Become a volunteer

---

1. Volunteers must be over the age of 18.

2. Volunteers are expected to perform their duties accurately and completely and may be asked to perform extra duties for the convention in addition to their original sign-up times. Volunteers must be able to devote time and effort to the event before, during, and after.

3. Volunteers are required to be at assigned location during their assigned hours, failure to do so may mean the removal of your free entry to the show.

4. Volunteers are required to provide accurate information to the show, with the understanding that no information will be available to anyone outside of the convention.

5. Volunteers are required to abide by the same rules as attendees.

6. Volunteers are restricted from any activity that will take their attention away from the assigned duty that they are responsible for while working. This includes, but is not limited to, working for a vendor or artist, playing games while watching a room, participating in a contest while staffing said contest, etc. After their scheduled hours, volunteers are welcome to enjoy the events of the convention, but show duties take precedence over other activities.

7. No volunteer should give their badge to any attendee for any reason. If a volunteer gives his/her badge to an attendee, he/she is subject to expulsion and permanent ban from working future events.

8. As a representative of the show, volunteers are asked to abide by certain etiquette standards before, during, and after the convention.

9. Volunteers are reminded that most equipment at the show is donated, therefore no one who is not on volunteer staff or owner of the equipment is allowed to touch equipment or games without permission at ANY time for ANY reason.

10. Should a volunteer fail to abide by the rules outlined in this document or behave untowardly while representing the convention (whether it be at the event, on a public forum, or otherwise), a warning, reassignment, or expulsion may be enacted. The severity of the offense will dictate the severity of the discipline.

11. Try to show up at least a little early for your shift, for two reasons: it allows time if you have to be briefed, and it’s a lot less nerve-wracking to the person who’s waiting for you to show up. Keep in mind that you’ll be in the same anxious shoes near the end of your shift!

12. If a machine/game system is having trouble and a simple reboot does not correct the issue, place an Out of Order sign on the equipment and report the machine to the repair room.

13. ALWAYS be courteous, friendly, and cooperative. It’s OK to show a guest how to play a game but not OK to play the game for 20 minutes with the guest.