-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Volunteer opportunity re: Manitoba Agronomists Conference Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:56:45 -0600 From: Crystal Jorgenson C_Jorgenson@umanitoba.ca To: agriculture-gradstudents@lists.umanitoba.ca, agriculture-all@lists.umanitoba.ca

Hi everyone

Heather Wiebe, this year's Manitoba Agronomists Conference organizer, is looking for some _student volunteers_ for the event December 13 and 14. She needs people to help staff the registration table, assist with the PowerPoint presentations, and help out at the coffee breaks.

She is offering *free standing room conference registration and lunch* in exchange for each volunteer's time and assistance. For more information on the Manitoba Agronomists Conference and the agenda, see:http://umanitoba.ca/afs/agronomists_conf/index.html

For more information and to volunteer please contact her by***December 1*: Heather Wiebe, Manitoba Agronomists Conference Coordinator, e-mail: mac2011conf@gmail.com mailto:mac2011conf@gmail.com

Please see below (or attachment)for possible volunteer duties.

*Date *

*Volunteers *

*Time *

*Task *

*Location *

*DEC 13 *

3

7:30 am - 8:15 am

7:30 am - 9:00 am

8:00 am - 9:30 am

(NOTE: Welcome Center opens at

8 am, first set of doors will be open

to stand in foyer)

Hand out parking passes to conference participants, check names off, write

licence plate # on pass.

Bring leftover passes to

registration desk Rm 172 Ag Building.

Welcome Centre, 423

University Cres. (beside

U Lot)

*DEC 13 *

*and 14 *

1 or 2

8:00 am - 4:30 pm both days

Queue up powerpoint presentations for each speaker (these will be preloaded and

categorized by speaker name & time of presentation), set speakers up with mics, and

run mic to people with questions at end

of each presentation

Rm 172 Agriculture

Building

*DEC 13 *

*and 14 *

3

7:30 am - 8:15 am 7:30 am - afternoon

7:30 am - ? (also Dec 14 as needed)

Registration table: hand out nametags, have participants sign in, show them CCA & CCSC forms to sign & hand out speaker pkgs.

Outside Rm 172 Ag Bldg

*DEC 13 *

*and 14 *

2

*Dec 13 - *

Check am break

Check on lunch

Check pm break

*Dec 14- *

Check am break

Check on lunch

Check pm break )

Stand by refreshments before am & pm

break times

Check on lunch and then return to Rm 172

to lead conference participants to location

Coffee breaks -Ag Bldg Atrium.

Lunch - Univ Centre,

Rm 204 Marshall McLuhan Hall.