If you’re the Code Evangelist at a larger event, you should probably be specifically focusing on the job, and not event-specific responsibilities, which will be handled by volunteers.

If you’re at a smaller event, you’ll also need to do some event-specific tasks. Ask your regional manager for more details, or reach out to your CodeDay contact.

Hour-by-Hour

The Early-Event

• 11:00am: Greet students and gather insights at check-in.
• 11:45am: Icebreaker.
• 12:00pm: Kickoff presentation!
• 12:30pm: Encourage everyone to pitch, and kick it off with some silly ideas of your own.
• 1:00pm: Lunch, and the intro workshop (if you’re teaching it).
• Until 5pm: Flex time
  • Patrol the venue and gather insights.
  • Light activity (e.g. slideshare improv).
  • Good time for a break.

The Mid-Event

• 6:00pm: Dinner! Encourage socializing by forcing students to leave their computers and eat in the dinner area.
• 7:00pm-12:00am: Flex time
  • Continue to patrol, checking in with as many students as possible. Focus students who don’t seem to be integrating with the culture, are stressed, or otherwise unhappy.
  • CodeCup is at 7PT/10ET. Get students ready for it at least 15min early.
  • High-energy activity (e.g. karaoke or walk).
  • Take a break.
  • 11pm is a good time for a shift-change so someone can sleep.

The Late Event

• 12:00am: Midnight snack: encourage students to meet others by forcing them to leave their computers. Consider this an “ice cream social.”
• 1am-4am: Flex time
  • Patrol, focus frustrated students and encourage them to take a break.
  • 4am is a good time for shift change.
• 5am-7am: Help groups cut features to get to a demo-able project.

The End-Game

• 8am-9am: Convince as many groups to present as you can. Find a way for them to present something even if it’s not what they wanted.
• 9am-10am: Introduce judges to students.