Volunteering @ TSC 2008
Organisng and hosting this international conference requires the labour of many and every year 20-30 youth volunteers help to
conceptualize, plan and then host the conference. They are also mentored
in acquiring skills and experiences related to organising these
conferences.
Volunteers play a role in planning and implementing fund raising,
website and graphic design, community outreach, student outreach, media
work, and event planning. In 2007-8 volunteers will also have the
opportunity to play a greater role in the academic planning of the
conference.
Volunteers who work on the conference for more than a year have the
opportunity of becoming volunteer coordinators and play a leadership
role along with the academic organisers.
Who are we looking for as volunteers?
Young students or working adults starting from High School seniors.
Please note that you don't have to be Tamil, you don't have to know
Tamil, and you do not have to be a student in the humanities or social
sciences, and you do not even have to be a student but can be in full
time work.
The primary requirements are:
- intellectual curiosity about the fields that constitute Tamil Studies
- ability to work as a member of a team
- responsible: prompt communication and meeting obligations you commit to
- a good sense of humour
Time Commitment
Volunteers meet once a month for about 2 hours to plan, coordinate and implement various tasks related to the conference. Sometimes the meetings will be more frequent when there are deadlines to be met.
All volunteers are expected to help throughout the full conference programme in 2008, from Thursday, May 15th evening to Saturday, May 17th evening.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer for the 2008 conference please fill in the application form and email it to: tamils@chass.utoronto.ca.