Volunteering Summary and Links:

Volunteering at the AAW 2012 San Jose Symposium Saturday June 8th to Sunday June 10th

 

(Set-up Day Thursday June 7th) AAW’s National Symposium will be held at the San Jose Convention & Cultural Facilities from Friday June 8th thru Sunday June 10th.  Go to the AAW website for more information.

 

AAW relies on the local chapters and their members to plan, organize and prepare for the symposium, and then relies on volunteers from throughout the US, and the world, to set-up and help run the symposium.

 

Each Member is highly encouraged to volunteer.

 

Thursday June 7th is “Set-up” day and many volunteers are needed to get the symposium ready to roll, and volunteering here really doesn’t cut into one’s symposium experience. But, volunteers are also needed during the symposium to make it all happen successfully, but here the opportunities can be very rewarding.

 

Several of the local committees, as well as AAW committees are looking for volunteers to help on set-up day, Thursday, as well as during the symposium, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

 

The following list of activities below provide sign-up opportunities with a description of these opportunities to help, as well as whom to contact to volunteer.  To know more click on the links at left.   The times are shown.  

 

Local Shipping:  Wed and Thurs., not have to register.

Packet Stuffing:  Tues afternoon, not have to register.

Registration:  Thurs. afternoon and Friday morning, not have to register.

Product Sales:   Thurs. setup and then sell through Sunday, not have to register.

Instant Gallery:  Thurs. and Friday morning, then Sunday afternoon for checkout, not have to register.

Instant Gallery Auction:  Sat afternoon and evening, not have to register.

Instant Gallery Critique: Sat afternoon, not have to register.

Instant Gallery – ReTurn to Community:  Thurs. mostly, but through weekend, not have to register.

Youth Training Aids: rotations Friday through Sunday, not have to register.

Youth Equipment:  Thurs. and Sunday, not have to register.

Learn to Turn:   Thurs. afternoon, various times, not have to register.

Equipment Committee:  Thurs. for setup and then various times through Sunday, not have to register.

Grinder Set-up and Tear-down Committee:  Thurs. and Sunday, not have to register.

Demonstrator Assistant:  Friday, Sat and Sunday during demonstrations, do have to be registered.

International Demonstrator Greeting: airport times, not have to register.

Wood and Materials Committee:  various times before and during, not have to register.

Instant Gallery Wall:  Setup on Thurs. and tear down on Sunday, not have to register.

 

 

Host Chapters and Volunteer Coordinators:

•   Bay Area Woodturners Association (BAWA) Dean Adkins Cell: 925-998-4111  E-mail: adkd@chevron.com  
•  Silicon Valley Woodturners (SVW) John Whittier Cell: 408-761-3941  E-mail: jwhit10506@aol.com    
•  West Bay Woodturners (WBW) Dave Vannier Cell: 408-348-4576  E-mail: dsvannier@yahoo.com