What is an On-Demand with Live Q&A?
For these sessions, presentations can be viewed by the attendees in advance at their leisure (starting April 28) with a 30 minute live Q&A scheduled for presenters to answer questions live. Attendees can access the Live Q&A at the published time by clicking on the “Join” button. On-Demand with Live Q&A Sessions are indicated on the Online Program Guide with the icon on the left.
Step-by-Step Guide to participate in On-Demand with Live Q&A Session
On-Demand with Live Q&A
ACCESS THE PAS VIRTUAL PLATFORM BUTTON
View On-Demand sessions & Build On-Demand Schedule starting April 28.
JOIN LIVE Q&A SESSIONS DURING THE FOLLOWING TIMES:
Saturday, May 1 – Tuesday, May 4
- 11:30 am-noon CT
- 3:30-4:00 pm CT
- 6:30-7:00 pm CT.
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATE IN ON-DEMAND WITH LIVE Q&A
OPTION 1: YOU WISH TO WATCH ALL ON-DEMAND PRESENTATIONS AT THE ASSIGNED TIME, then join the 30-minute live Q&A (Ex: See Photo Below)
STEP 1: Access the PAS 2021 Virtual Platform.
STEP 2: Go To All Sessions (Left Menu) and click On-Demand w/ Live Q&A Sessions
STEP 3: Click the star to Favorite the On-Demand Sessions you wish to join
STEP 4: Watch presentation during the assigned session time.
STEP 5: Access the Live Q&A at the published time by clicking on the “Join” button, if you have favorited this Live Q&A session you can find this in the My Experience (Left Menu)
All times are in CT
OPTION 2: YOU WISH TO PRE-WATCH ALL ON-DEMAND PRESENTATIONS IN AN ON-DEMAND SESSION AND ONLY WANT TO BLOCK THE 30 MINUTE LIVE Q&A TIME ON YOUR SCHEDULE, ALLOWING YOU TO JOIN A LIVE SESSION.
STEP 1: Access the PAS 2021 Virtual Platform.
STEP 2: Go To All Sessions (Left Menu) and click All Live Q&A
STEP 3: Click the star to Favorite any 30-minute Live Q&A Session you wish to join
STEP 4: Be sure to watch all presentations associated with the On-Demand session prior to the scheduled Live Q&A Time beginning April 28. Only the 30-minute Q&A Session is Live.
STEP 5: Access the Live Q&A at the published time by clicking on the “Join” button, if you have favorited this Live Q&A session you can find this in the My Experience (Left Menu)
Question Tab during Live Q&A Sessions
- Enter your question in the Question tab and presenters will answer throughout May 4.
- All On-Demand sessions have a corresponding Live Q&A time (Q&A time slot will show on the session pop-up). Post your question while you view it on-demand and it will appear in the Live Q&A section when we open the session at 11:30 am CT, 3:30 pm CT, or 6:30 pm CT.
- Questions with the most votes from the audience will be read to the presenter. You can always wait and enter your questions once we go live, too!
What happens during an On-Demand with Live Q&A Session?
On-Demand with Live Q&A Session
On-Demand with Live Q&A Session
These sessions will be 30 minutes in length and follow the flow described below.
- Audience joins Live Q&A
- Presenters and Moderator share webcams
- Moderator welcomes an entire group of Presenters
- Moderator reads questions entered via Q&A box and upvoted by the audience
- Presenters answer questions
- Moderator thanks Presenters and closes session
Please see the example timelines below:
9:00 am CT: Watch On-Demand recordings if you want to join a Live Q&A session at 11:30 am CT. Audience submits questions via chatbox.
11:30 am CT: Live Q&A begins. Submitted questions from before will be moved to the Live Q&A question box. Audience can still submit new questions and attendees can vote on which ones they would most like to be answered. Moderator will see these and ask the most popular questions. Presenters answer questions. Moderator thanks Presenters and closes the session.
1:00 pm CT: Watch On-Demand recordings if you want to join a Live Q&A session at 3:30 pm CT. Audience submits questions via a chatbox.
3:30 pm CT: Live Q&A begins. Submitted questions from before will be moved to the Live Q&A question box. Audience can still submit new questions and attendees can vote on which ones they would most like to be answered. Moderator will see these and ask the most popular questions. Presenters answer questions. Moderator thanks Presenters and closes the session.
4:30 pm CT: Watch On-Demand recordings if you want to join a Live Q&A session at 6:30 pm CT. Audience submits questions via a chatbox.
6:30 pm CT: Live Q&A begins. Submitted questions from before will be moved to the Live Q&A question box. Audience can still submit new questions and attendees can vote on which ones they would most like to be answered. Moderator will see these and ask the most popular questions. Presenters answer questions. Moderator thanks Presenters and closes the session.