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+[[!meta title="Contribute to EmacsConf 2021"]]
+[[!meta copyright="Copyright © 2021 Sacha Chua"]]
+
+Want to help with EmacsConf 2021? Here's how you can make it even better!
+
+# Tech checks
+
+Many sessions will have live question and answer sessions via Big Blue
+Button, and everything works more smoothly when the speakers are all
+set up and ready to go: their audio works, their screen can be shared
+properly, and so on.  You can help by testing their setup beforehand.
+
+You can test your own connection at <https://test.bigbluebutton.org>
+. If that works for you, you can be a tech check volunteer.  Let us
+know what your availability is and we can match you up with speakers
+who want to doublecheck their setup before the conference.
+
+Here are some notes on the tech check process:
+
+- Can you hear me? Can I hear you?
+- Explain process
+- Test audio, webcam, screensharing, collaborative pad
+  - Music demos and other things that use system audio will need to be
+    prerecorded (or done through virtual loopback device, maybe?
+    Technical risk.)
+  - Multi-monitor setups might not be handled well by BBB; share
+    window instead of desktop
+  - Possible picture-in-picture approach to maximize screen real estate if needed
+    - Linux: share desktop, run cheese, set Always on Top
+- Check if comfortable checking into IRC: #emacsconf-org
+- Ask about Q&A preference; OR:
+  - live Q&A
+  - Q&A over pad or IRC
+  - no Q&A
+- Get IRC nick and phone number for emergency contact, store in private wiki
+- Write down name pronunciation and pronouns for inclusion in the public wiki
+- Encourage webcam for Q&A, although make it clear that it's totally optional
+
+# Alternate streams
+
+Do you have a pretty good network connection and a computer capable of
+livestreaming?  Consider becoming an alternate streamer!  You can pick
+one or more of your favorite sessions from the [[schedule]] and get
+set up for doing an extended stream, allowing more time for Q&A and
+live demonstrations.
+
+# Captions
+
+Want to help make videos easier for people to enjoy during the
+conference, or find and learn from afterwards?  Please volunteer to
+help caption recorded talks!  You'll get a sneak preview of a talk,
+and possibly auto-generated captions that you can use as a starting
+point. [subed.el]<https://github.com/rndusr/subed/> mode makes it
+easier to adjust the timings or edit the text.
+
+# Volunteer
+
+Thought of another way to help?  Sure, suggest away.
+
+To volunteer, please e-mail <emacsconf-submit@gnu.org>.  We'd love to
+hear from you!
+
+Thanks for contributing to EmacsConf 2021!