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Re: BrickFest PDX 2007 - who's getting paid?
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lugnet.events.brickfest
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Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:13:46 GMT
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In lugnet.events.brickfest, Timothy Gould wrote:
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Volunteers: They are just that--volunteers. They graciously give of their
time, and (usually) are not expecting recompense for that time. They should
not be expected to cover any expenses in addition to their registration and
food/lodging. (It’s a nice touch when they can get a lunch or dinner, or
something special to say “thanks” for the time they put in.)
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On that I don’t think I agree. I think that volunteers (of sufficient
involvement) should be given free registration. If you are volunteering then
you have to attend and it is thus an expense. In the event of a loss then I
imagine those same volunteers would typically be the first to ‘pass the hat’
to help offset costs.
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Not sure I agree there either - speaking as an organiser of Brickvention, all
the organisers, helpers, presenters, etc paid registration, it meant the
difference between a small loss and a large loss. Even our Australian LEGO
Ambassador paid his registration fee ;)
Granted, Brickvention is considerably smaller than either Brickvention or
Brickworld, but I have no problem asking volunteers to pay their own way. After
all, aren’t all attendees “volunteers” really? I mean, they choose to bring
their MOCs (sometimes large amounts and long distances), just to get together
with other AFOLs, and provide a spectacle that (hopefully) the public will find
interesting enough to pay to see.
ROSCO
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| (...) That is why I said 'of sufficient involvement' and the no hard and fast rules bit you snipped. In the case of a small convention like BV then there simply aren't the funds to let all the volunteers in for free. In that case you have to set the (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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| | Re: BrickFest PDX 2007 - who's getting paid?
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| --snip-- (...) On that I don't think I agree. I think that volunteers (of sufficient involvement) should be given free registration. If you are volunteering then you have to attend and it is thus an expense. In the event of a loss then I imagine (...) (18 years ago, 15-Mar-07, to lugnet.events.brickfest, FTX)
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