Registering and Accessing the Zoom Events Platform

Registration and Overview of Zoom Events

This year, the MacPherson Institute will use Zoom Events to coordinate and promote all its events. The Zoom Events platform will help to streamline partner participation and attendee registration for sessions happening in the month of May.  

Register for Teaching and Learning Month through Zoom Events using your Zoom account. If you don’t have a Zoom account, see the instructions in the “Setting up your Zoom account” section below.

During Teaching and Learning Month, Zoom Events will be the hub of activities. Once registered, attendees can join the lobby by opening the event link and clicking “Join Lobby.” From here you can create a profile for yourself and start reserving a spot to session(s) you want to attend. 

Sessions will be a mix of in-person, hybrid and online. Attendees should pay close attention to the format of their session to ensure they can plan to join the session using the appropriate method.  

What does this mean for hosts of events?

• Partners will need to have an active Zoom account (see below for more details) 
• Partners will still be asked to complete the submission form 
• Once sessions are submitted, they will be created in Zoom Events as part of a month-long event listing that will include all Teaching and Learning Month sessions 
• Partners will then receive a link to their session so they can add an session description and information about the speaker(s) 

What does this mean for attendees of events?

• Attendees will need to have an active Zoom account (see below for more details) 
• Attendees will only have to register for Teaching and Learning Month*, rather than registering for each individual session they wish to attend. 
• Please note:  there may be some partner sessions that have a separate registration link. This will be noted on the schedule.
• NEW THIS YEAR: Attendees will need to reserve a spot for the session(s) they wish to attend. When a spot is reserved, the session will be automatically added to their itinerary.