• Plenary presentations including a live Q&A with the keynote speakers
• Consecutive concurrent symposiums and workshops featuring live Q&A with speakers
• Posters available on-demand before, during, and after the conference
• Live sessions recorded and available after the session
• Planned and spontaneous networking and social sessions
• A track for Young Ecological Restorers (YOUNG#ER)

SERE2021 will be held on the PheedLoop virtual events platform. PheedLoop offers a variety of options for real-time interaction similar to an in-person conference, including context-aware text chat, video calls between participants or groups, and more.

During the main conference days (September 7-10), speakers will participate in plenary sessions, symposia and workshops that will include presentations and live Q&A with the audience.

Posters will be available on-demand during and after the conference. Conference attendees will be encouraged to visit the recordings during Poster Sessions, but poster presenters will not be assigned to live discussion sessions.

All sessions will be fully recorded for post-conference streaming during the month after the event so that all registered attendees will be able to revisit the sessions and catch up with the talks they've missed.

Log-in information have been sent to you from no-reply@pheedloop.com (keep an eye on your Spam folder). SERE2021 will be held on the PheedLoop virtual events platform. Speakers will also receive access to a separate speaker portal to manage their session information (Monday 6).

If you have any questions or issues logging in, please reach out to secretary@sere2021.org

• When you first reach the event landing page, you will have to log in with the information provided to you. Enable your browser to bookmark the link and to save your username (email address) and password for easy future log in.
• Once you're logged in, you will see the Lobby of the event. You will see any important announcements and the chat area on this page.
• Enable your notifications by clicking ALLOW on the popup window or by clicking the notification bell in the top right corner.
• Click on the Accessibility icon in the top-right to make the necessary adjustments.
• In the Sessions area, you can see the list of sessions and who the Speakers or Chairs are.
• Click on your name and complete your personal profile. You can also change your password on this page.

• Click on Sessions to view all the content of the event. If you want a fuller view, you can click Hide All above the list of sessions and make the video full-screen.
• You can choose and add specific sessions to your personal schedule.
• The Virtual meeting schedule was built using the CEST Time Zone. Session times in PheedLoop will adapt to your local time zone. (You can set up this in your profile)
• If you are in a session and don't see any content, this means the session has not started yet. You do not need to refresh your page; the content will start automatically.
• When the session starts, attendees will need to click Join to access. You will be prompted to select the audio source.
• Use the Chat on the right-hand side to ask questions during the session.
• The Speakers tab will let you search and view information on all the conference speakers, as well as see information about which sessions they are participating in.

• In the Networking Area, under the People tab, you can search through attendees and speakers to view their profile or send them an instant message.
• All chat panels have presence detection, allowing you to send private messages to people on the same page as you.
• Attendee profiles can include links to their LinkedIn account and any files they may have uploaded such as their presentations or resumes.
• You can jump into a video call with other attendees by starting a Private Video Call.
• Under the group tab, you will find activities such as the Virtual YOUNG#ER Café or Meet the Restorer. You will be able to join and connect your micro and camera.

• Double-check that you are copying email addresses and passwords correctly.
• Grant your browser correct permissions (such as to access your camera, speakers, and microphone).
• Try a different browser to bypass any settings which may be causing issues (Internet Explorer is not supported by Pheedloop).
• Prefer the Chrome browser. The embedded zoom windows can properly be made full screen and all functionalities are used with Chrome. Other browsers can raise problems.
• Contact us for assistance at secretary@sere2021.org

Invited and Standard presentations will be assigned to a symposium or a workshop. Symposia will present series of up to 10' pre-recorded videos followed by live stream Q&A and discussion with the audience. Symposia introduction and discussion will be facilitated by a chair. During the discussion, presenters will open their cameras, respond to questions posed through the Q&A PheedLoop chat and engage in lively discussions on the topics of the event. Workshops will be more flexible in terms of format.

Uploading Recordings – New deadline: August 20

All invited presentations are required to be pre-recorded and uploaded in advance of the conference to be included in the programme (deadline August 20). The time limit is 10 minutes for oral presentations.

