Virtual Buzz

  • 24 Mar 2020
  • (MST)
  • 7 Jul 2020
  • (MST)
  • 16 sessions
  • 24 Mar 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 31 Mar 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 7 Apr 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 14 Apr 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 21 Apr 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 28 Apr 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 5 May 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 12 May 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 19 May 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 26 May 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 2 Jun 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 9 Jun 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 16 Jun 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 23 Jun 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 30 Jun 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • 7 Jul 2020, 8:15 AM 8:45 AM (MST)
  • https://zoom.us/j/97978834574

Join fellow Whatcom YP members for a Virtual Buzz Meeting! We'll be hosting three (3) Zoom meetings per week to provide members an opportunity to meet up, network, and chat with one another. These meetings will continue weekly until we are able to resume our typical in-person morning Buzz Meetings. 

Grab your computer, your morning coffee or your lunch, and join us! We'll facilitate a quick introduction and then jump right into discussing our weekly topic.

While many of us have previously used Zoom in our everyday work, we wanted to provide some helpful guidelines and tools to help you prepare for our Virtual Buzz Meetings:

How will a Virtual Buzz work? 

We will meet using the free video conferencing program Zoom. Much like our in-person Weekly Buzz, you are welcome to drop in without advance registration. We will have some time for introductions and then introduce the topic for the day. If our numbers are greater than 5, we will use the Zoom breakout function to break into small groups for more discussion. 

Because this is a social occasion, we ask that you leave your video on for the duration of the Buzz. Mute your audio when you are not speaking. We have links to help you get started with Zoom if you haven't used it previously. 

Zoom meeting links:

Tuesdays 8:15-8:45 am

Meeting ID: 979 7883 4574

Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/97978834574


Advice for Getting Started with Zoom

1. Download Zoom for iOS or Windows by clicking here 

You don't have to create an account unless you want to schedule your own meetings. As long as you have it downloaded to your device, the links above will work. 

2. Test your device's audio and microphone here 

3. Familiarize yourself with controls ahead of time by Joining a Test Meeting.  

a. Locate and try the chat function

b. Practice switching between speaker view (only shows the person talking) and gallery view (displays multiple people)

c. Practice muting and unmuting yourself

4. Still have questions? Zoom has an excellent help center. If you are still confused after reviewing articles in the help center, contact Whatcom YP Advisory Council member Rhys Hansen at rhys@terracognita.studio for support.