Sign up to be a Volunteer 

Important Information

Thank you for your interest in being a volunteer. Volunteers play an important role in helping the conference run smoothly. Volunteer energy and time will play an important role in helping create an amazing conference for all involved. This is also a great opportunity to soak up all the amazing knowledge available in the sessions and work with museum professionals from across the state.

The conference program will give you additional information about the sessions and other events at the conference.

If you have any questions please contact Ruth White, UMA Executive Assistant.

Compensation

We have space for ten volunteers this year. Each volunteer must commit to work a minimum of 8 hours (at least 1 Information shift and only 1 Event shift with the remainder being Session shifts). In exchange for their service volunteers will be given a complimentary conference registration. Every effort is made to accommodate the shift requests of each volunteer; however, the final schedule is at the discretion of conference staff. Sign up to be a volunteer here.

Volunteer Assignments

Qualifications: Good customer service skills, self-motivated, able to think quickly, local knowledge is helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities: Welcome and check in conference attendees. Distribute registration packets. Provide information as needed. Keep registration area organized.

Session      
Qualifications: An interest in museums issues and willingness to attend to the needs of the session over the desire to passively listen to the speakers

Responsibilities: Act as a liaison between conference staff and the session moderator/speaker for any concerns. Monitor session rooms by ensuring session signs have been changed, speakers have water glasses and water, check badges as attendees arrive, hand out session material (as needed), and recording number of session attendees.

Event                  
Qualifications: Good customer service skills, self-motivated, and able to think quickly.

Responsibilities: Welcome and check in conference attendees. Answer attendees questions and provide direction. Volunteers are only required to stay at their assigned post until the majority of the participants have arrived. For the remainder of the shift they should be available to be called on as necessary.