The Digital Experience is SC’s custom virtual event platform that is integrated with the schedule of this website.
You can register for only the Digital Experience, and it is also included with all in-person registrations commensurate with each registration category.
Sign-in for the Digital Experience (DE) is accessible via a link in the blue band at the top of the Schedule. You may also sign in directly below.
WHEN
The Digital Experience will go live a few days before the conference begins. We’re shooting for November 1.
Attendees can enjoy live-stream content and Q&A directly from the session pages in the schedule commensurate with each registration category. Most sessions will be live-streamed, with a few exceptions. There will be a delay of 12-15 seconds for all live-steam content to allow automatic captioning for the hearing impaired.
On-demand recordings will be available until January 31, 2027.
While this website is responsive, the Digital Experience will be best viewed on desktop and laptop computers or larger tablets.
All registered attendees will receive an email invitation to the Digital Experience once it is live.
Sign in using the email you used to register as your username along with your registration ID as your password. You may change your your password after your initial login.
You’ll be able to sign in via a link in the blue bar at the top of the schedule page or from within the session pages in the schedule. Once you are signed in, your email address will appear along with a designation for your registration category(s).
PLEASE NOTE
In-person registrations receive access commensurate with each registration category.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Remember to be to be a good conference participant. SC is a happy place.
This year’s SC Conference is excited to welcome both on-site and remote participants to bring our community together in an annual event that is both powerful and meaningful for all attendees.
How do I access the Digital Experience?
The Digital Experience has been integrated within the SC Schedule. Users will see “SIGN IN” in the bar at the top of the Schedule page.
All registered attendees will receive an email invitation to the Digital Experience when it goes live a few days before the conference begins. You will sign in to the Digital Experience using the email address you used to register for SC along with your six-digit SC registration confirmation number as the password. You may change your Digital Experience password after your initial login.
Once you are signed in successfully, you will see your email address in the bar at the top of the page, along with some of the following abbreviations based on your registration level:
Which web browsers have been tested with the Digital Experience?
The Digital Experience has been verified to work with Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.
How can I ask for help if I have trouble using the Digital Experience?
Email: Digital Experience Support
If I attend SC in-person can I still access the live-stream content?
Yes! All in-person attendees will receive access to the Digital Experience commensurate with their registration category. Please refer to the Registration page for the Digital Experience content included with each registration category.
Will Q&A be available for on-line attendees on the Digital Experience?
Yes! On-line attendees will submit written questions through the Q&A interface associated with each session in the Digital Experience. The Q&A interface allows participants (both on-line and in-person) to ask questions and to vote on questions to help bring the most important topics to the forefront.
How long will recorded content be available on-demand?
All recorded content will be available on-demand in the Digital Experience through January 31, 2027. After this date, selected plenary sessions will be available in the SC Conference Series YouTube channel and recordings associated with published papers will be available in the ACM Digital Library.
How is the conference addressing inclusivity in the Digital Experience?
We are providing digital access to nearly all of the Technical Program to ensure as many people as possible can participate in the SC Conference. A complete list of the program elements that will be streamed is available on the Registration page. The 12-15 second delay for the live-stream allows incorporation of automatic closed captioning of the presentations so those with a hearing impairment can more fully participate. In addition, presentations made on the main plenary stage (e.g., the Keynote address) will be captured with an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. Any concerns about accommodation-related limitations of the Digital Experience platform may be addressed with the Community Engagement committee.
What are the repercussions should any attendee violate the Code of Conduct governing policies?
SC reserves the right to cancel access to the Digital Experience if any attendee violates our Code of Conduct or the SC registration terms and conditions.
Presenters may also visit the Digital Experience Speaker Help Desk to test their equipment:
McCormick Place, W182, 9 am–4 pm
Where is my microphone? Can I have a lapel microphone?
In most cases, presenters do not require individual microphones. The majority of the presentation rooms will be configured with a microphone array at the front of the room. If you remain on the stage (or within the boundary marked on the floor with tape), the microphone array is capable of capturing and amplifying your voice for attendees in the room and attendees watching online. There will be a few rooms (e.g., rooms hosting panels) that will be configured with individual microphones for presenters.
How is technical support provided?
Each Technical Program room will be assigned an A/V support technician. However, each technician will be assigned to multiple rooms and may not be immediately available. If you encounter any problems and cannot find the technician for your room, please contact the Session Chair or Student Volunteer in the room or send an e-mail to: Digital Experience Support
How do presenters access and respond to questions?
