| We encourage you to volunteer for any of the tasks shown below and to help us identify additional tasks that will need to be filled (even if you are not a member of Peak City). If you volunteer, please be positive that 1) you will be able to carry out and complete the assignment, 2) Have transportation and time to handle the mission, 3) Have support of your wife and kids and 4) Have resources to cover your incidental costs. This is all volunteer, so there are no reimbursements provided for gas, food, telephone and other personal expenses. All expenditures for equipment and materials must be pre-approved by the CD and Finance Manager to insure we have the funds available and stay within budget. Thanks for your help and understanding. Together we can make this a smooth and enjoyable experience! |
| Position | Name | Contact Information | Responsibilities | |
| Event and Contest Director | Mike Konshak | 1944 Quail Circle Louisville, CO 80027 Cell: 303-921-8709 cd[at]peakcity.org |
Overall Planning and Coordination, Hotel and Banquet liaison, meeting administrator, Coordinate Awards and Website activities. Opens and closes bank account. Primary media contact. | |
| Assistant Event Director NAR Contest Board | Russ Anthony | Home: 720-890-5806 Cell: 303-204-7153 russ_anthony[at]msn.com |
Safety and Rules Advisor, Arbitration. Helps promote and coordinate four or more regional contests with the various sections | |
| Equipment Manager | George Shaiffer | Home: 719-392-1000 gshaiffer[at]msn.com |
Heads team that will receive and test NAR Launch equipment, repair and order missing items, deliver to launch site and setup, maintaining and cleaning (rods and rails) equipment during event, charging range batteries, packing up and ship back to NAR HQ. | |
| Competitor's Liason Auction Gifts | John Boren | 719-547-3460 borenjohn[at]comcast.net 103 South Glenrose Drive Pueblo West, CO 81007 |
Some competitors and vendors will be flying in and will need to ship their rockets and range boxes ahead of time. The liaison will take delivery of these shipments and deliver them to the hotel on Friday July 30. Will assist competitors at the end of the meet to help deliver same to UPS locations in Pueblo. This needs to someone that lives in Pueblo and has temporary storage space. | |
| Website Manager | Kevin Brady | Cell: 720-635-6135 kjbrady[at]fernworks.net |
Create registration webpages to receive contestant data and on-line funds through Paypal. Work closely with Registrar and Results manager in publishing current status of event. | |
| Finance Manager (Treasurer) | Mike Konshak | cd[at]peakcity.org | Makes deposits to bank account, receives mail-in registration checks makes deposits, notifies Registrar of entrants, and disbursement of funds as directed by event director. Provide detailed quarterly reports of NARAM income and expenses to the NAR National Events Committee Chairman | |
| Registrar | Kevin Brady (acting) | Cell: 720-635-6135 kjbrady[at]fernworks.net |
Accumulates registration data and submits to website coordinator and treasurer. Insure that all participants have proper credentials, are not missing any information and have paid their fees. Develops printouts of database of those that have sign-in. Acquires data from late registration/walk-ins each day (mostly sport flyers) and adds to database. | |
| Registration Sign-in | Name | Contact Info | Greets attendees and walk-in registration at hotel, hands out registration packets with Registration Packet Manager, sets up table on range for sport flyers, coordinates getting data to registrar and webmaster to get data entered into database. | |
| Registration Packet Manager | Ron Coffee w\ Zach Coffee w\ James Russell |
Cell: 303-913-3955 ron[at]roncoffee.net |
Recruits and heads a team to accumulate and print participant badges, entrants list, official patches, event schedule, vendor give-a-ways and other materials, including bags, to hand out to contestants (only those registered for the entire week-long event). Try to acquire free lanyards for badges and bags from manufacturers or local corporations. | |
| Chief RSO | Name | Contact Info | Recruits and trains RSO's for each days activity on both the contest range as well as the sport range. An RSO oversees the checking in of rockets and pad assignments and look at the rocket to see if it is fit to fly. Makes sure that the motor has been mounted correctly, fins are secure, and launch lugs are attached correctly. Should be certified level 1, or higher. | |
| NARAM Range Crew Manager | Russ Anthony | Home: 720-890-5806 Cell: 303-204-7153 russ_anthony[at]msn.com |
Accumulates contestant data from registrar, creates job assignments for NARAM contestants, insures smooth transition between shifts. Note: every contestant has a mandatory work assignment every day for two hours, which progresses to a different time shift everyday. Anyone who fails to show up for an assignment without a good reason, will not be allowed to fly that day, and if already flown, will lose those points. | |
| Eggloft Coordinator | Joe Hinton | Cell: 303-859-9728 Home: 303-449-9344 kjwhouse[at]msn.com Crew: Theresa and Reed Coker jasper0492[at]msn.com |
Purchases eggs the week before the event, then weigh/measure/inspect/number(mark) eggs for dual eggloft event. Each contestant may require up to four raw USDA Large hen's eggs, each with a mass of no less than 57 grams and no more than 63 grams, and measuring no more than 45 millimeters in diameter. | |
| NARAM Results Manager | Dave Virga | Cell: 719-237-4375 davyrocket[at]q.com |
Takes all data from Contest Manager Software, verifies data entry to hard copy, and publishes results nightly, submitting results to webmaster | |
| Awards Manager | Joe Hinton | Cell: 303-859-9728 Home: 303-449-9344 kjwhouse[at]msn.com |
Assists in the Coordination of design and purchasing awards, getting competitive bids from suppliers, taking delivery, checking for engraving errors, and delivering same to hotel or mid week awards, helps set up sales display. Assist in special requests from competitors. | |
