What is the IFSS Volunteer Program?
The International Forestry Students’ Symposium (IFSS) is an annual meeting where IFSA members from all over the world gather and discuss about the future of the organization by participating in the General Assembly meeting. IFSS is also an opportunity for the participants to learn about the culture and forestry practices of the host country. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the event and it will take place in Chile from the 25th of August to the 8th of September 2022 with the theme “Chile: A country full of contrasts”. You can read more about the event here.
The IFSS 2022 Volunteer Program is dedicated to help the organizing committee of the IFSS 2022 in communications- and logistics- related tasks and increase the efficiency of tasks. Since the event will be hybrid, applications for both online and offline volunteers are welcome.
The Volunteer Program will have two teams that consist of online and offline volunteers: communications and logistics.
Communication Team
- Social Media (Online and in-person)
- Documentation (Online and in-person)
- Newsletter (In-person)
- Translations (Online and in-person)
Logistics Team
- Program (Online and in-person)
- Registration (Online and in-person)
- Activities (In-person)
To read more about the specific tasks of each team and sub-teams, visit the registration link.
Requirements
Interested applicants for the IFSS 2022 Volunteer Teams should meet the following requirements:
- Must be a member of a Local Committee and either be an active student or have graduated no longer than one year ago.
- Must be an in-person participant of IFSS 2022 or interested in participating online.
Motivation Letter
The motivation letter should cover all the following points and be no longer than 500 words. Note that these points correspond to the criteria that are used to evaluate the motivation letter.
- What is your background?
- Introduction: name, age, country, university, current studies
- LC of membership
- What is your previous experience in IFSA at the international level (participation and/or organization of IFSA international meetings, IFSA partner events, commissioner or official position)?
- What is your previous experience in IFSA at the regional and local level (participation and/or organization of regional events, activity in your own LC, position held in your own LC)?
- Why are you interested in applying for the Volunteer Program?
- What is your understanding of the position you are running for?
- Role of the position
- Tasks of the position
- Consideration of required skills
IFSA Membership verification
The IFSA membership needs to be verified in order to apply for an official position. You should use one of the following systems:
- Member verification on website (Suggested). This is the suggested method of verification. In order to be verified on the website you need to have an account on the IFSA website and be verified by your LC for the current IFSA term. For all information check https://ifsa.net/how-to-register. You don’t have to take any other steps if you are verified on the website.
- LC Verification letter. A verification letter from your Local Committee (LC) signed by the President of your LC, verifying that you are a member of the LC in PDF format. In case you are the President of your LC, ask the Vice President to sign it. The headed letter of your LC must be used for the letter. Here you can find a template for the verification letter.
Application Procedure
In order to apply you need to fill this form:
The application form includes:
- Personal information
- The motivation letter in PDF format (max 500 word).
- IFSA membership verification
Applications that do not follow this procedure (eg. late, incomplete or not sent through the form) will not be considered.
In case of technical issues with the submission of the application, please send an email to opencall@ifsa.net specifying the problem that you are encountering.
Deadline
The main deadline for this application is the 8th of July 23:59 UTC+0.
