Professional Practice
Climate and Biodiversity Action Webinar Planning Guide
When planning a webinar event, here are some questions to ask yourself about presentation format, scheduling, and technical requirements:
Presentations
Who will be presenting?
- Landscape architecture practitioners, public or private
- Landscape architecture educators
- Students
- Allied professionals
- Regional / local advocates or nonprofit representatives
- Scientists or researchers
- Representatives or staff from national ASLA or other allied organizations
What format?
- Lecture
- Panel discussion
- Focus group
- Design activities
- Poster sessions
Will the host provide a visual theme or template that presentations should follow?
How long will each presentation last?
- <30 minutes with Q&A
- 30-90 minutes with Q&A
- Other
Is the intention to provide LA CES-approved professional development hours?
Is the LA CES education provider (host) approved as a distance education provider? This is required for virtual events that offer LA CES-approved continuing education
Technology
Who will host the event?
- ASLA chapter(s)
- University
- Collaboration with national ASLA staff
What platform will you use?
Who is responsible for recording the event?
Will a transcript be made available (possibly through a Zoom recording)?
Is someone available to contact speakers beforehand to validate their audio/video set-up?
Scheduling
Who is the intended audience?
- ASLA members only
- ASLA members and non-members
- General public
Will you limit attendance to only people in your region?
What will attendance cost?
- Free
- Free w/ ASLA membership
- Ticket purchase
- Donation option
How long will a session last?
- <1 hour
- 1-2 hours
- 2+ hours
How many days will the event(s) last?
Single day
Multi-day series
How frequently will the event recur?
- Monthly
- Quarterly
- Bi-annually
- Annually
- One time only
Who will be the primary host?
- ASLA chapter
- Student ASLA chapter
- University program
- National ASLA
- Other
How will the event be advertised?
- Chapter email
- Chapter webpage (note: do not publish Zoom meeting information on public websites)
- National ASLA webpage / newsletter
- University announcement
- Other
Follow-up
Will there be feedback opportunities for attendees?
What kind of feedback will be collected?
- Topic relevance
- Presentation quality
- Scheduling convenience
- Interest in more events
- Changes to practice
- Other
Will attendees have the option to share their contact information with each other through the host?
Will a recording be available on the ASLA Chapter and national websites?