For attendees

You registered for an event. This page is what the site is supposed to let you do. If your event's staff turned a feature off, their site may look smaller than this list.

The last item in the site navigation is your account control. It reads Sign in until you are signed in, and Dashboard after that. It is in the same place on every page, in the top row or in the side rail, whichever the site uses.

If you are also a speaker or an admin, open Account and select Attendee, Speaker, or Admin. The menu shows your current view. Your choice stays in this tab for the session. A direct link to a dashboard or profile still opens that view. Single-role accounts have no role switcher.

Admins with another role also see Manage event on their attendee and speaker dashboards. On a phone, account choices use full-width rows. In the admin workspace, open Menu to find them.

You can sign in with Google or with a 6-digit code we email you. University and nonprofit inboxes often quarantine the code. Check junk, and wait a minute before requesting another.

There is no password to remember. If the code never arrives, ask in Q&A or email the event organizer.

Finding a page#

Every page the event publishes has a link in the site navigation and again in the footer at the bottom of the page. The footer also names the organization running the event, links its support address, and lists the event's social accounts if it has any.

Every page you open starts at the top. A link that points at a section of a page takes you to that section instead, and waits a moment for the section to load before it moves you. If that section no longer exists, the page opens at the top. Your browser's back and forward buttons keep the position you left.

On a long page, a Back to top button appears in the bottom corner once you are a screen down. It hides from view again when you reach the footer, so it never covers a footer link, and it stays on the keyboard path: tab to it and it reappears in the corner. Select it to return to the top of the page; if you are using the keyboard, the next Tab continues from the site identity and then the navigation.

Schedule#

The schedule is grouped by day. Search and filter sessions, save bookmarks, and download a calendar file (ICS) or open a calendar link. Your personal schedule can also hold private notes and an optional PDF download. Sharing your schedule is a separate choice from sharing your profile; it starts private.

Some events offer optional Google Calendar sync. It asks for your permission and runs while your personal schedule is open. If you signed in by email, the control explains that it links your chosen Google account to your event sign-in. Refusing access leaves file exports available. Tokens are not saved; only the calendar ID is kept in this browser. Clearing site data can create a new calendar the next time you sync.

Materials#

Session files and links stay closed until the session is over, unless staff released them earlier. If a file name looks like a web address, treat it as a link the site is hiding on purpose.

Profile and directory#

Your public profile is the slice other attendees can see. The rest stays on your account. You pick badges from the list the event offers. If the event enables custom badges, you can also enter up to three short badges on your profile. Each is limited to 24 characters. Blocked words and duplicate badges are refused. Staff can remove a custom badge. Organizers keep a list of the past editions you attended on your account, and they can delete your account on request.

Change requests#

If the event turns change requests on, a signed-in attendee can select Request a change in the footer to ask for a change to the site. Only the event team reads the request.

FAQ and long pages#

An FAQ page always shows a filter box and a list of its sections near the top, and any other page with enough content, such as a long travel guide, shows the same tools. Type a keyword to narrow the page to matching content, or select a section in the list to jump straight to it.

When something is wrong#

Confirm you are on the event's real site (the URL the organizer published).
Try a second browser or a private window — leftover sign-in state causes a lot of "it won't load" reports.
Ask in Q&A. Say you are an attendee.
If CCM runs the event, you can also email info@collaborativejournalism.org.