The organising committee is seeking a number of enthusiastic and motivated people to join the  ICGSE 09  Student Volunteer team.

The student volunteers will assist in the practical organisation and running of the conference. In exchange for their work, they will be rewarded by a number of benefits including:

• Free participation in the conference ,  workshops  and tutorials (subject to agreement with the workshop & tutorial  organisers);
• A copy of the book of proceedings published by  IEEE ;
• A ticket to the  welcome reception on July 13;
• A ticket to the barbeque on July 14.

The volunteers will have to cover their own  travel and accommodation costs. Accommodation is available in the Cappavilla student village on campus at a  reasonable rate. Limerick city is served by a number of low-cost carriers through Shannon International Airport.

The volunteers will congregate at the  main conference venue,  the Computer Science and Information Systems building on the University of Limerick   campus on the evening of Sunday,  July 12 and will be engaged in conference activities until  Thursday the  16 th of  July .

Joining the  ICGSE 09 student volunteer team will give students a great opportunity to attend a prestigious conference, meet fellow students and established researchers in the area of  Global Software Engineering  and gain academic experience!

Important dates:
Postgraduate (Masters and PhD) students are encouraged to submit a 500 words statement briefly describing their current research, and explaining what benefit they would gain from attending  ICGSE 2009 , mentioning any previous conference volunteering experience. The application should also contain the name and contact details of their supervisor.
The deadline for applications is 15^th of May 2009 .
Please email your application to  Miriam O'Riordan.

Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 22^nd of May 2009.