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Maximizing Your Conference Experience
Here are some tips to make the ABTA National Conference an enjoyable and educational experience. Free registration at
www.abta.org/national-conference is required to access presentations, sessions and ask questions with speakers.
GETTING THE MOST
OUT OF THE
CONFERENCE
1) Find a comfortable and quiet space to focus.
2) Plan to enter the conference 15 minutes before the first session to get familiar with
navigating the virtual platform.
3) Plan ahead and choose the sessions you want to join in advance.
4) Have a notebook and pen handy to capture notes from each session.
PRIOR TO THE
CONFERENCE,
DOWNLOAD AND
CREATE A ZOOM
ACCOUNT
We will be using Zoom as our virtual platform. Prior to the conference:
1) Download Zoom Software: You will need to have the Zoom software, associated to your
email address, on the device being used to participate in the conference. Zoom is a free
software that works on a laptop/PC; Android phone; iPad or iPhone.
2) Create Zoom Account: Create a Zoom account using the same email address you used to
register for the meeting. Follow these instructions to download and sign up
On a PC/Laptop go
to https://zoom.us/download.
o Download ‘Zoom Client for
Meetings’
o Follow the instructions to
Sign-up for Zoom
On an Android Phone go to
the Play Store.
o Search ‘Zoom’
o Install ‘ZOOM Cloud
Meetings’
o Follow the instructions to
Sign-up for Zoom
On an iPad or iPhone go to
the App Store
o Search ‘Zoom’
o Install ‘ZOOM Cloud
Meetings’
o Follow the instructions to
Sign-up for Zoom
CONFERENCE LINK
AND JOIN TIME
You will join the conference using the link/teleconference information provide a few days
before the conference. Please join the Zoom meeting at least 15 minutes before the program or
session start time. All presentations will take place in Central Time Zone.
ASKING QUESTIONS
DURING THE
CONFERENCE
You will have an opportunity to submit questions anonymously after the presentation using the
control panel on the bottom of your Zoom screen. Click on “Q&A” and type in your question.
Our speakers will try to answer as many questions as time allows.
PRESENTATION
AUDIO/VIDEO
You will be able to hear and see presentations and the speakers during the conference.
However, your own device audio and video will be muted throughout the meeting.
ENSURE A SMOOTH
CONNECTION TO THE
CONFERENCE
If using a desktop or laptop computer, connect your device to a hard-wired Internet connection
(not Wi-Fi) and running at high-speed. Ensure all applications or any programs with
notifications, pop-ups or reminders are closed (e.g., Outlook, chat, calendar applications).
Maximizing Your Conference Experience
Mark R. Gilbert, MD
Chief and Senior
Investigator
The Neuro-Oncology
Branch, Center for Cancer
Research, National Cancer
Institute, National
Institutes of Health
Jean Arbaecher, RN,
APN, CNRN
Advanced Practice
Nurse
The University of Illinois
at Chicago
CONFERENCE CO-CHAIR GREETING
Dear Conference Attendees,
We want to give you our sincerest welcome to the
American Brain Tumor Association 2020 National
Conference. We recognize that the current situation
prevents us from gathering together and we know that
those who have participated in prior conferences share
our disappointment in not being able to network in
person. However, we are both pleased and excited to
provide an outstanding program designed to inform and
support you along your journey. Lecture topics will
discuss treatment advancements for a variety of brain
tumors, strategies to manage day-to-day symptoms and
concerns, survivorship, emerging technologies, and much
more.
Although the meeting will be virtual, we are encouraging
you to be fully engaged. In that context, we invite you to
ask questions and share your experiences throughout the
conference. As you can see from the Program, the
conference includes other invaluable experiences,
including a variety of educational resources from our
sponsors, poster presentations from our researchers, an
opportunity to hear from patients and caregivers as they
live with a brain tumor, and a Keynote speaker Maria
Menounos, Emmy® Award-winning journalist, author,
actress and brain tumor survivor. We hope this
conference will be an invaluable and enriching
experience.
Thank you so much for participating. We look forward to
spending time with you.
Sincerely,
ABTA