Volunteer Information

We encourage those students who are attending the conference to consider serving as conference volunteers.  There are two levels of commitment as a conference volunteer.

1. Student Assistant – there are 10 available spots for this position.  The minimum service requirement is 15 hours of volunteer time during the week of the conference.

2. Volunteer – there are 20 available spots for this position.  The minimum service requirement is 8 hours of volunteer time during the week of the conference.

Eligibility

Students who are current members of ASPRS, CaGIS, and the ISPRS Student Consortium are eligible to apply as Student Assistants and Volunteers for this conference.

Students who apply for a Student Assistantship MUST be available to serve during the entire week of the conference (Sunday, November 14 through Wednesday, November 18) and MUST attend the orientation meeting on Sunday evening, November 14th.

Benefits

Students who are accepted to serve as Student Assistants receive complimentary conference registration, complimentary lodging (two students share a room) from Sunday, November 14 through Wednesday, November 18.  They also receive a $100 stipend when their full work assignments have been completed.

Students who are accepted to serve as Volunteers receive complimentary conference registration only.

Any Student Assistant or Volunteer who works 7.5 hours in one day is eligible for a lunch stipend of $10.

Miscellaneous

Any student accepted to serve as either a Student Assistant or Volunteer must be able to cover their own transportation to and from the conference.  Volunteers must be able to cover their own lodging during the conference. 

Only those Student Assistants or Volunteers who are assigned to an ASPRS Workshop as part of their volunteer duties may attend the assigned workshop at no cost.  All others who wish to attend a workshop must register for the workshop of their choice and pay the student registration fee.  These workshops are not part of the general conference registration fee.

Please click on this link to read the Conference Student Assistant and Volunteer Guidelines.

Please click on this link to find the Student Assistant Application Form.

Please click on this link to find the Volunteer Application Form.