Frequently Asked Questions about Virtual Participation in the VII Latin American Congress of Arachnology

 

How will virtual presenters interact with other participants of the congress?

 

If you are giving a virtual talk:

• You will be able to receive questions from virtual participants through the Zoom chat. The room monitor will relay the questions to you.

• You may also receive questions from in-person participants. Microphones installed in the rooms will be used for this purpose.

 

If you are presenting a virtual poster:

• You will be able to receive asynchronous questions from virtual and in-person participants through the text box located below your PDF poster within the congress server.

• You may also receive real-time questions from virtual and in-person participants through Zoom, either via chat or audio.

 

How will in-person presenters interact with virtual participants of the congress?

 

If you are giving an in-person talk:

•  You will be able to receive questions from virtual participants through the Zoom chat. The room monitor will relay the questions to you.

 

If you are presenting an in-person poster:

• You will be able to receive asynchronous questions from virtual participants through the text box located below your PDF poster within the congress server.

 

If I am a virtual participant, will I miss any content from the academic agenda?

 

A: No. You won't miss a thing! We explain more below:

 

Talks: you will be able to watch (via cameras installed in each room) and listen to the presenter. Additionally, you can view the speaker's presentation using Zoom's screen-sharing mode. Including the opening ceremony, keynote speeches, young researchers presentations, round tables, short presentations, and closing ceremony.

 

Posters: you can view the posters at any time during the congress as they will be available on a private server. Furthermore, you can interact asynchronously with all participants using the text box associated with each poster, which will be available on the server.