Moderators and Volunteer
​for the September 2022 Expo
The QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo return on September 17-18, 2022, UTC.  

We have some challenges at the next Expo with over 60 presentations, mostly "semi-live", some live, and lots of hams moving between our vFairs platform and our Kumospace lounges.  Very much like moving across a hallway in a live convention in a convention center.  

We need: 
Presentation Moderators
  • For the presentations, we need one or two moderators to take questions from the presentation chat to ask the speaker during the live Q&A.  Moderators will need to be comfortable in the Restream.io controls that look very much like Zoom or Streamyard.  Depending upon the number of moderator volunteers will determine the number of presentation shifts assigned on Saturday and Sunday. 
  • Technical support for Restream will be provided by vFairs support staff to make sure that it all works. 
Kumospace Co-Hosts
  • Kumospace Co-hosts may serve to show a new visitor how to navigate the Kumospace lounges.
  • The Kumospace Co-Hosts provide resources to the exhibitors, who may need some help with their Kumospace rooms during the show hours.  This help may include adding a resource (not likely), or removing a person who is disrupting the lounges in violation of the Event Policy or Code of Conduct.  Those assigned as Hosts make the ultimate decisions, but moderation of lounges may be necessary.    
Our terms defined at the Expo

​Semi-Live Presentation - presentations are pre-recorded, edited, and hosted on our Vimeo Platform.  Using an integration between Restream.io and vFairs.com,  the presentation plays automatically, then opens the Restream stage to the audience for Q&A. 

Live Presentation - Our Friday night September 16, 2022, PDT, presentations are streamed live using Restream.io.  They are recorded for our catalog. 

Kumospace Lounge -  we will be using a new platform, recommended by vFairs to create virtual rooms where based on the room occupancy number hams can gather with video and audio to speak in groups.  A demonstration room will be created for everyone, including ticket holders can practice navigating these rooms before the Expo.  

Kumospace Hosts - are the administrators of the Kumospace lounges restricted to Expo personnel.  

Kumospace Co-Hosts - have some back office control of the Kumospace lounges, but leave the decision to "moderate" a visitor to the Kumospace Hosts. 

vFairs.com - is the virtual convention platform that we are using for the 4th time.  They have been an excellent partner in making the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo.  

Moderator and Volunteer Benefits

For the application, we will need all of your address information and picture put on the Expo website.  Please have your picture ready before making the application.  Picture should be square, with your face in the middle.  The File size should be under 300K. 
Here are the benefits of being an Expo Moderator or Volunteer: 
  1. Free ticket to the Expo
  2. Our gratitude for a job well done
  3. Your feeling of accomplishment for helping to create a great Expo. 
  4. Our beautiful personalized certificate, good enough for framing, designed by Jeff Murray, K1NSS of Dashtoons  Or an official Expo Hat
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