Linda Co

My contributions to the success of the event

• Interacted with guests to promote TAMU discovery lounge and exhibit booth at SXSW 2018

• Educated people from all over the world what Texas A&M is and what it has done all around the world

• Gathered participant surveys for university research purposes

• Managed operation and sanitation of smoothie bar/smoothie bike station

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Purpose of the Event

To share Texas A&M University's life-changing research with the thousands of creators, thinkers and influencers who flock to Austin in search of solutions to the world's greatest challenges.

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Reflection and Takeaway

While working with TAMU at SXSW, I learned a lot about stepping beyond my comfort zone to talk and connect to people. That is how you make relations and really get people to be engaged. At this event, I also learned the importance of perfecting the details of the smaller frames of an event to create the best big picture of an event. Having a proper volunteer orientation for this event was especially important because we had to interact with guests. I think the TAMU SXSW coordination team did an amazing job with giving volunteers specific instructions and information about the event. I knew everything that was going on and I could answer everyone's questions. If I didn't know something, I knew who I could direct them to. 

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For future events I plan, I have to make sure that all staff and volunteers are adequately well-informed and know what to do in their tasks and beyond their tasks.