Federal Youth Network/Zoom Events Instructions

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Zoom Events Attendee Instructions - ENG

*We recommend you use a personal device

1. You will receive an email from Zoom Events with the title “You are registered for  Career Boot Camp 2024 | Camp de carrières 2024”. This is your ticket to the Zoom Events platform. Every ticket creates a unique URL that is linked to your account/email. Other users will not be able to join the event using your link.
2. Click on the “Join” link/button in the email.
3. It will open a webpage on your internet browser. This webpage is the Zoom Events Login page. You need to make a Zoom Account with the same email address that your ticket was sent to. Once you make an account, log in to that account.
4. You will then arrive at the Zoom Events Lobby for Career Boot Camp. From here, you can explore different features.
5. To change the language, go to the top right corner and click on the 3 grey bars or the 3 dots. Go down and click on language.

Sessions - Attending a session

1. Go to the three gray lines in the top right corner and then click on “Sessions”.
2. You will see all the sessions in English and in French listed for Career Boot Camp. If a session is in progress you will see a blue “Join” button next to the title. Click the “Join” button to enter the session. This will prompt the Zoom App or Desktop Client to open.

*Note that you need the Zoom Desktop App downloaded on your computer/mobile device beforehand.

1. Now you have entered the Zoom Webinar as an attendee. You cannot use your camera or microphone. You can however submit questions to panelists in the Q&A function.

Lobby

If you have questions about Zoom Events’ features such as Lobby, Itinerary, Exhibitors, Expo, Speakers, and People, please visit this Zoom Support page: https://support.zoom.com/hc/en/article?id=zm_kb&sysparm_article=KB0062869#h_01FSQNA1WQA764KEF3MQCNNHVX

How to Navigate Expo Floor and Kiosks Booth

1. Go to “Expo” tab in the Lobby menu
2. You have now entered the Expo Floor.
3. You can move your avatar to enter “Booths”. Inside the booth, you will see a description of the GC Community and a logo. You will also see a “Meeting Space”. That is a Zoom Meeting that a representative from a GC Community is hosting. You can enter that meeting to ask the representative questions.Press the blue “Join” button to enter the Zoom Meeting.
4. See more about Expos here.

How to navigate the expo floor:

After completing the one-time onboarding flow, you will be placed on the expo floor. By default, your avatar will be placed right above the Welcome area. From here, you can navigate your avatar across the floor by using your mouse or keyboard arrow keys in the following ways:

• To use the mouse, click the location you want your avatar to be. The avatar will move directly to where you clicked. You can 'click-to-advance' and use your mouse to click/navigate through the expo floor.
  • You can click and drag the expo floor (and booth floor), moving the floor map within your window.
  • When you click and drag the map, your avatar will stay in view and remain in its location. When you click Enter Booth to access a booth, your avatar will move to the selected booth.
• To use your keyboard arrow keys, use the arrow keys to direct your avatar around the expo floor.
• You can also use your keyboard +/- keys, your mouse wheel, your trackpad for zooming (2-finger pinch), or your track =++ pad to zoom in and out of the expo floor.

How to join booth and spaces:

1. On the expo floor map, move your avatar to the expo booth that you want to join.
2. On the booth, click Enter Booth. You will join other attendees in the booth where you’ll see a meeting space (meeting session) taking place.
   • The spaces that are active will display as In Progress
   • Inactive spaces will display the message: This space is inactive. Please come back later!. This means that no active sessions are available for you to join.
3. On the space that you want to join, click Join.
4. To leave the booth, click Leave Booth on the expo toolbar. Your avatar will be placed outside of the booth on the expo floor.

How to Network

Profile cards and People Directory:

1. To edit your profile card. Go to the 3 gray lines in the top right corner, scroll down and click on “profile” (Or just click on the box with your initials in the top right corner). From there you can edit your information.
2. This allows other users to look at your profile card under the “People” directory.
3. You can connect with other participants by going to the “People” tab in the menu and click on a profile card and click on the blue circle with the plus sign. You can chat with that person by clicking on the yellow button with the speech bubble.

1. You can see your connections in the Chat function. See more about connecting with other attendees.
2. Find out more about profile cards here and you can find out more about Zoom Events networking and profile terms here.

Networking through the expo floor:

1. You can set 3 different statuses for your profile.
2. You can set it to:
   • “Feeling Social”: Your avatar will display a green ring to let people know you are open to others conversing and networking with you. In addition, your public profile will be displayed in public areas e.g. the event attendee directory.
   • “Simply Exploring”: Your avatar will not display a green ring to let others know you are focused on the event, but that you will approach other attendees when you’re ready to. Your public profile will be displayed in public areas e.g. the event attendee directory.
   • “Hide Me”: Your public profile will be hidden from public areas e.g. the event attendee directory. Only your display name and initials will be displayed when you participate in events. Other attendees will not be able to find and interact with you unless you initiate contact e.g. you send a message in public chats.

1. On the expo floor, you can click on other avatars/profiles and then connect or chat with them