Zooming toward Worldcon
Jul. 12th, 2020 10:06 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
petrea_mitchellDespite all my posting about Gen Con, Worldcon does remain my priority for the days it's being held. There just hasn't been much to write about. Yesterday morning, though, I attended a Zoom training session for program participants.
CoNZealand program items will be held in webinar mode, which means the audience will not be able to engage in Zoombombing. There will be both text chat, for the audience to talk among themselves, and a Q&A feature for questions to be submitted to the panel.
The most important piece of information for me as a moderator is that every panel room will have host, separate from the panelists, who will be there to iron out technical difficulties and help block abusive or spammy comments or questions. Given that a Worldcon can have twenty program items going on at the same time, this is a huge commitment of volunteer time, and one I've very grateful that they're making.
For those new to Discord, CoNZealand's programming department has set up its own server for participants to try out.
CoNZealand program items will be held in webinar mode, which means the audience will not be able to engage in Zoombombing. There will be both text chat, for the audience to talk among themselves, and a Q&A feature for questions to be submitted to the panel.
The most important piece of information for me as a moderator is that every panel room will have host, separate from the panelists, who will be there to iron out technical difficulties and help block abusive or spammy comments or questions. Given that a Worldcon can have twenty program items going on at the same time, this is a huge commitment of volunteer time, and one I've very grateful that they're making.
For those new to Discord, CoNZealand's programming department has set up its own server for participants to try out.
