FAQs

What is a Hybrid Conference?

A Hybrid Conference is a combination of in-person attendance, virtual attendance and on-demand session content.

Attending
Delegates have the option of attending the conference In-Person (face to face) in Darwin or virtually.
In-Person delegates will have access to all the content live in the venue as well as virtual on demand content.
Virtual delegates will have access to and be able to participate in the live plenary sessions and view the content on demand.  

Presentations
Keynote & Invited Speakers
Where possible, keynote and invited speakers will present live at the venue and plenary sessions will be broadcast through the virtual conference portal and enable virtual and in-person delegates to ask questions of the keynote speakers using Live Q&A.  Plenary sessions will also be recorded and made available on demand through the Virtual Conference Portal.

Abstract Presentations
Abstract presenters that have been accepted for In-Person Live presentation will present live at the venue (restrictions permitting).  In addition to presenting live, all abstract (oral, poster and rapid fire) presenters will also provide a pre-recorded presentation to be made available on demand through the Virtual Conference Portal.   Concurrent session content will be released at the same time as the live version.  Abstract presenters that have been accepted for a virtual only presentation will presentation will provide a pre-recorded presentation to be made available on demand in the Virtual Conference Portal.  

What happens if I register as an in-person delegate and I need to cancel?

If you are registered as an In-Person Delegate it will be changed to a Virtual Delegate.  See terms and conditions for cancellation policy for Master Class, Social Function and Accommodation.   

What happens if restrictions increase?

Potential restrictions could mean that the hybrid conference is pivoted to a virtual only conference.  This would mean that all delegates will access the content through the Virtual Conference Portal.  This would mean that all delegates would access the content through the Virtual Conference Portal and the Conference would not proceed as an In-Person Conference with face to face component.

Delegates and presenters will be kept up to date throughout the planning process and will be advised on how the conference will proceed depending on the restrictions.

How will I engage with presenters and network?

Each live and on-demand presentation will have a question and answer section available next to the presentation.  Participants can ask a question of the presenter by typing their question into the Q&A  on the Virtual Conference Portal.  

For live presentation, these questions will be moderated live by the session chairperson.  The session chairperson will read the questions to the presenter and the presenter will answer live. After the live session for the week following the Conference 20 -24 September 2021 a text based Q&A will remain available.  The presenters will be encouraged to monitor their own Q&A text feed to answer any questions received.

For on-demand presentations, the presenter will be able to respond to any questions asked or comments, via the type text.

How will I have access to the Virtual Conference Portal and for how long?

Access to the Virtual Conference Portal will be via a unique log in and available for one (1) year following the Conference.  The Portal will have all presentation available on demand.