Information for Presenters
General preparation
- Prepare your workspace for the session:
- Minimize distractions
- Close unnecessary windows/applications
- Disable pop-up notifications where applicable (e.g. Outlook)
- Silent your phone
- Check your microphone, camera and screen sharing:
- If you’re using an external microphone or camera, make sure to plug them in
- You can also join a Zoom test meeting to verify that your microphone and camera work
There are two categories of presentations at SII2022:
- Contributed paper and special session paper: 15 min LIVE presentation and 5 min LIVE discussion
- Short paper and Late Breaking Report: 5 min LIVE or VIDEO presentation and 5 min LIVE discussion
Please check the conference program for the assigned time of your presentation, in the session your paper is allocated.
5-10 minutes before the session
- Connect to the session using the corresponding Zoom link in the conference program. (If you have the Zoom app installed, open the link using the Zoom app)
- Click on Join Audio by Computer, enable your microphone, and start your video. (If you are facing problems, let the session assistant know.)
- Please find your account name in the participation list and Add "(Presenter)" to your account name as appeared on the participation list.
- Locate the session chair/co-chair:
- Session chairs will show up as (Chair) in the participant list
- Session co-chairs will show up as (Co-Chair) in the participant list
- Locate the session assistant:
- Session assistants will show up as (Assistant) or (Host) in the participant list
- The chair/co-chair will ask you to do a quick check your microphone, video and screen sharing settings
- If you need to play a video with audio, make sure to enable desktop audio when screen sharing using the "Share computer sound" option
- Some sharing options may not be available for some web versions of Zoom
- Make sure any files you need are on your computer and tested:
- Using offline copies of your files will reduce the risk of connection issues
- Do not rely on online resources during your presentation
- Double-check that you do not have any unnecessary/confidential/private files or programs open
Starting your presentation
- Unmute yourself
- Start screen sharing
- Confirm with the chair/co-chair that your screen is visible and your sound is on
- Keep the time schedule for your presentation