IANDS 2025 Conference Volunteer Application

We appreciate your willingness to explore volunteering with IANDS. Volunteering at our Annual International Conference is one of the most important services you can perform.  

For each half-day that you volunteer, you may attend the rest of that day for free. If you volunteer for a whole day, you will earn one extra day to attend for free. You may purchase additional days to attend the conference. 

Volunteers who are able to work multiple days will get preference as it helps with training and scheduling.  

Expect that you will be contacted personally by our Volunteer Coordinator, Timothy Dombek, to conduct an in-person interview if that has not already occurred before receiving this application form.  (Note: you may not hear back right away after filling out this application, as we are reviewing many applications.)

Volunteer questions can be addressed to Timothy Dombek at: timothy.dombek@gmail.com or 602-615-1352.

Thank you so very much!



Note: We have filled all the spots for HEALING PRACTITIONERS this year. Many other volunteer positions are avaialbe. 

If you have any further questions about the Volunteer Healing Practitioner role at the Conference (not a regular conference volunteer), please contact our conference Healing Coordinator, Becky Austill-Clausen at becky@RebeccaAustillClausen.com  or cell: 610.306.1928


2025 IANDS CONFERENCE

Life After Life: Celebrating the Golden Anniversary of Near-Death Studies

August 27 – 31, 2025 (Wednesday, August 27th is pre-conference day)

Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center
3500 Midwest Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523   


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What is your level of proficiency on google drive? *
Are you comfortable with smart phone apps to handle purchase transactions? *
Do you prefer to work with people or to work independently? *
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Do you prefer active duties or seated work? *
Are you comfortable lifting more than 15 lbs? *
Are you fluent in any languages other than English (including ASL)?
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Would you be available to volunteer before the conference, at home – making phone calls, sending and keeping track of emails, logging info in spreadsheets, etc.? *
What computer software skills do you have? *

Code of Conduct

IANDS - International Association for Near-Death Studies, Inc.

Ethical Standards & Waiver - PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE FULL AGREEMENT

HONESTY – We are honest in all dealings. We do not attempt to mislead or deceive others by misrepresentations, overstatements, partial truths, selective omissions, or other means.

INTEGRITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY – We are principled, honorable, and trustworthy. We keep our word and follow through on our commitments. We acknowledge and accept personal responsibility for our behavior and decisions. If we have been mistaken, we are willing to humbly ask forgiveness, and seek to correct our behavior going forward. We adhere to all applicable laws, by-laws, and non-profit organization regulations.

CONCERN FOR OTHERS – We treat everyone with lovingkindness, including ourselves. We are careful— full of caring—in the words we use in our deliberations. We do everything we can to relieve suffering, inspire healing, create harmony, and ensure unity.

FAIRNESS AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS – We treat all people with equal respect and dignity regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, spiritual/religious beliefs, ethnic/national origin, academic credentials, or any other demographic. We honor each individual, respecting their privacy, rights, and interests. We maintain a commitment to justice, tolerance, and acceptance of diversity.

LOYALTY – As IANDS leaders and volunteer and paid staff members, we work to advance, and not to undermine, the mission, goals, decisions, and financial well-being of IANDS; we do not use our affiliation with IANDS for personal advantage or gain; we ensure that our commitments to other organizations and endeavors do not adversely affect our commitment to IANDS; and we publicly disclose any conflicts of interest.

COOPERATION – We foster cooperation and collaboration in group activities. We value the ideas of others, seeking and sharing information and opinions when decisions are being made.

COMPETENCE – In positions of leadership, we function without significant impairment in cognitive, psychological, or emotional areas. If we are asked to seek professional assessment, we will accept the best intentions of our fellow IANDS members and follow through in the spirit of well-being for ourselves and others.

REPUTATION AND MORALE – We will protect and build upon IANDS’s positive reputation and the morale of its membership by not engaging in conduct that might undermine any of our Ethical Standards. IANDS leaders will not represent IANDS in derogatory ways in any public setting or forum including social and other media.

CONFIDENTIALITY – We avoid spreading, to the public or inappropriate others, information that threatens the privacy of individuals or the organization, especially as it pertains to IANDS personnel, ethical issues in process, and proprietary information.

CORRECTIVE ACTION – If we experience or observe behavior we consider to be in violation of these ethical standards, we will bring the matter to the relevant IANDS leadership or, if appropriate, to the IANDS Ethics Committee.

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I agree to comply with this Code of Ethics while participating in IANDS events. I understand and agree that while participating at IANDS events, I am an independent contractor and not an employee or partner of IANDS. I agree to indemnify and hold IANDS harmless for claims and causes of action made against IANDS, including costs and attorneys fees, as a result of my actions and/or communications at IANDS events.

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-- As a VOLUNTEER, l authorize IANDS to audio and video record me for possible live streaming, duplication, and sales, and to take still photographs of me.
– IANDS will hold all rights to the recordings and photographs made during and after this event by IANDS, or posted by IANDS on the IANDS website or elsewhere on the Internet.
-- I hold IANDS harmless from any claims of personal injury, theft or loss during the conference, and assume all such risks.

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