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Multilingual Interactive Remote Participation (INTERPREFY)

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Technical requirements


  • Internet connection :  recommended bandwidth of 4mbps up/down or higher.
  • Recommended browsers: Google Chrome (latest version), Microsoft Edge (v80+)
  • Firewall: network ports TCP 443 and UDP 3478 must be opened.
  • Other supported browsers and App, Firefox, Interprefy desktop App​
  • ​Tablet and mobile devices: not supported.
  • Headset and webcam : especially during interventions. The use of a headset avoids echoing issues.
  • Optimal participation conditions : be in a quiet environment without background noises, with good lighting. Keep your microphone muted until it is your turn to speak.
  • Connectivity test : https://itu.interpret.world/test 

How to log-in


​1. Go to : https://www.itu.int/remoteparticipationand click onVirtual Sessions” to access the portal: 

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2.  Log in with your ITU Users or TIES account

  • ​Fill-in your ITU user account/TIES login, password
  • Click on “Sign in"

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3. Virtual Sessions dashboard​

  • You now should have an overview of all the virtual meetings you have registered for.
  • Please note the virtual room is accessible only 1 hour prior to the scheduled start of the event.
  • Once the Virtual Room is “Open", you may click on this link to enter the virtual room.​

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4. Click “Submit” 

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  • ​Do not tick “I am a Chairperson" ,even if you are chairing the meeting.

This is for the Remote Participation Moderator from the ITU Information Service unit.


Using the meeting rooms’ features - as a "Speaker"


1. ​Select your preferred language.

  • ​Select “none” to listen to the floor.
  • Select a language only if interpretation is enabled. 
  • Click “SAVE”.

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2. If you would like to intervene, raise your hand to request the floor and enable your audio/video streaming.

Once you are given the floor, the Remote Participation moderator will allow your streaming 

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3. Wait for the Chairperson's (Moderator's) approval to enable your streaming.

  • “AUDIO ONLY”: you will enable your microphone.
  • “VIDEO”: you will enable your microphone & webcam.​

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4. Allow the application to use your microphone and camera.

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5. When you are allowed to intervene, you have the possibility to:

  • Mute or unmute your mic.
  • Start or stop sharing your webcam​.

6. Remote presenters will be able to share their screen and stop sharing once the presentation is over.

7. At the end of your intervention, click on the “Disconnect" button to stop streaming.

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  • ​You will still be able to follow the session.
  • Raise your hand to request the floor again. 


8. You can use the “EVENT CHAT” to communicate with the Remote Participation Moderator in case of questions, comments and/or technical issues.


Using the meeting rooms’ features - as a "Viewer"


1Select the audio channel you would ike to follow. 

- Select "SRC, Source" to listen to the floor and when interpretation is not supported. Do not choose "None".

- Select any of the other available languages when interpretation is supported.

2. Click on "Connect" to to apply your audio channel of choice and connect to the audio & video streaming.

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3. You can change the video panel display by:

- clicking on the video panel you would like to focus on.

- clicking on the video panel to increase its size.

- clicking on the enlarge icon to increase the video panel to full screen.

4. When available, you can customize the captioning.

- Select the settings of the captioning.

- For visual comfort, you can gain more captioning space by clicking on "Show/Hide header."

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Security

​In case of restricted meetings, only the delegates who are registered for the meeting will have online access approval.

On the other hand, for meetings where access is not restricted, the delegates will receive a link to the online meeting room and will be able to log in as guests entering the name and organization they represent (for example: Chelsea Mori - ITU).

Feedback

​We welcome all suggestions and feedback from meeting organizers, ITU staff and meeting attendees. Your opinion and experiences are important to help us improve our services and target the main difficulties that you face during the meetings. ​

We encourage the attendees to take a 1-minute survey by the end of every meeting which you can find here.

Should you wish to email us please do not hesitate and write to remote.participation@itu.int


The team


​During a meeting with managed remote participation, two main people from the RP team are familiar with the goals and procedures of the meeting: the RP Coordinator and the RP Moderator. 

Should you have any issues or doubts considering your remote attendance, please do not hesitate to contact us at remote.participation@itu.int