard, renard (at) kde (dot) org French, English, very basic Spanish n 24 - 28 July Registration/Info desk, Pre-registration M/L
Emilio J. Padrón González, emilioj, emilioj (at) gpul.org Galician, Spanish and English y 21 - 31 July (probably not available on Saturday 25th for family matters) Whatever is needed M/L
Pedro Costal Millán, pedrety998 (at) gmail.com Galician, Spanish and English y 21 - 31 July Whatever is needed M/L
Ali Moreira Afonso, alimafon (at) gmail.com Galician, Spanish and English y 21 - 31 July Whatever is needed XL
Brais Arias Rio, braisarias (at) gmail.com Galician, Portuguese, Spanish, English and little bit German y 21 - 31 July unless 24 afternoon to 25 afternoon Whatever is needed M
Marcos Chavarría Teijeiro, chavarria1991 (at) gmail.com Galician, Portuguese, Spanish and English y 21 - 31 July unless 24 afternoon Whatever is needed M
Luigi Toscano, tosky, luigi.toscano (at) tiscali.it Italian and English y 24 - 30 July Session chair, video operator M
Stefan, HorusHorrendus, stefan (at) derkits.at English, German n 24 - 31 July PreRegistration, Registration/InfoDesk XXL