Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

PRESENTERS

REMINDERS for PRESENTERS

Please take time to go through these reminders to help ensure a smooth webinar experience for everyone. These may all be subject to change, so please check back regularly,  by 17 March,  and even during the conference, for updates here and/or via email.

Join Link and Sign-In

  1. Presenters DO NOT NEED to fill out the registration link above. That is only for the audience (non-presenters).
  2. Sometime before the conference, panelists will receive an email containing the link to join the webinar/conference as a panelist.** Please check your email's Spam folder. It is advised that you star this email or add it to your email's favorites to help you locate it easily. The sender is "Asian Center UPD" and the subject line is "Panelist for...."
  3. If you have not received your "Join Link" by 15 March, please inform the Conference Secretariat. 
  4. Your join link is tied to your Zoom account, so it is unique/exclusive to you. Please don't share it with anyone else.
  5. Presenters must click the said link and just sign in to their Zoom account. To help ensure a smoother log-in experience, sign in to your Zoom account first before clicking on the link. 
  6. The same "Join Link" will be used for the entire three-day session. There is no need to re-register.

**The conference secretariat will notify presenters if and when they should expect the Join link, and receive additional instructions. As with the audience, signing in to a Zoom account is required for panelists.

Q&A

Please consult the Q&A tab to read how the Q&A will proceed. 

Call Time

Presenters must log in at least 30 minutes before their panel, though they may of course attend the other sessions. This early start can help you get settled and address any technical issue. 

Renaming Your Zoom Profile

Sometime before the conference, please log in to the Zoom website, go to Profile, and click "Edit" to rename yourself thus: P1 Amy Peralta. P1 means Panel 1, and so on. This will help the conference team to identify you more easily and anytime during the webinar. 

Introduction of Panelists

The moderators/ emcees will introduce each panelist before playing the recording of his/her presentation.

During the Presentations

The conference staff will play your pre-recorded presentation, but we do ask that you have it (both the file of presentation and the video)  on hand and be ready to screen-share, just in case the conference staff encounters a technical difficulty. We hope it doesn't come to this, but you'll never know.

In-Webinar Communications Outside Zoom

We will use the Zoom chat feature as much as possible to send messages to all presenters, so kindly monitor the chat window as often as you can. However, the Chat window can sometimes get too crowded, and it may be difficult to backread.
Thus, please always be on the lookout for email announcements (to be sent to your Zoom email address). Also, you may also wish contact us via Facebook Messenger (https://www.facebook.com/upasiancenter) or via Google Hangout (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or just email the conference secretariat.
The conference team is also exploring online websites to facilitate in-webinar communications and interactions with the audience. Please expect updates soon.

Recording of the Webinar

The entire conference will be recorded.