Information for Attendees

HCII2023 will use the award-winning Whova event platform in order to support the hybrid operation of the conference. The Whova platform will be activated before the start of the conference and participants will be notified accordingly by email.

The first three days of the conference (23-25 July) will comprise virtual only parallel sessions for paper presentations with remote only participation and ‘in-person’ only satellite events.

The Opening Plenary Session (25 July) and the parallel sessions that will take place from 26 to 28 July will run as hybrid events (i.e. supporting both 'in-person' and remote/virtual participation for presenters and participants).

The ‘in-person’ poster presentations will be available to all conference participants with physical presence, from 26 to 28 July, mounted on poster boards, in Hall A1 of Bella Center, i.e. in the Conference Exhibition Area where the refreshment breaks will also take place.

The ‘virtual’ poster presentations will be available to all conference participants for the entire six-day period of the conference, from 23 to 28 July, through Whova.

All poster presentations will be listed in Whova and conference participants will be able to pose their questions to poster presenters using all the communication channels available through the platform (chat, email, etc).

Times indicated below are “Central European Summer Time - CEST (Copenhagen)
You can check your local time, using an online time conversion tool, such as www.timeanddate.com

In-Person

Transportation

 

Bella Center is centrally located in the heart of Ørestad with its own Metro station, just 6 kilometers away from Copenhagen Airport and 8 kilometers away from Copenhagen city centre. For more information on getting to Bella Center visit the transportation web page.

 

Registration - Secretariat

 

Conference Registration will take place at the Conference Secretariat, located at Foyer F1 of Bella Center, during the following hours:

 

Saturday, 22 July

16:00 – 17:00

Sunday, 23 July

08:00 – 17:30

Monday, 24 July

08:00 – 17:30

Tuesday, 25 July

08:00 – 17:30

Wednesday, 26 July

07:30 – 18:00

Thursday, 27 July

07:30 – 18:00

Friday, 28 July

07:30 – 18:00

 

 

Reception

 

The Conference Reception will take place at 20:00 (right after the Opening Plenary Session) at Hall E North of the Bella Center, on Tuesday, 25 July 2023.

All Conference participants and accompanying persons, who carry an HCI International 2023 badge, will be permitted entrance.

Additional Conference Reception Tickets will be available for purchase online through the CMS until Tuesday, 25 July, 17:00 hrs.

Important note: You must be of legal drinking age to drink alcohol. Please be ready to provide your ID upon request.

 

Exhibition

 

The Exhibition of HCI International 2023 will be hosted from 26 to 28 July in the Hall A1 of the Bella Center, together with the ‘in-person’ poster presentations and the refreshment breaks. Entrance to the Exhibition is permitted to all Conference participants.

 
Timetable

Opening Hours

Wednesday, 26 July 10:00 - 17:00
Thursday, 27 July 09:00 - 17:00
Friday, 28 July 09:00 - 16:00
 

 

Refreshment and Lunch Breaks

 
 

Refreshment Breaks

 

Lunch Breaks

10:30 – 11:00 15:30 – 16:00 Sunday, 23 July 12:30 – 13:30
10:30 – 11:00 15:30 – 16:00 Monday, 24 July 12:30 – 13:30
10:30 – 11:00 15:30 – 16:00 Tuesday, 25 July 12:30 – 13:30
10:00 – 10:30 15:30 – 16:00 Wednesday, 26 July 12:30 – 13:30
10:00 – 10:30 15:30 – 18:00 Thursday, 27 July 12:30 – 13:30
10:00 – 10:30 15:30 – 16:00 Friday, 28 July 12:30 – 13:30

Offered by HCII2023 Conference.

 

Participants are kindly asked to make their own arrangements for lunch, during the above breaks.

 


Options for lunch 

At Bella Center Copenhagen you can visit any of the restaurants and lounges available onsite. Please note that a table reservation may be required.

Participants are kindly asked to make their own arrangements for lunch, during lunch breaks. A quick take-away lunch service will be also available, just outside the Exhibition area.

