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PARTICIPATE IN BURNING MAN!

Volunteer Questionnaire

Greetings, potential Burning Man volunteer. Thank you for stepping forward. This questionnaire is designed to be kept in our archives to assist us in finding help for projects this year and into the future. Since it is difficult to know how we will grow and where our future needs lie, it is important that you fill out this questionnaire as completely as possible. This information will remain strictly confidential. We will not share this information with anyone.


Beware; some email servers may automatically direct burningman.com email to your spam folder. Please check your email server's SPAM filter to make sure you can receive @burningman.com email. Otherwise; you may miss the reply from the teams you're interested in.


If you are not trying to volunteer, but merely want to be kept informed about current affairs in the Burning Man community, please subscribe to the email newsletter called the Jack Rabbit Speaks or add yourself to the Snail Mail list.


During the month of August and September, all teams have already finished most of their volunteer recruitment and are very likely on the playa, unable to respond to your inquiries immediately. However; there are plenty of volunteer opportunities available during the event.Please stop by the V-Spot in Playa Info during the event to find out more about them.


Please do not fill out another questionnaire if you already have sent us one in the past.


If you have already filled out a questionnaire in the past and now you're interested in a different team, contacting the team directly will get you quicker response.Just click on the team's name, listed in the green side bar on this page, to find their contact info.


If you just want to update your contact info or to send us feedback on volunteerism at Burning Man, please email volunteers@burningman.com


As you fill out this questionnaire, you will learn a lot about how Burning Man uses volunteers. We use volunteers for a wide variety of activities - and you should only give us information about how you would be willing to volunteer for Burning Man. If you are a doctor, but don't ever want to volunteer as one, you don't need to tell us. Likewise, if you are a circus performer that only wants to volunteer as a circus performer, let us know.


For the record-- we are both centralized, and highly decentralized. We use this form to centralize the collection of information, but then we rely on volunteer managers in each of the departments to utilize this information. Also, some of our best volunteers are the folks who step forward and tell us they want to lead a project, let us know if you have an idea. Somehow it all works. We can't wait to meet you.


Fields marked by '*' require that you fill them in.


Contact Information
First Name*
Last Name*
AKA
Email*
WebSite
Address
City
State   Zip
Country
Daytime Phone
Evening Phone
Mobile Phone
Pager
Fax

Additional Personal Information
(Not required, but strongly encouraged.)
Emergency Contact
(Name & Phone #)
Medical Condition
Allergies
Current Medications

General Interests

What are your interests and talents?



Past Participation: Have you volunteered with Burning Man in the past? Have you produced a theme camp, art installation or performance or some other participation? Tell us about your Burning Man experience.



What years have you attended Burning Man?

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

Would you prefer to volunteer in the limelight or behind the scenes?



What do you do for a living? What is your ideal job?



What kind of Volunteer Time Commitment are you interested in making?

Before the event in San Francisco - Extensive
Before the event in San Francisco - Limited
Before the event on the playa
During the event on the playa daytime
During the event on the playa nighttime
After the event on the playa
After the event in San Francisco

Burning Man 2008 is from August 25th to August 31st. When do you anticipate arriving at Burning Man?



When do you anticipate departing?



Something else you would like to tell us.



Volunteer Team Interests

The following list represents the major volunteer opportunities at Burning Man. Each group has different needs and requirements. To learn more about each group, go back to the main volunteer page and follow the links. (a few don’t have their own page...maybe next year?)

If you want to volunteer with one of the groups marked with an * below, you will be prompted to fill out an additional form.

Of the following teams, which one or ones would you like to volunteer with?

Airport
Art Team
Burning Man Information Radio (BMIR)*
Box Office
Center Camp Café*
Arctica (Ice Sales)*
Bus Depot
Department of Public Works (DPW)
Earth Guardians*
Emergency Services Department (Professional Medical, Fire/Rescue, Crisis Intervention, and Dispatch)*
Exodus
Fire Conclave*
Special Events (SF/Bay Area)
Gate, Perimeter & Exodus
Greeters*
Lamplighters
Legal Team
Media Mecca
Playa Info
Rangers (Requires at least one year of having attended the event)*
Department of Mutant Vehicles (DMV)
Recycling
Regional Contacts*
San Francisco Office Squad (Local to SF area only, please)
Technology and Web Team*

Given the fact that you may have checked off many teams in the long list above, is there a particular team that you would prefer to volunteer with?



Skills

Art

Curator
Gallery & Installation
House Painter
Sculptor

Care & Feeding

Coffee n Juice Jockey
Greeter
Ice Sales
Server
Line Cook
Prep Cook
ChefChef Experience:

Communications/Media

Editor
Film MakerRole:
Graphic Design Production
Illustrator
Image Manipulation
Journalist
Local Distrib Burning Man Info
Photographer
Print Production
Publishing
Regional ContactRegion:
Sign Language
Signage Computer
Signage Hand Design
TranslationLanguages:
Visual Media
Writer

Computer Systems

Macintosh
Windows
Unix
Linux

Construction & Maintenance

Carpenter
Crane Operator
Heavy Equip. Oper.Svs
Labor
Mechanic
Mover
Playa scrubbing
Plumber
Surveying
Truck Driver
Welding

Computer Software

DreamWeaver
EZMLM
Excel
FileMaker Pro
Fire Cracker
GoLive
Lasso
PhotoShop
Quark
QuickBooks
Word

Degrees



Office Skills

Accounting Book Keeping
Data Entry
General Clerical
Management
Product Fulfillment
Receptionist
Secretary
Transcription

Performance

Circus PerformanceType:
Costumer
DancerType:
Drummer
Fire DancerHistory:
MCing
MusicianType:
Performer
Set Dressing

Professional

Archivist
Aviation Specialist
Book Keeper
CPA or Accountant
Medical ProfessionalMedical Certification/Licensure:
Engineer
Financial Planner
Investor Broker
LawyerType:
Librarian
Media
Phone System Engnr Support
Project Manager
Public Relations
Publisher
Database QA

Trades

Electrician
EMS
Firefighting
Lighting
Locksmith
Network Specialist
Office Equipment Repair
Pyrotechnician
Radio Broadcasting
Rigger
Seamstress Tailor
Sound Technician
Technical Support
Radio Technician/Engineer
Automotive Repair
Bike Repair
Book Keeper
Dispatcher