How Virginia RID (VRID) Succeeded in Hosting a Virtual Conference

Join VRID Vice President, Carrie Humphrey’s and Dr. Carolyn Ball, explain how VRID changed their face to face AC conference into a successful virtual conference.

This webinar will provide a description of how VRID created a virtual AC conference. At the end of the webinar, you will be able to collaborate, repeat, and innovate your own AC virtual conference.

Join VRID Vice President, Carrie Humphrey’s and Dr. Carolyn Ball, explain how VRID changed their face to face AC conference into a successful virtual conference. 

This webinar will provide a description of how VRID created a virtual AC conference. At the end of the webinar, you will be able to collaborate, repeat, and innovate your own AC virtual conference. 

It is vital to remember that if you’ve never hosted a virtual event or are unfamiliar with the tools available for you, there will also be a steep learning curve, so it’s important to start planning as early as possible. This webinar describes the steps that VRID took to switch from an in-person conference to a virtual conference. The goal of the webinar is to provide AC leaders with tools and advice to help you create your own AC virtual conference.

We will cover:

• How to plan a timeline an AC virtual conference
• Describing the best ways to keep track of conference planning documents including registration
• Determining what topics will be presented at the virtual conference
• How to obtain and recognize sponsors in a virtual format
• Learning the best way to advertise for an AC virtual conference
• Discovering ways to collaborate with the Deaf Community and Interpreter Training Programs

Effectively planning and implementing an AC virtual conference can seem overwhelming. However, learning from VRID and the ideas that are presented in this webinar, you will be able to successfully create and run a virtual conference.

Requests for reasonable accommodations can be made by emailing webinars@rid.org

Refund and Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be issued for cancellations

This webinar will be recorded and will be available for future viewing by RID members.

RID is providing this workshop as an opportunity for safe, respectful learning and will not permit harassment, discrimination or horizontal violence based on another's comments, questions, schema, race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or any other protected class.

You will understand how to plan a virtual AC Conference

You will learn how to be determine the format based on the type of event your AC will be hosting

You will learn how to create virtual registration and collect fees

You will learn strategies of how to collaborate with the Deaf Community and local sponsors and Interpreter Training Programs.

You will discover how the AC Handbook can help guide the planning of an AC Virtual Conference.