Last year, I was still an LIS student, and I emailed the CIL conference folks and asked if they needed any student volunteers in exchange for free registration. Surprisingly, they said yes!! They don’t really advertise this. I basically was a room monitor (you do a head count at the beginning and end of the end of the meeting sessions. I got to pick which tracks I wanted to “monitor” and it really worked out well. I didn’t have to work the conference the entire time so it was perfect. And you get a real badge, a copy of the proceedings and the bag. It’s a great practioner-oriented conference, great for networking (especially if you’re still a student.) I’m looking forward to attending this year. I highly encourage you to email whoever’s managing registration and ask. They still probably need volunteers. Good luck!!