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: 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. 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 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.
  • Get edit privileges by writing to wiki@arisa.org. Sorry for the extra step, but it cuts down on spam.
  • For basic wiki rules and how to's see Rules of the Road
• 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 own calendar.

• Arisia email and mailing lists

Online Resources

• 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.
  • 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.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

• Facebook

• • 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 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
• Time sheets

Relaxacon: http://relaxacon.arisiahosting.org