Information for Attendees and Presenters

Presenters and Attendees

All attendees, and presenters who have opted to do a live presentation, will need a Zoom account, to be able to join presentations. Free Zoom accounts are available from zoom.us.

Presenters
If you have opted to do a live presentation

At the time of their presentation, presenters will need to sign into Zoom with their account. However, they will not be running the presentation itself. This will be hosted in JALT’s Zoom account and there will be a room host assigned to each session. Access to the presentations will be through a dedicated website for conference attendees.

Presenters should have the latest version of Zoom installed on their computers. Presenters are recommended to use a computer connected to LAN, but it is possible to deliver presentations over wireless or even with a tablet such as an iPad.

Presenters will need sound and video input. Installed microphones and webcams may be sufficient. Standalone microphones, lapel mics, headset microphones or ear-buds may all improve sound quality.

Training sessions will be available for presenters, and we encourage presenters to practice their presentations over Zoom with friends or colleagues. More information is coming soon.

If you have opted to do a prerecorded presentation
If you have opted to do a prerecorded presentation you will need to send your video to the JALT conference team so we can upload it to our YouTube channel. Full details were sent to presenters by email outlining this process in mid-September, as posted here.
We will upload your video to YouTube before the conference and start publicising it to encourage people to come to your session.
Even if you have opted for a video presentation, you will be expected to join your scheduled session at the conference to answer questions and discuss the content of your presentation with other attendees.