Submitted by Mia Rushton on behalf of Communications Committee
Our first virtual co-op meeting is fast approaching. The meeting will be hosted on Zoom- an online video conferencing service. Zoom also supports phone-in participation for anyone who doesn’t have access to the internet. If you’d prefer to call in to the meeting, contact Andrea for the phone number.
If you haven’t used Zoom before, there are a few steps to take in order to join a meeting for the first time. We recommend getting set up a few days before the meeting to make sure that everything works.
To join a meeting for the first time, open the meeting link. Zoom will open in a new browser window and you’ll be prompted to download Zoom. The meeting link is in the Budget Vote Meeting Package email sent by the office on April 16th. You can click on this link at any time before the meeting to get set up.
There are lots of tutorials on YouTube with instructions for using Zoom for the first time. Search for ‘Zoom tutorial for beginners’. I found one called ‘Joining a Zoom Call for the First Time; Fun and Easy Online Connection’ that is short, clear and concise. See it here: https://youtu.be/9isp3qPeQ0E
On the day of the meeting, we suggest joining the meeting 15 minutes early to avoid/mitigate any technical problems.