Vacant Positions

The Tolkien 2005 Organising Committee has the following vacant positions:

Information on the committee members.

Operations Co-ordinator

This is a senior position within the Organising Committee. You would be responsible for planning the operation of the event and on-the-day management of Operations.

On-the-day management would involve such things as:

The Conference Office will be the initial point of contact for all:

It will also serve as a meeting place and planning centre for the Organising Committee and others.

We have already appointed the Stewarding Co-ordinator, Security Co-ordinator and the Conference Office Co-ordinators. As well as having people who can manage the Conference Office computer network hardware.

In addition to the above you would need to attend committee meetings and participate in the overall planning of the event with other members of the Organising Committee.

Ideally you would have previous experience of a similar role, though this is not necessary.

This is a voluntary position.

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Fundraiser

You would be responsible for securing funding from a variety of sources, including Corporate Sponsorship.

You would need to liaise with the Publicity Officer.

In addition to the above you would need to attend committee meetings and participate in the overall planning of the event with other members of the Organising Committee.

Ideally you would have previous experience of a similar role, though this is not necessary.

This is a voluntary position.

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Newsletter Editor

You would be responsible for editing, printing and distributing the event newsletter.

Word Processing and Editing skills are essential.

You will need to solicit information from the Organising Committee and other sources. You may recruit other attendees to gather information. You will be working in the Conference Office and may be called upon to assist if required.

The event newsletter will be published during the event to inform attendees of timetable changes and other information that they may need or wish to know. It will mostly appear two or three times a day; the format and structure will be decided by the editor.

You would not need to attend committee meetings, except the final one which is scheduled for Saturday, July 23, 2005 at Aston University.

You would be responsible to the Operations Co-ordinator.

This is a voluntary position.

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Applying

For further information or to apply for any of the positions please contact the Tolkien 2005 Chairman [pop up window].