Highlights

Below are more details about connecting and features of the platform:

• A few days before the symposium begins, all those registered for the event will receive a link for the Whova platform. At that time, you’ll be able to log on using the email address you used when you registered. Only one person can use the same email address. You can log on through your computer or laptop or download a mobile app to your smartphone. You’ll be asked to set up a password for your Whova account.
• Google Chrome or Firefox are the best browsers for accessing Whova.
• Once you have logged on to the platform, you’ll be at the symposium home page. There will be links on the side of the home page, just like a website. You’ll be able to click on the Agenda page and see all the sessions included for the symposium and even create your own Personal Agenda by selecting the sessions you plan to attend. 
• On each day of the symposium, you will log on and go to the general Agenda page or your Personal Agenda page. A few minutes before each session begins, the link will be active and you will be able to click on the link and join the session.  If you are interested in CEUs, it is important that you return to the Agenda page, and click on each session in order to receive credit for that session.
• As each session ends, you will follow instructions to move to the next session or you can go back to the Agenda pages (as a reminder, you need to return to the Agenda page for each session if you are interested in CEUs).
• On the Attendee page, you can add any information you wish to add to your profile. 
• You can use the chat feature in Whova to post questions and chat with other attendees.
• You can post topics for discussion in the Community Bulletin Board and respond to topics posted by others.
• Sessions will be recorded and posted on the Whova platform for several months after the symposium ends so you can go back and watch the videos. 

Terms of Use

To promote an effective and efficient symposium that is respectful of the groupwide learning environment, the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs asks all attendees to follow the terms of use outlined below while attending the 2022 PA Psychostimulant Symposium.

• No foul language – Participants are asked to refrain from using foul, hurtful, or incendiary language when in public forums such as the Whova community bulletin board and session chat features. 
• No sharing of inappropriate content – Please do not provide links to outside sites that lead to inappropriate sources or misleading/off-topic materials.
• Shared media must be appropriate – Whova allows participants to share photos on public forums. Shared media cannot be indecent or violent in nature.
• No doxing – Participants may not share the personal information of other participants or unaffiliated parties, including but not limited to the participant’s full name, address, workplace, phone number, or email address without the express consent of that participant or person.
• No harassment – Participants are asked to respect the experiences of other participants and presenters by refraining from all forms of verbal harassment and disruptive behavior.
• No spamming – Participants cannot flood chats and forums with repetitive or unrelated content.
• Webcam use must remain appropriate – When participants are able to use their webcams, all materials and actions in view of the camera should remain appropriate (see Shared media must be appropriate above).
• The terms of use are presented to maintain online etiquette out of respect for fellow conference goers and presenters alike. Participants who violate the terms of use may be removed from the conference or have other participation capabilities shut off at the conference management’s discretion. 

Thank you for your cooperation! 

We hope you enjoy all the Virtual 2022 PA Psychostimulant Symposium has to offer!