[Penguicon-Concom] Whuffie reward values

[Tracy Worcester]

I'd also like to introduce the concept of the Penguinista's Own.  Membership
will take between one and infinite Whuffies, as the participant wishes.

I wanted to provide a reward for those who are volunteering in a way that
open sourcers will recognize:  because it needs done, and for the
(semi-)covert prestige of being one of the people who does the work in the
trenches to make things happen, chosen based on interest, and done just
because they want to.

In my experience, folks like this will accept a little praise, but not too
much.  And they'll accept small shiny rewards, but not ones big enough to
make them feel like they've been "paid" for their volunteer work.

Each year will have its own cadre of Penguinista's Own.  Being a member in
2008 will get you

a) a shiny 2008 Penguinista's Own ribbon;
b) your name and the number of Whuffies you put forward, on a website
discussing the necessity of volunteerism to make cons run, and how cool the
people who do it are;
c) entry to Own Only events that happen at PenguiCon (and invitation to
other events throughout the year); and, by implied proxy,
d) my personal mark of respect (FWIW).

I love and care for all the folks who volunteer, for whatever reason.  Some
want or need physical rewards.  This is great; they can have them.  Some
will be happy with the power to make their vision happen.  (That would, by
and large, be us.  Smile, everybody!)  And some will do the work with
virtually no reward and only an internally generated prestige.  I've got a
soft spot for them, and Penguinista's Own is designed to give them the
carefully understated praise I think they will accept.

Thoughts?  Suggested tweaks?  Rants?  Speak to me.  (:

...Tracy Worcester

On 3/15/08, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've had conversations with some of you which I didn't get on a
> written record. Help me firm up our Whuffie menu so we can print it in
> the nonschedule book.
>
> One Whuffie = 1 hour of Volunteerism work during the convention
> weekend. (Loading and unloading the moving truck, and any work done
> setting up beforehand and breaking down afterward earns 1.5 Whuffie
> per hour.) Each concom person who needs volunteers gets an amount of
> Whuffie currency to distribute, according to the volunteerism hours
> they expect to need filled. It is against the rules for concom to
> spend it themselves, give it to non-volunteers, or use it for any
> other non-intended purpose. But they can give bonuses for those who do
> an awesome job.
>
> Program Participants who participate in at least two timeslots' worth
> of events receive 1 Whuffie for each timeslot.
>
> ------------ Sunk costs ------------
> - Redeem 1 Whuffie to Tracy Worcester, Anna Petrak, or the convention
> Operations desk, per night of crash space, at the time of access to a
> hotel room shared among volunteers. There is one room for men and one
> room for women. Bring your own sleeping bag.
> - Redeem 1 Whuffie to Jer Lance on Saturday or Sunday morning to jump
> to the head of the line for free pancakes and eggs.
> - Redeem 1 Whuffie with Chuck Child for a plate of Brazilian Beef
> during a scheduled serving on Saturday afternoon. No reimbursements;
> if you already registered for it, this is redeemed to be served
> seconds.
> - Redeem 1 Whuffie with MythLogic for 1 hour of play on one of their
> LAN party rental stations. (Mythlogic has agreed not to charge
> Penguicon for this.)
> - Redeem 1 Whuffie with Molly De Blanc for a badge ribbon reading
> "Whuffie"
>
> ------------ Costs coming out of Penguicon funds ------------
> - Redeem 2 Whuffie with Jessica Zerwas on Sunday for reimbursement of
> your 2008 LAN party weekend-admission wristband. (A $10 value)
> - Redeem 3 Whuffie in the dealer room for a Penguicon 2008 t-shirt.
> (Approximately $12 value)
> - Redeem 3 Whuffie to Aaron Thul on Sunday for a free weekend seat at
> Penguicon's MPCon LAN party 2009. This is the first opportunity to get
> on the list, to guarantee your seat. (Approximately $10 value)
> - Redeem 4 Whuffie with Aaron Thul on Sunday for a free registration
> to Penguicon 2009. (Approximately $25 value at this time of year)
> - Redeem 5 Whuffie with Jessica Zerwas on Sunday for reimbursement of
> your 2008 convention badge, if the convention broke even.
> (Approximately $25 to $45 value at this time of year)
>
> Any alterations or additional suggestions I've forgotten?
>
> -Matt
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