From 8c4a1358d66407f5939f9649283fd896958fc6d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Oleksandr Zaitsev Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:02:52 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Revise student volunteer application details Updated the call for student volunteers with new registration fee details and application process. --- 2026-Conference/callForStudents.pillar | 13 +++---------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/2026-Conference/callForStudents.pillar b/2026-Conference/callForStudents.pillar index 10419127..97f3ba27 100644 --- a/2026-Conference/callForStudents.pillar +++ b/2026-Conference/callForStudents.pillar @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Newcomers are very important to our community. Every year we welcome student volunteers to our conference, while student volunteers can be any newcomer to the community - NO RESTRICTIONS on age, gender, experience in programming, etc. -While student volunteers help running the conference smoothly, we provide them with free conference registration and accommodations. Even though volunteers have their tasks during the conference, these tasks are focused on conference activities allowing them to completely enjoy the conference. +While student volunteers help running the conference smoothly, we provide them with a highly reduced conference registration fee (30 EUR instead of 1000 EUR) and a free accommodation for the entire duration of isLoop summer school (July 4-6, 2026) and ESUG (July 7-10, 2026). Even though volunteers have their tasks during the conference, these tasks are focused on conference activities allowing them to completely enjoy the conference. Volunteering tasks include welcoming participants at the registration desk, being present at an information desk to answer questions, managing coffee and lunch breaks, collecting presentation slides from the speakers right after the presentation is given, arranging the microphone distribution during the discussion sessions, and generally being helpful. Student volunteering makes the conference better, takes a fairly amount of time and doesn't significantly interfere with enjoying and learning from the conference. @@ -16,18 +16,11 @@ Furthermore, to enable our volunteers to better integrate the community, we orga ""Note:"" All volunteers are expected to attend the isLoop Summer School. -""Important"" This year, we have decided that in order to confirm your participation as a student volunteer program we ask a copy of the flight ticket already reserved. -We need this because, as said before, we cover the hosting (private room) and food for the whole conference as well of the conference fees. - !! Applications -Send an email to volunteers@esug.org. - -- title: [ESUG 2026 Student] -- name, gender, university/school, country, email address -- short description of you and why you are interested in participating +Since participation in the isLoop summer school is mandatory for all volunteers, you can apply by filling the *isLoop application form>https://framaforms.org/isloop-2026-esug-student-volunteer-application-1774363220* before May 15, 2026. -Remember, to be accepted we request a copy of the booked flight ticket. +You must also register for the conference using the *ESUG registration form>https://registration.esug.org/ESUG* and pay the reduced registration fee of 30 EUR. If you are in a difficult financial situation (for example, if you come from a low-income country), send us an email at *volunteers@esug.org>mailto:volunteers@esug.org* explaining the situation, and we will reduce the registraton fee even further or cancel it altogether (in exceptional cases). ""Important:"" the places are limited so do not wait till the last minute to apply.