Seed: Get Involved Volunteer List

requests:
  - name: Embassy coordinator
    summary: Help Appsterdam embassies worldwide and coordinate their activities with Appsterdam’s overall aims
    description: >
      Appsterdam embassies are appearing all over the world. As Embassy coordinator, you would help the embassies with their original setup, and would answer questions an help them in their on-going operations
    category: Ongoing role. May become a permanent/part-time paid role eventually  
    contact: Paul Darcey [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Admin person
    summary: Do general administrative tasks for Appsterdam
    description: >
      A growing organisation like Appsterdam has 100s of administrative tasks that need to be done, e.g. answering emails, making calls, finding suppliers for various things, writing documents, keeping records of members, etc.
    category: Ongoing role. May become a permanent/part-time paid role eventually  
    contact: Gavin Morris [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Accountant
    summary: Manage Appsterdam’s finances
    description: >
      We need a qualified accountant who knows Dutch accounting laws to ensure that Appsterdam complies with all laws and requirements, and who can advise the board and management team on finance matters.
    category: Ongoing part-time role. May become a permanent/part-time paid role eventually  
    contact: Paul Darcey [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Press / marketing person
    summary: Get Appsterdam’s message out, and tell the world about our achievements
    description: >
       Appsterdam has a great story to tell the world, and we need someone who can get that story out!
    category: Ongoing role. May become a permanent/part-time paid role eventually  
    contact: Paul Darcey [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Organise major event for 2012
    summary: Organise this year’s big Appsterdam event
    description: >
      In 2011, we organised two major events: the original Launch Party, and Overwinter. We’d like to organise a big event around July/August/September 201?, and we need people to make that happen
    category: Once/twice per year  
    contact: Klaas Speller [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Collect/collate data about Appsterdammers
    summary: Organise Appsterdam’s members’ data, ensure it is complete and up to date
    description: >
      Get the members’ data from out website, meetup.com and twitter, then combine it and ensure it is complete and up to date
    category: One-off  
    contact: Gavin Morris [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Document immigration process(es) for people who move here (wiki)
    summary: Share your experience/knowledge of moving to Amsterdam with others
    description: >
      Add your knowledge to Appsterdam’s wiki on our new website, so that others can benefit from your experience and knowledge.
     category: Ongoing  
     contact: Sign in and add to the wiki

  - name: Conduct video/audio interviews
    summary: Interview Appsterdammers, and post the interviews on our site
    description: >
      As part of telling the story of Appsterdam, we want individual Appsterdammers to tell their story. We need people to make video and/or audio interviews of Appsterdammers.  
    category: Ongoing  
    contact: Gavin Morris [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Write up articles on interesting things for Appsterdam.rs
    summary: Write interesting stories about life in Appsterdam, for publication on our website and/or in the press.
    description: >
      As part of telling the story of Appsterdam, we want Appsterdammers to tell their stories of their experiences here. We need people to make write up those stories. 
    category: Ongoing  
    contact: Gavin Morris [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Create videos of WWLL from the raw footage
    summary: Edit the raw footage of videos from Appsterdam's Weekly Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures so they can be shown on our website for Appsterdammers worldwide
    description: >
      Volunteers need to have some experience with Final Cut Pro (or similar video editing software) and will need a machine with storage capacity suitable for editing 40-60 mins of video from name sources.  
    category: This is an ongoing task, but any volunteers who can help would be appreciated.  
    contact: Martinus Meiborg [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Represent Appsterdam at events
    summary: Represent Appsterdam at events (e.g. mDevCon, TechDays, etc)
    description: >
      These events happen from time to time, and Appsterdam is often invited to have a presence. You will (usually) get a free ticket to attend, and will spend part of your time explaining what Appsterdam is all about to other attendees  
    category: Recurring  
    contact: Gavin Morris [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Photograph/video/document interesting events involving Appsterdam (e.g. VacantNL and our headquarters)
    summary: Create interesting stories about life in Appsterdam, for publication on our website and/or in the press.
    description: >
      As part of telling the story of Appsterdam, we want Appsterdammers to tell their stories of their experiences here. We need people to make write up those stories.  
    category: Ongoing  
    contact: Gavin Morris [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Create a video about Appsterdam suitable for showing at conferences, etc
    summary: Create a video telling the Appsterdam story, suitable for showing at conferences, etc
    description: >
      As part of telling the story of Appsterdam, we need a video that can be shown at conferences, etc. We need people to make that/those video(s).  
    category: Ongoing  
    contact: Gavin Morris [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Create a Sponsors’ Board for the HQ
    summary: Create a large Sponsors’ Board to display in the Amsterdam HQ
    description: >
      We need a large board showing the names/logos of our major sponsors, that we can display in our HQ so that visitors can see it. It is one of the benefits of sponsoring Appsterdam.  
    category: One off  
    contact: Gavin Morris [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Find short-term accommodation for Appsterdam visitors
    summary: Add information about short-term accommodation to help visitors to Appsterdam
    description: >
      Add your knowledge to Appsterdam’s wiki on our new website, so that others can benefit from your experience and knowledge.  
     category: Ongoing  
     contact: Sign up and add to the wiki

