What does a digital DINA conference look like?
You can design the look of your digital conference yourself, but to give you an idea of how the conference centre is structured, we will provide you with an example here. You can freely determine the colours as well as the description texts, room and event names for your own event. The settings buttons shown in this example are only displayed to conference administrators.
Title and description of the conference
Rooms
2.1 Active room
Go to settings page / Go to admin page
Description of the room
Events in the active room and further options
Chat window (linked to Rocket.Chat – all messages you exchange here, can also be found in your conversations via the DINA chat function)
If you click on an event in a workshop, discussion or café room, BigBlueButton will open in this room. If other people with an activated camera are in this video conference, you can communicate in audio and video. For more information on using BigBlueButton, please click here.
Event name
BigBlueButton video conference
Open the video conference in a new browser tab
Zoom in the video view (rooms on the left side are hidden, can be reversed via the same button).
There are two ways of accessing the conference view:
via the Admin page of the
conference or via the DINA hamburger button
From the conference admin page, you can easily access the conference view via the conference menu and then via the "Conference" tab.
You can also use DINA's hamburger button to access the conference view at any time:
In addition to the video rooms there are several other types of rooms. Just give them a try!.
Terms
Explanation
BigBlueButton is the integrated video conferencing solution used with DINA.international. BBB is freeware and therefore particularly privacy-friendly. As it is not developed commercially, certain features of commercial video conferencing tools may be added later.
Group
With groups you can simplify cooperation in large networks or organisations. Groups can be used to represent several small projects, working groups or circles. Groups are a DINA feature outside the digital conference centre.
Conference / Event
Conference, event, get-together, exchange, meeting, workshop series - there are many ways a conference can look in your specific case. It is the greater framework in which your digital event takes place on DINA. Think of it as a large building containing rooms in which (video) events can take place.
(Event)Room
Event rooms in DINA's digital conference centre can almost be thought of as physical rooms. They provide the "context" in which events can take place.
Room type
Just as in the analogue world, there are also different types of rooms in the digital conference centre. This can be, e.g., a reception room, a workshop room or a stage. The room type determines the type of events that can take place in it.
(Conference) Event
Events are held in the digital conference centre in one event room at a time. Depending on the room type, an event has different functions. In a workshop room, for example, an event offers a video function, while in a results room it represents a project on DINA which can be linked to the conference.
Administrator /Admin
Admins are responsible for a conference and have all rights. They can create, edit and delete rooms and events and are automatically moderators in all video conferences. They also manage the participants and can modify the conference itself.
Presenter/ Speaker/ Moderator
Moderators are the admins in a video conference. They can mute or remove participants during an ongoing meeting, share their screen / give others sharing rights, create group rooms, etc. Administrators can appoint ordinary members as moderators of individual events to lead the associated videoconference.
Members / Participants
Members are the normal participants of a meeting on DINA. They have no special rights, but can participate in existing events and enter all unlocked rooms. Admins can upgrade members to general admins or moderators of individual events.
The microsite is the signboard of a conference and can be viewed by outsiders. All relevant information about the conference can be provided here and interested parties can register for participation.
Conference view
The conference view shows the different rooms of the conference which can be entered from there. If you are in a room, you can enter, see or follow the events taking place there (sometimes an event can only be a static video or the list of participants).
Admin page
The Admin page contains the settings for the conference and can only be viewed by administrators. It is different from the conference view but many settings can also be made from the conference view.
Conference venue
We refer to the entire infrastructure of the digital conference centre as the conference venue, but in particular the conference view with its rooms and events.
Breakout-/Group rooms
Breakout or group rooms in BigBlueButton are small video conferences that can be started by moderators from within an ongoing video conference. This can be very practical, if you want to spontaneously divide a larger group into smaller (working) groups.
RocketChat is DINA.international's integrated open-source chat software. Via Rocket.Chat you can communicate with individuals or participate in group chats during a conference. It is also available as an APP for mobile phones and PCs.
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