1. You will be recording a narrated version of your presentation. You may choose to record just your slides with narration or record both yourself and your slides. We suggest you try a short recording first to see how your presentation will look and sound.
2. You may use the software or application of your choice to pre-record your presentation  (i.e. Zoom, Microsoft PowerPoint). Here are some tutorials in case you need them. Please contact us for any queries concerning this process.

   English: Microsoft PowerPoint tutorial, Zoom tutorial

   Spanish: Tutorial de Miscrosoft PowerPoint, Preguntas frecuentes

3. Video resolution: 1920*1080 (FullHD)
4. Accepted file formats are: .wmv, .mp4 or .mov
   The following formats are NOT accepted: .ppsx, .pptx, .ppt, .pps
5. Presentation template: download here
6. Please remember to use the abstract ID number to rename your video. You can find it in the confirmation e-mail message and your personal area. 

Presenters will upload their e-posters following the information below. Presenters also have the option of uploading a short video explaining their poster. Posters and recordings will be available on-demand to conference delegates starting September 7. There will be no live discussion sessions for posters, but a Poster Session to encourage delegates to visit posters. Presenters will be able to interact with delegates through the PheedLoop chat, which will allow for ongoing conversations.

Uploading E-Posters - New deadline: August 20

E-posters need to be uploaded in advance of the conference to be included in the programme (deadline August 20).

1. E-poster size (in/cm) – 24 x 36 / 61 x 91.4. Posters can be in landscape or portrait orientation. Conference delegates will be viewing your poster on their computer screen, so please be mindful of the size of your images and fonts.
2. All written content on e-posters needs to be in English.
3. Accepted file formats are: .PDF or .JPG
4. Please remember to use the abstract ID number to rename your files. You can find it in the confirmation e-mail message and your personal area.

Uploading Poster Presentation Recordings – New deadline: August 20

A short video describing your poster is optional – the maximum time for this recording is 3 minutes. Videos need to be uploaded in advance of the conference (deadline July 30) to be included in the programme.

1. The goal of the short video is to give the kinds of information/elevator pitch you would present to someone approaching your poster in person. This can be as short as you’d like but has a maximum length of 3 minutes.
2. It is up to you how to best present your poster. This could include a video of you standing in front of your poster (printed, projected, on a large monitor), narration over the poster image, a short slide deck with different parts of the poster broken out, or some other method entirely. However, just like at an in-person conference, your poster text and images must be the main focus of the video – please do not use the video to bring in information that was not included on the poster.
3. Accepted formats include: wmv, .mp4 or .mov      
   The following formats are NOT accepted: .ppsx, .pptx, .ppt, .pps
4. Please remember to use the abstract ID number to rename your video. You can find it in the confirmation e-mail message and your personal area. 

Flexible format. Previously recorded up to 60’ videos explaining a field trip. In this video, you can record a field trip so that we can feel as if we were on one of the excursions that we host at our in-person conferences.

• Accepted formats include: wmv, .mp4 or .mov      
• Please remember to use the abstract ID number to rename your video. You can find it in the confirmation e-mail and the personal area.

Audience questions will be facilitated through questions submitted via text in the PheedLoop chat to the field trip organizer (or other moderator assigned by the organizer).

When you are ready to send your presentation, please follow these steps:

1. To upload your files, you need to access the following link:

https://forms.gle/WZkGykXMvuL442Go9

1. Once you are in, fill in the requested fields: Presenter's name, Title, abstract ID number...
2. At the end of the process, please do not forget to click on the "Submit" button to validate your entry.

The new deadline for submissions is August 20.

Please note that we automatically assume that presenters accept their recorded presentation to be made available to participants for post-conference streaming on the conference virtual platform for up to six months and then included in a virtual repository hosted by SER Europe which will be freely accessible for SER Europe members. In case of refusal, presenters need to notify us at secretary@sere2021.org by August 15, 2021.