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+[[!meta title="Host volunteer"]]
+
+# Responsibilities
+
+For talks with IRC/pad/e-mail Q&A:
+
+- No hosting needed, we can just leave IRC/Etherpad on screen.
+
+For talks done live (no prerecorded video):
+
+- Start the recording (if not already recording)
+- Give the speaker time warnings (5 minutes before next talk starts, 2 minutes before next talk starts)
+
+For talks with live Q&A sessions:
+
+- Start the recording (if not already recording)
+- Ask the speaker questions from the pad and read out feedback if you want
+- (optional) Monitor IRC for questions as well
+- Moderate the discussion as needed
+- Handle technical issues that turn up
+- Give the speaker time warnings
+- Keep things cool
+
+Many speakers find it easier to reply to questions
+that are spoken aloud, and this also ensures that
+the questions get into the recording. As the host,
+you can help shape the Q&A session by choosing the
+order of questions to ask (unless the speaker
+wants to address a different question). You can
+also help rephrase unclear questions or help the
+speaker feel more comfortable by reminding them
+that they can answer in any order and they don't
+have to answer all the questions.
+
+# Preparation
+
+We will give you a list of talks with the times,
+speaker info, pad URL, moderator codes, and URL
+for the live Q&A session. You may want to practice
+muting people in BBB.
+
+We strongly recommend using a headset or earphones to minimize audio
+feedback. Using a headset microphone or an external microphone can
+also improve your sound quality.
+
+# Process
+
+At least 5 minutes before the Q&A session starts,
+go to the meeting room and use the provided
+moderator code to become a moderator. If you do
+not have moderator access, let us know in
+`#emacsconf-org` and we can add you.
+
+Have another window for the pad for the current talk. 
+
+Have another window or two for IRC. You may want to set up your
+windows so that you can quickly glance at #emacsconf-org. Optionally,
+you can also monitor the chat channel for your track (optional).
+Ideally, an IRC volunteer will monitor that channel and copy the
+questions into the pad for you, so you can focus on just the pad if
+you like.
+
+Make sure you do **not** have another window watching the stream, or
+you may get audio feedback whenever you unmute yourself. If you notice
+audio feedback when other people unmute, you can ask them to make sure
+they aren't watching the stream in a different window and that they
+haven't accidentally joined twice.
+
+To minimize background noise, keep your mic on mute unless you're
+speaking. You can optionally turn on your webcam.
+
+The streamer will join the BBB meeting shortly after the prerecorded
+video ends. When the streamer gives you the go-ahead, **turn on
+recording** and confirm that it is on. Double-check that recording is
+on by seeing whether the button at the top has changed to a red button
+with a timer.
+
+When the Q&A starts, we'll update the public BBB
+redirect URL to point to the BBB room. People will
+then be able to join using the Q&A URL that will
+be on the talk page and in IRC. That way,
+participants can join the Q&A session and ask
+their questions directly.
+
+BBB sometimes has issues if there are lots of participants with
+webcams on. If you notice that things are getting slow or choppy, you
+can ask participants to turn their webcams off.
+
+Please give the speaker a 5-minute warning and a
+2-minute warning before the end of their streamed
+Q&A session. The Q&A session can continue
+off-stream for as long as the speaker likes while
+you move on to the next Q&A session to host. If
+the speaker would like to wrap up, they can leave
+the meeting whenever they want
+
+# In case of...
+
+- Incidents: If someone isn't keeping the
+  [[guidelines for conduct|conduct]] in mind, you can moderate using
+  BBB's tools (muting or removing participants), or let us know in
+  `#emacsconf-org` and we'll figure out how to deal with the
+  situation.
+
+# Afterwards
+
+Q&A sessions are what make EmacsConf more fun than a playlist. =)
+Thanks for helping make EmacsConf awesome!
+
+[[Check out other ways to volunteer|volunteer]]
+
+[[!taglink CategoryVolunteer ]]