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Pre-conference forums – February 9-21, 2021: the virtual conference will begin with pre-conference forums available to all registered attendees starting Tuesday, February 9, and will run up until the start of the Summit on Monday, February 22. The pre-conference forums will provide participants with the opportunity to enter the virtual conference website to update personal profiles, begin to engage with on demand content and discussion boards, and connect with conference attendees via virtual discussion groups. The Start Early conference team will also use this time to provide user-training to help attendees learn how to interact and navigate the conference website before the Summit. The pre-conference forum is available to all attendees as part of registering for the Summit. For more details on both pre-conference and conference forums, check out our 2021 Virtual Summit Agenda.

VIEW AGENDA 

The Summit – February 22-26, 2021: the virtual Summit will consist of 5-days with live sessions being held between 12:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m. EST. Below is a snapshot of the week-long schedule. All registered attendees will receive email notifications, including session announcements, news and engagement opportunities.

• Day 1 (2/22/21) – Communities of Practice, Group Discussion Forums and Virtual Live Poster Session
• Day 2-4 (2/22-25/21) – Plenary Session and all Live General Sessions, Affinity Groups and Discussion Forums continue
• Day 5 (2/26/21) – Repeat High-demand Live Sessions, Group Discussion Forums continue, Communities of Practice Wrap-Up

Participating Virtually: to fully engage in the 2021 virtual Summit experience, we encourage attendees to consider the following when deciding to attend the conference.

• Stable internet connection for joining live sessions and streaming on demand recorded content.
• A computer or mobile device with the ability to connect 2-way audio (listening & speaking) is required for joining sessions where verbal engagement is required (speaking via your computer or mobile device). We recommend using a headset or a connection via your mobile device. There will not be a telephone number to connect audio on the conference website.
• Busy during the time of a live session? All live session content will be recorded and made available on demand for registered attendees.
• To fully leverage the power of the Summit audience, we encourage every attendee to create profiles on the conference website. Here, you will share your professional biography, headshot, social media, email address, and interests in the field to help you connect with attendees. A smiling face next to a comment is a simple step to help create social connectedness while being physically apart.

Registration Deadline: all Summit registration will close on Friday, February 5.