PRACTICAL INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT THE HYBRID MODE

WasteEng2022 will be held in a HYBRID MODE from June 27 to June 30, 2022, with LIVE INTERACTIVE SESSIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ONLY opened to REGISTERED PARTICIPANTS.

Two tools will be used: Whova © and Zoom ©.

  • Whova © is an interactive application adapted for computer and mobile devices (Android, IOS) which will allow to:
    o View the conference programme and make your own schedule.
    o Access to sessions, livestream (Zoom ©) and videos (pre-recorded presentations) and participate to the Q&A session.
    o Directly contact the conference organisation and/or participants.
    o Set up virtual “face-to-face” meetings with your fellow attendees.
    o Create and chat in various topic discussion forums.
  • Zoom © will be used for live sessions. Each live and interactive session will be designed as a “face-to-face” event including the live presentations of all participants (or pre-recorded presentations) and live Q&A sessions.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE HYBRID MODE

Whova platform

  • When accessing to Whova?: Whova platform will be opened at least one week before the conference. A dedicated procedure to install and to fill your profile will be available once the platform is opened. You should be registered to the conference to access the platform.
  • Whova functions: the Whova platform will allow you to directly contact the conference organisation and/or participants, set up virtual « face-to-face » meetings with your fellow attendees, create and chat in various topic discussion forums.
  • Programme schedule: the Whova platform will allow you to have access to the programme and design your agenda over the four days. Videos of the presentations (oral and poster) and Q&A Zoom sessions will be available 5 min before the scheduled time.
  • Poster session: poster session will be held in face-to-face during the poster sessions and will be available on Whova with full time exposure during the conference (no live sessions). Participants will be able to view the 3 min video and the PDF file of the poster into the agenda. Then, they will be able to ask written questions via the chat.
  • Your paper(s): A paper (sub-session) will appear in the agenda as follows: Scheduled time + title + speaker. Your uploaded bio and picture will be available there. A link to your recorded presentation will be made available through a private Vimeo-channel.
  • The virtual WHOVA platform will remain available 4 months after the conference

Live sessions with Zoom

  • When accessing to Zoom?: Zoom is only dedicated to live sessions (from June 27 to 30, 2022). Live sessions corresponds to Plenary, Keynote, Oral and Oral Flash sessions in the programme.
  • Q&A sessions in live sessions: there will be one Zoom-Q&A meeting per Oral session scheduled at the end of session. The Q&A duration for each presentation will be of 5 min for plenary and keynote presentations; 3 min for oral presentation; and 2 min for oral flash presentation. The questions will be addressed by the session chair to the speaker.
  • Speakers scheduled for live sessions: the “virtual” speakers should be connected during their presentation at the virtual session. All presentations will be in live mode (for “in-person” and “virtual” participants). It is highly recommended that the speakers have their pptx presentation available before connecting to Zoom.