Fwd: Call for student volunteer at APCHI 2013 / INDIA HCI 2013
Anirudh Sharma
From: Ishneet Grover <ishnee...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, May 29, 2013 at 11:01 PM
Subject: Call for student volunteer at APCHI 2013 / INDIA HCI 2013
To:
Call for student volunteer at APCHI 2013 / INDIA HCI 2013
The 11th Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction (APCHI 2013) and India HCI is now open for Student Volunteer registrations. The conference will be held in Bengaluru, India, from September 24 to 27 2013. See www.apchi2013.org for more details on the conference.
The last date of application for Student Volunteer Registration is 10th June 2013.
Follow this link to register now. Register Now
More Information:
WHAT IS APCHI?
APCHI is Asia Pacific Conference on Computer Human Interaction. It provides an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and information on human-computer interaction and related areas with thought leaders in this domain. It brings researchers together researchers, professionals, practitioners and designers together from and across the globe. APCHI solicits high quality contributions in terms of research, practices, new solutions and emerging technologies in broad area of HCI to tackle such challenges.
WHAT IS INDIA HCI?
The 5th international conference on Human Computer Interaction “India HCI” is being organized in conjunction with APCHI in the year 2013. It is the leading conference organized annually in the different cities of India. The tradition of conference around "HCI theme" in India dates back to the year 2000, when few enthusiasts from IIT-IDC & fellow professionals organized a conference in Bangalore. The present India HCI series of conference was first organized in year 2004. Reincarnation of India HCI conference in year 2009 at Mumbai got the mandate from larger audience of conference participants to get organized annually in different cities of India.
APCHI 2013 / INDIA HCI 2013: The theme for this year is “Interaction diversity”. The theme represents the multidisciplinary, multilingual and multi-socio-economic aspects of research in human-computer interaction (HCI).
BENEFITS FOR STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
- Free APCHI2013 Conference Registration fees (worth `10,000).
- Free registration to a Workshop of your choice.
- As volunteers you get an excellent opportunity to network with other students and professionals.
- Access to the social events, including a gala dinner (party) at the end of the conference.
- Free lunch, tea and coffee breaks, with other refreshments, every day during the Conference.
- A cool T-shirt and other goodies. (Depending on how you design it)
WHAT WIIL YOU DO WHEN YOU BECOME A STUDENT VOLUNTEER?
You will agree to a volunteer contract, in which you agree to:
- Work at least 20 hours during APCHI /INDIA HCI 2013 Conference week (24-27 September 2013). Student volunteers are needed to help with set-up/break-down, registration, packing conference bags, providing support during conference/workshop/tutorial sessions, etc.
- Attend the mandatory Sunday, 23rd September 2013, training/review and bag packing session. Student volunteers are therefore expected to arrive by 23rd September 2013, morning 10.00 AM.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
"To qualify to apply you have to meet any of these criteria:
I. Enrolled students: You should be undergraduate, graduate or research student enrolled full time for at least one semester during academic year 2012-2013
II. Will get Enrolled: You will be joining as a full time student before September 24th 2013. You will need to produce your Student ID cards at the time of the conference.
HOW TO APPLY
All those interested in volunteering for APCHI 2013 / INDIA HCI 2013, need to fill the application form . Register Now
You will need to provide your personal and academic details to complete the registration.
The registration is served on first come first serve basis. As an Exception, 10 students will be selected on the basis of skills, expertise and academic origin. This is just to take care that we have enough variety among volunteers.
You will be notified about the selection results by 12th June 2013.
DEADLINES and IMPORTANT DATES
The Application Deadline for Student Volunteer Registration is 10th June 2013. (12:00 PM IST)
Register here: Register Now
Please feel free to spread the word for Call for volunteers on Twitter & Facebook using this link. http://apchi2013.org/call_for_volunteers.html
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: I know the deadline for the application is passed, but I want to be a student volunteer. Can you get me in?
A: You may go to the application form at any time after the deadline to put your name in the running. If we have already selected the student volunteers, your name will simply be added to the end of the waiting list. If you will be attending the conference anyway, there is always a chance you may be able to be added to the last minute, you never know.
Q: I want to skip orientation, or work less than 20 hours, or arrive on the Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday, can I still be an SV?
A: No, sorry these are minimum expectations we expect from everyone. If after you commit, extenuating circumstances appear, please communicate with us, so that we can give someone else the opportunity.
Q: I didn’t get your emails and/or forgot to register by the deadlines you guys sent us and I lost my spot as an SV, can I get it back?
A: If this is due to you just not reading your emails, not taking care of your own stuff, not keeping your email up to date in our system, forgetting or similar things, then the answer is NO. If there are extenuating circumstances, please communicate with us. All we ask is for you to communicate what your circumstances are as early as you realize a situation has come up.
If you have questions, please contact us at svchair....@gmail.com
Looking forward to see you in Bangalore, the city of gardens !
With Regards,
Ishneet Grover