Are the sessions distributed across global time zones?

[AnitaYT]

I wanted to make sure I understand the conference schedule. Some sessions are held very early in the morning for my location, which I presume is the afternoon or evening for Asia. For example, a session scheduled for 3 am in Utah, United States (my location) would be happening at 6 pm in Taipei, Taiwan.

[Mario]

Hello, Anita. That’s a very good point and you’re right, the program shows the sessions and presentations in your local time zone for easy finding, and because conference happens around the clock in three timezones, Taipei , Delft and Toronto

Also, participating is encouraged anytime, that’s why every session is a conversation thread.

[Mario]

Also @cogdog made a super useful guide for sharing the time of an event inside the content, displaying the viewer’s local time.

Use the Calendar Tool to Announce Synchronous Events

One of the most challenging aspects of global collaboration is time.,. not the amount we all wish we had, but coordinating time zones. That’s why we are proud of our conference program where all events are listed in your local time zone– no calculating from UTC or other time zones. Our platform has a built in tool that really makes it easy to announce times for meetups or events you may want to coordinate via the Convo and Collab area. What if you want to arrange for a synchronous activity sa…

[AnitaYT]

Thank you! Looking forward to meeting you all very soon.

[Mario]

Welcome to OEG Connect and to the conference!