28–30 Sept 2020
America/Detroit timezone

Virtual Conference Information

ECRIS'20 Virtual Conference will be held using the Zoom video conference software. Zoom is free to sign-up. 

The zoom details for the workshop will be sent to all registered participants 1-2 business days prior to the workshop start. The plenary sessions will be held as a webinar, with no password required, but access will only be permitted for paid registrants. If an attendee's profile name does not match that of a registered participant, they will be unable to access the webinar.

Zoom Profile Requirements
*Attendees must have the same name listed on their zoom profile as they used to register for the conference.
*Zoom profile pictures (if included in profile) should be business appropriate

During the conference, participants roles are defined as:

Host
  • Promote speakers to panelist level
  • Share speaker presentation
    • Grant Remote Assess when requested
  • Background Tech Support
  • Promote/Demote Chairs
Chair
  • Keep time for speakers
  • Field Q/A questions
  • Call on and unmute people with raised hands for questions
Panelist
  • Request Remote Access from Host
Attendee
  • Raise hand to be unmuted by Chair (Orals)
  • Type questions in Q/A for Chair to select (Short Presentations)

Plenary (Oral) Sessions
*The plenary sessions will use the Zoom Webinar feature. Oral sessions are planned to be live. 

Short 'Poster' Presentations
Short presentations (8+2) will take place of a regular poster sessions

Poster Session Presentations
*Posters will be presented live with a format similar to the oral presentations, but for a reduced time of 8 minutes for presentations and 2 minutes for questions
*After the presentations, slides will be posted onto the conference website for conference participants to view