Attendees: Creating a Session in an event

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If enabled by Organizers, you can run and moderate your own Sessions during an event you're attending. This guide explains how to create a Session in the event venue. 

Note: Everyone can access and watch the Sessions you created. Organizers can edit and delete your Sessions in the Event Dashboard.  

Tip for Organizers: To learn how to disable the option to create Sessions in the event venue, refer to our guide Allowing attendees to create Sessions in an event.

To create a Session in the event venue:

  1. Navigate to the Sessions area and click + Create Session.


  2. Fill in the following settings:
    • Session type
      • Open: All attendees will be able to join the screen in your Session. 
      • Moderated: You will be assigned as a Moderator and will control who will be joining the screen.
    • Session name (max 60 characters / required)
    • Session description (max 140 characters / required)
    • Maximum participants: Limit of how many people can share their audio/video on the screen. The default maximum is 50.
    • Session banner: Use .png, .jpg, .jpeg or .gif file extensions. 2MB maximum. Recommended size: 1500 x 600px (5:2 aspect ratio). Minimum size: 800 x 320px.
    • Photo Alternate Text (max 140 characters): For accessibility, add alt text so that screen readers can describe the image accurately to visually impaired users.


  3. Once ready, click Create Session.
    ✔ The Session will appear in the Session area.

Tip: To learn more about watching a Session, refer to our guide on Joining, watching and participating in a Session. To learn more about moderating a Session, refer to our guide Moderators: Moderating a Session or an Expo Booth.

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