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VOLUNTEER AT THE CONFERENCE

ABA Australia welcomes any CURRENT MEMBER to volunteer at our conference. Volunteering at the conference is a great way to give back to the ABA Australia community and SAVE MONEY!

Want to volunteer? Here’s how it works:

Must be a current member of ABA Australia at the time of the conference.

Register online in advance and click the “I want to volunteer” in the registration form and follow the link to fill in the volunteer registration form.

Attend an online 1-hr training

You will need to work 2, 4-hour shifts (1/2 day each) at the conference and 100% of your registration fee will be refunded.

The refund will be processed within 10-business days, post-conference.

Types of Volunteer Jobs

Conference check-in and information desk

Volunteer assignments occur throughout all days of the conference. Duties include but are not limited to: Staffing of registration area, assisting delegates with picking up their lanyard and name tag, assisting delegates with finding location of conference activities, sanitising the area, replenishing supplies and answering questions.

Room monitoring

Volunteer assignments occur throughout all days of the conference. Duties include but are not limited to: Assisting delegates with finding seats in sessions, closing sessions when capacity is reached, ensuring additional delegates do not enter a closed session, assisting delegates in choosing alternate sessions when a room has reached capacity, assisting presenters as needed, assisting delegates earning ABA Australia PDU or BACB CEUs with their check-in and check-out process, submitting a head-count for session to conference staff, providing assistance with audio-visual equipment, and providing other assistance as needed.

Assisting with the Social and Poster Session

Volunteer assignment occurs late Saturday afternoon. Duties include but are not limited to: assisting poster presenters with set up, assisting attendees with locating the poster session, and assisting attendees with entering the session.

Time Keeper

Volunteer assignment occurs throughout the days of the conference. Duties include keeping track of time during presentations, holding up cards to presenters to let them know how much time is left to present, and telling presenters time is up.

PLEASE NOTE: The number of shifts available is limited. Priority is given on a first come, first served basis. All volunteers must attend a short online orientation meeting prior to the conference and must check in and out for each shift. ABA Australia expects that selected volunteers will commit to completing all scheduled shifts and duties asked of them. If a volunteer does not complete any of the assigned shifts, they will be ineligible for the refund of the conference registration fee.