Virtual conference: Features

We are delighted that you are participating in the 8th Asian Real Estate Society Virtual Conference. Before the commencement of the virtual conference, we wish to keep you informed of the features or tools that will be available. The virtual conference will be mounted on the Integrated Conference Environment (ICE) that is developed by the Centre for Instructional Technology (CIT) of National University of Singapore.

In early July, you will receive an email from CIT informing you of your participant account and password. You may then use this account to access the virtual conference at http://ice.nus.edu.sg

The following are some of the features that you can utilize:

Workspace
• View all the session outlines, general information, overview of tools
   and features.
• Update your profile
• View participants
• Subscribe for updates on tools and features
• Track your usage pattern

Paper Overview
• Download papers, powerpoints, handouts, etc
• Search for specific papers by authors, paper title or session title

Forum
• Post your comments, discussions, suggestions, view, etc
• Reply to comments on your paper
• Topics are arranged by papers and research interests
• Attach your files containing comments, equations, graphs, etc
• Subscribe to specific topics for email notifications to your postings

Active messaging
• Allows participants to interact with other participants who are online
• Create your friend list, allowed list
• Check your received and sent messages

My Forum
• Create your own forum to discuss topics of interest among other    participants
• Conduct research collaboration online

MultiMedia
• View multi-media presentation of papers (powerpoint and/or video)

Chatroom
• Online chat sessions

Survey
• Give us your feedback on the papers, virtual platform, etc.
• Best paper awards voting!

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