1. Welcome to the 13th Annual This Way to Sustainability Conference!

2. Volunteer Meeting FREE Pizza! Where: Student Services Center 124
When: Thursday, December
FREE Pizza!

3. What is This Way to Sustainability?
This conference provides a forum at which sustainability professionals come together to share, teach and learn about sustainability
Our Theme this year: Sustaining Our Future
Topics include: water, energy, social justice, climate, food and ag, transportation, laws & policies, business, technology, student engagement, and education.
We will explore opportunities to enhance community and individual understanding of current sustainability issues
Our audience includes students, faculty and staff from throughout the CSU, UCs, and community colleges from throughout CA, OR, NV, AZ, and beyond; K-12 students and faculty, community members, business and non-profit leaders. This conference has something for everyone!
Please feel free to ask questions throughout our presentation!

4. This Way to Sustainability XIII
When: 2 full days, Thursday, March 15th - Friday, March 16th, 2018
Largest, student-run conference of its kind in North America.
Hosts over 100 sustainability professionals and an estimated 1,400 participants in panel presentations, workshops, and more
A great opportunity to develop leadership skills, expand your resume, host and interact with top-notch sustainability professionals, learn about green job opportunities, host a professional conference, and more!
*Ask your teacher for extra credit!*

5. We need your help! Lead Guru Positions: Marketing and Outreach
Public Relations
Volunteer
Moderator
Donations
Food and Beverage
Special Events
Building and Signage
Registration

6. Marketing and Outreach
Work with lead coordinators to promote the conference
Maintaining social media outlets with updates
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Snapchat, OrgSync
Community Outreach
Class talks, tabling, poster distribution, connect with faculty on campus
Schedule and Assign Volunteers

7. Volunteer Guru Two Guru positions available
Extremely important position for maintaining collaboration between our leads and volunteers
Maintain and create volunteer spreadsheets
Assign volunteers to tasks for Conference and Reception
Keep track of student hours for extra credit
Coordinate with volunteers within AS Sustainability
Coordinate volunteer T-shirt distribution
On site coordination of volunteers

8. Moderator Very important role within the conference
2 Moderator Gurus, and an estimated 80 moderators will be needed
Moderator Guru connects with speakers before, during and after the conference
Acts as personal host for the conference
Introduce your speaker before presentation, maintain room logistics, keep time, etc.
Technical assistance
Escort speakers to special events
Continental Breakfast, Keynote presentations, reception, and even a tour of Downtown Chico!

9. Donations
As a non-profit event, we appreciate the support of our community. Donated items are used for special events, giveaways, speaker gift bags, competitions, raffles, and more
Contact potential donors for in-kind donations
Maintain donor contact lists
Responsible for sponsor outreach and follow-up
Work closely with all lead conference coordinators
Coordinate raffles on site

10. Food and Beverage Guru
Collaborates with lead coordinators, donations and special events gurus to plan sustainable meals for the conference
Implementing donated items into special events planned
Collaborating with special events to ensure catering needs are accommodated
Work closely with either campus catering or off-campus caterers to select meal choices and obtain price estimates
Ensuring local and organic food while also including vegetarian, vegan and gluten free options

11. Special Events
Works with lead coordinators to plan special events before and during conference to engage participation
Schedules volunteers to assist with special event logistics
Greenie Awards Coordination
Caught You Being Green and other competitions & raffles
Plan and coordinate decorations, entertainment, prizes
Speaker Reception
Focus on implementing new ideas for events to host during the conference

12. Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception on March 15th, 2018 is an exclusive, invitation only event. In coordination with Special Events team, food and beverage team, donations team, and lead coordinators, volunteers will help with the following:
Set-up before event
Decorations
Cleanup after event
Plan and coordinate with catering
Coordinate with entertainment

14. Building and Signage Will need about 10 volunteers
Responsible for overseeing conference activities within the Bell Memorial Union (BMU) before and during the conference:
monitor rooms during conference to assist moderators and participants with concerns, room counts, code compliance, etc.
Creating and posting signage for the conference in compliance with campus regulations
Post directional signage
Assist with setup of the conference the day before it opens
Assure compliance with building operations and Fire Marshal regulations.
Coordinating with building staff before and during the event

15. Registration Welcome guests
Advanced and On-site registration and Check-in
Main conference info contact
Provide directions for participants and speakers
Coordinate and place local Chico visitor guides, brochures, and programs
Registration Guru starts working in November
Registration volunteers go through a brief training for the registration software and process in January or Febuary

16. Incentives
Being part of the largest, student-run sustainability conference of its kind in North America!
Free TWTS T-shirt
Free food
Meet Sustainability Professionals
Resume Builder, long-term connections
Meet like-minded students
Network
Internship possibilities

17. Your Next Step Need more information? Visit out Website
Ready to Volunteer? The sign up sheet needs the following:
Name
Telephone #
Availability
You are responsible to stay committed to your role and attend all necessary training sessions or meetings before and on the day of the conference

18. Thank You Volunteers!
You should be proud to volunteer and represent CSU, Chico at the largest student-run sustainability conference of its kind in North America. The conference would not be possible without YOU!