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      Sessions and How to Create Them

      Sessions are video content that your attendees can watch and interact with!

      Author photo  Hugh M
        Last updated August 04, 2023

      Table of Contents

      What is a Session?

      How to Create Sessions

      Types of Session

      Different Modes for Online Sessions

      Duplicating Sessions

       

      What are sessions?

      Sessions are video content that your attendees can watch and interact with!

      How to Create Sessions

      Sessions are created within the 'sessions' tab of the event console.

      Follow these steps:

      • Click Create.
        • Give your session a title, description and capacity (optional)
        • Choose a thumbnail / banner. This image is important as it will be the first thing attendees see before accessing the session. It should be uploaded in landscape mode and the optimized dimensions are 1920 x 1080 pixels. If you don't have an image to hand, Canapii provides users with a complimentary image library!
        • Add Notes (visible only to the organizer), Tags and / or Tracks, if needed. 
        • Choose your Session type. Toggle if you are allowing your session to be available only for In-person, Virtual, or Both.
        • Next decide when your session will take place within your event by altering the start and end parameters.
        • You can control the visibility of the session by toggling between either Hidden or Visible. The status can be changed at any time and enables you to release them at specific points during the event.

      Note: The session status indicates whether attendees can see it on your platform homepage.  Visible means they can and Hidden means only you as admin can see the details in the Console.

        • Once you're happy with the session details, select Save to be taken to your session's settings page. Here you can manage all other aspects of your session i.e. polls, interactive chat bars, analytics specific to that session and much more!

      You can view a directory of all your created sessions by hitting the Sessions section in the Console sidebar. 

      Session Types

      You will come across the choice of choosing a session type when creating a session.

      • "On-site" indicates that the session will be held exclusively in a physical location.
      • "Virtual" means that the session will be held online, enabling remote participation. 
      • "Both" means that the session will be available in both in-person and virtual formats, providing attendees with the flexibility to choose how they join. 

      For  sessions held online, applicable for virtual or hybrid events, Canapii supports four different modes: 

      • Video on demand: pre-recorded video available to access at any time.
      • Live streams: professional live broadcast using integrated streaming software such as AWS, YouTube, Vimeo.
      • Live breakouts: think webinars or workshops. Video conference sessions designed to allow a two-way connection, with speakers and participants on video and audio.
      • Simulive: halfway between a video on demand and a livestream. Pre-recorded videos that will autoplay at a designated time. 

      Each session on Canapii appears as a box or banner on the platform homepage, meaning your Netflix-style homepage will be made up of different content for your audience to navigate (rather than movies!)

      Duplicating sessions

      Once a session has been created, you can clone it by clicking Duplicate (within the session detail page). A duplicate session will have the same banner image, settings and attendees. Duplicated sessions are inactive by default and must be activated before they  appear on the platform.