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Frequently Asked Questions |
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Frequently Asked Questions |
Simply send a brief e-mail to dlvorg@divalas.vegas and state that you wish to volunteer to help out.
Please include a summary of the exact areas in which you would like to help.
As you probably know, DLV operates entirely on volunteer help.
Our primary need is for volunteers to plan, coordinate, and assist with the various activities which make up the DLV event as a whole.
Over 99% of the effort that goes into making DLV happen has to do with the planning and implementation of activities.
Just as it is said that "Every Marine is a Rifleman" it can be said that "Every DLV volunteer is an activity coordinator."
There's very little set-up and tear-down associated with the Diva Las
Vegas event as a whole. Our model is quite different from that of other TG events
and as such, it makes these types of duties unnecessary.
There may be, however, some set-up and clean-up work associated with
some of the activities, depending on exact circumstances. If this is
your area of interest, please volunteer to assist those who will be
coordinating those particular activities which need set-up and
clean-up help. Yes, things like this count toward voting status.
As for such things as sound and lights, there will sometimes be a small
number of activities at which self-produced performances will happen
and you're welcome to volunteer to
help out with these if this is your area of expertise.
You're welcome to volunteer your services if you wish. However we do
not have any funds to cover professional or semi-pro photography.
Our events have always been well-covered by amateur photographers
from within our attendee base. Some of these are quite prolific
and quite talented.
Since we have no registration fee, yes, it can be truthfully said that all volunteers do get free registration! :)
Sorry, we do not have the means to reimburse volunteers for such things as rooms and other expenses.
This is EXACTLY what we are looking for!
Please, write in and detail your proposal. Send an e-mail to dlvorg@divalas.vegas and let us know what you have in mind.
Again, this is EXACTLY what we are looking for!
Of course! We'll match you up with one or more of our veteran volunteers who can use your assistance and will "show you the ropes" so to speak.
Yes, most definitely. We'll find something for you which will require no up-front public contact, or we'll match you with somebody who will handle that part of your activity.
The DLV volunteers of voting status are those who make the decisions
which cannot be made by consensus.
A volunteer who is on record as coordinating or assisting with at
least one DLV activity during the past two annual DLV events is
of voting status.
Most Big Sister volunteers also qualify for voting status.
The support positions which are not connected to any DLV activities do
not count toward voting status. These are duties such as the check-in
hosts/hostesses, coordinators of various "pet projects",
greeters, and formerly the volunteer drivers.
However, most of those involved in these non-qualifying positions are
also involved in one or more activities as well, so most of them do
qualify by virtue of those activities.
Yes, with some reservations and understandings.
We'll most likely want volunteers who have never attended before to be matched up with veteran volunteers who can use their assistance. However, we have on occasion had first-year volunteers act as the primary coordinator of various activities. It all depends on the circumstances.
The highest level of decision-making within Diva Las Vegas falls upon the Diva Las Vegas Organizers' Group, often abbreviated DLVORG. DLVORG is comprised of those who have stepped forward and volunteered to coordinate and implement the various activities that make up the DLV event as a whole. The DLVORG members who are of voting status are those who are on record as coordinating or assisting with at least one DLV activity during at least one of the previous two DLV events.
In other words, it's those who do the work who make the decisions. That's the way it should be.
Certain administrative positions within DLVORG are recognized:
Project Manager is a rotational position. This person or team oversees the planning of the next annual DLV event and chairs the DLVORG group. Other positions are elected by DLVORG upon their vacancy, and the duties should be obvious from their titles.
An Administrative Committee, a subgroup of DLVORG, handles any business which is not directly related to an activity. This consists of the named administrative individuals above plus two at-large elected members.
The "minutes" of DLVORG, actually the mailing list archives, are open to the public. They are posted in plain sight on this web site. If you look for them, you will find them. :)
The named administrative positions, elected seats on the Administrative
Committee, and various other positions are filled from the ranks
of volunteers of voting status. These will often be by election,
but appointments by consensus or acclamation are occasionally made.
Beginning in 2016 a "Vote Of Confidence" is held annually among the
volunteers on all individuals who hold named leadership positions.
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