[SEMCO] URGENT: VOLUNTEERS for Rescheduled Sun 3/3 high school ocean quiz bowl - Sign up by THIS SAT 2/23.

[Gayle Sherman]

SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION & ENCOURAGE THE NEXT GENERATION OF OCEAN STEWARDS

Sign up by 2/23 at http://s.zoomerang.com/s/BLB030313

WHAT     Help Run the 2013 Blue Lobster Bowl: http://seagrant.mit.edu/blb.php
         Foster enthusiasm for learning by
         keeping time, keeping score, and
         judging science, judging rules*, moderating**,
         running, or assisting with photo booth

WHEN     Post-Nemo/Rescheduled Competition: Sunday, 3/3
         9:30 AM to 3:30 PM, or to 5:30 PM for Dream Team volunteers
         Photography assistants: 12:15-3:15 PM

         Required Training:
         Wednesday, February 27, 6-8PM*
        *If you cannot make this slot, you may request
         4-6pm or 8-10pm and we'll do it if enough others sign up.

WHERE    MIT, Cambridge

WHY      Support young people who are interested in
         and knowledgeable about the natural world
         by staffing the National Ocean Sciences Bowl
         "Blue Lobster Bowl" regional competition,
         a fast-paced, one-day competition among
         22 high school teams from MA. Topics include
         the biology, chemistry, geology, physics,
         history, and economics of the ocean as
         well as ocean-related current events. The
         winning team will compete in the nationals
         in Milwaukee. For more background, visit
         http://www.nosb.org<http://www.nosb.org/>

         This is a fun, fast-paced project with which
         nearly 250 PMD volunteers have enjoyed helping
         in these critical roles since 1999.

         Each volunteer will receive a free t-shirt,
         lunch, swag, and parking if needed.

         Non-science-judge, non-science-grader volunteers
         need NO science/ocean knowledge, just keen
         attention to detail, positive attitudes toward all
         competitors and schools, and attentive patience
         during down times while questions are being
         challenged/graded and between rounds.

         It takes nearly 70 volunteers to staff
         11 competition rooms for 22 teams,
         keeping time, keeping score, and judging
         rules*. (We need 7 experienced
         volunteers to stay until ~5:30pm to
         officiate for the trophy rounds.)
         We also need experienced Moderators
         (ideally past competitors) and Science
         Room Graders for the Team Challenge Questions
         and science challenge resolution.

         To prepare, most volunteers MUST ATTEND
         a 2013 training session so they are able to
         function without errors in during this high-
         intensity competition. Even if you have volunteered
         for or participated in NOSB or another quiz
         bowl in past years, you must participate
         in training on 2/27 in order to familiarize
         yourself with the rules & regulations
         and to demonstrate your mastery of the moderator,
         science judge, rules judge, timekeeper, and/or
         scorekeeper role(s)

         For brief descriptions of volunteer roles,
         see section between questions 6 & 7 at
         http://s.zoomerang.com/s/BLB030313

         The 2013 Blue Lobster Bowl is hosted by
         MIT Sea Grant, which has retained PMD to
         recruit, train, and manage all volunteers for
         the 2013 competition.

        *Only experienced volunteers and past competitors,
         and volunteers with legal backgrounds serve
         as rules judges, given the complexity of the
         rules and fast game pace.

       **Only experienced volunteers and past competitors
         generally serve as moderators given the
         complexity of this role. We encourage past
         competitors to aspire to this volunteer level.

HOW      Get involved! We need nearly 70 volunteers to run
         this competition. Please sign up only
         when you can definitely commit to both the competition
         and a training session.
         Register by 2/23 at http://s.zoomerang.com/s/BLB030313

         We cannot accommodate groups, so each individual
         member of a group/family must register
         him-/her-self separately.

         Incomplete submissions cannot be honored,
         even if you have previously volunteered.

         No partial participation can be accommodated
         for this competition. This means that we
         canNOT accommodate late arrivals.

         After you sign-up, you will see a confirmation screen,
         but NOT receive any email message. Then PMD will
         email specific details the day before the training,
         including directions by public transit and by
         car, checklist on how to prepare, map,
         and a waiver.

         Then a few days before the competition,
         PMD will email final details about the competition day.

WHO      People Making a Difference (PMD) is a nonprofit
         organization that promotes informed and
         responsible volunteerism by involving people
         in tangible, hands-on work that meets
         local needs and by assisting companies
         and charities in building successful community
         involvement programs that:
       * Produce appreciable results while
         conserving recipients' limited resources,
       * Educate volunteers about broader issues,
       * Bring people together to make a real
         difference.

People Making a Difference (PMD)
P.O. Box 120189, Boston, MA 02112
Phone: 781-963-0373<tel:781-963-0373>
E-mail: Lori at pmd.org<mailto:Lori at pmd.org>
Web: http://www.pmd.org<http://www.pmd.org/>
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pmdorg

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