Information Technology Services (ITS)

Get involved: IT@UofT 2022 virtual conference

Published on: January 18, 2022

Red shirt with the word volunteer on itMembers of the University of Toronto (U of T) community are invited to get involved in the upcoming IT@UofT 2022 conference. There are a variety of wonderful opportunities to connect with colleagues and support the IT@UofT community through this conference.

Programming committee

Programming committee members are responsible for tasks including:

  • Putting forward keynote speaker concepts
  • Reviewing and voting on session proposal submissions
  • Sharing potential sponsor contact information
  • Act as conference champions and spread the word about the event to networks

Programming committee members will meet approximately five times between February and April for one-hour meetings and will be required to allocate additional time to review and vote on session proposal submissions.

Day-of volunteers

Day-of volunteers are responsible for tasks on the Hopin event platform* including:

Moderating presentations and panel discussions

  • Facilitating speaker introductions
  • Helping to field questions
  • Time keeping

Staffing the virtual help desk

  • Answering general conference inquiries related to session details and schedule
  • Helping to troubleshoot or redirect questions about technical issues
  • Assisting with audio/visual and connectivity

*Hopin event platform training will be provided.

To participate, please email its.eda@utoronto.ca by April 8.

For more information on the IT@UofT 2022 conference, visit https://conference2022.its.utoronto.ca/.