Virtual access to the GARD Conference will be via the OnAir portal using Zoom – this link with further instructions will be emailed to all participants from the UT Conference Center by 3 August.

The virtual poster session and social on 8 August (6:30-8:30 pm U.S. Eastern Daylight Time) will be occur using Gather Town.   

In Gather Town, you will find a location with all posters at the GARD Conference, which you can view as you approach them with your avatar. There are four virtual posters, which will be labeled. When you approach a virtual poster, you will be able to talk and ask questions with the presenter.  Virtual presenters will be by their posters from 6:30-7:30 pm.

**All virtual participants and virtual poster presenters should read these instructions and watch this Gather Town tutorial video.

The Gather Town Link for the GARD Conference is: https://app.gather.town/invite?token=K1ewkQ_7G99OdNYpXe5aFAQ2XB5XeLQK  . 

You are welcome to enter this virtual space, and get used to the functions of Gather and organization of the room prior to 8 August. On 8 August at 6:30 pm U.S. EDT, we encourage all virtual participants to join the session (cocktails are welcome), peruse posters and ask questions to virtual presenters, and mingle with other virtual colleagues. There are over 90 virtual participants!!  Davis Carter (ecarte27@utk.edu) will be present at the start of the online social to provide some initial instructions.