Genksters

Genksters is the name of the group of volunteers that organizes Genki. The group is divided into several teams, each team with their own focus and set of responsibilies.

Teams

Thread Connectors

Management

The individuals that are in charge of decision making and that have a general overview of the convention ensuring that all groups work towards the common goal.

Staff

Those that run this group run the groups that run the convention. They are in charge of knowing who is where in the convention. Hiring new individuals in the convention, but their primary job is the work schedule during the convention for Pashiri and making sure help is directed when needed, where needed.

Public Relations

Here workers make sure that information is available to anyone that asks. Via our homepage that is run by them, mails and making sure that during the convention that all messages are known within and outside of the group.

AV Technicians

This individual works with all the technical details for the convention. Computers, projectors, cables, sound, and make sure that we don’t lose our stuff during the convention.

Décor

Public Image

We will be working within PR with the image we want to give of the convention. We have to make sure that the convention is what we all want it to be. Make graphics and ensure making the image of the convention that is expressed outwards also is valid during the convention.

Art Team

Art, artists, and the sale of original work will be handled by this group, as will drawing contests, drawing corners, drawing walls, and the gathering of drawings and the uploading of them to the internet.

Café Team

Nothing much happens except eating, but also the chance to eat some good food or to hear some good music. Decorations and such come from this group for the café.

Entertainment (direct participation)

Cosplay

The group is in charge of ensuring an enjoyable cosplay experience at the convention. They are in charge of the cosplay show, cosplay events and cosplay rules and regulations.

Games

The group is in charge of our games, tabletop, consoles, cardgames, tournaments, rules and regulations for them as well.

Events

Events are run during the entire convention and are usually run by different people that make events within their specialty. The people in this group are in charge of either making events or making sure events go off without a hitch during the convention.

Entertainment (indirect partication)

Music

Events are run during the entire convention and are usually run by different people that make events within their specialty. The people in this group are in charge of either making events or making sure events go off without a hitch during the convention.

Manga Team

The manga library will be set up by this group, who are also in charge of gathering sponsors for unique Japanese art books and manga so we have a bigger assortment of manga than most conventions.

Anime Team

The workers here are in charge of the cinema, rights acquiring, and contests about our primary passion. This can be done via quizzes, video quizzes, or just panels about favorite anime.

Outside Resources

Pashiri

Volunteers who give a helping hand when needed.

Special Guests

Guests who are not part of the organizer group, but who are willing to host a panel or an event.

Junior Organizors

Organizors in training, either due to inexperience or being too young to be a full-fledge organizor (i.e. 18 years of age)