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SHINE is a big event with absolutely loads going on and it takes a lot of people to keep things running smoothly. We think there’s no-one better to help us do that than volunteers who’d love to come to the event. If you’d like to become a SHINE volunteer, help out for a day and then enjoy the rest of the unconference at your leisure, take a look at the kinds of things we’ll need your help with, and enter your details below if you'd like to volunteer during 13th-15th May, in central London.

Volunteer roles

Registration & welcome
You’ll be greeting people as they arrive at SHINE, helping direct them to the desk to hand in their ticket and pick up an attendee pack, to buy a ticket if they need one, or to connect with the organisers if they’re a contributor or speaker. We also need volunteers to man the desks to take tickets or help people purchase tickets. This is a role for those who are great with people, friendly and welcoming and who can think on their feet.

Directions
You’ll be ushering people in the right direction when they arrive, or letting people know where sessions and being run and which room is which. We’ll have volunteers dotted around the entire event, to help attendees get where they need to go. Do you have a good sense of space and love to help people? We need you!

General
This is for people who are happy to generally muck in! On event days there’s so many things going on and all sort of last-minute things to sort out – sticking up amended programmes, keeping the event space clear of cups, rubbish and bits of paper, finding people who aren’t where they need to be, moving a few chairs around, popping out to get more blue-tak...you get the idea! If you’re fleet of foot and thrive on variety, this is the role for you.

Participant liaison
Help us keep things running smoothly by greeting speakers and facilitators and making sure they get to where they need to be. You’ll also need to keep an eye on the time so you can marshal contributors ready for their sessions so we don’t run over time. We’ll also look to you to help with time-keeping to signal facilitators when it’s getting close to wrapping up time. This is for volunteers who are great at making people feel prepared and comfortable, and with excellent time awareness!

Advisors
Some people know just what they want to get out of SHINE and select sessions with laser-like precision. Others can need a bit of help working out what content is going to be best for them, and this is where advisors come in. We need experienced business and social enterprise folks who can offer a helping hand in navigating the programme. As well as experience, you’ll have a great memory to speed through the session information at a glance, and be a great communicator to effectively help people who need it.

To find out more about SHINE, visit www.shineunconference.com