A tentative schedule for the live sessions for the Virtual World Conference is included below. The table below lists the times in three different time zones (AEST, CDT, and BST). Links for viewing the times in your local time zone are also included below. This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
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Day 1 - July 31 (live sessions in Australian Eastern Standard Time)
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| Time AEST (Sydney) | Time CDT (Chicago) | Time BST (London) | |
| Opening | 9:45 AM – 10:00 AM | 6:45 PM – 7:00 PM (July 30) | 12:45 AM – 1:00 AM |
| Keynote (Anne Rinn) |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (July 30) | 1:00 AM – 2:00 AM |
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Concurrent Sessions (three) |
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | 8:15 PM – 9:15 PM (July 30) | 2:15 AM – 3:15 AM |
| Exhibitor Time and Roundtable Discussions | 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | 9:15 PM – 10:00 PM (July 30) | 3:15 AM – 4:00 AM |
| Panel Discussions (two) Sessions 99, 127 (pre-recorded), and 253 |
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM (July 30) | 4:00 AM – 5:00 AM |
| Concurrent Sessions (three) Sessions 43, 78, and 124 |
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | 11:15 PM – 12:15 AM (July 31) | 5:15 AM – 6:15 AM |
| Keynote (Kobus Maree) |
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | 12:30 AM – 1:30 AM (July 31) | 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM |
Day 2 - August 1 (live sessions in British Summer Time)
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| Time BST (London) | Time CDT (Chicago) | Time AEST (Sydney) | |
| Keynote (Anouke Bakx) | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | 4:00 AM – 5:00 AM | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
| Concurrent Sessions (three) Sessions 137, 139, and 211 | 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | 5:15 AM – 6:15 AM | 8:15 PM – 9:15 PM |
| Exhibitor Time and Roundtable Discussions | 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | 6:15 AM – 7:00 AM | 9:15 PM – 10:00 PM |
| Panel Discussions (two) Sessions 48 and Principles | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM |
| Concurrent Sessions (three) Sessions 108, 121, and 313 | 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM | 11:15 PM (August 1) – 12:15 AM (August 2) |
| Keynote (Alex Vuyk) | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | 12:30 AM – 1:30 AM (August 2) |
Day 3 - August 7 (live sessions in British Summer Time)
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| Time BST (London) | Time CDT (Chicago) | Time AEST (Sydney) | |
| Keynote (Franzis Preckel) | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | 4:00 AM – 5:00 AM | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM |
| Concurrent Sessions (three) Sessions 2, 27, and 44 | 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | 5:15 AM – 6:15 AM | 8:15 PM – 9:15 PM |
| Exhibitor Time and Roundtable Discussions | 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | 6:15 AM – 7:00 AM | 9:15 PM – 10:00 PM |
| Panel Discussions (two) Sessions 86 and 109 | 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | 10:00 PM – 11:00 PM |
| Concurrent Sessions (three) Sessions 207, 335, and 343 | 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | 8:15 AM – 9:15 AM | 11:15 PM (August 7) – 12:15 AM (August 8) |
| Keynote (Ugur Sak) | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM | 12:30 AM – 1:30 AM (August 8) |
Day 4 - August 8 (live sessions in Central Daylight Time in the US)
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| Time CDT (Chicago) | Time BST (London) | Time AEST (Sydney) | |
| Keynote (Mark Brown & Colm O’Reilly) |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | 1:00 AM (August 9) – 2:00 AM (August 9) |
| Concurrent Sessions (three) Sessions 293 and 319 |
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM | 2:15 AM (August 9) – 3:15 AM (August 9) |
| Exhibitor Time and Roundtable Discussions | 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM | 6:15 PM – 7:00 PM | 3:15 AM (August 9) – 4:00 AM (August 9) |
| Panel Discussions (two) Sessions 77 and 365 |
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM | 4:00 AM (August 9) – 5:00 AM (August 9) |
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Concurrent Sessions (three) |
2:15 PM – 3:15 PM | 8:15 PM – 9:15 PM | 5:15 AM (August 9) – 6:15 AM (August 9) |
| Keynote (Gilman Whiting) | 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM | 9:30 PM – 10:30 PM | 6:30 AM (August 9) – 7:30 AM (August 9) |
| Closing | 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM | 10:30 PM – 10:45 PM | 7:30 AM – 7:45 AM (August 9) |
