Volunteer

Volunteers are vital to ELMACON, without them, it literally would not exist!

If you would like to volunteer, we are looking for volunteers for marking, proctoring and general organization and would gladly welcome you. The responsibilities of these roles are...

  • Marking: Markers will work in teams to grade the papers as they come in. Some familiarity with spreadsheets would be a bonus. A short training session will be given on the morning of the competition to teach the marking procedures. Marking typically takes place from late morning to early afternoon.PLEASE NOTE: If you have a family member or relative competing in ELMACON, you may not participate in marking. We also ask that markers be at least 16 years of age.
  • Proctoring: Proctors supervise the exams in progress. They make sure that the students behave appropriately during the exams. Proctoring typically takes places during the morning.
  • General: There are LOTS of other tasks that need to be taken care of to make Elmacon run smoothly, e.g. organizing snacks, directing parents etc. These tasks take place throughout the entire day.

The form below asks you to indicate your preference(s) in these three areas, but it is possible that on the day of ELMACON you may be asked to help with another task. You will be contacted by email during the final organizational stages of ELMACON to give you details of your assignments.

Volunteer Details
Please provide an email address where you can be contacted about volunteering for ELMACON.
Related to a competitor?
Are you related to a competitor? If so, you must let us know. Volunteers related to someone in the competition are not eligible to be markers. Failing to disclose this could result in disqualification of the competitor.
Certificate
If you require a certificate to confirm your participation as a volunteer, please let us know.
Roles
Please indicate your preference of the available volunteering areas. We will try to assign you to these tasks but we may ask you to fulfill other roles as needed.
The information above is being collected under the authority of section 26(c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA). It will only be used in connection with the ELMACON competition organized by the Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences, and will not be shared with any other groups. Any questions about the collection of this information may be directed to The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences - elmacon@pims.math.ca, (604) 822-3922.
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