Welcome to the 2020 VIRTUAL AGM!
Need Help?
For Technical Issues:
If you are having a technical problem, please email Jason Roderick at jroderick@prestigeav.com with the following information.
• What is happening (or not happening)?
• Which Internet browser are you using?
• What type of device you are using? Windows or Mac, desktop or laptop, smartphone (IOS or Android), tablet (IOS or Android)?
For AGM-related questions or concerns:
Please contact the AGM Team at jasnaagm@gmail.com.
Known Issues:
None at this time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Latest Tips
I'm on the AGM website, but I don't see the video that should be playing or a link that should be there. What can I do?
You may need to refresh your browser. In fact, it's a good idea to occasionally refresh your browser, especially on pages with timed events. The pages on this site are being updated throughout the day as presentations are activated at specific times, Zoom links are added, and recordings are "moved" from the Main Stage to other pages where they can be viewed after they premiere. Also, if you have been waiting for the Emporium and Quiz pages to open at 7:00pm, you may not see them unless you refresh your browser cache. This site has instructions for refreshing a variety of different browsers (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge, etc).
Computers and Connections
What kind of computer, web browser, and Internet connection do I need?
You can log in to the virtual platform with any type of computer and even a smart phone or tablet, but the best experience will be on a desktop or laptop computer using Chrome as your web browser. You can also use Firefox, Safari or Edge. We will be streaming high-definition video, so having a good Internet connection is important for a good viewing experience.
What are Internet requirements?
A minimum Internet upload speed of 10mbps is recommended. You can go to https://fast.com/ to check yours. Also, keep in mind that if other members of your household are playing online games or streaming movies while you’re watching the AGM, performance may be affected.
What if my computer doesn’t have a web camera, or I prefer not to use it?
No camera is needed for the core AGM content and most of the extra activities. Attendees will have the option to appear live on camera during the Social Hour and live games.
May I view Virtual AGM programs on multiple devices?
Yes, you may switch from one device to another. However, you can have only one device signed in to the meeting platform at a time—when you sign in on a second device, you will be automatically logged off on the first.
May I share my Virtual AGM registration with someone else?
Someone else in your household may watch alongside you. However, registration credentials will allow only one device to be signed in to the meeting platform at a time; a second sign-in will cancel the first.
Recording
What happens if I’m late to the debut of a talk?
If you click on talk during its premiere on our site, you will enter midstream if it has already started. But you can go back and watch it again from the beginning after the recorded session has been added to the site as an on-demand video.
Will presentations be available for viewing later?
All of the formal presentations will be available to registered participants for 30 days after the initial broadcast so that you can catch up on any that you missed. All you will need to do is log in to the event site with the same information provided when you were first invited to join virtual conference platform. However, some games and other social elements will not be available later. We recommend attending sessions live to be included in Q&As, games, and other fun perks.
May I record the videos?
No. To protect the copyrights of the presenters and JASNA, recording or taking screen captures of the presentations is prohibited.
The Virtual AGM Experience
How do I adjust the volume in the web video player?
To adjust the volume on the web player, hover your cursor over the video you are currently watching to make the video controls visible. On the bottom right, you should see volume controls. To control the volume, hover your cursor over the blue volume bar and click the left side to lower the volume or the right side to raise the volume. To mute the video entirely, click the far-left side so none of the bars are highlighted. Click again to unmute.
How will the Q&As work?
Plenary and breakout speakers, as well as the participants in the Saturday evening roundtable discussions, will answer questions in real-time when their presentation is first “broadcast.” If you would like to participate in a specific Q&A, be sure to attend the presentation when it premieres.
Enter questions or comments in the text chat box next to the video “stage.” A moderator will collect questions for the plenary speakers to answer on live video. Breakout sessions will offer Q&A after each talk via text chat.
Is Closed Captioning available?
Yes, Closed Captioning is available for most presentations.
For videos that are available to watch at any time (on-demand), click on the small “CC” box near the bottom right corner of the video control bar. The default is set to “None,” but you can choose to see English captions (English CC).
Breakout talks will be streamed for their debut without closed captioning, but you can watch a closed caption version by clicking on a link below the breakout video.
Plenary talks will premiere as a broadcast without closed captioning so that graphics are not obstructed. However, after their broadcast debut on the Main Stage, the recordings can be viewed with closed captioning as described above for on-demand videos.
“This is a day well spent.”
The Beautifull Cassandra
(Courtesy of Juvenilia Press)
Step into our virtual conference center. We are excited to have you with us as we celebrate Jane Austen, explore her youthful writings as never before, and connect with JASNA friends, old and new.
