On the 28th September 2024, I joined a team of volunteers from the University of Bristol to help out at the annual Geologists' Association (GA) Conference held this year in Bristol, inside the Earth Sciences department of Wills Memorial Building. The event began with an icebreaker on the 27th in the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery next door to Wills Memorial Building. On the 28th, delegates arrived to the building to attend seminars run by professors from the Earth Sciences department. During breaks, delegates could view associations and their stands in the main conference area, lab G27, and get refreshments run by other volunteers. The event ended on the Sunday, 29th September, with up to five field trip destinations around the Bristol area run by the Geological Association.
I was volunteering 12-5pm at the welcome desk on the 28th, handing out name badges, welcoming attendees, signposting delegates, and providing general information. In moments of downtime when delegates were attending seminars, I was able to organise the front desk and help out in the main conference area with the other volunteers. The images below are from lab G27 and the stands around the area. At the end of the event I helped collect the name badges of attendees, return the desks and chairs to the lab with the other volunteers, and help move items for the Museum and Art Gallery.
I really enjoyed my experience, getting to speak to attendees about my studies, other volunteers that I had not met before, and being of help to the GA. Also, I got to take home some freebies! I would love to help out again if the event ever comes back to Bristol or another nearby location, no doubt.
Thank you to the Geologists' Association and the speakers and organisers of the event, especially the Earth Sciences department at UoB!
