Know before you tune in
Prep your Itinerary ► Fine-tune your Zoom skills ► Get ready ► Connect
Step 1: Prep your Itinerary
- Add everything you plan to attend to your Itinerary
- For security reasons, links are individual for each session
- How to add Simply click 'Add to Itinerary' beside each session in the Timetable
- How to access Your itinerary is visible through our Conference Website
NB Times are displayed in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Step 2: Fine-tune your Zoom skills
- 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 the 'raise hand' feature.
Not a Zoom pro? Get started and review this Attendee Controls guide.
Step 3: Get ready
Consider your environment
- Use a cable internet connection or position yourself close to the router
- Make sure you are in a well-lit area
- Choose a quiet location and a neutral background
Check video and audio
- Put your camera at face level
- Position yourself so that most of the light is coming from in front of you
- Consider using a headset
Remember some ground rules
- Join on time
- If you are happy to be identified, make sure your name is clearly indicated in Zoom.
- Use the Rename function to adjust If you want other people to see you, keep your camera on
- Be mindful of your camera and try to avoid being distracted by other tasks
- Mute yourself when not speaking
- Use 'raise hand' or chat features in Zoom to ask a question
Review our Code of Conduct
We are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, age, or religion. Please take a few moments to read this Code of Conduct which outlines our expectations regarding the conduct of participants at all our events.
Step 4: Tune in
Go to Itinerary
- Find the session you'd like to join in your Itinerary. This is visible on the Conference Website.
Click 'Join Meeting'
- Click 'Join Meeting' button which will appear 15 minutes before start time.
- Connect Simply follow Zoom prompts to connect through your browser
Connect
- Simply follow Zoom prompts to connect through your browser
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 in Workshops, Roundtables and Panels. 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 do not want to appear in such media, please turn off your video and remove your name during Workshops, Roundtables and Panel sessions. 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 session Chair.
ECPR may record all events in the form of photography, screen capture, filming, and audio recording of interactions such as discussions in Workshops, Roundtables and Panels. 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 do not want to appear in such media, please turn off your video and remove your name during Workshops, Roundtables and Panel sessions. 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 session Chair.