Volunteer Qualifications and Time Commitments
Referees:
- Knowledgeable in a particular track who will review and critique anonymous papers.
- To referee, you must have an email address, but are not required to attend the Conference.
- Must be available during the mid-June to mid-July timeframe
Editorial Review Board:
- Assist authors in preparing their paper for presentation and printing.
- To be an ERB member, you must have an email address, but are not required to attend the Conference.
- 5-15 hours, mid-August/early September.
Mentor:
- Must be a CMG-published author and be willing to assist a first-time author in submitting an abstract and paper.
- Are not required to attend the Conference.
- 10-30 hours, March through September.
Editor/Referee for the CMG Journal:
- Assists in compiling papers for periodic issues of the CMG Journal.
- No requirement to attend the Conference.
- 5-15 hours, published 3 times during the year.
Onsite Positions
Volunteers for the following positions will need to attend the Conference.
Onsite Mentor:
- Must ATTEND the conference
- Be willing and available to listen to and critique the author's presentation prior to their scheduled conference session.
- 1-2 hours at the conference.
Session Chair:
- Must ATTEND the conference
- Make initial contact with the author prior to the conference
- Chair the session to introduce and thank the author.
- Do attendance count
- 1-2 hours at the conference (one session).
Session Monitor:
- Must ATTEND the conference
- Check badges at entry to session to ensure valid attendees
- Responsible for the physical environment of the room
- Collect Session evaluations at end of session.
- 2-4 hours at the conference (one morning or afternoon)
Sunday (Workshop) Session Chair:
- Must ATTEND the conference, be registered for Sunday Workshops
- Make initial contact with the author prior to the conference
- Chair the session to introduce and thank the author
- Do an attendance count
- Collect W4 forms
- 3 1/2 hours at the conference (one morning or afternoon session).
Signs
- Must ATTEND the conference.
- Signs volunteers will be responsible for placing signage before and after sessions.
Breakfast, Lunch and PARS Access Control
- Must ATTEND the conference.
- Check badges and take tickets at entry to ensure valid attendees
- Work during Breakfast, Lunch and/or PARS (early access)
Collectibles
- Must ATTEND the conference
- Assist in the Collectibles area.
Additional On-site Positions:
- Volunteers are also needed for miscellaneous onsite positions and filling in for a volunteer who couldn’t make it.
- 1-2 hours or more at the conference
INQUIRIES: Volunteer Coordinator,
CMGHQ
PO Box 1124
151 Fries Mill Rd, Suite 104
Turnersville, NJ 08012
Phone: 1-800-4FOR-CMG or (856) 401-1700
Fax: (856) 401-1708
CMG Volunteer Form
