VOLUNTEERS who perform 8 hours of work for New England Fan Experience receive a special Volunteer’s only T-shirt, and those who perform only 4 more hours also get 2010 membership!

Load-in: Helper
[THU - FRI] Sign up for this shift to help set up the convention, and get volunteer hours. Get most of your volunteering out of the way before the convention even starts! Out-of-town volunteers arriving early could easily perform this job.
Activity Level: Moderate
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Dealer Room: Set-up
[FRI] Sign up for a shift assisting dealers as they unload and set-up upon arrival at the hotel on Friday, November 13th (early morning until 4:00 p.m.) Out-of-town volunteers arriving early could easily perform this job.
Activity Level: High
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Fundraising Table: Set-up
[FRI] Sign up for a shift assisting NEFanX as we unload and set-up upon arrival at the hotel on Friday, November 13th (early morning until 4:00 p.m.) Be the first to see our volunteer T-shirts and the first to catch a great deal on something special.
Activity Level: High
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Fundraising Table: Sales
[FRI] Sign up for a shift assisting sales at NEFanX fundraising table. Be the first to see our volunteer T-shirts and the first to catch a great deal on something special.
Activity Level: High
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Registration Desk: Registration Staff
[FRI - SUN] Sign up for a shift checking in registrants and registering walk-ins. Volunteers should be friendly and alphabetically inclined. Volunteers should be local to Boston and willing to attend one pre-con training session.
Activity Level: Low to Moderate
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Registration Desk: Helper
[FRI - SUN] Sign up for a shift handing out registration badges and materials to arriving members. Out-of-town volunteers could easily perform this job.
Activity Level: Low to Moderate
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Information Desk: Assistant
[FRI - SUN] Sign up for a shift at the information desk. After receiving instruction from the desk coordinator; greet members, pass out information and maps, answer questions. Represent our community and direct out-of-town members to the sights, shops, and restaurants in Boston and New England. Answer questions about the conventions schedule and room locations. This job is most suited for Boston area residents.
Activity Level: Low
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Green Room: Monitor
[THU-SUN] Sign up for a shift monitoring the Green Room. Responsibilities include making sure that the hotel staff removes trash and that the room and tables are kept neat and tidy and that food and beverages are restocked as needed. Make Guest of Honors feel welcome and comfortable. Out-of-town volunteers could easily perform this job.
Activity Level: Moderate
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Green Room: Provisions
[THU-SUN] Sign up to help stock the Green Room with food and beverages each morning and close down each evening. Local volunteers would also be tasked with shopping and could easily perform this job.
Activity Level: Moderate to High
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Gaming Room: Room Monitor
[FRI - SUN] Sign up for a shift monitoring the gaming room and answering questions. The room is open Friday through Sunday. Out-of-town volunteers could easily perform this job.
Activity Level: Low
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Program Rooms: Room Monitor
[FRI - SUN] Sign up for a shift managing a program room. Responsibilities include making sure the hotel staff has picked up trash and that the room is properly set up for the next panel. Provide clean glasses and water for speakers, greet the audience as they enter the room, and hold up signs so the panel moderator knows how much time is left before the end of the program. Written instructions will be available for each room. Out-of-town volunteers could easily perform this job. A great job for someone who likes to attend panels AND get volunteer hours!
Activity level: Low
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Security: Officers
[THU - SUN] Some pre-con training needed. Sign up to monitor the rooms and venues of the convention. You will be assisting in set-up, signage, and directing actors, volunteers, and fans. Jobs include autograph lines, photo lines, 5th floor security, main tent security, escorting actors from one place to another. Good time management and people skills are needed. Out-of-town volunteers could easily perform this job, if they are available early Friday morning for training.
Activity Level: Low to Moderate
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Actor Assistants: Handlers
[THU - MON] Care for your assigned actor, assist at airport arrival, ensure that he gets checked-in, knows how to get to rooms in the hotel, gets meals, gets to autograph sessions, arrives at photo sessions, is at scheduled panels and sessions. Provide actor with a map or arrange to walk with them to dining. Escort actor as requested. (Volunteers must be vetted for this job.)
Activity Level: Moderate
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Dealer Room: Take-down
[SUN] Sign up for a shift assisting dealers as they tear down and load trucks on Sunday, November 15 (6pm to done).
Activity Level: High
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Load-out: Helper
(SUN] Sign up for this shift to help pack-up the convention, and get most of your volunteering out of the way after the convention so you don’t miss a thing! Out-of-town volunteers leaving Monday could easily perform this job. The DEAD DOG party follows Load-out, so why not stick around for the fun?
Activity Level: Moderate
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Check back as new jobs will be added as events are finalized.