Are you a local or coming from far away? Either way, you can help us make the conference a success.

Volunteer to help

• Spread the word: use online and offline tools to tell your friends about the conference
• Ask your company/organization to become a sponsor
• Donate a small amount of money
• Volunteer to help re-set the rooms on Friday evening, breaking down the large room into three, arranging lecterns and chairs, etc.
• Volunteer to unpack and arrange swag early Saturday, remind people to pick it up throughout the day, collect and pack the remnants on Sunday at noon.
• Volunteer to drive the out-of-town guests during the conference
• Volunteer to spend some time at the desk at the entrance, helping people get oriented….
• Volunteer to make, print and distribute name-tags
• Volunteer to help with the technical stuff, e.g., manning a camera for a session or two….
• Lend a laptop to moderators for use in their sessions, e.g., Danica Radovanovic and Mike Bergin.
• Some other way — tell us.

Let us know (by editing this page and adding your name) how you can help:

• Daniel Brown – I work a mile or two away from Sigma Xi at the National Institute of Environmental Health Science and live in Mebane. I would be happy to help drive folks around or whatever else comes up that you need a local boy for. If someone is desperate and broke, I might be able to provide a free room with a futon (I’d have to run it by the wife and make sure you are not of ill-repute). Update: yes it’s cool – she’ll probably be out of town anyway.

• Erica Lannan – I also work and live very close to Sigma Xi, and can (attempt) to offer recommendations on restaurants or lodging in the area. I can help distribute name-tags/swag/etc, and I can also help distribute, collect, or summarize after-conference surveys.

• Elle Cayabyab Gitlin – I’ll be there to help work the front desk again! Will play concierge, swag-organizer, tech support, et al.

• Evelyn L. Lynge – I would like to spend some time at the desk at the entrance, distributing name-tags, helping people get oriented, and maybe take pictures?

• Alex K Lee – I’ll be coming out of town (California) but I would like to volunteer during the conference in anyway I can