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Know Before You Go

We've created this handy guide to help you every step of your conference experience – from uploading your Paper, to joining online, to making the most of your participation. Please make sure to review this guide carefully before the event starts.

In this guide:

Get started
Get ready
Get online
Get more
Get support 

 

Access virtual event platforM*

 

*Make sure that you are logged in with your My ECPR account using the same email address as the one you have registered with to the Conference

Get started

Good to know
  • Please ensure your Paper is uploaded via your My ECPR account in time for the Conference
  • Only the person listed as Presenter can upload the Paper
  • Papers should be uploaded in PDF format, in English
  • Once uploaded, your Paper will be discoverable only for users who are signed into My ECPR accounts
To upload your Paper via Paper Upload
  1. Go to My Events in your My ECPR account
  2. Click Full details under '6th Conference of the ECPR Standing Group on Parliaments'
  3. Ensure you have selected the tab entitled MY PAPER PROPOSALS, then click Manage Paper > Browse > Select your Paper > Open/OK > Upload
  4. Click View Document to ensure that it has been uploaded successfully
  5. You can also use this facility to replace your Paper or remove it after the event

Having trouble uploading your Paper? Contact our Events Team.

To upload your Paper privately via the virtual platform

Prefer to send your Paper directly to Panel Chairs & Discussants?
Send it privately via the virtual platform!

  1. Visit the online platform and click ‘enable messaging’ through your Inbox
  2. Click the Discover icon and search for your Panel Chair/Discussant
  3. Click Message and a chat window will appear
  4. Attach and send a file by clicking the + symbol > Send File > Select your Paper > Open/OK
Can’t find your Panel Chair/Discussant, or they don’t have messaging enabled? Let us know
  • We've automatically added all the sessions in which you have a role, to your Itinerary
  • Your itinerary is visible through our virtual event platform
  • Times are displayed in Central European Summer Time (CEST)

We think that everyone deserves a positive event experience. Please take a few moments to read our Code of Conduct which outlines our expectations regarding the conduct of participants at all our events.

The Conference will run on the Zoom platform.

Before joining, familiarise yourself with features you may need – mute / unmute microphone, stop/start video, share screen, naming / renaming yourself, chat and 'raise hand'.

Not a Zoom pro? Get started with the Attendee Controls guide.

Get ready

We've put together a handy survival guide to help you have a pawsome event experience!

Don't forget
  • If you are happy to be identified, make sure your name is clearly indicated in Zoom.
  • If you want other people to see you, keep your camera on.

Get online

  • Find the session in your Itinerary via the virtual event platform
  • Click the 'Join Meeting' button which will appear 15 minutes before the start time
  • Simply follow Zoom prompts to get connected
  • Times are shown in CEST

If you're a Panel Chair, we've automatically assigned you as Host for that session in Zoom.

Get more

Welcome Reception and Pub Quiz – Thursday 1 July, 18:00 CEST 

Register here

Special Feature Book Presentation Panel – Friday 2 July, 16:30 CEST  

Two engaging book presentations will be made for the following:

The Politics of Legislative Debate. The Oxford Politics of Institutions by Hanna Bäck, Marc Debus, and Jorge M. Fernandes 
Handbook of Parliamentary Studies. Interdisciplinary Approaches to Legislatures by Cyril Benoît and Olivier Rozenberg

Add to Itinerary

Take the unique opportunity to broaden your network – head to the 'Discover' feature on the virtual event platform and search for colleagues throughout our community.

Don't forget to make your profile public to make sure you are discoverable to others, too!

We'd love to hear about your experience. Share your thoughts with us on Twitter using #SGOP21.

Remember to keep an eye on our 'On Demand' page on our virtual event platform – we'll be adding the Featured 'Book Launch' Panel for those who couldn't tune in live.

Get support

Can't attend?

To help us deliver a smooth experience to your fellow scholars, please let us know as soon as possible.

Have questions?

Our friendly Events Team are available via the Help Desk on the virtual event platform during conference hours, for the duration of the event. Otherwise, please contact sgconferences@ecpr.eu.

Notice of photography/filming

ECPR may record all events in the form of photography, screen capture, filming, and audio recording of interactions such as discussions during the plenary sessions. This media may be used by us to promote ECPR activities. These activities may include publishing it at ecpr.eu, or using it in digital and email marketing, on social media, and in other promotional materials.

If you or any other participant want to take a screen capture for personal use, such as sharing on social media, you / they should request permission from the Panel / Session Chair.