As you may know, the 2008 Utah Open Source Conference is coming up in less than two months (28 – 30 August, 2008). In order to pull off another successful conference, we need help, possibly your help. In addition to getting a warm feeling inside, conference volunteers may be privy to other benefits:

• Free admission to the conference (a $70 value!)
• Cool swag and other goodies
• Meet and greet with speakers and presenters

It’s an opportunity to be a part of history in the making. The second Utah Open Source Conference is destined to be just as groundbreaking as the first.

Now, we’re not talking about garbage-dumping duty. We’re talking about important, critical functions to the conference. Here are some of the positions that need to be filled:

• Room manager – These individuals coordinate the presentation rooms, collect statistics, manage prize giveaways, and distribute news and announcements to attendees before and after presentations.
• Ambassador – These individuals help attendees and conference presenters get the information they need and get to where they need to go.
• Registration – The all-important front-desk people who hand out badges, sort out registration issues, distribute conference information packets, take registration fees, and welcome attendees to the conference.
• Blogger – These individuals simply blog about the conference as they attend. It’s just that easy.

There will probably be more volunteer positions created as the conference approaches.

There’s no better way to experience the Utah Open Source Conference than from right in the center of it. Volunteer positions expose you to the inner workings of a conference like no other opportunity.

If you’re interested in volunteering, send us some e-mail to volunteer@utos.org with your contact information and what you may be interested in doing.

For information on volunteer positions, see http://wiki.utos.org/UTOSC2008/VolunteerPositions.