We are looking forward to your participation at the SIAM Conference on Geometric and Physical Modeling (GD/SPM21). We have prepared this guide to explain how the presentation format for the conference will operate.
Click here for a walkthrough of SIAM’s 2021 virtual conference platform from the point of view of an attendee.
Click here to learn more about the virtual gathering space for SIAM’s virtual conferences.
Follow the appropriate links below to learn more about participating in your session(s):
Invited Plenary (IP) and Prize Lecture (SP) Sessions: Chairs and Speakers
Invited Plenary (IP) and Prize Lecture (SP) Sessions will be run using Zoom’s webinar format. Session chairs and speakers will be sent Zoom links
by email in advance of each talk. If, by the morning of your session, you have not yet received the link, please let vFairs/SIAM staff know using the tech support chat room within the platform and they will provide you with the appropriate link.
All IP and SP Presentations are live by default. It is recommended, but not required, that speakers send slides to the session chair in advance of the session. In the event bandwidth issues arise, the speaker can proceed via phone, as the session chair advances the slides. The vFairs tech can assist with the Zoom phone option, if necessary. If you are an IP or SP speaker, please provide the session chair with a telephone number where you can be reached when you send your slides.
IP and SP session chairs and speakers are required to join via the link mentioned above 15 minutes prior to the posted start time of the session. Please introduce yourself as a chair or speaker to the vFairs staff in the Zoom, and that person will assist you with testing audio, video, and screen share capabilities. Session chairs are responsible for ensuring that speakers stay within their allotted time.
The session itself will be recorded and made available for viewing on demand by registrants through the virtual conference platform. If SIAM decides to put any talks on YouTube after the conference platform closes, we will collect permissions from speakers.
Minisymposium (MS) Sessions: Organizers and Speakers
Minisymposia will take place during their scheduled times in a live* and interactive format (using Zoom’s meeting format). Minisymposium organizers and speakers are required to enter their Zoom sessions 15 minutes in advance of the posted start time of the session to get set up. You will
not be sent links to the Zoom by email; you will simply enter the session by clicking the “join” button from the program within the platform and identify yourself to vFairs staff as an organizer or speaker. The vFairs staff person will assist you with testing audio, video, and screen share capabilities. If an issue arises during the session, and a vFairs support staff person is no longer in the room, please report it in the technical support chat room and you will be assisted immediately.
Minisymposium organizers will introduce each speaker. Twenty-five (25) minutes have been allotted for each talk, plus an additional five (5) minutes for questions. Determining a protocol for when and how questions are received and answered is the responsibility of the organizer. Please do not deviate from the schedule, even if a speaker finishes early.
Session organizers are responsible for adhering to the posted schedule. It is imperative sessions conclude at the scheduled end time.
*To minimize disruptions in the event of a dropped internet connection, we recommend speakers send the session organizers a copy of their slides with a phone number where they can be reached during the session. Session organizers can alternatively opt to play a prerecorded talk over Zoom screen share in exceptional circumstances. Just ask the vFairs staff in the Zoom for assistance.
Contributed (CP) Sessions: Chairs and Speakers
Contributed Sessions will take place during their scheduled times in a live* and interactive format (using Zoom’s meeting format). Session chairs and speakers are required to enter their Zoom sessions 15 minutes in advance of the posted start time of the session to get set up. You will not be sent links to the Zoom by email; you will simply enter the session by clicking the “join” button from the program within the platform, and identify yourself to vFairs staff as a session chair or speaker. The vFairs staff person will assist you with testing audio, video, and screen share capabilities. If an issue arises during the session, and a vFairs support staff person is no longer in the room, please report it in the technical support chat room and you will be assisted immediately.
Session chairs will introduce each speaker. The session chair is responsible for making sure that talks run on time. Fifteen (15) minutes have been allotted for each talk, plus an additional five (5) minutes for questions.
Session chairs should be prepared to moderate the Q&A period for each speaker. Please do not deviate from the schedule, even if a speaker finishes early.
Session chairs are responsible for adhering to the posted schedule. It is imperative sessions conclude at the scheduled end time.
*To minimize disruptions in the event of a dropped internet connection, we recommend speakers send the session chair a copy of their slides with a phone number where they can be reached during the session. Session chairs can alternatively opt to play a prerecorded talk over Zoom screen share in exceptional circumstances. Just ask the vFairs staff in the Zoom for assistance.
Zoom Training Sessions
SIAM is holding training sessions for those who would like to familiarize themselves with the Zoom meeting environment in advance of their live session. Links to recordings of these sessions will be posted here once available.
The session for IP and SP session participants was held on Thursday, September 23 at 11 a.m. EDT.
View the recording here.
The session for CP and MS session participants was held on Friday, September 24 at 11 a.m. EDT. View the recording here.