Presenters will access and respond to questions that are asked live at the convention center and via the Q&A functionality provided as part of the Digital Experience platform.
How do presenters create a poll for attendee responses?
Polls may be created in the Digital Experience Q&A box by either presenters or session chairs. Click the “Polls” option and follow the information prompts. When the poll is ready, select “Open Poll” to release it to attendees. Additional information may be found in the Digital Experience training materials for session chairs.
Will I be required to sign a Video Consent Form (VCF) in order to present?
Yes. Signing the VCF to present is mandatory for all presenters. You may sign or update the form as needed until November 1, 2026. Presenters who decline to give consent to be streamed or fail to complete the VCF will not be live-streamed and their presentations will not be available for on-demand playback. For presentations that include multiple presenters, the entire presentation will not be streamed or available on-line if any presenter withholds consent.
Do I need to be on-site to present?
We strongly encourage presenters to present on-site. We expect remote presentations to be rare but they may be possible in some circumstances. However, they require explicit permission from the Technical Program chairs. Please contact the Technical Program chairs as soon as possible if you are unable to present on-site.
We are providing digital access to nearly all of the Technical Program to ensure as many people as possible can participate in the SC Conference. Please refer to the Registration page for the Digital Experience content included with each registration category. The 12-15 second delay for the live-stream allows incorporation of automatic closed captioning of the presentations so those with a hearing impairment are able to more fully participate. In addition, the presentations made on the main plenary stage will be captured with an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter. Any concerns about accommodation-related limitations of the Digital Experience platform may be addressed with the Community Engagement committee.
This year’s SC Conference is excited to welcome both on-site and remote participants to bring our community together in an annual event that is both powerful and meaningful for all attendees. In addition to the information provided here, session chairs have been provided additional training materials. If you are chairing a session and have not received a copy of the training document, please contact: Digital Experience Support
Do presenters need to be on-site to present?
We strongly encourage presenters to present on-site. We expect remote presentations to be rare but they may be possible in some circumstances. However, they require explicit permission from the Technical Program chairs.
How will Q&A be managed to accommodate both in-person and on-line participants?
Q&A for Technical Program content will be handled through a mix of in-person questions using microphones placed around the room and questions submitted through the Digital Experience. The use of microphones for Q&A in the room is required to guarantee that on-line attendees will be able to hear the questions. We also ask session chairs to monitor the Digital Experience Q&A in the session and alternate questions between in-person and on-line attendees. Attendees may vote on questions to highlight the most important questions.
How do session chairs create a poll for attendee responses?
Polls may be created in the Digital Experience Q&A interface by either presenters or session chairs. Click the “Polls” option and follow the information prompts. When the poll is ready, select “Open Poll” to release it to attendees. Additional information may be found in the Digital Experience training materials for session chairs.
Each Technical Program room will be assigned an A/V support technician. However, each technician will be assigned to multiple rooms and may not be immediately available. If you encounter any problems and cannot find the technician for your room, please contact the Student Volunteer in the room or send an e-mail to: Digital Experience Support
How long does it take for registration updates to take effect across the Digital Experience platform?
The process will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
What is the role of the session chair?
Please review the list below and follow these guidelines:
If a speaker does not show up at the advertised time, how do you handle this?
If a speaker is late or drops out, do not start the next speaker early. Advancing the schedule is frustrating and disruptive to people who move between rooms based on the topic and speaker. Deviating from the schedule also creates synchronization problems with the Digital Experience. Stick with the advertised schedule!
If a speaker goes over the allocated time, how do I politely get them to stop?
It is the session chair’s responsibility to ensure speakers are not going over their allocated time. Limiting speakers to their allocated time slot is important because speakers that exceed their time or start early cause synchronization problems with the Digital Experience. Session chairs can use a timer the speaker can see, or have “5 minutes left”, “1 minute left” reminder cards that they can hold up for the speaker to see.
If speakers ignore these warnings and go over time, session chairs can slowly walk on stage and ask their audience to give the speaker a round of applause—yes, even if a speaker hasn’t finished. This is a courtesy to all following speakers to still have their scheduled time.
If a speaker is remote, don’t hesitate to give them a verbal warning when time is running short. However, you will need to speak into a microphone for them to hear you.
Remember session chairs are attendees too. SC reserves the right to cancel access to the Digital Experience if any attendee violates our Code of Conduct or the SC registration terms and conditions.
The goal for SC is to provide a positive event for both in-person and remote participants. To help achieve this goal we have the following expectations of session chairs:
If you have general questions about the Digital Experience please reach out to the program committee. We’d be happy to help.
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