Nuke-Con has had 30+ years of great times. That’s because of the planning that happens during the 51 weeks between one convention and the next. There are specific people responsible for specific jobs, but everybody adds to the stew of ideas before we serve up the result.

Site

The Site Coordinator involves working with the venue staff before, during and after the con. They plan how we’re going to use our space. They discuss physical needs (tables, chairs, electricity, water, AV equipment — and more) with the venue and Nuke-Con staff. It helps to have spatial vision for layout, and they’ll need to be the calm center in the middle of the crisis — because there always seems to be some issue to be solved.

Guest Liaison

Since gamers are curious people who love to tell stories, Nuke-Con often invites experienced and notable people in the game industry as guests. The Guest Liaison’s job is to make our guests welcome and comfortable. This volunteer will help select and confirm the guests; assist with travel arrangements; coordinate each guest’s schedule during the weekend; and make sure they have enough to eat and drink.

Aftershock Coordinator

Nuke-Con’s periodic games days are called Aftershocks. They are single-day events that are held at game stores or other places where gamers gather. A lot of the functions of the full convention also happen for the Aftershocks (site coordination, scheduling, table assignments, maybe a raffle) but on a much, much smaller scale. The Aftershock Coordinator is usually the single person who puts it all together.

Work on these jobs (and others!) is spread throughout the year. Volunteers for all of these positions will be back-ups for the current holder and we hope that the volunteer will eventually take full responsibility once they feel they understand and are comfortable with the job.

If any of these jobs interest you, or if you just want to get involved in the planning process, please contact volunteers@nuke-con.com. We’d love to have you in the Nuke-Con family.

Have you wanted to see what is takes to set up the Nuke-Con? Have you wanted to help out and see what is takes to be a part of the Con? Sign up as a Volunteer and see what we have going on!

We need people during the Weekend of Games to help with these jobs:

Set up

This happens the morning of the convention. Put signs on tables and signposts; prepare Game Reg, Prize Vault, and special event areas; help vendors bring their displays and products into the convention space.

People are needed Friday from around 10 am to open.

Runner

Runners are one way the staff at headquarters keeps in touch with the rest of the convention. Runners check in with the other staff, guests, and other organizations, to make sure their weekend is going well. A runner might run errands for people (at the convention – no need to leave the space!) or keep watch at a booth while the vendor gets something to eat. They check the convention spaces to make sure trash cans aren’t full, that we have plenty of water, that chairs are pushed in and trash is picked up, and that the entire space is generally tidy.

People are needed throughout the weekend for an hour or so at a time. Ideally, we would like 2-3 people to be available during the busiest hours of the convention.
Friday open to 8pm
Saturday 9am to 8pm
Sunday 9am to 5pm

Tear Down

At the end of the weekend we need to put everything back in the box that it came in. During Tear Down we take the signs down; pack up the Prize Vault, Game Reg, and the special event areas; generally tidy up throughout the convention space; help vendors move their gear back to their cars. It’s a frantic but vital activity.

We need people starting about 5:30 pm and going until we’re done, no later than 7 pm.

We’ll talk about some other jobs in Parts 2 and 3 later this week.

If you’d like to help out, please contact volunteers@nuke-con.com.