SIGUCCS 2018 Volunteer Introductions – Eric Handler

What is your volunteer position for 2018 and how would you explain it to someone new to SIGUCCS?

Eric HandlerThis year I’m coordinating volunteers. I’m going to be making sure that the front desk has friendly faces answering questions and helping point people in the right direction. Additionally, I’ll be scheduling all of the session chairs, a volunteer position that helps introduce our colleagues before they present and assists in making sure every session goes well.

How many SIGUCCS conferences have you attended?

3

How did you get involved as a volunteer in SIGUCCS?

I like board games a lot and found myself spending time in the hospitality suite at my first SIGUCCS. I kept recommending games that we should have in the library and then the next thing I knew, someone suggested I should run the suite the next year.

What’s an accomplishment that you are especially proud of?

I’ve done 2 charity bike rides of over 70 miles to raise money for charity

Something that you could always stop and talk to me about

Board Games. I have more information than I care to admit in my brain about board games. Did you play a board game once, describe it to me and I can probably tell you who designed it and the name if you forgot.

What do you do for fun?

Pokemon Go, Board Games, Tennis, Bar Quiz/Trivia

SIGUCCS 2018 Orlando … who is your favorite Disney character?

Genie

About SIGUCCS Editor

The Special Interest Group on University and College Computing Services (SIGUCCS) is an association of professionals who support and manage the diverse aspects of information technology services at higher education institutions. SIGUCCS is one of 36 special interest groups of ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society. SIGUCCS focuses on issues surrounding the support, delivery, and management of those services, and provides professional development opportunities for its members and the other individuals in the field.