WCPG 2005 Volunteer Program

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM CHAIR

This year’s volunteer program is being chaired and organized by Local Committee Member Susan L. Santangelo, Sc.D., Psychiatric & Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit, Center for Human Genetic Research at Massachusetts General Hospital.

The purpose of the volunteer program is to create a valuable and worthwhile exchange for exceptional undergraduate, graduate and post doctorate students, as well as research assistants in psychiatric or psychiatric genetic studies. In exchange for the time and commitment that supports the ISPG and WCPG as non profit organizations, volunteers will be able to participate in this year’s WCPG congress as well as network with the attendees and organizers.

VOLUNTEER PROGRAM POSITIONS

Available Roles: Conference Assistance

Registration Staffing
Room Monitors
Hall Monitors
WCPG Bookstore

Available Roles: Language Interpretation & Assistance

We will have many countries represented at the conference, and our attendees will need language assistance at the time of registration, during the conference program and possibly with some of their activities outside of the conference program. Your assistance will be invaluable to their participation in the conference.

French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Tawianese

VOLUNTEER BENEFITS

Volunteers will receive the following benefits for their participation:

Complimentary meeting registration ($400-$800.00 value)
Complimentary tickets to the Welcome Reception
Acknowledgement during the final remarks at the close of the conference
A letter of acknowledgement, post conference, signed and executed by the Conference Chair and Volunteer Chair

In addition, volunteer pictures and (2-3) line resumes provided by the volunteers will be published in an onsite newsletter.

QUALIFICATIONS

To participate in this program you must be a research assistant in psychiatric or psychiatric genetic studies, or an undergraduate, graduate, or post doctoral student training in a health-related discipline. Special consideration will be given to those students with concentrations in the areas of genetic and/or psychiatric research.

You must have strong interpersonal and customer service skills. Participants will be ready and willing to help conference attendees with any issues that may arise, always with a pleasant demeanor. Reliable and conscientious individuals wanted.

COMMITMENT

Volunteers will commit a maximum of 40 hours.

All volunteers must participate in the Training Orientation and Conference Setup on Thursday, October 13.

Conference Assistance: Friday 10/14 through Tuesday 10/18: each volunteer will work (1) four hour shift (morning or afternoon as assigned).

Language Interpretation and Assistance: Friday 10/14 through Tuesday 10/18: each volunteer will work with members of each country, as assigned.

Only volunteers able to participate in the full schedule, including training, will be accepted.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Applications to the volunteer program must be received by Monday, September 19, 2005.

To apply for the volunteer program:

Complete the application (download online)
Email the application along with your curriculum vitae (CV) to wcpg2005volunteer@nxtevent.com
Please clearly reference the subject line as WCPG Volunteer Application: Your Name

APPLICATION REVIEW / NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE

Only complete applications will be reviewed by the volunteer committee.
You will be notified of your acceptance into the program by
October 3, 2005.