  - name: Helping out at Appsterdam HQ (keeping it clean/tidy, opening/closing it, minor maintenance, etc)
    summary: General helping out at the Appsterdam HQ
    description: >
      General helping out at the Appsterdam HQ
    category: Ongoing  
    contact: Judy Chen [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Pick up visitors from the airport when needed
    summary: Greet visitors to Appsterdam and help those new to Amsterdam find their way into the city
    description: >
      Upon request, go to the airport and meet new visitors to Appsterdam, and help them find their way to their accommodation  
    category: Recurring  
    contact: Judy Chen [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Host visitors while they’re in Amsterdam
    summary: If you have a spare bed, or a couch, or a room, share it with Appsterdammers from abroad
    description: >
      If you have spare space, you could share it with visitors. You could do this for free, or for a suitable price agreed between you and the visitor  
    category: Recurring  
    contact: Judy Chen [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Create a list of cool places to work/hang out in AMS (and in other Embassy towns), with wifi, etc
    summary: Wouldn’t you like to share all the cool places in Amsterdam (or other cities) where Appsterdammers can hang out and get work done
    description: >
      Add your knowledge to Appsterdam’s wiki on our new website, so that others can benefit from your experience and knowledge.  
     category: Ongoing  
     contact: Sign up and add to the wiki

  - name: "Add to wiki info on: getting visa, moving to Amsterdam, finding accommodation, etc"
    summary: If you’ve moved to Amsterdam, share you experience/knowledge to help others
    description: >
      Add your knowledge to Appsterdam’s wiki on our new website, so that others can benefit from your experience and knowledge.  
     category: Ongoing  
     contact: Sign up and add to the wiki

  - name: Call potential sponsors to set up meeting
    summary: Call potential sponsors to set up a meeting
    description: >
      As part of Appsterdam’s fundraising effort, we need to contact potential sponsors to talk with them about being a sponsor.  
    category: Ongoing  
    contact: Dan Eggert [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Raise funds from potential sponsors
    summary: Talk with potential sponsors about ways we can work together so everyone benefits
    description: >
      Work with potential sponsors so that we get sponsorship to pay for Appsterdam’s continued existence, and the sponsor gets good value for money  
    category: Ongoing  
    contact: Dan Eggert [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Give lecture at the Weekly Wednesday Lunchtime Lectures
    summary: We’re always looking for new speakers, and you get free training and experience speaking 
    description: >
      Learn how easy it is to talk about technology and share knowledge.  
    category: Recurring  
    contact: Matteo Manferdini [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Present a Guru session
    summary: Have an idea for a Guru Session?
    description: >
      You could lead an inexpensive, in-depth, hands-on workshop on a topics you’re a “guru” on.  
    category: One-off  
    contact: Matt Feigal [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Organise a Family Weekend event
    summary: If you have an idea for a Family Weekend, let us know
    description: >
      Anything interesting, suitable for families  
    category: One-off  
    contact: Merel Ivens [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

  - name: Set up an embassy
    summary: If you live in a city that doesn’t already have an Appsterdam embassy, you could start one up!
    description: >
      We’ll help you with the basics, so you can have the Appsterdam experience in your city  
    category: One off  
    contact: Embassy Coordinator