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Call for Volunteers </div>
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The ACM Conference on Systems, Programming, Languages, and Applications:</div>
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Software for Humanity (SPLASH'24)</div>
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October 20-25, 2024, Pasadena, California, United States</div>
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https://2024.splashcon.org/track/splash-2024-Volunteers</div>
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### Important dates</div>
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Volunteer applications Deadline: Tue Jul 30, 2024</div>
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Notification of Acceptance: Wed Aug 7, 2024</div>
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Apply to be a Volunteer and help us make SPLASH 2024 a great experience </div>
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for all attendants!</div>
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SPLASH 2024 is pleased to offer a number of opportunities for volunteers, </div>
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who are vital to the efficient operation and continued success of the </div>
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conference each year. The volunteer program is a chance for students and </div>
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Programming Languages researchers aspirants from around the world to </div>
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participate in the conferences while assisting us in preparing and </div>
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running the event.</div>
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The Volunteer Program helps more people attend the SPLASH conference by </div>
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covering conference fees, including access to the banquet (but not travel </div>
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or lodging expenses), in exchange for a fixed number of work hours </div>
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(usually from 12 to 15) helping with the conference organization.</div>
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### Eligibility criteria</div>
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Everyone is welcome to apply. Priority is given to junior members of our </div>
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community, e.g. full- or part-time students of computer science and </div>
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related fields.</div>
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### Duration</div>
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Applicants must be available for at least five (5) full days between </div>
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October 20th and October 25th 2024, and will be expected to provide </div>
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12-15 hours of volunteering work in that time. Volunteers may also be </div>
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expected to be available for some amount of pre-conference discussion and </div>
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training if necessary. Volunteers from all timezones are welcome.</div>
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### About Volunteering</div>
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The skills, talents, and dedication of our Volunteers contribute to the </div>
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overall quality of the conference.</div>
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The Volunteer role this year will mainly involve working with the organizers </div>
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to prepare for the conference by providing technical assistance to attendees, </div>
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managing online Q&A and poster sessions, and supporting active communication </div>
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in our online environment.</div>
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Volunteering allows you to meet other people (faculty and students) in the </div>
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Programming Languages (PL) Community. With several opportunities for networking, </div>
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you can share ideas about your research, find topics you are passionate about, </div>
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investigate career paths, and even find your future collaborators!</div>
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### Compensation</div>
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- A Complimentary Conference Registration, offering access to all open sessions </div>
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(i.e., parallel paper presentations, demonstrations, and workshops) and conference </div>
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proceedings.</div>
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- Free lunches and refreshments during breaks.</div>
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- Volunteer shirt.</div>
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- Free admission to all social events.</div>
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