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| 2 | +title = 'Discord' |
| 3 | +draft = false |
| 4 | +layout = 3 |
| 5 | +description = "References to join the server and their structure" |
| 6 | +image = "/img/about-photo-2.png" |
| 7 | +imagealt = "discord logo with a dotted design." |
| 8 | ++++ |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +{{< pageheadersmall |
| 11 | + "Discord" |
| 12 | + "References to join the server and their structure" |
| 13 | + "/img/discord.png" |
| 14 | + >}} |
| 15 | +
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| 16 | + |
| 17 | +{{< rawhtml >}} |
| 18 | +<div class="d-md-flex flex-md-equal w-80"> |
| 19 | + <div class="overflow-hidden"> |
| 20 | +{{< /rawhtml >}} |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +# The conference server |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +This year we have decided to try a new platform that has been widely used in other online |
| 25 | +conferences, and has shown a good level of customization, interactions, and reach. We are talking |
| 26 | +about [Discord](https://discord.com). |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +We are providing our server to host all the interactions of the people attending the second year of |
| 29 | +PyLadiesCon. We really **encourage you to join** and discover our talks, activities, open spaces, |
| 30 | +sprints, tutorials, resources, and more! |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +[Register now](https://pretix.eu/pyladiescon/2024/) to PyLadiesCon to get access to our Discord server. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +For Discord users, joining our server is just joining a new server! but if **you are new to |
| 35 | +Discord**, don't worry, we got you covered. As a first step, you need to [create an |
| 36 | +account](https://discord.com/register). You an also do this while joining the server for the first |
| 37 | +time. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +{{< rawhtml >}} |
| 41 | +<div class="w-100 mt-2 text-start p-5 text-center"> |
| 42 | + <a href="https://discord.gg/R6zf6ZHYMF"> |
| 43 | + <button type="button" class="btn btn-pink btn-block mb-2 text-center" style="display: inline" data-toggle="collapse">Join the Server</button> |
| 44 | + </a> |
| 45 | + <p style="font-size: 0.8rem;"> |
| 46 | + You need a <a href="https://pretix.eu/pyladiescon/2024">ticket for the conference</a> in order to have access. |
| 47 | + </p> |
| 48 | +</div> |
| 49 | +{{< /rawhtml >}} |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +## Registration step |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +Once you enter the Discord server, you will not see many channels, because you need to register |
| 54 | +with your **conference ticket**. |
| 55 | + |
| 56 | +Check the `#registration` channel, and you will see the following message: |
| 57 | + |
| 58 | +{{< rawhtml >}} |
| 59 | +<img src="/img/discord_screenshots/register.png" class="img-fluid" /> |
| 60 | +{{< /rawhtml >}} |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +all the instructions can be found there, and they consist of: |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +* Getting your conference ticket at hand. The email should have the subject `[PyLdiesCon 2024] Your |
| 65 | + order: NNNNN` where the `N` are different letters. On that email you find a URL to get the details |
| 66 | + of your ticket. From your ticket you need the **exact** way you wrote your name, and the `N`s code. |
| 67 | + |
| 68 | +* Click on the **Register here 👈** button, and you will get the following dialog: |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | + {{< rawhtml >}} |
| 71 | + <img src="/img/discord_screenshots/register_enterinfo.png" class="img-fluid" /> |
| 72 | + {{< /rawhtml >}} |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | + and enter the information you gathered from your ticket. |
| 75 | + |
| 76 | +If everything worked well, you will see many more channels 🎉...but **if it didn't work** please use |
| 77 | +the forum called `💬registration-help` (in the following image) and write down your problem, so we |
| 78 | +can help you out. |
| 79 | + |
| 80 | + {{< rawhtml >}} |
| 81 | + <img src="/img/discord_screenshots/registration_help.png" class="img-fluid" /> |
| 82 | + {{< /rawhtml >}} |
| 83 | + |
| 84 | +## Inside the server |
| 85 | + |
| 86 | +You are finally in the server, and there will be many channels, categories, and things to do. |
| 87 | +If you are new to discord, this might look overwhelming at the beginning, but you will get the |
| 88 | +idea very fast. |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +We recommend you to visit the `📖rules` and `📋code-of-conduct` channels to be aware of the |
| 91 | +standards we expect from people participating in the conference. |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +There will be some channels where you don't have permissions to send messages, because they are |
| 94 | +probably for the organizers to announce things during the event. |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +Discord, like other chat platforms, has many channels for you to visit and write messages, |
| 97 | +but in addition you can create 'threads' on specific messages (like Slack). |
