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 is accessible via a link in the blue band at the top of the Schedule, or you may sign in directly:
WHEN
The Digital Experience is now live. You may sign in and build your conference schedule, enjoy advanced filters, and more.
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, 2026.
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 from the login screen.
You’ll be able to sign in via a link in the blue bar at the top of the Schedule 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
All in-person registrations receive access to the Digital Experience commensurate with each registration category.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Please review these FAQs and 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 in the Digital Experience?
Yes! On-line attendees will submit written questions through the Q&A functionality associated with each session in the Digital Experience. The Q&A interface allows participants to ask questions and vote questions up to 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 through January 31, 2026.
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. 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.
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.
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. Congratulations on being selected to present at this world-class conference!
The Digital Experience has been integrated within the SC Schedule. Users will see “SIGN IN” in the bar at the top of Schedule page.
Presenters may also visit the Digital Experience Speaker Help Desk to test their equipment.
America’s Center, Room 280 (9 am–4 pm CST)
If I attend SC in person can I still access the live-steam content?
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 whether they present on-site, remotely, or via a pre-recorded video. You may sign or update the form as needed until November 4, 2024. Presenters who choose not to sign 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 of the presenters withholds consent.
Do I need to be on-site to present?
We strongly encourage presenters to present on-site. Remote presentations are possible but require explicit permission from the Technical Program chairs. With permission, remote presenters may have the chance to present live remotely via Zoom and/or submit a pre-recorded presentation by November 4, 2025. Please contact the Technical Program chairs as soon as possible if you are unable to present on-site.
Will my paper be published if I need to present remotely?
Yes. All accepted papers will be published regardless of whether they are presented on-site or remotely, but they must be presented to be published. Note that remote presentations require approval from the Technical Program chairs.
Do I need to register to present remotely?
Yes. Registration is required for all presenters. Choose the registration category that best matches your attendance needs.
Remote presenters will be given access to Zoom through the session page for which they are a presenter. This Zoom link cannot be shared with others.
I am a remote presenter, but I can’t find the Zoom link to present. What should I do?
Locate your session in the Digital Experience. On the page for your presentation, the Zoom link will be located directly above the video livestream.
If it is not there, the likely reason is that the email address used for your registration does not match any of the email addresses in your SC Conference Linklings account. If you have time, the easiest solution may be to sign into your Linklings account, go to the My Account page (in the upper right), and add your registration email to your account.
If your session is about to start, email Digital Experience Support to get the Zoom link. Be sure to include the type of session it is (e.g., Papers, Panels, etc.), the title of the session, and that you need the link immediately!
Note that the Zoom links are for remote presenters only. They cannot be shared with anyone else including attendees. Note also that the Zoom link for your session could be in use by another session. Please do not test your Zoom link before your session begins.
How is SC 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. 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.
Remember presenters 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.
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.
Or, you may ask the A/V support team in your session room.
Do presenters need to be on-site to present?
We strongly encourage presenters to present on-site. Remote presentations are possible but require explicit permission from the appropriate program element chair (e.g., the Technical Program chairs for Technical Paper presentations). If presenting on-site isn’t feasible, presenters may have the chance to present live remotely via Zoom and/or submit a pre-recorded presentation by November 4, 2025.
How are in-person and remote presentations managed?
Zoom links will be provided to remote presenters through the Digital Experience. They will be managed in each room by the A/V technician who will also be responsible for helping manage the changes required to shift between in-person and remote presenters. We have asked each presenter to declare if they will be presenting on-site, presenting remotely, or presenting via a pre-recorded video. This information will be available to session chairs via the A/V technician.
Talk with your Technical Program area chair for additional guidance on how presentations will be managed.
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 questions up to bring the most important topics to the forefront.
Talk with your Technical Program area chair for additional guidance on how the Q&A will be managed.
How do session chairs create a poll for attendee responses?
How is technical support provided?
There will be A/V support staff available in all Technical Program rooms for the duration of the session.
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 has to switch to being a remote speaker how do you handle this?
Email Digital Experience Support and notify them of the change.
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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