- Organization
- Knowbility
AccessU 2025 - Onsite Room Hosts
- Duration
- May 12-15th
- Location
- Austin, TX
Opportunity Details
Event
In-Person
May 12-15th
3001 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
About this Opportunity
Conference Room Host volunteers needed!
We are looking for energetic people who are enthusiastic about learning about accessible digital design to assist instructors and facilitate sessions.
John Slatin AccessU is a four day hybrid conference where tech professionals, content creators, policymakers, and advocates come together for deep learning in accessible digital design. The conference will be held May 12-15, 2025. Participants will be attending virtually from all over the word or in person at the beautiful St. Edward’s University campus in Austin, Texas.
Room Host duties include:
Provide general assistance to the instructor(s) and attendees in the room. Make sure the instructor(s) has water. Introduce instructor(s) at the beginning of the session. Assist in fielding questions from onsite attendees by providing a microphone to ensure that the Captioner and Virtual attendees can hear/read the question(s). Collaborate with the Room Zoom Tech to address comments / questions / raised hands from virtual participants. Remind participants to complete end-of-session surveys.
All volunteers are expected to:
Attend Mandatory Volunteer Orientation and Training. Accept invitations to join AccessU Slack Workspace and Volunteer Channels. Communicate via Slack, Text or Email as needed prior to and during the conference. Work on average 4 hours per day they are scheduled.
All volunteers will receive the following:
Knowbility t-shirt to keep and wear while volunteering at AccessU 2025 Volunteers who work a half-day shift (4 hrs) can spend the rest of the day attending classes at the AccessU Conference. Anyone who volunteers for a full-day shift (8 hrs) can come back the next day and attend activities including; workshops, classes, keynotes, or social activities for free!
You can register to volunteer through the AccessU 2025 Volunteer Application (https://forms.gle/QQ3A1J4jZPRA3RY58).
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at [email protected] or [email protected].
Features
- Accessible
- Good for Seniors
- Indoor Activity
Skills/Interests
- Business Skills
- Media
- Public Speaking
- Teaching
- Technology
Issue area
- Community Strengthening
- Disabilities
- Literacy
- Technology
Contact Information
- Teenya Franklin
- [email protected]
