We are sending Texas positive energy!

Aaron, I heard that! One of my students just told me! :)

Thank you for ding these sessions !!

“Doing”

To get to the homepage, use this link: https://swpaca.secure-platform.com/a

can people join late?

each day you have to log back in or does it keep you logged in?

to the session

Did you say that speakers should join as co-hosts?

What happens if a speaker shows up first and opens the session as the primary moderator? Or is it not possible for them to do that?

Margaret - you can enter after the session begins - there will be a button that says "Join Session"

Are we automatically setup as moderators?

Or here's the link now: https://swpaca-platform.com/a

Is link correct? Not working...

Thank you.

OOPS

https://swpaca.secure-platform.com/a

Thank you.

Thank you for answering that question!

Do we have the ability to change the time zone?

Could you explain the help link again.

Thank you.

In your experience, will the Participant/Attendees’, and speakers’ names for their Zoom accounts match their names for conference registration? What about folks using handles?

thank you

Can we enable video for participants during the Q&A?

Thanks!

HIGHLY recommend enabling live captioning as a default for everyone -- don't just ask if anyone needs it.

oh I find live captions on zoom to be distracting and disturbing for those with neurological conditions!

Yes, agree

My tendency would be to turn it on by default -- not wait until somebody requests it, especially since they wouldn't necessarily feel safe doing so.

actually how can i turn this off now?

no

yes

Yes

no where is it?

at the bottom

click the cc live transcript

Mouse over the bottom of the screen

yes, got it

It tends to have trouble with that too

and then click on hid subtitle

its makes me feel nauseous!

The access to the transcript file will be provided/available at the end of the session to the moderators

I like the idea of being able to go in to listen to a paper that we missed.

Matin, wouldn't the moderator be able to turn off the recording without the Open Water administrators?

I also want to be able to go back and listen to a paper I missed.

I don't mind being recorded :)

I’d like to ask that this discussion move out of this meeting.

I think that’s been established.

I do not think is a big issue. Specially if the organizers are giving us the option/alternative

Ok. Point taken…. Move on!

Please email me - klacey@southwestpca.org

We will need to announce at the beginning of each session that it's being recorded. I think it should be an opt-in, and yes, I'd like to continue this discussion on email.

but if the session is NOT being recorded that needs to be stated too for those who are NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS INFRINGEMENT OF RIGHTS!

and all conferences have to show respect to the speakers in asking them before hand if they agree to be recorded just like we are asked if we would like to be filmed in reality - its the same thing!

is it still a good idea to ask people to mute while a paper is being delivered?

Probably best to mute everyone else during a presentation

Sensible.

Jay - yes. By now, most of us are conditioned to do it, but it always helps to remind everyone.

A participant in my Area attended a presenter session and communicated to me that you had stated that use of the full screen slide show function *at all* had a tendency to blur text. Is this also the case?

Will our virtual zoom backgrounds that we already have set up be available when in the zoom conference (to hide our real background)?

Is there a timer view for presenters who go long?

During a presentation while sharing the screen (with PowerPoint) will the speaker’s video also be available (like we’re seeing now, with screen share on the left and small video window on the right)

You can hit ESC to make the zoom window not take over your whole screen

Then you can still see your clock and other windows

Will we have access to the Advance Screen Sharing features which allow us to share a portion of the screen?

Drop down arrow in the open chart. Choose pop out.

Has anyone experimented with doing Q&A’s through breakout rooms - having a room for each of the presenters, for example?

My concern with that would be what if everybody goes into one or two presenters' rooms, and the other one or two are left all alone? (JUst as sometimes people only ask questions of one speakers)'

That seems like it might cut down on the serendipity of interactions among the audience

During a presentation while sharing the screen (with PowerPoint) will the speaker’s video also be available (like we’re seeing now, with screen share on the left and small video window on the right)

Thank you so much Kathleen and Matin for an informative session! Much appreciated.

Thank you!

Yes, thank you!

Thank you!

Yes--thank you! This will be my first zoom conference, and it's been very helpful.

Thanks very much!

Thank you, we appreciate this session!

Another good use for private chat: audience member and presenter can share contact information to get in touch later. Since we can't exchange business cards!

Are people able to linger in a meeting room after sessions end?

Great! Thank you.

This is my first zoom conference and I’m really grateful for all this help!

Thank you so much! I know we're all a little nervous about pulling this off next week but I feel much better about things now!Oward!

Are there any known issues with those of us running Windows 7?

Or "onward," whatever.

Great, thanks.

This isn't a tech question--but is there a published recommendation for how long individual speakers should be allowed? I have X5 speakers.

Thanks for the session!

15 minutes!

Thank you.

Thank you! Have a nice weekend!

What about best practices for reading in a virtual conference?

One last clarification about log-in: we need to 1) register a new account the Open Water conference site, then 2) wait for an email with a password that enables us to log in to the Open Water conference site?

create another copy of your paper in your word processor, perhaps enlarge the text, and maybe a sticker next to your camera to remember "virtual eye contact."

Hi Susan,

If you've already registered for the conference on OpenWater's site, you'll use that username and password to log in. Then, you'll be directed to your email to verify, and that will take you *into* the conference.

Gotta run - thanks so much Matin and Kathleen!

I logged into the link sent and for my session, I don't have the fifteen minute start button. Is there something I need to do?

Is it tough to toggle back and forth between slides and video?

Okay thank you.

Thanks so much, this was really helpful!

Thank you! very helpful!

Thank you Matin and Kathleen!

Thank you so much!!

Thank you.

Thank you so much! This was extremely helpful!

Thank you, Matin and Kathleen!

Thank you so much! Very helpful!