What will my responsibilities entail?
As a member of Service Crew it is your responsibility to work on-site with the events committee and the National Office Staff to make sure that the conference runs smoothly. Generally, Service Crew members assist in tasks such as: registration, selling merchandise in the retail area, assisting vendors in the set-up and take down of their booths, introducing presenters before conference workshops, collecting workshop evaluations and compiling them electronically, helping with the auction/ raffle etc. You will have an opportunity to denote areas of particular interest to you on the application form.
What are the commitment expectations?
- contribute between 8 and 16 hours of service
- register for the full conference (February 17th -20th)
- remain at the conference through the end of Saturday's evening events (plan travel for Sunday morning)
- attend a mandatory Service Crew meeting (Friday, February 18th at 7:30am)
- pre-register and pre-pay for the conference
- work at least one shift during workshop time
How many hours do I need for reimbursement?
All Service Crew members must work a minimum of 8 hours in order to receive a 40% refund of the conference registration fees. Service Crew members who work a minimum of 12 hours will receive a 50% refund; and those shining individuals who contribute 16 or more hours will receive a 60% reimbursement of the conference registration fees.
How will the hours be assigned?
Hours will be scheduled ahead of time on a first-come first serve basis based on when your Application for Service Crew is received. We cannot guarantee that all Service Crew members will be able to accumulate the hours they desire; however we will do our best to make sure that everyone has an opportunity to meet the minimum number of hours worked for reimbursement. We will also do our best to schedule our Service Crew members based on their areas of interest/ skill, but will likely need individuals to help in multiple areas.
How will reimbursement work?
Service Crew members must register and pay for registration, in full, prior to the conference start. (Early Registration Prices end December 15th). Your registration refund will be based on the number of hours that you work as submitted to the National Office by the Service Crew Coordinator, Kevin Sutton.
When and how will I receive my reimbursement?
Reimbursements will be mailed within two weeks of the conference end date.
Due to the high volume of applications this year we have closed applications for the 2010 National Conference on Outdoor Leadership Service Crew.
For more information regarding Service Crew, contact Kevin Sutton at ke.sutton@hotmail.com, or Mallory Rickbeil at the National Office (
wea@indiana.edu).
