Volunteer

Many Ways to Help

Do you have Atari video game or computer systems, historical items, or arcade games that you'd be willing to bring to the show?
Would you be willing to help exhibitors transport, set up, and/or break down their gear before and after the show?
Have you got spare TVs/monitors, power strips, or other supplies that would be helpful at the show?
Are you interested in helping visitors play the games, or watch exhibitors' gear while they take a break?

Atari Party is looking for volunteers! Let us know how you can help, and when. The show runs from 12pm-5pm, but setup begins just before the library opens, at 10am, and we'll have until 5:30pm to clear out.

How to Get in Touch

Sign up for the coordination mailing list, and send a message
Join the Atari Party volunteer group on Facebook, and post a note
Or email Bill Kendrick, show organizer, directly

Tips for Exhibitors (& Volunteers)

Make sure your gear is working before you bother bringing it
Bring enough power strips for your gear
Bring enough displays (TVs/monitors) for your gear
- if you cannot, let us know what you need (including input type(s), e.g. RF vs composite); someone may be able to lend you something
- if you have any spares, let us know what you can bring, in case someone else can use them
Bring snacks and water for yourself
If you can, arrive before 10am (when the library opens)
- Please review the event's schedule
Familiarize yourself with the venue
- Meeting room rules

Exhibitors & Their Gear

(As of 2016-07-29 @ 12:00pm)

Name	Where from	Bringing
Alex Lopez	Sacramento(?)	Atari 2600 ✔ needed RF display (covered by Bill K's RF-only CRT)
Andy O'Brien	Prunedale (local overnight)	Games, computers, displays: Atari 8-bit (800 with Incognito) ✔ CRT monitor Atari 8-bit (130XE) ✔ CRT monitor Atari 16-bit STe, CosmosEx ✔ LCD monitor PC (for modern Gauntlet) ✔ 46" TV Atari Jaguar (maybe; as a backup)
Bill Demian	Sacramento	Atari 2600 ✔ TV Atari 2600 (maybe a spare) ✔ TV Atari Stunt Cycle ✔ TV fiberoptic Atari sign
Bill Kendrick	Davis	Games, computers, displays: Atari 7800 ✔ CRT TV, RF only Atari 2600 Flashback 2 ✔ CRT monitor, composite only (#1) Atari 8-bit (800XL) ✔ CRT monitor, composite only (#2) Atari 8-bit (1200XL) ✔ CRT monitor, composite only (#3) Atari Lynx II ✔ built-in Atari Lynx II (with new LCD + VGA out) ✔ LCD monitor, VGA External speakers Atari Jaguar + CD ✔ Projector (comp, s-video, VGA) Stereo system Atari 2600 Paddle Games ✔ needed composite display (covered by Michael W.'s C=1804) Nintendo NES ✔ needed composite or RF display (covered by John D's 13" Panasonic) Nintendo GameBoy Advance SP (#1) ✔ built-in Nintendo GameBoy Advance SP (#2) ✔ built-in Sega Genesis ✔ needed composite or RF display (covered by Chris A's C=1702) Sony PlayStation (comp) ✔ needed composite display (covered by Marlin B's monitor) Sony PlayStation 2 (comp) ✔ CRT TV, RF/composite ⊞ Spare display: CRT TV, RF only (assigned) Books Magazines
Chris "Jibbajaba" Alaimo	Davis	Apple II (//c) ✔ Monitor Atarisoft games Sega Genesis games ⊞ Spare display: composite monitor (assigned) (Commodore 1702)
Dan "Gunstar Hero" DeVriend	Sacramento	Atari 5200 ✔ TV #1 Atari 5200 ✔ TV #2 Atari 7800 (maybe) ✔ TV #3 Arcade cabinet: Blasteroids (maybe) ✔ built-in
Dan "Trak-Ball Man" Kramer	Bay area (local overnight)	Atari 5200 ✔ TV Prototype Tempest 5200 control panel (maybe) Atari 8-bit 800XL (maybe; as alternative) Sony PlayStation 2 with Reflex trackball controller ✔ TV
Duncan Mac Dougall	California?	Atari 8-bit 130XE (PAL) ✔ PAL-capable LCD Atari 16-bit Falcon ✔ combo CRT monitor
John "Lifeguard" Demian	San Francisco area	Atari Video Music ✔ 19" Sharp 19E-M50 (CRT) Atari Super Pong ✔ 13" Goldstar CMX-4200 (CRT) Atari 2600 Sears Tele Games ✔ 14" Panasonic TC-14LA2D (4:3 LCD) Atari 7800 ✔ 20" Sony KV-20M20 (CRT) Atari Touch Me ✔ built-in Plug and Play TV Games Atari (JAKKS) ✔ 10" CRT 5" Sony KV-5100 (vintage color portable; bringing for novelty) ⊞ Spare display: 19" Insignia NS-LCD19W-09 (16:9 LCD, S-Video, Component, RF, HDMI) (assigned) ⊞ Spare display: 13" Panasonic CT-13R38SG (CRT, RF, composite) (assigned) ➕ Spare display: 10" CRT, RF
Lx Rudis	San Francisco (arriving 12pm)	Atari Lynx ✔ built-in
Mark Birsching	South Bay	Arcade cabinet: Centipede ✔ built-in
Mariano DM	Bay Area (arriving 1pm)	RetroPie (with wireless controller & wired XBox controller) ✔ needed HDMI display (covered by John D's 19" Insignia)
Marlin "MacRorie" Bates	Woodland	Atari 8-bit (with VBXE, TransKey-II, Ultimate 1MB, SIO2USB) ✔ display Atari Jaguar ✔ display Atari Lynx (with new LCD + VGA out) ✔ VGA monitor Atari Portfolio ✔ built-in ⊞ Spare display: composite/VGA/HDMI monitor (assigned)
Michael Whipp	San Luis Obispo area	Atari 7800 ✔ 20" CRT TV Commodore 64 SX-64 luggable ✔ built-in Coleco Telstar Alpha Pong clone ✔ B&T TV ⊞ Spare display: composite monitor (assigned) (Commodore 1084)
Molly Patton	Lake County area	Atari 2600 ✔ TV Atari Lynx II ✔ built-in Sony PlayStation ✔ display Sega Genesis ✔ display
Philip Louie	San Francisco	Atari 16-bit Falcon030 ✔ LCD VGA monitor Atari 16-bit 1040STe ✔ SC1224 color monitor Atari 16-bit 1040ST ✔ LCD VGA monitor or SC1224 monitor
Tim (???)	San Francisco (arriving 12pm)	Atari 8-bit XEGS ✔ monitor
Trevor Rose	Sacramento(?)	PC (for ~2001 era Atari Anniversary Edition) [maybe] ✔ display Plug and Play TV Games Namco ✔ Toshiba 20" HDTV via Framemeister Nintendo NES ✔ Samsung 20.5" CRT ➕ Spare display: 40" 16:9, lots of inputs [maybe] ➕ Spare display: 20" 4:3, dual DVI [maybe] ➕ Spare display: 15" 4:3, VGA + speakers [maybe]

