Kumoricon is hosted by the Oregon non-profit mutual benefit organization, Altonimbus Entertainment. The members of Altonimbus Entertainment comprise the staff of Kumoricon, who, along with additional volunteers, produce, plan, and host the convention.

There are two membership options available for people coming to Kumoricon:

Kumoricon Event Membership – Includes attendance to the convention as its primary benefit. All attendees to Kumoricon become Kumoricon Event Members. Register to attend Kumoricon by visiting the registration page. Kumoricon Event Members may also contribute their time as volunteers to help out in significant ways; more information can be received by emailing volunteers@kumoricon.org.

Altonimbus Entertainment Member – The most significant benefit of membership in Altonimbus Entertainment is voting rights in the organization. Altonimbus Entertainment members are also automatically Kumoricon Event Members. To qualify for this membership, persons must commit to the duties of at least one specific, named, staff position and agree to abide by the Membership Policies. Membership is governed by Article 8 of the Altonimbus Entertainment Bylaws as well as other organization policy.

Staff Member Policies – Additional policies pertaining to staff and Altonimbus Entertainment Members. Qualifications, benefits, requirements, and membership miscellanea.

Staff Members (Altonimbus Entertainment Members) need not separately register as attendees (Kumoricon Event Members). If you have already pre-registered as an attendee, you can change from an attendee to staff if you decide later to become staff and are approved. This is a considered an upgrade, and in that case, the difference between your attendee registration fee and staff dues will be refunded to you.

Once you are approved for a position, you can register for staff either via a printed form, or online. The director giving approval for a position will direct you to either fill out the form or register online. The printed form is below. For online registrations, after talking with the director overseeing the position, you will receive an email with a link to a private web page to begin the process.

The August 5 staff registration deadline for Kumoricon 2012 has passed. However, we are still eager to accept volunteers at the convention.

Staff Membership Registration Form – If you have been in contact with your director or manager and after you have received director approval for a staff position, please fill in the fields and print this form, and bring it to a meeting or otherwise deliver to your director. The director must initial the form. Please pay the $10 staff membership dues by cash, check, or money order at a meeting, or arrange for the payment outside the meeting (please do not send payment without arranging first). When both steps are completed, please deliver the form to the Secretary.

• Fillable version [PDF] for typing and printing your information
• Blank version [PDF] to handwrite your information