Volunteer FAQ
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:
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Arisia Email and Mailing Lists
- 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.
- Mail sent to staff-announce will be held for moderation.
- To subscribe go to:
- 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.
- For a full list of email addresses see: List_of_Email_Lists
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
- Request an account on the staff wiki (Account activation is done by a human, so there may be a slight delay. If you don't hear anything in a day or two, send mail to wiki@arisia.org)
- 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.
- The old staff site, http://archivedstaff.arisia.org, is now read only.
- Arisia Calendar
- URL is http://corp.arisia.org/calendar
- If you use Google Calendar, you can add it to your own calendar.
- Congo is Arisia’s Registration system.
- Public interface (to buy a membership): http://arisia.stonekeep.com
- If you need to access the data, contact your Div Head.
- Zambia is Arisia’s Scheduling application.
- http://zambia.2013.arisia.org/
- For an introduction on how to use Zambia - How-To_Zambia
- 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
- Official Facebook page:
- Unofficial Facebook group:
- LiveJournal: arisia.livejournal.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/arisia
- Conrunner.net has lots of information about running cons (but some of their advice may not apply to Arisia).
Arisia Corporate:
- The convention is governed by Arisia's Bylaws and Policies.
- Bylaws: http://corp.arisia.org/bylaws
- Policies: http://corp.arisia.org/policies
- Joining - Come to a meeting and see what it's about.
Other Stuff:
- Giving Comps to Minions - Reg and Corporate Policies
- Time sheets
- Timeline?
- Deadlines?
Relaxacon: http://relaxacon.arisiahosting.org