Student Volunteer
Chair
Overview
The SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer Chair is responsible for the planning, selection process, and management of the annual conference student volunteer program. The Student Volunteer Chair works closely with the Conference Chair, the Chief Staff Executive (CSE), volunteers, and contractors to create a volunteer program that both supports the operational needs of the conference and provides a positive educational experience for the students.
Recommended Qualifications
- team player who works well with others
- experience with project / fiscal management
- able to delegate responsibility and mentor team members as well as the next year's Student Volunteer Chair
- deadline-driven; able to organize and respond quickly
- able to devote the necessary time
- past SIGGRAPH student volunteer
- past conference experience with administrative duties as either manager, admin, or subcommittee member of any program
- committed to supporting meaningful experiences for and contributions by students at the conference
- service-oriented
- organizational and interpersonal skills
- leadership and supervisory experience
- experience and ability to work well within a large group
- ability manage large amounts of e-mail!
Specific Responsibilities
The following list is a "high-level" view of the specific responsibilities associated with serving as a Student Volunteer Chair. The list is organized under general categories of responsibility.
Strategic
- Participate in strategic planning for the SIGGRAPH Conference
- Create a strategic direction for the student volunteer program including overall goals and objectives for the program, year-round student activities, and new initiatives
Management
- Recruit and manage a subcommittee to assist in administering the student volunteer program
- Work with conference management to organize and implement a thorough student volunteer selection process
- In support of ACM SIGGRAPH's cooperative agreement with Japan's Multimedia Content Association, coordinate about a dozen MMCA-selected Japanese Student Volunteers
- Work with program chairs to determine student volunteer requirements for different programs
- Develop a comprehensive on-site schedule for student volunteers
- Manage the on-site operations of the student volunteer program
Financial
- Work with the Conference Chair and CSE to prepare preliminary and final conference budgets for the Student Volunteer program
- Manage the Student Volunteer budget
- Administer Student Travel Grant and Computer Graphics Pioneers Grant funds
Publications
- Develop the Student Volunteer section of the Call for Participation
Communication
- Report regularly to the Conference Chair and CSE on the status of the Student Volunteer program
- Provide other committee chairs direction and instructions for the proper use of student volunteers
- Facilitate and participate in timely communication with students to provide direction and answer questions
- Produce a final report by the wrapup meeting (October) describing the Student Volunteer program, changes from previous years, and lessons learned
Meetings
- Attend and participate in all conference committees meetings