NEPSA 2021: APRIL 23-24
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Below are the procedures, and the Code of Conduct, for the virtual
Annual Meeting of the New England Political Science Association
1. LOGGING IN
Each panel session has a unique Zoom link and passcode, which admits you to the main room for the session. Within the main room are dedicated breakout rooms for each individual panel.
Please note: because the breakout rooms must be created contemporaneously when each session begins (i.e., they cannot be created in advance), you might not see the breakout rooms when you first enter a session. If you do not see the breakout rooms, please wait a minute or two while they are created.
2. PICKING A BREAKOUT ROOM
Once in the main session room, you may join any breakout room at any time; you do not need to be “admitted” to a breakout room. You may exit and re-enter a breakout room at any time; you may also exit one room and enter a different room.
When the breakout rooms list appears in your Zoom application, it should say “join” at the end of each line delineating a breakout room. If you do not see the word “join” but see a number instead … move your cursor over that number and hover it there for a moment; the number will then turn into the word “join.”
3. LENGTH OF PANELS
Panelists should not count on being able to “run long” by even a couple of minutes; each session will have to be shut down promptly so that the following session can be convened.
Panel chairs should keep in mind that if a presenter is sharing their screen, attempting to alert them to the end of their allotted time by sending a chat message will not work; the message cannot be seen during a screen-share. In such a situation, chairs will have to unmute themselves and state that time is running out.
4. GENERAL CONDUCT RULES
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Please have your full name showing as your screen name.
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In order to minimize background noise, please mute your audio during a presentation. You will be able to unmute yourself during Q-and-A to ask a question.
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Please make sure that the background to your video feed is professionally appropriate.
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All conference attendees are expected to conduct themselves with the same level of civility and professionalism that they would exhibit at an in-person conference.