SIGGRAPH Asia 2012
Student Volunteers Program
SV Orientation Briefing
Cassim Munshi
27 November 2012
Admin
Work
Play
Admin
To-Bring List
Some Form of Identification
Comfortable Wear (Shoes and Clothes)
Something that Tells the Time
Cell Phone
http://www.siggraph.org/asia2012/singapore-expo
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**Note: Lockers are ‘First come, first serve’. All lockers must be emptied at the end of the day
Meal Vouchers of $5 each
http://singaporeexpo.com.sg/visit-flavours-east/
Health & Safety
Drink enough water
Have a buddy
Let us know if you don’t feel well
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SV Accommodation
• Hostel In-Charge
– Benny and Xiaowei
– Room of six
• Chartered Bus Services
– 07:00 from Hostel to Expo
– 19:15 from Expo to Hostel
• Cleanliness and Behavior
Admin
Work
Play
Work
SV Shift Scheduling
Modus Operandi
Reporting For Duty
Arrive at the SV Office Opal 106 half an hour before your shift
Identify your team leader and listen to him
Performing Shift Duty
Team Leaders will brief you what to do and what to not do
Don’t leave your post, unless your Team Leader allows you to
Reporting Off Duty
Wait for your team leader to arrive to your venue
Follow him back to the SV Office Opal 106
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SV Shift Deployment Demo
Performing as an SV
General Matters
Be approachable, polite, composed respectful and professional
Know where you are and what’s happening around you
Stage Presence
Use good body language, eye contact and tone of voice
Don’t touch the attendees, even if you’re just being friendly
Team Leaders
Pay close attention to whatever they have to say
Always know how to contact them
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Common Tasks
Job
Description
Booth Attendant
Will be directed by TL/Venue Chair, mainly answer attendee questions.
CAF Assistant
Usher attendees, handing out/cleaning 3D glasses, and dealing with crowd control.
Gate Keeper
Checking badges at doors and direct attendees to correct venues
Happy Helpers
Follow instructions/tasks delegated by Scott Lang
Language Tour
Guide
Must speak another language besides English, guide attendees through the
conference
Ready Roomer
On stand-by, can be stationed anywhere depending on situation.
Sales Support
Help fold shirts, re-stock shelves, and interact with attendees making purchases.
Setup
Set up locations before the start of conference
Tear Down
Assist in tearing down locations at the end of the conference
**Setup and Tear Down are NON-SWAPPABLE
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Types of Badges
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Types of Badges
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Types of Badges
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Types of Badges
*Photography/Recording is NOT ALLOWED unless you have a Press Pass.
**No recording devices are permitted at SIGGRAPH ASIA 2012.
Abuse of this policy will result in the loss of the attendee’s conference credentials.
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Types of Badges
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Types of Badges
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Types of Badges
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Admin
Work
Play
Play
Lou Harrison
Chair of ACM SIGGRAPH Student Services (S3)
We provide services to student
members of SIGGRAPH
S3R3 - Reel & Resume Reviews online
MentorMe - pairing students and mentors
S3Talks - Online webinars
Talks at SIGGRAPH Asia
etc...
Like us on Facebook
"S3 - ACM SIGGRAPH Student Services"
We have three talks here in
Singapore, just for YOU!
Story Structure for Programmers, Game Designers and Artists
Room: Garnet 212 from 9:00-10:45 on 29 Nov (300pax)
Craig Caldwell, Ph.D. USTAR Senior Research Professor, Digital Media Cluster
Film & Media Arts Dept., College of Fine Arts University of Utah
Technical Challenges of Assassin’s Creed III
Room: Garnet 219 from 11:00-12:45 on 29 Nov (150pax)
Georges Torres Technical Director at Ubisoft
Prometheus: A VFX Journey to an Alien Planet
Room: Topaz 221 from 11:00-12:45 on 30 Nov (160pax)
Daniele Bigi CG Supervisor at The Moving Picture Company
Note, we need a couple volunteers willing to have their electronic portfolio critiqued by our speaker. Talk to
Benny soon...
If you're not on shift, PLEASE attend! Bring your questions!
We're giving away a prize...
Animation Mentor has donated a free online
Maya course. I'll be giving it away later in the
week.
We're giving away a prize...
Animation Mentor has donated a free online
Maya course. I'll be giving it away later in the
week.
SV Benefits
• ACM Membership
• C.G. Society Membership
• Industry Talks during Conference (Special Sessions)
• Full Conference Access SIGGRAPH Pass
• Daily and End-of-the-Week Raffle Prizes
• Possible Meal Vouchers
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Interested Next Year?
Get noticed!
Speak to 2013 SV chairs
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WORK HARD AND HAVE FUN
“ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES JACK A DULL BOY.”
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