Volunteer at the Conference

Room Monitors

Room Monitors are assigned to a specific block of workshop sessions for one entire day. A Room Monitor volunteer shifts runs either from 8:00am–5:30pm on Friday OR Saturday; OR from 8:00am–12:30pm on Sunday. Responsibilities include:

• Distributing handouts to attendees.
• Distributing and collecting each session’s evaluation forms.
• Introducing session speakers using a script prepared by the IOCDF.
• Taking a head count of people who attended your sessions.
• Making IOCDF staff aware of any problems that arise during the presentation.
  

Navigation Guides

Navigation Guides help direct and orient conference attendees during registration. As such, this volunteer opportunity is only open to those who have previously attended the IOCDF’s Annual OCD Conference.  Navigation Guide volunteer shifts are either for Thursday from 12:00–4:00pm; Thursday from 4:00pm–8:00pm; Friday from 7:00–11:00am; OR Saturday from 7:00–11:00am. Responsibilities include:

• Knowing the layout of the Conference space.
• Helping attendees find the correct registration lines.
• Pointing attendees in the direction of various Conference events and locations.
• Assisting IOCDF staff with crowd control as needed.
  

Registration Assistants

The IOCDF staff needs your help behind the registration counter!  In particular, we need volunteers to assist in the registration procedure by quickly and efficiently finding badges of attendees checking in for the Conference. This volunteer opportunity is only open to those who have previously attended the IOCDF’s Annual OCD Conference. Registration Assistant volunteer shifts are either Thursday from 12:00pm – 4:00pm, OR Thursday from 4:00pm–8:00pm, OR Friday from 7:00am–11:00am. Responsibilities include:

• Finding attendee badges for those checking in for the Conference.
• Restocking registration counter supplies (e.g. bags, Presentation Books, etc.).
• Assisting IOCDF staff with other registration needs as needed.
  

Youth Programming Assistants

Youth Programming Assistances are assigned to a specific day in either the Kids Room, Middle Schoolers Room, or Teens Room. In addition to the responsibilities of Room Monitors, Youth Programming Assistants are tasked with taking an active role in helping Room Leaders to manage the behavior of the youth in attendance. As such, this volunteer opportunity is only open to those who are student/trainees or professionals in educational or therapeutic disciplines, with a proven track record of working with youth. Youth Programming Assistant volunteer shifts runs either from 8:00am–5:30pm on Friday OR Sunday; OR from 8:00am–12:30pm on Sunday.

Responsibilities include:

• Taking an active role in assisting Room Leaders with managing the behavior of youth in the room, as needed.
• Distributing and collecting each session's evaluation forms.
• Introducing session speakers using a script prepared by the IOCDF.
• Taking a head count of youth who attended your sessions.
• Making IOCDF staff aware of any problems that arise during the day.

The application to volunteer at the 26th Annual OCD Conference will be open starting April 2019. If you have any questions or concerns about volunteering, please e-mail conference@ocd2019.org .