VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

The Great Lakes Bioinformatics Consortium is pleased to announce a call for Volunteer Student Support Staff for its 15th Great Lakes Bioinformatics Conference (an official conference of the International Society for Computational Biology) (GLBIO 2023), the conference will be held May 15-18, 2023 at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

The conference provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of research findings and methods, and development of long-term relationships and networking opportunities, for researchers within the region, as well as from around the world.

As a member of the Volunteer Student Support Staff, you will receive valuable first-hand experience at an academic association conference, a certificate of appreciation as well as a full refund on your registration once your obligations are complete. Please review the below volunteer requirements:

Attend a volunteer meeting before the conference to ensure you are prepared for all volunteer responsibilities - likely Sunday, May 14th in the evening
Complete all assigned shifts
- You will be notified of your shifts in advance of the conference and are required to sign and return in acknowledgement
- Please review the list of possible assignments below:
  - Registration:
    - Handing out name badges, processing of invoices and assisting with on-site registration
  - Educational sessions:
    - Check in with the session leader at the beginning of the session and identify yourself as the volunteer to assist in that session
    - Checking badges for entrance to session rooms
    - Counting attendees in each educational session
    - Monitor session rooms, alerting conference manager of any AV or emergency needs during session
    - Moderate the online Q&A and chat room for our virtual audience and be the in-person voice for the virtual audience during any Q&A sessions
  - Other conference opportunities:
    - Numbering poster boards to include monitoring hanging up and taking down of poster boards by presenters
    - Assist attendees in locating various events throughout the conference
    - Answer questions about the scientific program and giving directions within the venue

Only a small number of students will be selected to participate on this team. Apply today by completing the application online at https://forms.gle/hLPmkjQU7s6mVkUz9 by March 27, 2023.

Thank you,

Bel Hanson

GLBIO Conference Manager
International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB)
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