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ECSA 2020
Mon 14 - Fri 18 September 2020 L'Aquila, Italy
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Virtual Conference

ECSA 2020 will be conducted using the Microsoft Teams platform. The latest version of Microsoft teams can be downloaded from here.

General Guidelines on How to Use Teams for ECSA 2020

  • ECSA 2020 virtual will run on the Microsoft Teams platform
  • Once you register to ECSA 2020, you will be added to the Team, and you will receive two emails from Microsoft Teams. Please open the email and download the desktop version of MS Teams.
  • You will be added to two Teams: ECSA 2020 – Workshops (to be used on Sept 14 -15) and ECSA 2020 - Main Conference (to be used on Sept 16-18)
  • You will need to use only MS Teams during the conference. You will be able to:
    • Run/participate to the presentations and discussions
    • Chat with attendees
    • Read/write files
    • Check the ECSA program
    • Write a general post to anybody attending the conference (or to specific attendees)
    • Contact the Support team

General Guidelines for Attendees

  • The Worshops will run on the ECSA 2020 - Workshops team

    • You will find one channel per workshop.
    • The workshops programs are linked inside the workshops’ channels.
    • You can «Join the call» of any workshop you like to attend.
    • You can post a question for the authors.
    • You can chat with other attendees.

  • The main Conference will run on the ECSA 2020 – Main Conference team.

    • The conference will run entirely inside the «General» channel of this team.
    • The conference program is linked inside the «General» channel.
    • You can «Join the call» of the conference at any time.
    • You can post a question for the authors.
    • You can chat with other attendees.
    • You can access a «Files» area, including papers and presentations.

General Guidelines for Authors

  • Workshops

    • Presentation: check the instructions sent by your workshop co-chairs​
    • Presentation duration: check the instructions sent by your workshop co-chairs​
    • Upload: feel free to upload a pre-print version of your paper and slide (check with your workshop co-chairs)​
    • Q&A: check the instructions sent by your workshop co-chairs

  • Conference

    • Presentation: pre-recorded video​
    • Presentation duration: 10 minutes presentation, followed by 10 minutes Q&A​
    • Upload: It is mandatory to upload pre-print version of your paper, slides and the pre-recorded video presentation​
    • Upload due date: please upload your presentation by at most September 12th​
    • Q&A: questions are written in the chat. The session chair will formulate it to you, and you will answer live​
    • Your Teams nickname: please add your Teams nickname in your slides (check below for details).

General Guidelines for Session Chairs

  • Workshops

    • Get in contact with your authors
    • Check that one of the author is online before starting the session
    • Check with the workshop organizers if the presentations are going to be live or recorded
    • Follow the workshop organizers guidelines on how to run the Q&A session.

  • Conference

    • Get in contact with your authors
    • Check that the recorded video and pre-print of the paper have been copied into Teams by no later than September 11th. Contact your authors if not.
    • Check that one of the author is online 20 minutes before your session starts
    • The virtualization chair will run the recorded video and will help you with technicalities
    • Collect questions made by the attendees in the chat. Prioritize and pose the question to the authors. Their answer will be live.
    • When available, manage the working session.

ECSA 2020 Detailed Guidelines

These guidelines can also be downloaded from here

For any issue, you can reach us at ECSA2020Support@univaq.it or contact us on the Support channel​ in MS Teams