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Call For Volunteers
Call For Photos continues
Survey reminder
Big List update
Administrivia
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Call For Volunteers:

All of those great times you just had were made possible
because somebody stepped forward and made those activities
happen!

Diva Las Vegas runs entirely on volunteer help, and yes,
we're looking for more volunteers.

During DLV, a number of you asked if there was anything you
could do to help out.

Yes, there is, and now is the time to say so! :)

Planning and organization of DLV is done mostly on line via
e-mail. It's interactive and participatory. Volunteers form
what we call the DLVORG group.

The DLVORG group is not at all closed or exclusive. With
very rare exception only, it's open to anybody who expresses
interest in helping out with DLV.

DLVORG people participate at the decision-making level, the
organizing and planning level, and at the nuts-and-bolts level.

The DLVORG group has one mission and one mission only, and that
is to plan the activities that make up what we call Diva Las
Vegas.

All of our major activities were "adopted" by one or more of our
volunteers, who jumped through the necessary hoops to make them
happen.

Most of the real "work" involves planning activities and making
the activities happen. (And I say "work" in quotes, because it
can actually be a lot of fun!)

Joining the DLVORG group is not intended to be a status symbol.
We're all peers, both organizers and participants. There's no
class structure or pecking order. Hey, we're planning a vacation,
not building an empire!

If you're sincere about wanting to do your part to make a great
thing even better, to give back what DLV has given to you, and
help to run an event that has literally changed lives, please
step forward!

I would also encourage those who are "newly out" to consider
volunteering. We need the perspective of those who are new to
public exposure when planning DLV. Each year since 1997, DLV
has given some of our people their first public experience.
We do value the input and support of those who are new, as
we do the input from those who have been in public for years.

To volunteer, please do one of the following:

Visit the URL:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/dlvvol1.html

Fill out the screen and check a few things, click SUBMIT, and
you're on your way!

Alternatively, simply send a brief e-mail message to
dlvorg@geekbabe.com and state you wish to volunteer. (Or, just
reply to this mailing and state that you wish to volunteer.)

Please include a sentence or two stating how you are most
interested in helping out. Anything general or specific ("I
wanna plan a sky-diving party.", or "I'll help any way I can.")
is perfectly fine. Anything from one sentence to a book length
manuscript will be ok. :)

We're not asking for any kind of a major time or effort
commitment on your part. All we ask is that each volunteer
organize, or assist with one activity. That's it.

Yes, it's fine to conditionally volunteer. "I'll help out but
I don't know if I can attend next year ..." is fine. Likewise
is something like "I'll plan the High Tea if nobody else wants
to do it."

If you're a bit shy, that's fine. We'll find something for you
where you don't have to go cold-calling vendors or anything
like that.

And yes, out-of-the-box thinking is encouraged! As you know,
we're not limited to the things that traditionally happen at
TG events, and we're certainly not limited to those which
have already happened at DLV.

Please consider helping out with DLV 2011. :)
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Call For Photos continues:

Thanks to all who have sent in photos. We're now in the
process of preparing the initial photo staging area.

You can submit photos by any of several methods, including
e-mail, FTP, and snailmail.

Here's the link to the FAQ section regarding photos:

http://www.geekbabe.com/cgi-bin/afaq.cgi?k=/dlv/faq&c=9

For further information on the Call For Photos, please
read our last general mailing. It's archived here on
the web:

http://www.geekbabe.com/annie/dlv10arc/0016.html
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Survey reminder:

If you attended, and have not yet taken the survey, please
do so.

You can take the survey by clicking here:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/2010survey.html

If you wish to comment further, or you wish to comment in
the first person in your name, please send your comments,
both positive and negative, to: dlv@geekbabe.com

This survey will remain on line through the month of May.

Thanks to all for giving us very valuable feedback!
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Big List update:

Thanks to all who have provided new vendors, updates, and
comments for our Big List of recommended (and not recommended)
merchants and vendors.

Since DLV, we've had 7 new vendors added to our Big List,
158 ratings, and over 60 vendor comments!

We invite all to take a look at our recently-updated Big
List on the web at:

http://www.geekbabe.com/dlv/vendors/

If you've patronized any of these recently, please feel
free to add comments and ratings. If you see anything that
is missing, please add a new vendor to the list.

The Big List is our most "hit on" page from web searches.

Thanks to all who have participated in this project!
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