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Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 a decision was made to transition our seminars to video conference format via Zoom Meetings.
This system is currently in use by schools and institutions worldwide, which has earned itself a positive reputation for ease of use and quality of services.
The following is a quick start guide to using Zoom to attend our remote seminars.
Meetings will be held by a dedicated Zoom BLTP account. In the seminar announcement, the "References" link will lead you to the Zoom webpage for that meeting.
Alternatively, meeting links will be sent via e-mail and not listed publicly to avoid malicious use by external parties.
- Opening the link will attempt to start Zoom, if already installed, or auto-download it. You can also opt to use the browser to join the meeting.
In case of the latter, older browsers, like Internet Explorer, may not be fully supported. The desktop application, however, is much more reliable.
- You will be asked to enter your name that will be visible in the participants list.
This will not create an account, nor will store the name used. You may, however, create a Zoom account to streamline the process.
- When finally entering the meeting, click "Join with Computer Audio" to receive the seminar audio.
- To avoid background noise from your microphone, click the "Mute" button in the bottom left.
You may hold spacebar to temporarily unmute yourself while it is pressed.
Alternatively, you may use the text chat to communicate with other participants, it is opened with the "Chat" button in the bottom center.
- For speaker, to share your screen use the "Share Screen" button in the bottom center. Then, select a specific application you want to show or an entire screen.
To enable your web-camera, use the "Start Video" button in the bottom left.
To learn more about Zoom, check the official series of recorded webinars that cover application's full functionality:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360029527911
