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The CLEO Technical Conference is set to be hosted in all-virtual, web conference format from May 11-15, 2020. The event technical sessions will be presented live from the Pacific Daylight Time Zone (PDT) with a recorded archive available later for on-demand viewing. Authors will pay a US$ 100 presentation fee; all others can access the conference at no cost. CLEO Short Courses have been cancelled. The show floor (exhibition) component of the conference will not be presented this year in lieu of the global Covid-19 epidemic.

What Will be Presented Online?

• All technical sessions (including invited speakers and contributed oral and poster presentations)
• The two plenary sessions, tutorials, workshops, special symposia and Applications & Technology Topical Reviews
• Select industry-based, “show floor” programs (to be determined)

The Virtual Presentation

The virtual program will be presented live using the Zoom web conferencing platform. Presentations will be a hybrid of prerecorded content and live presentations—dependent upon speaker preference. Poster presentations will be offered as PDF files with (tentatively) an accompanying Q&A session. The flexible platform will interactive, two-way communications between speakers and audience, and can accommodate individual speakers through multi-participant panels. Technical sessions will be recorded and made available to registrants for on-demand, archived viewing.

NOTE: Speakers will receive a separate, follow-up email with information on the presentation options and how to select a preference.

Schedule and Operations

CLEO will be presented on Monday, 11 May. The virtual schedule will follow the published agenda of sessions. All participants will receive access to the live technical sessions, recorded/archived content and the Technical Digest.

Registration

Any individual who has previously registered for the congress will automatically receive a full refund. No action is required to initiate the request. Refunds will be issued back to the original payment method used and may take up to six weeks to process.

NOTE: Even though your registration fee will be refunded, you retain your access to participate in the virtual meeting. You will not have to register again.

The CLEO co-sponsors look forward to presenting this virtual solution that benefits speakers and attendees while ensuring the well-being of all participants. The organizers will keep providing frequent and current updates regarding the meeting status—both through direct communication and the conference website.