Start Here: Staffing - Volunteering - Panelists - Bidding

"The City Doesn't Run Itself."

Joining the staff isn't just volunteering... it's becoming a vital piece of BayCon's backbone. You'll work alongside an intrepid crew of fans, thinkers, and net-runners, all powered by caffeine, curiosity, and possibly a rogue AI or two. You'll help build impossible schedules, patch system glitches with a smile, and witness moments of weird, wonderful brilliance that only happen when you gather this many nerds in one place. Whether you're helping someone find their badge, rerouting a signal anomaly in tech ops, or making sure the masquerade doesn't take down the whole grid (again), your role matters. BayCon 2027 is more than a con, it's the answer to "What if I could be part of something unforgettable?" Spoiler: you can. So gear up, jack in, and help us run the most impossibly good weekend in Night City.

Find Your Frequency: Where You Can Make a Difference

At BayCon, reality is more of a suggestion, but every role keeps the grid humming. Whether you're a logistics fixer, a social wire, or someone who can reboot a projector without flatlining... your skills have a place here. Your signal's coming in loud and clear from one of these departments:

• Grid Runners (Programming): Help shape Programming, Gaming, and Events; you'll design moments that delight, confuse, and possibly short-circuit the schedule, in a good way.
• Chrome Techs (Tech Team): Manipulate sound, light, and projection with the finesse of a runner who's actually read the manual; be the invisible force that keeps the illusion seamless.
• Ration Runners (Hospitality): Keep both attendees and staff alive with snacks, caffeine, and encouragement; run the Con Suite and Staff Feed like the fixer everyone trusts.
• Net Navigators (Operations): Orchestrate the flow of time, space, and con karma; whether it's fixing schedules or gently steering chaos, you're the unseen hand keeping order on the grid.

Your time, your talents, your gear. This is where they converge. Join us and find where your signal fits into the network.

Perks of the Sprawl... and the Net

Embark on a volunteer run where the grid bends, the schedule wobbles, and every role nudges the whole operation slightly off-center. At BayCon 2027, being on staff isn't just a title; it's a mildly heroic act of keeping the system online. Here's what you'll gain when you join the crew running this operation:

The Perks of the Grid:

• All-Access Chip: Receive a complimentary staff badge; it grants you passage through panels, back rooms, and possibly a server closet where sentient vending machines give questionable advice.
• Recharge Bay: Enjoy the exclusive staff lounge, a quiet space for coffee, contemplation, or questioning the structural integrity of the schedule.
• Hotel Benefits: Secure a staff-rate room and sleep closer to the convention's core; proximity may improve morale, or cause minor time dilation.
• Flexible Scheduling: We understand that the sprawl doesn't run on a 9-to-5 clock; flexible hours ensure you can serve the mission without losing your place in the queue.

What the Network Asks of You:

• A Semi-Binding Contract: Attend team meetings; communicate with your department; show up for the final pre-con gathering, or at least send a feed with decent resolution.
• All Runners Welcome: Whether you're a seasoned con-walker or fresh off the grid, your curiosity is the real credential; experience is a plus, but enthusiasm counts twice.
• Collaboration Across the Sprawl: BayCon thrives on voices of all frequencies; we aim to build an inclusive con where everyone contributes, uplifts, and occasionally drops something profound between shifts.

Step into your staff role and help us build something unforgettable, not haunting, but definitely echoing across the grid. Together, we'll shape a convention experience that may not explain the city, but will make it a lot more interesting.

Meeting the Minds That Keep the Con Spinning

Staff meetings are where the impossible becomes plausible; where ideas are exchanged, schedules synced, and a ragtag group of geniuses, gophers, and generalists come together to make the chaos look planned. These gatherings are your chance to collaborate, share updates, troubleshoot timelines, and casually question the laws of the grid.

Regular meetings will occur throughout the year, mostly on weekends, as we close in on that shimmering point we call BayCon. Division Heads, Department Heads, and their Seconds are expected to attend when possible; general staff are enthusiastically encouraged to drop in, absorb info, and ask surprisingly good questions.

One all-hands gathering is mandatory: the final staff meeting before launch. That's the one where everything gets real, or as real as this convention gets. Attendance is especially encouraged during peak planning periods like housing and hiring deadlines. If you miss a meeting, fear not; our recording secretary will post helpful notes on the staff email list, probably with bullet points and only minor signal distortion.