Volunteering

Selected applicants will be notified by October 31, 2010. HRPA generally receives over 600 applications each year. This year 250 volunteers will be selected for the Annual Conference. Please note that you must be an HRPA member to volunteer at our Annual Conference.

The deadline for volunteer application submission is September 16, 2010. Selected volunteers will be contacted by October 31, 2010.

We welcome applications from returning volunteers but cannot guarantee selection or placement in previous area of responsibility. Volunteer selections will be based on the needs of the conference.

Volunteer Responsibilities and Rewards

As a Volunteer at the Annual Conference, your responsibilities include:

Being available for all three days of the conference (some may be required pre-conference for set-up/registration on February 1, 2011)
Arriving on time to all scheduled shifts
Attendance at the Orientation Session February 1, 2011 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre South Building from 2:00 – 4:00 pm; Room 716
Adherence to HRPA’s Code of Ethics
A helpful and enthusiastic personality and respect for confidentiality
Signing in each day of the 3-day Conference at the Conference Office to pick up your meal tickets
Volunteers are responsible for their own accommodation and travel expenses

You will receive:

Breakfast and lunch meal tickets – provided upon sign-in at the Conference Office each day (Room 801B)
Casual wear uniform for the conference – two conference shirts
CHRP recertification points, 1 point per day plus 1.5 per hour of professional development as described below
A conference pass for attendance at sessions when not volunteering – space permitting, host rules apply
Access to speaker presentation materials on our website

Members who have achieved their CHRP designation can obtain Recertification Points in the following ways:

Volunteering for the Annual Conference will award 1 point per day (including the orientation). (CHRP’s can acquire a maximum of 5 points per year for volunteering for administrative tasks in an HR Association under section B11 of the National Recertification log)
Volunteers are encouraged to attend speaker presentations when they are not volunteering (space permitting). 1.5 points are earned per hour of professional development (to a maximum of 10 points per day).

Volunteer Orientation:

Date: February 1, 2011 (Tuesday)
Time: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Room: 716
Address: Metro Toronto Convention Centre
South Building
222 Bremner Boulevard
Toronto, Ontario, M5V 2W6

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at
the HRPA Annual Conference!