How To Attend

VERY IMPORTANT NOTE! What is the correct time zone for the conference program?

The program of the hybrid ALCOS 2022, will be online during the hours 07:30 AM and 05:00 PM UTC (Coordinated Universal Time).
The clock below indicates the current time in both UTC and your local time (alternatively, you can consult https://www.utctime.net/ or https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/) .

IMPORTANT NOTES on accessing the live program:

1. If you try to access the VCP simultaneously from more than one device/browser tab from the same IP, you will not be able to login! In such a case, please, close the browser and try again, opening the link in a single tab/window.
2. Some users are experiencing difficulty in accessing the virtual conference program (VCP) with Chrome and Safari browsers, but were able to login to VCP using FireFox. In case you experience login problems, please try to access the VCP using FireFox.
3. Some users solved their login issues by changing their Papercept password, avoiding special characters.
4. Some users had login issues due to their antivirus software, trying to protect them from accessing the VCP. Hence, if you have login problems, try connecting after disabling the antivirus.

How do the technical sessions run?

Technical sessions are held in a Zoom meeting room. All technical talks are pre-recorded videos.

In the session, videos will be played.

During the playing, the audience can ask questions through Zoom chat window to the presenter, and the presenter may answer immediately by text or wait until the video ends and answer the question verbally.

What are the instructions for a presenter? :

Presenters must be present at their technical session to answer live to questions.

It is highly recommended for the presenter to enter their session room 5 minutes before the session starts.

Please change your display name in the Zoom meeting to “n-th paper – your name”, where n is the number of your paper in the session. This naming will help the chair/co-chair and the audience to identify the speaker.

It may be wise to learn ahead how to change the display name in Zoom.

How to access the Live Program?

If you registered to the conference, then, you will be able to enter the Virtual Conference Platform (VCP) at:
https://events.paperhost.net/conferences/conferences/ALCOS22/proceedings/vc
Using your IFAC Papercept PIN and password. Through the entry page, you will get access to the program, and will see the list of all technical, plenary, invited sessions and social sessions, reported in chronological order per each day, Wednesday to Friday, as shown in the screenshot below referring to Wednesday June 29, 2022:

If you select the session that you are interested in, you will get the link to the Zoom room hosting that session (highlighted in red in the screenshot below). Use the code 000000 (six zeros) when prompted for a meeting passcode.

Manuscript, slide deck and video are available for each paper of the session:

IMPORTANT NOTES about login problems:

1. If you try to access the VCP simultaneously from more than one device/browser tab from the same IP, you will not be able to login! In such a case, please, close the browser and try again, opening the link in a single tab/window.
2. Some users are experiencing difficulty in accessing the virtual conference program (VCP) with Chrome and Safari browsers, but were able to login to VCP using FireFox. In case you experience login problems, please try to access the VCP using FireFox.
3. Some users solved their login issues by changing their Papercept password, avoiding special characters.
4. Some users had login issues due to their antivirus software, trying to protect them from accessing the VCP. Hence, if you have login problems, try connecting after disabling the antivirus.

How to attend Zoom Plenary events?

The plenary sessions will be held as a Zoom Webinar instead than a Zoom Meeting. What is the difference for you as an attendee?
When selecting the Zoom link, you will have to enter your email and name instead of the passcode.

Do attendees have to do anything special?

We wish the following from you:

Use your full name (first and last name) in Zoom.

Make sure that you mute your microphone in technical sessions that use Zoom. At the beginning of the meeting all participants are automatically muted.
Only unmute yourself if you are supposed to speak!
It may be more convenient to install Zoom Client for Meetings in your PC, rather than using its web version which has limited capability. To install, please visit https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting

How can the Proceedings Zip be downloaded?

Proceedings are accessible through the VCP “Information” menu (highlighted in green and red in the screenshot below):