How can I attend a talk?
The talks will be presented in the form of webinars that run via zoom.us. You can register for a talk in advance. This is an informal process and you will immediately receive a registration confirmation and the link with which you can access the webinar.
Most of the talks are also streamed on YouTube.
Do I have to register?
There is no formal registration for individual participants.
In order to access a specific talk, the first name, surname and email address must be entered in a registration mask. This is an informal process and you will immediately receive a registration confirmation and the link with which you can access the respective webinar.
If the informal registration is not possible, you can watch most of the talks as a livestream on YouTube.
I missed a talk. Are recordings of the talks made available afterwards?
We will publish the videos of all talks for which we have received permission from the speakers. The videos can be found on www.bigtechday.com or on YouTube.
How much does participation in Virtual Big Techday cost?
Participation in our Big Techday is free of charge.
How can I ask questions or give feedback on a talk?
Within the webinar, there is the option to ask questions using a Q&A tool. There is also a chat in which you can address the panelist and other viewers.
There is also the possibility to raise your virtual hand and the moderator has the option to unmute if necessary so that the viewer can ask his/her question personally.
At the end of each talk you will have the opportunity to complete a short evalutation. We would be very happy to have your feedback!
Why can't I attend the talk with video and sound and ask my questions directly?
As part of a webinar, only the panelists have the opportunity to use their video and sound. We only allow this functionality to the speakers and the moderators and, if necessary, a few TNG colleagues.
For security reasons, the other participants are not included in the webinar as panelists, but only as viewers. However, in order to ask a question directly, there is a possibility that the moderator can unmute a single viewer for a short time so that the question can be asked personally. This decision will be made individually.
How can I make contact with other visitors to the Virtual Big Techday?
We have set up a Slack workspace as an exchange platform so that spectators and visitors to our Virtual Big Techday have the opportunity to get in touch with each other and to discuss their impressions of the talks.
Please register and set your name as follows: first name last name (affiliation).
Registration with first and last name and email address is required.
What are the rules for communication in the webinars and in Slack?
We want to organize a pleasant and safe event for all participants. Therefore, inappropriate questions, troublemakers and haters are not welcome. If there is inappropriate behavior, the person will be blocked as a viewer or removed from the Slack Workspace.
Our recommendations:
- During the talk: Ask questions in the Q&A tool and not in the chat. Ask short, concise questions if you want to use the opportunity to contribute in the talk. Be polite and respectful.
- In Slack: Use the right channel and threads within the channels so that communication remains clear. Do not write inappropriate messages to any other participant. Don't harass anyone.
Where can I report if someone is harassing me via Slack?
Please leave us a message in the channel that we have set up for these inquiries: #beschwerden--complaints.
We will remove users found to be harassing others.
Is the Virtual Big Techday on Twitter?
Of course, the Virtual Big Techday is also on Twitter: visit our page @tngtech and follow #tngbtd.
What do I do if my employer does not allow the use of zoom.us?
Some of the talks will also be available on YouTube, where you can watch them without zoom.us access. Please find further information on YouTube.
If the installation of software on the company's hardware is restricted, zoom.us webinar can also be started directly in the browser without downloading. In this case, registration with zoom.us may be required.
Do I get recorded somehow? What kind of data do I disclose? What happens to image, video and sound recordings?
As part of the registration, we collect the email addresses in order to subsequently inform the participants about the publication of the videos on our website and/or on YouTube and possibly the appointment of the next Big Techday. The email addresses will not be used for other purposes.
When you attend a webinar as a participant (viewer), you are not visible to other viewers, the speakers or the discussion participants. Only your name is displayed to the speakers and the discussion participants. For other viewers this information is hidden. If you use the chat, your name is shown.
When muting is released so that you can ask a question personally, your audio is recorded.
The chat history and the questions that are asked using the Questions & Answers tool are saved and are subsequently available to us. However, we will not publish this content at any time.
Since viewers' video is disabled, video recordings of viewers are not made.
Will there also be talks in English?
Each session contains at least one talk in English. You can find this information in our program.
Who can I contact if something doesn't work?
Questions can be asked via the corresponding Slack Channel #tech_support or emailed to the Virtual Big Techday organization team: bigtechday-orga(at)tngtech.com.