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 has a public Google calendar that you can link to: Google Calendar
Checklist of things to do when you start on staff:
- Get onto the Staff List or Staff Announce List.
- Make an account on the staff wiki (right here!). Email webmaster@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.
- Ask your divhead to put you on the appropriate staff email lists for your area. Most staff areas have an associated email alias -- sometimes more than one.
- Put the concomm meetings on your calendar.
- Check out how to submit expenses, if you expect to have any.
Arisia Online Resources
- Staff Wiki
- The URL is http://staffwiki.arisia.org. There's also a link from the old staff site, http://staff.arisia.org, now read only.
What can you do with the site?
Find info
Debrief Reports from previous years Org Chart Hotel info Deadlines Info about your area ...
Add stuff to the Wiki
- Staff Forums
- Find these at http://forums.arisia.org
For both the Wiki and Forum, after you create an account please send mail to webmaster@arisia.org or forums@arisia.org (whichever is appropriate) and let us know your fullname, account name, and where you're working and we'll give you write access to the Wiki and/or Staff access to the forums.
- Arisia Calendar
- URL is http://corp.arisia.org/calendar
- If you use Google Calendar, you can add it to your calendar..
Timeline? Deadlines?
Email lists
Staff vs Staff-Announce (what’s the difference)
http://lists.arisia.org/listinfo.cgi/staff-arisia.org http://lists.arisia.org/listinfo.cgi/staff-announce-arisia.org
Mail sent to staff-announce will be held for moderation.
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).. For a full list of email addresses see: ???
Congo is Arisia’s Registration system. If you need to access the data, contact your Div Head.
Public interface (to buy a membership): http://arisia.stonekeep.com
Zambia is Arisia’s Scheduling application. If you need an account to work with the schedule, contact your Div Head
http://zambia.2013.arisiahosting.org/
IRC is a chat program used by Arisia staff.
Server: irc.arisia.org - #arisia If you need a IRC program, see: http://staffwiki.arisia.org/IRC_Information
Other online resources
Official Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Arisia-Inc/54433916579
Unofficial Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/33776684597/
LiveJournal: arisia.livejournal.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/arisia Conrunner.net lots of information about running cons (but some of their advice may not apply to Arisia)..
Giving Comps to Minions Time sheets 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:
Relaxacon: http://relaxacon.arisiahosting.org