VIRTUAL PLATFORM GUIDELINES
Zoom Host
- Make sure to start and stop recording of sessions.
- Make session chairs co-host.
- Manage waiting room.
- Have presenters check their audio and video.
- In case a presenter is unable to present live, have the short video ready to show.
* Go to Share Screen, click on “Share Computer Sound” at the left bottom of the Share screen before hitting “Share”. The attendees will not hear the sound unless this option is selected.
* Choose “Optimize Screen Share for Video Clip” to avoid resizing
* Make sure the presenter has the microphone muted
Session Chair
- Open the session, greet the presenters, and make them co-host. Invite Participants to send questions by Chat.
- Introduce the paper and the Presenter, be quick (aim for 1-line bios).
- Presenter goes to Share Screen.
* IMPORTANT: click on “Share Computer Sound” at the left bottom of the Share screen before hitting “Share”. The attendees will not hear the sound unless this option is selected.
- Acknowledge the video/audio of the presenter and make sure everyone is muted during the live presentation.
- Monitor the Chat channel, extracting questions for Q&A.
- At the end of the presentation, Stop Sharing, and manage Q&A.
Presenter
- Join the zoom call 10 minutes prior to your session start time (except session 1, where the presenter should join 10 minutes prior to the welcome remarks).
- Test your video and audio with the session chair prior to the start of your session. Each presentation is expected to be live using Share Screen.
- Before presenting, close unnecessary browser windows to avoid accidental noise during presentation. Make sure to unmute before you start presenting.
- Session chair will track chat questions, so speaker (when presenting live) need not worry about Q&A.
Attendee
- All registered participants will receive Zoom links via email.
- Enter your full name at sign in.
- Make sure your audio is muted during presentations.
- Enter your questions in the chat or raise hand during Q&A.
Questions? Feel free to contact the General Chairs via email, Omer Khan: khan@uconn.edu, and Ravi Soundararajan: ravi@vmware.com.
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