| 98 | + |
| 99 | +### Joining talks, keynotes and panels |
| 100 | + |
| 101 | +The Talks, Keynotes, and Panels will be transmitted via YouTube, so you will have two options: |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +* Watch them directly on YouTube, or |
| 104 | +* Watch them within Discord. |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +The interaction will be **only on Discord** so we encourage you to stay around and join the |
| 107 | +**media channels** in order to watch the videos, because the chat will be disabled on YouTube. |
| 108 | + |
| 109 | +As you might have seen in our schedule, we have a **Main Room** and one for **Activities and Open |
| 110 | +Spaces**, which will be equivalent to the `main-room` and `activities-room`. |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +In the following image you can also find the channels `main-room-media` and `activities-media` |
| 113 | +which are **Audio channels**. You can distinguish them by the 🔈 icon on the left side. |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +{{< rawhtml >}} |
| 116 | +<img src="/img/discord_screenshots/main_channels.png" class="img-fluid" /> |
| 117 | +{{< /rawhtml >}} |
| 118 | + |
| 119 | +When you click this channel, **you will enter automatically** (a sound will get your attention) and |
| 120 | +once inside, you can enable/disable your microphone and video. |
| 121 | + |
| 122 | +Even though this is an audio channel, it can also be used to shared videos, so a volunteer will |
| 123 | +start an Activity within that channel with the YouTube streaming that you will be able to join, |
| 124 | +**and this will be the mechanism to watch the talks**. |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | +### The sprints and activities |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +As long as there is no special announcement, all the sprints and activities will be hosted within |
| 129 | +discord on the Audio channels we described before. Instead of the normal activity on YouTube that |
| 130 | +you can join, people will share their webcams, and screens in order to provide the introduction |
| 131 | +to the topic (sprints) and to give a short presentation (activities). |
| 132 | + |
| 133 | +### Forums |
| 134 | + |
| 135 | +You will see a few channels that have the icon 💬 on the left side, and those are special channels |
| 136 | +where you can write down posts, so the discussion can be structured by topics instead of a open |
| 137 | +chat. |
| 138 | + |
| 139 | +There are a few forums for discussing news (`news-discussion`), you can use them in case you need |
| 140 | +help with something (`rooms-help`), share resources (`resources`), finding job offerings |
| 141 | +(`job-board`), etc. |
| 142 | + |
| 143 | +If you want to **create a new post** in those forums, you can use the blue button you can see on the |
| 144 | +following image, to do so. |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +{{< rawhtml >}} |
| 147 | +<img src="/img/discord_screenshots/forums.png" class="img-fluid" /> |
| 148 | +{{< /rawhtml >}} |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +### Contacting organizers and volunteers |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +While writing messages you can type `@` to mention certain roles, and we encourage you to mention |
| 153 | +`@Organizer`, `@Volunteer` or `@Code of Conduct` in case you believe a situation require their |
| 154 | +attention. |
| 155 | + |
| 156 | +(In case you want to mention a channel, you can use the `#` symbol when writing a message.) |
| 157 | + |
| 158 | +### Changing your nickname |
| 159 | + |
| 160 | +When you enter the server and register successfully, your nickname will be changed to the one |
| 161 | +you have written in your Ticket. We encourage you to use your real name so other people can |
| 162 | +recognize you. In case you want to only use your **firstname** and drop your family name, you can do |
| 163 | +that by `right-clicking` on your nickname, and select **Edit Server Profile**. This will change the |
| 164 | +information **only on this server** so you don't need to be concerned by your identities in other |
| 165 | +servers you have joined. |
| 166 | + |
| 167 | +{{< rawhtml >}} |
| 168 | +<img src="/img/discord_screenshots/change_profile.png" class="img-fluid" /> |
| 169 | +{{< /rawhtml >}} |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | +Once editing your name, you can optionally fill your **Pronouns** so people know how to address you. |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +{{< rawhtml >}} |
| 174 | +<img src="/img/discord_screenshots/change_profile_details.png" class="img-fluid" /> |
| 175 | +{{< /rawhtml >}} |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | + |
| 178 | +## Something is not clear? |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | +In case you have more questions, feel free to write down your question in the `💬help` forum, |
| 181 | +so people can guide you. |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +Enjoy the conference! |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | + |
| 186 | +{{< rawhtml >}} |
| 187 | + </div> |
| 188 | +</div> |
| 189 | +{{< /rawhtml >}} |
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