October 18-19, 2024
As our delegates know, SWCHSMUN 2021 will be completely online due to the current global pandemic. This means that our conference this year will fully take place on Zoom. Opening ceremonies, committee sessions, moderated caucuses, and unmoderated caucuses will all be on this platform. Please keep in mind that your chairs will go over many of these functions in more detail when the committee starts. Also be aware that all these tips are under the assumption that you are using Zoom on a laptop, which is what I recommend you do. Please also check out Best Delegate's Guide to Using Zoom.
Testing your equipment ahead of time We strongly suggest that delegates test their microphone, speakers, and camera ahead of time to ensure that they are working properly. You can check your technology by opening Zoom and clicking into the settings tab. Here, you can toggle to either “Video” or “Audio”, which allows you to test if your camera, microphone, and speakers are properly functioning. Muting/Unmuting, Starting/Stopping Video Other than when speaking, we require all delegates to keep themselves muted in order to eliminate any background noise. You can do this by clicking into the bottom left-hand corner of the zoom screen, where there is a microphone icon. Immediately to the left of the icon is a camera button, which allows you to turn on or off your camera (referred to as “Video” by Zoom). Please turn your cameras on during all committee sessions. Chat In place of notes this year, we will be using Slack. Please check out Slack Guide for SWCHSMUN here. Renaming Yourself Your chair will likely ask you to rename yourself to your country name. You can do this by clicking the three dots next to your video, and click "Rename". Raising your hand A big part of our conference this year relies on the Raise Hand function on Zoom. In place of raising placards to indicate that you would like to make a speech or motion, we ask you to digitally raise your hand. You can do this by clicking on the “Participants” icon, which is at the bottom next to the chat button. Once here, you will see the button to raise your hand. Click it once to raise your hand, and again in order to lower it. Please remember to lower your hand after you are picked, or the chairs have moved on. Switching Layouts You will have the option to switch the layout of how Zoom participants appear on your screen. You can do this by going to the top left-hand corner of your screen, where you can switch between “Speaker View” and “Gallery View”. Speaker View only shows the person who is talking at the moment, while Gallery View displays all delegates in the call. You can try both and decide which one you prefer. Viewing Screen-shared Material During most committee sessions, the chairs will be screen sharing. When someone is screen sharing, you will have the option to view the screen share side-by-side. We strongly encourage delegates to turn on side-by-side mode to view the chairs who are screen sharing. Side-by-side allows one side of the screen to display what is being screen shared, and the other side to continue displaying the regular Zoom interface. You can switch to side-by-side mode, if you aren’t automatically launched into side-by-side, by clicking the “View Options” dropdown menu on the green bar. The green bar is the one that says you are viewing someone’s screen. By toggling to side-by-side mode, you will be able to see as many different video feeds as possible. Still have questions? Visit the zoom troubleshooting site (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/sections/200305593-Troubleshooting) to see if it is addressed there. We can’t wait to meet everyone TODAY at 2:45 P.M. (MDT)!
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