Volunteer Information
Why do we need volunteers?
Like most game conventions in the 300 to 700 attendance
range, FlatCon runs completely with volunteers - from the convention director
to kids helping with clean up. If you would like to assist in the success
of FlatCon, please contact David Ross at flatcon@flatcon.com with details of how you would like to volunteer.
Set-Up:
- Alan Schoppet
- Tom Jaggard
- Jonathan Perry
- Stuart Darraugh
- Leslie Pratt
- Harry Pratt
- Chris Kelly
- Amy Mueller
- George Mueller
Tear-down
- Alan Schoppet
- Tom Jaggard
- Leslie Pratt
- Harry Pratt
- Becky Glinka
- Jess Ray
- Chris Kelly
- Amy Mueller
- George Mueller
Distribute Flyers
- ISU - ??
- IWU - ??
- Heartland - ??
- Peoria - ??
High Schools
- Gridley/El Paso high school - Alan
- Unit 5 Normal East, West, and/or South - Alan
- Bloomington - Alan
- Peoria - ??
Game Coordinator - Stuart Darragh overall, gameboard sign-up
- Miniatures- Jonathan Perry
- RPGs - John Dillard
- RPGA - Shaun Burton
- Cards Games - Stuart Darragh
- Board Games 10 tables - Tom Jaggard
- Console Games - Ravi Duvvuri, Bloomington Library?
- Video room - Ravi Duvvuri
- LAN room - Andy Kraut UHAAC, Ravi Duvvuri
- Tournaments - Stuart Darragh
- Live Action and Seminars - Stuart Darragh
- LARP - Ravi Duvvuri (running a game)
Other Taks We Need Done:
- Program book, layout and printing - Leslie Pratt
- Mailings to area stores (fliers) - Rob Glinka
- Vendor prizes - David Ross, Rob Glinka (coordinate with Gamers' for a Cure)
- GenCon Pick up Volunteers - Tom Jaggard, Becky Glinka, Leslie Pratt
- Auction - ?? (not done last year)
- Survey - David Ross, Becky Glinka tally
- Hotel - Leslie Pratt
- Insurance - David, Van Gundy 452-1156 worked with Sue and John
- Vendor coordinator - Alan (identify a backup/intern)
- Website - Christopher Kelly
- Banner(s) and Direction Signs, flag,- ??
- Shirts - Becky Glinka
- Painting Demo, Paint-n-Take, Speed Paint - Chris Tabor
- Miniatures Paint Contest - John Madison
- Food - Rich Beck, we have food via Interstate Center
- Registration - Becky Glinka, Leslie Pratt, and hired person
- Advertising - Jonathan Perry
- B/N Convention Bureau - Leslie Pratt
- Badges - BNCB, Leslie Pratt
- Convention Photos - Rob Glinka
Other Possible Tasks
If you have an idea and want to run it, like:
- Speeches
- Signings
- How-to's
- Gaming Guide Tips
- Special Guests
- All age games
- Lord of the Rings Theme
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