We are grateful to our speakers, who quickly adapted their presentations on "Jane Austen's Juvenilia: Reason, Revolution, and Romanticism," to the virtual format. Complementing the juvenilia content are new takes on favorite JASNA traditions and new features that take advantage of the online format. By Sunday, we hope you will agree this was a weekend "well spent!"
Things to Do When You First Arrive:
• Familiarize yourself with the site and the AGM Schedule
• Enjoy James Nagle's special preview presentation on "Elections in the Time of Jane Austen."
• Sign up for live Jane Austen Bingo by Thursday, October 8.
• Get instructions for Wordplay with Jane Austen. The deadline to email your Wordplay creations has been extended to Friday, October 9, at 11:59 pm EDT. Send them to our Regency Games Mistress, Jo Ann Staples, at AGMwordgames@gmail.com.
• Check out the multi-media version of The Beautifull Cassandra and get in the mood for more juvenilia!
• Starting Friday, browse through the Emporium, where many of your favorite vendors and Regions have online "booths." There you can also learn more about our Virtual Author Signing and how to get signed bookplates from this year's author-presenters.
• Go to the Attendee Directory (under the Social Scene tab) to add a pin showing your location on the interactive world map.
• Post a greeting, selfie, or favorite photo to our private Social Wall. You don't need to use social media to do it!
"The Beautifull Cassandra: The Pictures, the Music, and the Dance"
At the 2008 AGM in Chicago, Composer Joanne Forman and author, editor, illustrator Juliet McMaster presented a multi-media adaptation of The Beautifull Cassandra, which now resides on JASNA's website. Enjoy young Jane's story, Juliet's illustrations, and Joanne's music, which was also adapted for a youth ballet.
Finding Your Way Around the Site
The Main Stage is the equivalent of our general session room at an in-person AGM. You can find it quickly in the main menu. Go to the Main Stage to:
• Attend Opening Sessions and watch the premiere showings of Plenary Talks and Special Events. To participate in the Q&A for a specific presentation, be sure to watch its scheduled premiere.
• Attend most Social Events, such as the Toast to Jane Austen, the Virtual Promenade, and the Salon Roundtable Chats. (Exception: to attend the Saturday Social Hour in the Assembly Rooms, use the Zoom link on the Social Scene's Events page.)
• Attend the JASNA Business Meeting and the JASNA Canada Business Meeting.
After they have debuted on the Main Stage, these presentations will reside on their "home" pages—Plenary Speakers, Special Events, or Social Events—where you can watch them again or catch up on the talks you missed.
The following presentations and events will premiere off the Main Stage. Please go to the designated "home" pages to view them at the assigned time.
• Breakout Session talks debut and reside on the Breakouts page. If you'd like to participate in the text chat Q&A, be sure to attend a session when it first debuts.
• All Inside Jane Austen's World videos will be available on their "home" page when the AGM officially opens on Friday, October 9. You may watch these whenever you choose during the next 30 days.
• To attend the Saturday Social Hour in the Assembly Rooms, use the Zoom link on the Social Scene Events page. You do not need a Zoom account.
• Join in the live games Saturday evening using the Zoom links on the Jane Austen Bingo page, the Regency Parlor Games page (for Wordplay), and the "Run Mad as Often as You Choose" Scavenger Hunt page. You do not need a Zoom account. Quizzes can be taken at any time during the AGM weekend.
About The Illustrations
Many thanks to Juliet McMaster for allowing us to use her colorful, humorous illustrations throughout this website, and to Juvenilia Press, publishers of Jane Austen’s youthful works. The illustrations are from the following publications:
• THE BEAUTIFULL CASSANDRA, with illustrations and an afterword by Juliet McMaster, Sono Nis Press, 1993.
• LESLEY CASTLE, edited by Jan Fergus and others, with illustrations by Juliet McMaster. Edmonton, Canada: Juvenilia Press, 1998.
• JACK AND ALICE, edited by Joseph Wiesenfarth and others, with illustrations by Juliet McMaster. Edmonton, Canada: Juvenilia Press, 2001
• LADY SUSAN, edited by Christine Alexander and David Owen, with illustrations by Juliet McMaster. Sydney, Australia: Juvenilia Press, 2005
About Juvenilia Press:
Juvenilia Press is a non-profit enterprise that combines scholarship with pedagogy. It is based at the University of New South Wales; and publishes early works by a variety of writers such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Brontë, Lewis Carroll, Philip Larkin and Margaret Atwood. The Juvenilia Press project involves post-graduate and other talented students in research, editing, annotating, designing and illustrating, under the supervision of international scholars. The attractive little books that emerge provide a window onto the writer’s creative development, and engaging glimpses of the young genius at work.