Want to Help?

If you are a freelancer you are probably more in a position to help so after being asked by several people how they can help (in return for favourable terms), here are some ideas:

1. Video/Audio/Written interviews with event participants to publish online. Gillo and Pete are already committed to the video interviews. People to do Audio/Written interviews would be good too.
2. Adding/editing notes to the Wiki Topics during the event would be a big help. In the past some have done this voluntarily but I'm looking for a higher quality contribution here.
3. Coordinating articles for an eCampaigning publication. In 2007, OII volunteered to publish this but we had to pull it together and it never happened. Ideally it can happen before ECF08.
4. Finding sponsorship: The fees could be reduced for someparticipants and/or funding provided for others who couldn't normally attend. If you can pull this off with agreeable sponsors (no BAT, etc) then you'll definitely have a completely free place.
5. Finding qualified participants: I can probably get 75 people to the event fairly easily, but getting the additional 25 might be a struggle. Once the initial wave of people register, I would consider that if you can get 'new' and qualified people/organisations to attend then we can devise a scheme to help fund your place by getting others to join.
6. Logistics: a pain but essential. This includes:
• Chasing invoices
• Confirming rooms
• Ensuring everyone is registered for Internet access at the event
• Event packs
• Registration on the 10th
• Evening social organising
• Online facilitation etc.
(probably 1-2 people are enough to help with all these things)
7. Other suggestions? I'm open to ideas - just ask.

Note: for anyone helping during the event itself, I would ensure is only 1/3 of the time maximum so that you can also participate in the event as everyone else.