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== (1) Fans Who Help at a Con==
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Everyone who works on a [[fannish]] [[convention]] is an unpaid '''volunteer''', from the [[chairman]] down to the [[gophers]]. Most often, [[concom]] and [[staff]] members pay for their [[memberships]] and expenses in advance and aren’t [[membership Refunds|repaid]] until and unless the con makes a profit, if then.  
[[Fans]] who offer to help out at a [[convention]]. Volunteers usually have no special skills and normally do not have management of policy-making responsibility. Also called [[gophers]]. See also [[staff]] and [[committee]].
 
  
Most [[cons]] give their volunteers special perks such as a ribbon, free soda and snacks (see [[gopher hole]]) and often reimburse the membership fee if they volunteer for more than 12 door 16 hours.
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== (2) The Department That Coordinates Them==
 
The [[convention]] department responsible for recruiting and assigning volunteers.
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 20:28, 19 August 2020

Everyone who works on a fannish convention is an unpaid volunteer, from the chairman down to the gophers. Most often, concom and staff members pay for their memberships and expenses in advance and aren’t repaid until and unless the con makes a profit, if then.


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