Volunteering
Volunteer Positions
A detailed position description list is shown below. Read through these and decide which sound the most interesting to you, then select these on the sign up page.
Project Judge
Project judges evaluate presentations of a solution to this year's theme project guidelines. They conduct evaluations in small groups and then confer with the other judges to determine awards.
Volunteers Required: 9
Project judges evaluate presentations of a solution to this year's theme project guidelines. They conduct evaluations in small groups and then confer with the other judges to determine awards.
Volunteers Required: 9
Technical Judge
Technical judges evaluate the performance and innovate features of the robots. They conduct evaluations in small groups and then confer with the other judges to determine awards.
Volunteers Required: 9
Technical judges evaluate the performance and innovate features of the robots. They conduct evaluations in small groups and then confer with the other judges to determine awards.
Volunteers Required: 9
Referee
Referees are responsible for scoring the matches and ensuring that teams follow the rules. Refs will attend a training the morning of the competition to make sure the the scoring is consistent.
Volunteers Required: 7
Referees are responsible for scoring the matches and ensuring that teams follow the rules. Refs will attend a training the morning of the competition to make sure the the scoring is consistent.
Volunteers Required: 7
Event Cleanup Attendants
Event cleanup attendants are responsible for both cleaning up the competition afterwards and for helping transition the field from stages of the competition (alliance, final four, final, etc.)
Volunteers Required: 7
Event cleanup attendants are responsible for both cleaning up the competition afterwards and for helping transition the field from stages of the competition (alliance, final four, final, etc.)
Volunteers Required: 7
Teamwork Judge
Teamwork judges evaluate each teams completion of an exercise designed to show their teamwork.
Volunteers Required: 6
Teamwork judges evaluate each teams completion of an exercise designed to show their teamwork.
Volunteers Required: 6
Table Reset
These volunteers will be responsible for setting the competition tables back up after each match by returning all lego elements to their proper locations.
Volunteers Required: 5
These volunteers will be responsible for setting the competition tables back up after each match by returning all lego elements to their proper locations.
Volunteers Required: 5
Setup Attendants
Setup attendants will help with competition setup Friday night and/or Saturday morning. This is a position that can be filled by someone already volunteering for something else, as the work is not done during the actual competition.
Volunteers Required: 5
Setup attendants will help with competition setup Friday night and/or Saturday morning. This is a position that can be filled by someone already volunteering for something else, as the work is not done during the actual competition.
Volunteers Required: 5
Team Queuing
Manage the teams that are on deck and waiting for their upcoming matches.
Volunteers Required: 5
Manage the teams that are on deck and waiting for their upcoming matches.
Volunteers Required: 5
Competition Attendants
Competition Attendants are responsible for checking teams in and escorting them to their matches. Attendants are also expected to help people around the competition (giving information, directions, etc.) and to man the information table. They may also be called upon to do some odd jobs for judges.
Volunteers Required: 4
Competition Attendants are responsible for checking teams in and escorting them to their matches. Attendants are also expected to help people around the competition (giving information, directions, etc.) and to man the information table. They may also be called upon to do some odd jobs for judges.
Volunteers Required: 4
Floater
As a floater you will be assigned to temporary jobs as needed, or fill in for another position where someone has to leave or does not show up. This can be a fun job for volunteers unsure exactly what position they want to fill.
Volunteers Required: 4
As a floater you will be assigned to temporary jobs as needed, or fill in for another position where someone has to leave or does not show up. This can be a fun job for volunteers unsure exactly what position they want to fill.
Volunteers Required: 4
Scoring Official
Scoring officials are responsible for validating scores brought to them by score runners, entering the scores and displaying them. Scoring officials may also need to confer with judges so that the judges may keep track of how teams are doing.
Volunteers Required: 3
Scoring officials are responsible for validating scores brought to them by score runners, entering the scores and displaying them. Scoring officials may also need to confer with judges so that the judges may keep track of how teams are doing.
Volunteers Required: 3
Photographers
Photographers are responsible for taking pictures of both the event and of individual teams and their robots, which will be used for judge deliberation. **Must have own digital camera
Volunteers Required: 3
Photographers are responsible for taking pictures of both the event and of individual teams and their robots, which will be used for judge deliberation. **Must have own digital camera
Volunteers Required: 3
Score Runner
Score running is a simple, but absolutely essential task that requires very little training. Score runners are responsible for collecting score sheets after matches from the referees and submitting them to the scoring officials. If needed, score runners may need to track down teams to correct errors in scoring.
Volunteers Required: 2
Score running is a simple, but absolutely essential task that requires very little training. Score runners are responsible for collecting score sheets after matches from the referees and submitting them to the scoring officials. If needed, score runners may need to track down teams to correct errors in scoring.
Volunteers Required: 2
Practice Table Attendant
This person will be responsible for making sure that teams are getting fair time at the practice table.
Volunteers Required: 1
This person will be responsible for making sure that teams are getting fair time at the practice table.
Volunteers Required: 1
Videographer
Along with photo records of the competition, we also want to make a video of the day. So, we are looking for an experienced cameraman/woman to get shots of the event, especially matches. **Must have own video camera.
Volunteers Required: 1
Along with photo records of the competition, we also want to make a video of the day. So, we are looking for an experienced cameraman/woman to get shots of the event, especially matches. **Must have own video camera.
Volunteers Required: 1
MC
Announce teams and matches at the tournament and provide an exciting atmosphere for the competition.
Volunteers Required: 1
Announce teams and matches at the tournament and provide an exciting atmosphere for the competition.
Volunteers Required: 1