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== (1) Fans Who Help at a Con==
 
 
[[Fans]] who offer to help out at a [[convention]]. Volunteers usually have no special skills and normally do not have management of policy-making responsibility. Also called [[gophers]]. See also [[staff]] and [[committee]].
 
[[Fans]] who offer to help out at a [[convention]]. Volunteers usually have no special skills and normally do not have management of policy-making responsibility. Also called [[gophers]]. See also [[staff]] and [[committee]].
  
Most [[cons]] give their volunteers special perks such as a ribbon, free soda and snacks (see [[gopher hole]]) and often reimburse the membership fee if they volunteer for more than 12 door 16 hours.
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Most [[cons]] give their volunteers special perks such as a ribbon, free soda and snacks (see [[Gopher Hole]]) and often reimburse the membership fee if they volunteer for more than 12 door 16 hours.
  
== (2) The Department That Coordinates Them==
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The [[convention]] department responsible for recruiting and assigning volunteers.
 
 
 
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Revision as of 04:52, 15 January 2020

Fans who offer to help out at a convention. Volunteers usually have no special skills and normally do not have management of policy-making responsibility. Also called gophers. See also staff and committee.

Most cons give their volunteers special perks such as a ribbon, free soda and snacks (see Gopher Hole) and often reimburse the membership fee if they volunteer for more than 12 door 16 hours.

Conrunning -- the mechanics of running a convention & famous incidents.