Student volunteers are an integral part of running a successful conference. They are the “back bone” of the event and find the donation of their time and energy a meaningful experience for themselves as well as for the organization.

We look forward to receiving many student volunteer applications and hope the following will help you decide if you would be interested in helping us at ICIS 2009.

Student volunteers will receive free registration to all ICIS 2009 events. All other costs (transportation, lodging and meals etc.) will be their own responsibility.

Once volunteers are selected more communications and details will be sent.

Student volunteer criteria:

1. A 3rd or 4th year PhD student in an Information Systems program of an academic institution
2. Responsible for their own lodging, transportation and meal costs
3. Required to volunteer 10 - 15 hours of time during the conference

What will the selection criteria be?

Volunteers will be selected on basis of their application and a short reference letter from their advisor or department head.

What are some of the things I will be asked to do as a volunteer?

There are many duties available for a volunteer and you may be asked to do a variety of things including:

• Conference bag stuffers: assembling conference bags with all the attendees “goodies” like pens, agenda, conference brochure, etc.
• Registration desk attendants: helping attendees find their name tags, handing out bags, answering attendee’s questions, etc.
• Session room attendants: helping presenters and others with session room technical issues, dimming lights, holding doors open, etc.
• Volunteer administration: assisting the volunteer chairs with communications and organizational issues needed among all volunteers
• You will be asked to arrive at the conference hotel before the evening of December 14th for pre-conference preparation work

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How many volunteers will be selected?

We will need close to 30 volunteers.

Reference letter

A short reference letter must be emailed to icis09@eller.arizona.edu from your advisor or department head no later than the deadline date. Please have your reference indicate your name and school name in the text of the email.

The email address MUST be the same as the person doing the referral. For instance, a secretary working for your advisor cannot send the statement. It must come from the advisor him/herself.

There is no limit in length for the reference and it is basically a “why the committee should select this person to be a volunteer” letter.

Important dates

Volunteer application and reference letter: August 3, 2009
Volunteer notifications sent by: September 11, 2009

Application form

Click here to fill out your online application form.

Student Volunteer Coordinators

Anji Siegel University of Arizona USA

Cathy Larsen University of Arizona USA

Please contact us if you have any questions.

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