Zoom Video Conferencing

Zoom is the official video conferencing service of ICERM and Brown University. ICERM uses both Zoom Meetings and Zoom Webinar for our events.

Overview of Zoom at ICERM

Zoom is the official video conferencing service of ICERM and Brown University. ICERM uses both Zoom Meetings and Zoom Webinar for our events.

Downloading Zoom

General Zoom Info & Tips

  • Zoom has apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux available for download on the Zoom.us website (https://zoom.us/download/). iOS and Android apps are also available on the App Store/Google Play Store. Zoom will work best if you keep it up to date to the latest version, available through the download link.
  • Please join the Zoom sessions with your full name.
  • We recommend using headphones to reduce the chance of echo, feedback, or other audio issues.
  • Zoom can be bandwidth and resource-intensive for your computer. For best performance, we recommend a wired connection, if possible, and running as few other concurrent applications as possible while participating.
  • We encourage users to add a profile photo to their Zoom account so that it will show up when you are speaking without a camera on.
  • Zoom has a great user guide and knowledge base available at https://support.zoom.us/.

FAQs & Zoom Support Pages

Zoom's full user guide and knowledgebase available at https://support.zoom.us/. Some commonly used Zoom features at ICERM along with direct links to their support pages on Zoom's website are below.

Meetings vs. Webinars

Zoom Virtual Meetings

Zoom Meetings provides meetings with video, audio and screen sharing for up to 300 real time participants.

  • ICERM uses Zoom Meetings for most workshop talks, discussion sessions, working group meetings, and virtual social events such as coffee break sessions and workshop receptions.
  • Zoom Meetings allow all participants to control their own microphones, cameras, and screen sharing so they can see, chat, and collaborate with each other.
  • For officially scheduled workshop events, ICERM's IT staff creates the Zoom sessions and shares the links with all participants. A member of ICERM's IT staff also monitors the Zoom session to provide any technical support should the need arise.
  • During long-term programs, ICERM can support a limited number of recurring working group meetings on Zoom.
  • All attendees, speakers, and session chairs are encouraged to review our Zoom Meetings Guide.

Zoom Webinar

Zoom Webinar is an add-on to the Zoom Meetings service that allows more formal webinar broadcasting and live-streaming outside of Zoom.

  • ICERM sometimes uses Webinar for more formal events such as virtual public lectures.
  • Webinar attendees will be in view-only mode but can still raise their hand to request microphone access or use chat to ask questions.
  • Most ICERM Webinars are live-streamed on the icerm.brown.edu website via Panopto.

Technical Comparison for Organizers

Meetings

Webinars

Zoom Meetings Guide

This guide contains ICERM's general guidelines and tips for workshop talks, classes, working groups, and meetings via Zoom Meetings. We recommend all Zoom participants read and follow these guidelines to ensure the best experience for all participants.

General Zoom Info & Tips

  • Zoom has apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux available for download on the Zoom.us website (https://zoom.us/download/). iOS and Android apps are also available on the App Store/Google Play Store. Zoom will work best if you keep it up to date to the latest version, available through the download link.
  • Please join the Zoom sessions with your full name.
  • We recommend using headphones to reduce the chance of echo, feedback, or other audio issues.
  • Zoom can be bandwidth and resource-intensive for your computer. For best performance, we recommend a wired connection, if possible, and running as few other concurrent applications as possible while participating.
  • We encourage users to add a profile photo to their Zoom account so that it will show up when you are speaking without a camera on.
  • Zoom has a great user guide and knowledge base available at https://support.zoom.us/.

Zoom Workshops at ICERM

Info for Speakers

Info for Organizers and Session Chairs

Screen Sharing

Lightning Talks

Zoom Webinars Guide

This guide contains ICERM's general guidelines and tips for formal ICERM virtual talks delivered via Zoom Webinar. We ask that all participants, speakers, and session chairs read and follow these guidelines to ensure the best experience for all participants.

Zoom has apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux available for download on the Zoom.us website (https://zoom.us/download/). iOS and Android apps are also available on the App Store/Google Play Store. Once you have the app installed on your device, you can join the virtual talk session by clicking the Zoom link in the email you received from ICERM staff.

For All Participants

For Speakers

For Session Chairs