{"id":561,"date":"2026-07-13T03:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T03:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/?page_id=561"},"modified":"2026-07-13T12:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T12:42:23","slug":"call-for-student-volunteers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/call-for-student-volunteers\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Student Volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"561\" class=\"elementor elementor-561\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3210aa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3210aa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c0d4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6c0d4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Call for Student Volunteers<br><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e91183 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e91183\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0f9b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d0f9b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) 2026 is looking for interested and motivated student volunteers to support us on-site in Sendai, Japan during the conference. VRST 2026 will take place at the Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, from Monday, November 16 to Wednesday, November 18, 2026.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In return for their assistance, student volunteers will be able to register for the full conference free of charge (tentative).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8f544 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f8f544\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfcdfe7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfcdfe7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important Dates<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5b0a40 eael-dt-th-align-center eael-table-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-data-table\" data-id=\"a5b0a40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-data-table.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-data-table-wrap\" data-table_id=\"a5b0a40\" id=\"eael-data-table-wrapper-a5b0a40\" data-custom_responsive=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<table class=\"tablesorter eael-data-table center\" id=\"eael-data-table-a5b0a40\">\n\t\t\t    <thead>\n\t\t\t        <tr class=\"table-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\"><\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t            <th class=\"\" id=\"\" colspan=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"data-table-header-text\">Date<\/span><\/th>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t        <\/tr>\n\t\t\t    <\/thead>\n\t\t\t  \t<tbody>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApplication Form Opens\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAugust 1, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApplication Deadline\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeptember 30, 2026 (AOE)\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFinal Notification\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<td colspan=\"\" rowspan=\"\" class=\"\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"td-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"td-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 5, 2026 (AOE)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t        \t\t\t    <\/tbody>\n\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t  \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1720937 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1720937\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e357087 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e357087\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligibility and Requirements<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a92f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a92f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicants should meet the following requirements:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently an undergraduate or graduate student<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be able to commit about 20 to 25 hours at the conference to volunteer duties<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be able to attend the conference in Sendai, Japan for its whole duration, including the SV orientation on Sunday, November 15, 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We especially encourage members of underrepresented groups and countries in the VR community to apply for student volunteer positions. In addition, authors who could gain the opportunity to present their own work at the conference will be preferred during the selection process.<\/span><\/p><p><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br style=\"font-weight: 400;\" \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd45f13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd45f13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ad58b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6ad58b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Application<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4a7cc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4a7cc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To apply, please fill out the Microsoft Forms application form once it is published:<\/span><\/p><p><strong>[Microsoft Forms link will be added here on August 1, 2026]<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fc88f7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6fc88f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3e028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd3e028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits and Duties (tentative)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c682c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c682c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are an ACM VRST Student Volunteer, you are committed to volunteer for approximately 20 to 25 hours during the conference.<\/p><p>Specific tasks for our student volunteers include handling the registration desk, assisting with the recording of conference talks, setting up poster and demo sessions, being available to assist attendees with problems and questions, and more.<\/p><p>In return, you get free conference registration that gives you the chance to participate in the conference as well as social activities like the catered lunch breaks and the conference dinner. You will also receive a happi coat, a traditional Japanese festival jacket, so people are able to recognize you at the conference. This item may be changed later.<\/p><p>Serving as a student volunteer is a great way to connect with the VR community and experience the VRST conference first-hand as a vital part of the organizing team.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-776bf8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"776bf8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b941b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b941b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Arriving and Leaving<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-386f0a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"386f0a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Student volunteers need to be available to help throughout the conference. You will need to arrive on or before Sunday, November 15, 2026 at noon for the SV orientation and be available until the end of the conference on Wednesday, November 18, 2026.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58403f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f58403f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa687e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa687e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact<br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76cf1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f76cf1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For questions about the Student Volunteer program, please contact:<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> <a href=\"mailto:sv2026@vrst.acm.org\">sv2026@vrst.acm.org<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li>Ryo Ooka, Tohoku University, Japan<\/li><li>Xiaodan Hu, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for Student Volunteers The ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) 2026 is looking for interested and motivated student volunteers to support us on-site in Sendai, Japan during the conference. VRST 2026 will take place at the Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, from Monday, November 16 to Wednesday, November 18, &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/call-for-student-volunteers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Call for Student Volunteers&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-561","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/561","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/561\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":584,"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/561\/revisions\/584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vrst.acm.org\/vrst2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}