| NAR Benefit Auction Coordinator | Name | Contact | Planning donations and running auctions. | |
| Emblem Coordinator | Joe Hinton Mike Konshak |
Cell: 303-859-9728 Home: 303-449-9344 kjwhouse[at]msn.com Home: 303-673-9853 Cell: 303-921-8709 cd[at]peackcity.org |
Coordinates and obtains Official patches, lapel pins and T-shirts, quantities based on pre-orders through the website, collects and delivers to host hotel for inclusion in registration packets. | |
| Sales manager | Name | Contact Info | Takes delivery of items to be sold at the hotel and launch site. Works closely with registration at hotel. Collects money and gives to finance manager or deposits directly into bank account. Ships extra patches, pins, T-shirts to buyers who did not attend, after the NARAM-52 is over. | |
| Vendor Coordinator (Rocket supplies) |
Name | Contact Info | Recruits and coordinated suppliers of rocket related supplies to make them available to contestants during the week. | |
| Site Coordinator | Ben Whitfield | rlwhitfi[at]socolo.net | Coordinates with 4H to keep Hudson Ranch available, works with event coordinator to rent tents, tables, chairs, porta-johns, and helps directs delivery and placement of same. Creates a site map showing Tents, Launch line, concessions, parking, camping, etc. in advance for approval to the team. Creates signs as needed for spectator parking (separate from contestants who may be working out of their cars with EZ-Ups). Recruits grounds keepers for moving trash from totes into dumpster each evening (or as necessary). | |
| Parking/Pit Coordinator | Name | Contact | Works with site coordinator to physically layout boundries for Launch line, concessions, parking, camping, etc. Helps guide vehicles in on initial days and directs spectator vehicle away from competitor areas. Insures that the driving lanes stay open. | |
| Grounds Keeper | Name | Contact | Works with site coordinator and recruits help for moving trash from totes into dumpster each evening (or as necessary). Replacing trash bages in totes. We'll all need to chip in on the last day to leave the Hudson Ranch the way we found it. | |
| Campground Manager | Name | Contact | Provides guidance in positioning overnight campers at the site and provides list of alternate local area campgrounds. Resolves issues and prevents abuses. | |
| Concessions Coordinator | Name | Contact | Local member who will Recruit and coordinate with private food concessionaires and civic groups to insure food, water and beverages are available on range during the week. It may be best to have only one (or two) concessions each day to insure profitability for the vendor. | |
| HPR Coordinator | James Russell | Home: 303-425-7184 Cell: 303-548-5531 jamesr2[at]gmail.com | Recruits and coordinates the HPR clubs for assistance in planning and setting up the HP Sport Range, working closely with SCORE members. Assists Event Director in insuring that all HPR flyers have proper NAR or TRA Certifications. | |
| HPR/Sport Range Crew Manager | Lloyd Chumbley | 719-264-9621 lloyd2[at]emtch.com |
Accumulates contestant data from registrar, creates and assigns job assignments for HPR contestants, insures smooth transition between shifts. We will need an RSO, LCO, Pad manager and a helper at the Sporting range as well as a Contest manager. 1 hour shifts on Saturday and Sunday. Two hour shifts Mon-Friday. | |
| HPR Results Manager | TBD | |
Takes all data from 'TBD' Software, verifies data entry to hard copy, and publishes results nightly, submitting results to webmaster. May be responsible for all computers used at the event. | |
| Computer Resources Manager | Ron Coffee | Cell: 303-913-3955 ron[at]roncoffee.net |
Insures there are a sufficient number of laptops and power available for scoring, contestant viewing and result publishing. Sets up networking for simultaneous results updating | |
| HP FAA Waiver Coordinator | Jason Unwin | 719-671-2407 jasonunwin[at]wildblue.net | Files paperwork and coordinates with FAA in order to keep the HPR range available during NARAM-52. | |
| Publicity Manager | Mike Konshak (Acting) | Cell: 303-921-8709 cd[at]peakcity.org | Coordinates and Works with other members of team to produce materials and promote NARAM-52 in national magazines and Colorado-wide news sources and other NAR sections and TRA prefectures. | |
| Intra-Club Publicity Manager | Name | Contact | Sends notices to all NAR sections, TRA prefectures, Rocket related websites, Forums, etc. as news updates are required. | |
| Local-area Publicity Manager Colo Spgs, CO | Warren Layfield | Home: 719-646-0175 section515[at]juno.com | Works with other members of team to produce materials and promote NARAM-52 in Colorado Springs. | |
| local-area publicity manager Pueblo, CO | Jason Unwin | 719-671-2407 jasonunwin[at]wildblue.net |
Works with other members of team to produce materials and promote NARAM-52, especially with the Pueblo Chamber of Commerce (Things to do). | |
| Audio-Visual Manager | Dave Virga | Contact 719-237-4375 DavyRocket[at]Q.com |
Researches and obtains A/V equipment necessary for R&D presentations and for awards banquet. Helps put together video presentation of William S. Roe memorial. | |
| Audio-Visual Assistant | Zach Coffee | Ron (Dad): 303.913.3955 | Assists the A/v manager to help chase down items or setup presentations. | |
| Fly-t Take-it Coordinator | Jason Unwin | Send to: FITI C/o Southern Colorado Rocketeers 1682 Indian Wells Rd. Cotopaxi, CO 81223 |
This promotional event has been practiced at several prior NARAMs. If we do this we would need someone to solicit NAR sections for pre-built rocket contributions to give to spectators that show up during the meet. Will take delivery of all the rockets and bring to the range each day. | |
| L-3 Q&A (Wed 7-8pm) | James Russell | Contact Info | Open forum to discuss L3CC cetrification procedures. | |
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