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Join the GPE Team: Be part of every Burner’s first and last experience!
Call to Action: If you want to join the team, please create a Burner Profile (if you dont have one already), click on “Volunteer” and fill out the Volunteer Questionnaire. Be sure to check the GPE Box! Once you have completed this task, our team will reach out to you! We are excited to meet you and have you be a part of one of the most badass crews on playa! Come to work, leave with a new family!
GPE is one of the first teams to arrive at the event, and one of the last to leave. Operations begin in early August, running 24 hours a day until mid-September.
Our primary function is to regulate the flow of all traffic in and out of Black Rock City. The Gate (and the many associated sub-departments) establishes that anyone entering the city has a valid ticket or credential, while the Perimeter team patrols the closure zone to help anyone who may have wandered out, or intercept those actively trying to sneak in. Exodus is opening-day in reverse, regulating the mass egress of 35,000+ vehicles trying to leave the city in the same 32 hour period.
Our teams have grown and refined their processes to create one of the most intricate departments in Black Rock City. GPE has seven departments with additional operational groups. GPE staff and volunteers interact with and process 99% of Black Rock City’s 70,000+ participants, staff, artists, vendors, and other cooperators.
We believe that your work matters and you may already have a bigger connection to BRC than you know.
GPE is the only department every Burner has to interact with when they come to BRC
We want you to join us for the fun!!!
If you wish to join the Gate, Perimeter and Exodus crew, please indicate this on the Volunteer Questionnaire by checking the appropriate box. Our Volunteer Coordinator will email you with more information. Please note that by the beginning of August we make our way to the playa to set up the Gate (which means we may not be checking email as often) and other department operations, so please fill out the questionnaire as far in advance as possible.
For other questions or comments, email gate@burningman.org
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Meet our wonderful team of experts and clowns that make up the rock solid Gate family!
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