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* Staff vs Staff-Announce (what’s the difference)
* Staff vs Staff-Announce (what’s the difference)
*** staff is a discussion list.  staff-announce is low traffic and announce-only.
*** All mail sent to staff-announce also goes to the staff list.
*** All mail sent to staff-announce also goes to the staff list.
*** Mail sent to staff-announce will be held for moderation.
*** Mail sent to staff-announce will be held for moderation.
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** http://lists.arisia.org/listinfo.cgi/staff-arisia.org
** http://lists.arisia.org/listinfo.cgi/staff-arisia.org
** http://lists.arisia.org/listinfo.cgi/staff-announce-arisia.org
** http://lists.arisia.org/listinfo.cgi/staff-announce-arisia.org


* area-heads@arisia.org  
* area-heads@arisia.org  
* div-heads@arisia.org   
* div-heads@arisia.org   
* con-chair@arisia.org  (if you have a question you want to escalate)
* con-chair@arisia.org  (if you have a question you want to escalate)


* keys@arisia.org (email list of people with keys to Arisia Storage, useful if you need access to storage and don’t have a key).
* keys@arisia.org (email list of people with keys to Arisia Storage, useful if you need access to storage and don’t have a key).


* If you are sending official email as a representative of an Area, you should setup your email so you can send using your Area’s email address (and CC it when sending)..
* postmaster@arisia.org if you have a question about email addresses, want to be added to an alias, or have problems with a mailman list. 


* If you are sending official email as a representative of an Area, you should setup your email so you can send using your Area’s email address (and CC it when sending)..
* For a full list of email addresses see:  [[List_of_Email_Lists]]
* For a full list of email addresses see:  [[List_of_Email_Lists]]



Revision as of 08:37, 19 May 2012


Welcome to Arisia staff!

Whether you've been on staff for many years, or you're new this year, this is a handy reminder page for vital Arisia information

New to staff? Do these things first:
  • Get onto the Staff List or Staff Announce List.
  • Make an account on the staff wiki (right here!). Email wiki@arisia.org for edit privileges.
  • Make an account on the Arisia forums. Email forums@arisia org to be able to see the staff discussion lists and for posting privileges to brainstorm list.
    • Please use the same user name for both.
  • Find out the staff email lists for your area, and get subscribed to them.
  • Put the concomm meetings on your calendar. You can find them in the public Arisia Google Calendar

Arisia Email and Mailing Lists

  • area-heads@arisia.org
  • div-heads@arisia.org
  • con-chair@arisia.org (if you have a question you want to escalate)
  • keys@arisia.org (email list of people with keys to Arisia Storage, useful if you need access to storage and don’t have a key).
  • If you are sending official email as a representative of an Area, you should setup your email so you can send using your Area’s email address (and CC it when sending)..
  • postmaster@arisia.org if you have a question about email addresses, want to be added to an alias, or have problems with a mailman list.

Arisia Online Resources

  • Staff Wiki
    • The URL is http://staff.arisia.org but can also be reached using http://staffwiki.arisia.org.
    • What can you do with the Wiki?
    • Find info:
      • Debrief Reports from previous years
      • Org Chart
      • Hotel info
      • Deadlines
      • Info about your area
      • ...
    • Add stuff to the Wiki - How-To_Wiki
    • After you create an account on the Wiki, please send mail to wiki@arisia.org with your full name, account name, and where you're working and we'll give you write access to it.
    • For basic wiki rules and how to's see Rules of the Road
  • Staff Forums
    • http://forums.arisia.org
    • What can you do with the site?
    • How to use Arisia's Forums - How-To_Forums
    • After you create an account on the Forums, please send mail to forums@arisia.org with your full name, account name, and where you're working and we'll give you access to Staff forums.
  • Please use the same username for the Wiki and Forums.



  • Congo is Arisia’s Registration system.
  • IRC is a chat program used by Arisia staff.
    • Server: irc.arisia.org - #arisia
    • If you need a IRC program, see: IRC_Information

Other online resources

  • Facebook

Arisia Corporate:

Other Stuff:

  • Giving Comps to Minions - Reg and Corporate Policies
  • Time sheets
    • 8 hours of volunteering gets you a free T-shirt.
    • 12 hours of volunteering gets you a free membership to next year’s Arisia.
    • Please fill out a timesheet, even if you're a Div Head
  • Timeline?
  • Deadlines?

Relaxacon: http://relaxacon.arisiahosting.org