INFORMS Open Forum

Navigating an Annual Meeting session and other helpful tips for attendees!

  • 1.  Navigating an Annual Meeting session and other helpful tips for attendees!

    Posted 10-28-2020 19:21
    Edited by Shelley Renn 10-28-2020 19:25

    There are less than two weeks to go before we welcome you to the Virtual 2020 INFORMS Annual Meeting! Be sure to check back often to the Tips for Attendees page for frequent updates to help you quickly and seamlessly navigate the virtual meeting platform. 

    The platform will open for attendees on Friday, November 6, to provide you time to familiarize yourselves with the meeting platform. You will receive an email with a link and login instruction on Friday, and will also be able to access the platform from several locations on the Annual Meeting website. You will not be able to view the sessions at this time, however you will be able to build your meeting schedule by adding sessions you are interested in attending to your meeting playlist.

     

    Navigating an Annual Meeting session

    In addition to a preview of the meeting lobby and sneak peek of the Virtual Career Fair, we have added a walk-through of a sample meeting session to the Tips for Attendees page. Highlights include:

    • How to access sessions from the meeting lobby
    • An explanation of how to search the session schedule
    • How to watch and navigate through a session's individual presentations
    • The location of the Add to Playlist button
    • The chat functionality, including how to attend the live Q&A 


    Each session will play at its scheduled time during the meeting and will include the opportunity to participate in a 15-minute face-to-face Q&A with presenters via Zoom at the end of the session.
     

    And be sure to check back to the Tips for Attendees page for more updates including a sneak peek of our networking platform with opportunities to meet and connect with other attendees.



    ------------------------------
    Shelley Renn
    Director, Meetings
    INFORMS
    Catonsville MD
    ------------------------------