 

Display Boards and Tables

 

Display boards and tables are available at the Secretariat area for:

  • participants who wish to share or distribute promotional material
  • announcements of the Conference Organizers.

 

Smoking Policy

 

HCI International 2023 is a smoke-free Conference. Both AC Bella Sky Hotel and Bella Center are also smoke-free properties; smoking is allowed only in designated outdoor areas.

 

Electronic Devices Courtesy

 

HCI International 2023 requests that all mobile phones, tablets, pagers and other equipment with audible alarms be set to silent mode in all sessions, as a courtesy to the presenters and to the other attendees. In case this is not possible, please make sure that your volume control is at the lowest possible level and your ringtone is ‘professional’. Please do not forget to also silence other sounds e.g. for text messages and app notifications and pay particular attention when setting your device to vibration mode, as vibrating devices make almost as much noise as when ringing, especially when placed on a hard surface. Kindly, do not accept calls during a session, unless it is an emergency, in which case please keep your voice level low and promptly leave the room to complete the call.

It is strongly recommended, during your in-person session attendance, not to connect virtually to the livestream of the session through Whova.

Virtual

HCII2023 will use the award-winning Whova event platform in order to support the hybrid operation of the conference. For the live running of sessions, Zoom will be used embedded into the Whova platform.

Once logged in to Whova, you can view all the Sessions of the Conference through the “Sessions” option available in the “Agenda” tab on the left menu. Select the “View Session” option to join a session. You can prepare your personal agenda, by selecting the option “Add to My Agenda” provided in each session card. All the sessions in your personal agenda are enlisted under the “My Agenda” option.

Asking questions

You can ask questions after a paper presentation:

  1. Verbally, by raising a virtual hand which is located at the bottom menu of your Zoom screen. In this case, the session chair will ask you to unmute yourself. All attendees are by default in mute mode and cannot unmute themselves. Once the presenter answers the question, please select the raise hand option again, so that you stop appearing as having your hand raised.
  2. Textually, by writing them in the Whova Chat or Q&A section, so everyone will be able to see them.

The discussion following a presentation will be moderated by the session chair. Questions and answers remain available in Whova after the session.

 

Tips for virtual attendees

For a successful virtual participation in the HCII2023 hybrid conference, please ensure in advance that:

  • you have a reliable internet connection - the requirement is 2Mbps at a minimum;
  • you are equipped with an external microphone and speakers / headphones, if your device does not have embedded ones;
  • the latest version of the Chrome browser is installed on your target device for accessing the Whova platform through the web, to ensure compatibility and better performance, or the latest version of Whova mobile app;
  • you have signed up to Whova to create an account, with the same name and email address used for your conference registration and a password of your choice;
  • you have reviewed the Whova Attendee Guide well in advance;
  • your target device is compatible with the system requirements of Zoom, as Zoom will be used embedded into the Whova platform, for the live running of sessions with paper presentations;
  • for better performance, you should consider downloading and installing the Zoom client on your target device well in advance, otherwise Zoom will begin to download automatically when you join the first Zoom meeting introducing delays in your connection;
  • if you have an older installation of Zoom, you are advised to update it to the latest version well in advance;
  • if you are new to the Zoom platform, you can review the Zoom getting started guide for the next steps on how to use Zoom after installation;
  • test your setup by joining a Zoom test meeting well in advance;
  • your equipment is properly functioning, before joining the conference virtually.

You are also strongly advised to use a quiet room for your online connection.

 

Troubleshooting information

If you are having trouble logging into the Whova Platform, please send an email to the HCII 2023 Registration Administration: registration(AT)hcii2023.org

If you are having trouble during the Zoom live stream session:

  • You can contact, through chat, the HCII2023 Student Volunteer Host that has been assigned to the session, identified as 'last name': HCII2023-SV-HOST#number.
  • You can also contact the Organizers through Whova, in the section “Ask Organizers Anything” available under the “Community” menu option.

 

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