Question 1

How can I attend individual sessions and access content at the event?

Accepted Answer

Once you have registered for the whole event, you will have access to all individual sessions and content of the IUFRO World Day.
 
During the event, you will see all sessions that are happening at the moment as well as upcoming events on the interactive world map. Furthermore, static content will be available on this map during the whole event. In addition, we will provide you with a timetable through which you can also access the individual sessions.
 
The links to sessions and content are accessible through our IUFRO World Day interactive map https://www.iufroworldday.org/interactive-map. You need to register or log in to access the map. You can click on the points on the map and the link will show up in a pop-up box. You can also click on sessions in the timetables above the map. The links will take you directly to the session or content.

Question 2

Where can I see the starting times of sessions? What time zone do they refer to?

Accepted Answer

You can find all session times in the timetables above the map (click to open the timetables for each time zone) or by clicking on sessions on the interactive map.
 
All times in the timetable and on the interactive map refer to UTC standard time.
You can convert the UTC time to your local time here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

Question 3

Where can I find more information on the sessions?

Accepted Answer

You can find more details on sessions in our website section "Sessions". You can find details about parallel live sessions there and view session cards of each session.
 
The program for parallel sessions is published here: https://www.iufroworldday.org/parallel-session
The program for the Science Policy Forums is published here: https://www.iufroworldday.org/science-policy-forums
The program for the Lunch with IUFRO sessions is published here: https://www.iufroworldday.org/lunch-sessions

Question 4

Where can I find the static content items?

Accepted Answer

You can find all our static content on the IUFRO World Day Map as well as in the extra session for static content.
 
The content itself will only be accesible when the IUFRO World Day live event starts until the closing of the forum. The content is available from 28 September 2021, 08:00 am UTC, until 29 September 2021, 13:00 pm UTC. You need to register to view the content.

Question 5

I am a session hosts, where can I find the link to my session and when will it be accesible?"

Accepted Answer

The links to sessions and content are accessible through our IUFRO World Day interactive map https://www.iufroworldday.org/interactive-map. You need to register or log in to access the map. You can click on the points on the map and the link will show up in a pop-up box. You can also click on sessions in the timetables above the map. The links will take you directly to the session or content.
The actual links to the sessions and content will only be accessible once the event starts on 28 September, 08:00 am UTC, until the end of the event on 29 September, 12:00 noon UTC. You will be able to access them through our interactive map.

Question 6

How long will the event be? What time zones can I choose?

Accepted Answer

The event will last for 24 hours across three different time zones. In each time zone, the event comprises 8 hours of sessions.
 
Depending on your location, you can attend the event in the time zone North and South America, Europe / Africa / Middle East or Asia / Asia-Pacific / Oceania. You may, of course, attend events across several time zones as well if you wish to do so.

Question 7

A live event is password protected, how do I get in to this session?"

Accepted Answer

For events with passwords, the event popup on the map will give the password with the heading "SESSION PASSWORD". It is found between the "Format & Platform" and "Session Organizer" headings.