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== Moderators wanted! ==  
== Moderators wanted! ==  
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This year's conference at LinuxTag offers more than 30 tracks that cover subjects for every interest. To guide our visitors through the schedule, LinuxTag is looking for volunteer moderators. They host one or several tracks and manage a lecture hall for one or more days.
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To guide the audience through the LinuxTag conference schedule, we need you as a volunteer '''moderator'''. You host one (or more) tracks and manage a lecture hall for one (or more) days. This is a great opportunity to become acquainted with both LinuxTag visitors and speakers, and a real contributor to the Open Source ecosystem. It requires neither technical knowledge nor previous community experience. Just be there, take part in the LinuxTag in an as much as entertaining way as you feel like, and take care of your hall, your speakers and your audience.
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This is a great opportunity to become acquainted with speakers and contributors of the Open Source ecosystem. Some basic understanding of the [http://www.linuxtag.org/2012/de/program/program.html subjects in this year's schedule] is useful, but not mandatory. You may pick your session on a first come, first served basis. You may need some basic English and German language skills, but you do not need to be a native speaker.  
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A "track" is a couple talks on a specific day, usually about a specific topic (i.g. "Software development", "Community"). Pick your session on a first come, first served basis and put your name in the moderator's organizer table (see link at the bottom of the page). You may need some basic English and German language skills, but you do not need to be a native speaker.  
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A moderator has to
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This is what a cool moderator does:
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* introduce the speaker to the audience of about 50 - 250 attendees,
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* introduce the speaker to the audience (which consists of about 50 - 250 people):
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* ensure the presentation does end on time and keep the lecture room on schedule,
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* ensure the presentation does end on time and keep the lecture room on schedule (there are special [[:File:Moderator-Timing-Signs.pdf|Time-Keeping Signs (PDF ~30KB)]] for that);
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* moderate the question and answer session,
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* moderate the question and answer session (and ask questions for yourself!);
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* help the next speaker to set-up the presentation, and
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* help the next speaker to set-up the presentation; and
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* thank the speaker and the visitors.
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* thank the speaker and the audience.
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* If you are the coolest moderator in the universe, you take some minutes to fill out a [[:File:Moderator-Reporting-Form.pdf|Reporting Form (PDF ~45KB)]] for every talk you heard. This is a QA issue for the conference organizers. You'd help very much with that, but this is not mandatory. In any case, thank you so much for your support.
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We provide you with access to background information about the schedule and speakers as well as with a detailed guide of your specific duties in advance. In return LinuxTag offers you:
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Now, what can you expect? LinuxTag offers you:
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* a free full conference pass for you and a friend,
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* a free full conference pass for you and a friend;
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* an official LinuxTag team T-Shirt,
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* an official LinuxTag team T-Shirt (yay!);
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* a free ticket for our social event (LinuxNacht) in case you volunteer for two days, or <br /> a subsidised ticket for our social event in case you volunteer for one day,
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* a free ticket for our social event (LinuxNacht, worth 45 Euros) in case you volunteer for two days, or <br /> a subsidised ticket for our social event in case you volunteer for one day (left to pay: 20 Euros);
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* free catering during your stay at LinuxTag, and
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* free catering during your stay at LinuxTag (yummie!); and
* on request: a certificate accounting your duties for job applications.
* on request: a certificate accounting your duties for job applications.
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In case you want to get to know some of LinuxTag's speakers first hand, this is your chance! Additionally, you give back to the Open Source community. If you are interested in participating at Europe's leading event for Free Software by taking ownership of one of our tracks, please contact our conference committee at [mailto:conference@linuxtag.org conference@linuxtag.org] with a brief introduction of yourself and a list of sessions you would be interested to host.
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If you're ready, proceed to the [[vp:Tracks_2012|Moderator's table]]. Thank you for your support!
==== see also ====
==== see also ====
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* [[vp:Moderator's Guide|Moderator's Guide]]
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* [[vp:Moderator's Guide|A (even more) verbose Moderator's Guide]]
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* [[vp:Tracks 2012|List of Tracks and Moderators for LinuxTag 2012 conference]]
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* [http://www.linuxtag.org/2012/de/program/program.html LinuxTag 2012 conference schedule overview]
* [http://www.linuxtag.org/2012/de/program/program.html LinuxTag 2012 conference schedule overview]

Revision as of 01:52, 12 May 2012

Moderators wanted!

To guide the audience through the LinuxTag conference schedule, we need you as a volunteer moderator. You host one (or more) tracks and manage a lecture hall for one (or more) days. This is a great opportunity to become acquainted with both LinuxTag visitors and speakers, and a real contributor to the Open Source ecosystem. It requires neither technical knowledge nor previous community experience. Just be there, take part in the LinuxTag in an as much as entertaining way as you feel like, and take care of your hall, your speakers and your audience.

A "track" is a couple talks on a specific day, usually about a specific topic (i.g. "Software development", "Community"). Pick your session on a first come, first served basis and put your name in the moderator's organizer table (see link at the bottom of the page). You may need some basic English and German language skills, but you do not need to be a native speaker.

This is what a cool moderator does:

  • introduce the speaker to the audience (which consists of about 50 - 250 people):
  • ensure the presentation does end on time and keep the lecture room on schedule (there are special Time-Keeping Signs (PDF ~30KB) for that);
  • moderate the question and answer session (and ask questions for yourself!);
  • help the next speaker to set-up the presentation; and
  • thank the speaker and the audience.
  • If you are the coolest moderator in the universe, you take some minutes to fill out a Reporting Form (PDF ~45KB) for every talk you heard. This is a QA issue for the conference organizers. You'd help very much with that, but this is not mandatory. In any case, thank you so much for your support.

Now, what can you expect? LinuxTag offers you:

  • a free full conference pass for you and a friend;
  • an official LinuxTag team T-Shirt (yay!);
  • a free ticket for our social event (LinuxNacht, worth 45 Euros) in case you volunteer for two days, or
    a subsidised ticket for our social event in case you volunteer for one day (left to pay: 20 Euros);
  • free catering during your stay at LinuxTag (yummie!); and
  • on request: a certificate accounting your duties for job applications.

If you're ready, proceed to the Moderator's table. Thank you for your support!

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