Run-down of systems:

What?	How many?
Commodore 64	1
Coleco Telstar Alpha	1
Arcade cabinet	1 – 2
Atari 2600	6 – 7
Atari 5200	3
Atari 7800	3 – 4
Atari Lynx	5
Atari Jaguar	2 – 3
Atari 8-bit	7 – 8
Atari 16-bit	5
Atari Portfolio	1
Atari Super Pong	1
Atari Video Music	1
Atari Stunt Cycle	1
Atari Touch Me	1
Apple II	1
Nintendo NES	2
Nintendo GameBoy Advance	2
Sega Genesis	2
Sony PlayStation	2
Sony PlayStation 2	2
PC	1 – 2
RetroPie	1
Plug and Play TV Games	0 – 2

(That's between 52 and 60 systems, being brought by 18 volunteers!)

Displays needed for borrowing:

RF ⨉1
1 covered, by:
- Bill K's RF-only CRT
composite ⨉2
2 covered, by:
- Michael W.'s C=1804
- Marlin B's monitor
composite or RF ⨉2
2 covered, by:
- John D's 13" Panasonic
- Chris A's C=1702
HDMI ⨉1
1 covered, by:
- John D's 19" Insignia

Spare displays coming:

CRT TV, RF only ⨉1 (all 1 assigned)
composite monitor ⨉2 (all 2 assigned)
19" Insignia NS-LCD19W-09 (16:9 LCD, S-Video, Component, RF, HDMI) ⨉1 (all 1 assigned)
13" Panasonic CT-13R38SG (CRT, RF, composite) ⨉1 (all 1 assigned)
10" CRT, RF ⨉1
composite/VGA/HDMI monitor ⨉1 (all 1 assigned)
40" 16:9, lots of inputs ⨉1
20" 4:3, dual DVI ⨉1
15" 4:3, VGA + speakers ⨉1

Name	Where from	What
Briana Aea	Sacramento	Posting flyers in Sacramento
Bob "bob1200xl" Woolley	Alameda	Truck for Bill K.'s gear (Plan A)
James Peyton	Sacramento	Clean-up
John "Lifeguard" Demian	San Francisco area	Posting flyers in Sacramento
Mark Birsching	Bay Area	Pizza pick-up
Michaela		Pizza pick-up
Seth Hillbrand	Davis	Diagnosed and repaired, when feasible, a variety of Bill K's controllers and 2600
Steven Rose, Jr.	???	Set-up, exhibitor stand-in, raffle tickets
Timothy Thatcher	Davis	Van for Bill K.'s gear (Plan B) Set up and/or take-down Docent Heavy-duty extension cord Posting flyers in Davis