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ACM Multimedia 2010 Call for Volunteers

Call for volunteersACM MULTIMEDIA is the top Scientific Conference on Multimedia Technologies and Applications in the world. For the first time ACM MULTIMEDIA is held in Italy, at Palazzo dei Congressi and Palazzo Affari, in Firenze, on 25-29 October 2010, chaired by Prof. Alberto del Bimbo, Università di Firenze.

ACM MULTIMEDIA 2010 is a composite event including Oral and Poster tracks, Technical Demonstrations, Industry Exhibit, Competitions between researchers on industry topics, Panel Discussions, Meetings for students. There are Tutorials on key subjects held by distinguished scientists, as well as 21 Workshops on the most actual topics of multimedia. A 15-days exhibit of Art and Multimedia is also displayed at palazzo Medici Riccardi. You can give a look to the whole Program and Conference organization at http://www.acmmm10.org .

Students and Phd Students in ICT who are interested to participate to this event can join as Volunteers, giving their support to the success of the event and ensuring that the conference runs smoothly. ACM MULTIMEDIA 2010 is an excellent opportunity for Students in ICT to meet and talk with leading academic and industrial researchers and practitioners in the area of multimedia and meet other people from all over the world. The number of Volunteers is limited to 20.

Requirements and Responsibilities

  • All Volunteers should be proficient in English.
  • Volunteers will be asked to work during the week of the conference to help with one or several of the following tasks:
      • surveillance and technical support during sessions, with the audio-visual equipment used by speakers, presentations management and other similar tasks;
      • organization support during events checking badges for entry to events, working at the registration desk, and other similar tasks;
      • content creation for social media, by updating social channels of the conference (Twitter, Flickr and others) with pictures and information during the most important events and sessions;
      • surveillance and technical support for artworks setup of the Interactive Art Exhibit in Palazzo Medici Riccardi http://www.acmmm10.org/program/interactive-art-exhibit/.

Benefits

By becoming a Volunteer at ACM MULTIMEDIA 2010 you receive the following benefits:

  • complimentary registration to the main conference and associated workshop;
  • free ACM MULTIMEDIA 2010 gadget;
  • participation certificate.

Important Dates

  • Application deadline: 7 October 2010 14 October 2010
  • Selection notification: 10 October 201018 October 2010

Application

To apply, e-mail a 1 page CV to Gianpaolo D’Amico or Andrea Ferracani, copying Prof. Alberto del Bimbo and Prof. Stefano Berretti.

Additionally, in your email, indicate the following:

  • subject: ACMMM 2010 student volunteer application;
  • your university and your education level (e.g., Ph.D., Undergraduate – Junior, student, etc.);
  • whether you have been previously a volunteer at other conferences.

Further Information

If you have questions, you can contact Gianpaolo D’Amico or Andrea Ferracani (Email: damico@dsi.unifi.it , andrea.ferracani@unifi.it; Phone: +39-055-4237406), MICC, Media Integration and Communication Center, Università degli Studi di Firenze.

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