Welcome to the SCALE A/V Team! Thank you for volunteering your time to help make SCALE the most awesome volunteer-run Linux Conference in the world (If anyone says otherwise, they can take it up with Jess).
The A/V team is responsible for the setup and troubleshooting of the various audio and video equipment used throughout the conference in partnership with the Convention Center A/V vendor staff. Each room used for presentations will have a projector that can be connected to a presenter’s laptop, a sound system for sound reinforcement inside the room as well as a network-controlled camera with a connection to the sound system for recording and streaming of the presentation. A/V team members will report to and work from the A/V Network Operations Center (NOC) where, during their shift, they may either help with the monitoring of the video feeds of the various rooms via the Video Monitoring System or be dispatched to the field to troubleshoot an issue with a particular room. Volunteers should contact the A/V Team volunteer coordinator, Lan Dang, and register both their availability for work shifts and their preferred job assignment. Volunteers will be given access to documentation that explains the equipment in use at the conference and basic troubleshooting tips to be effective in the field.
SCALE is held Thursday through Sunday. However, volunteers are needed for setup on Wednesday as well as sometimes on Tuesday. Tuesday (afternoon): Retrieving equipment from the off-site storage facility, unpacking and setting up the A/V NOC, and potential room setups. Wednesday (all day): Deployment, setup, and testing of all conference room equipment. Thursday-Sunday (8am-6pm): Volunteers work in shifts as monitors or field techs. For evening events we will need one volunteer with audio mixer experience to help run the board. Sunday Evening: Teardown.