Webinar

[MargaretMort]

I always told my kids there are no dumb questions but....I am supposed to participate in the ATX Webinar next week. I have absolutely no idea what I am supposed to do nor how to do it. I really feel dumb but I know some kind person will help me out. My sincere thanks. MM

[zeke]

Ditto MargaretMort, ceptin I knew some kind sole would ask the question for me!

Zeke

[rfassett]

You should receive an email that looks like this:

<<"Dear Margaret,

Thank you for registering for the CCH Small Firm Services webinar. This online training session will be presented online and via audio conference. Below is some important information about your webinar. Please click the link to go directly to information on the following topics:

Logging in to the Webinar

Earning Your Certificate: NASBA Standards

Logging in to the Webinar

Please log in five to fifteen minutes prior to the session start time by clicking the first link in the text box below.

The Meeting ID and Meeting Key should automatically insert in the applicable fields, but are also listed below in case they need to be entered manually. After logging into the Live Meeting session, call the toll-free number listed below and enter the Participant Code when prompted to join the conference call.

Click Here to Join Live Meeting

Subject: Webinar: ATX 2008 Update- December 2008 @ AM ET

Meeting URL: Meeting ID:

Meeting Key:

Role: Attendee

Audio Conferencing (Toll-free):

Additional audio information: You will be provided with phone conference codes when you log in to the webinar online.

FIRST TIME USERS: To save time before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is compatible with Microsoft Office Live Meeting.

For assistance with the Live Meeting console, visit Live Meeting Help and Support: http://r.office.microsoft.com/r/rlidLiveMe...&p4=support

This Live Meeting invitation is a personal invitation; it should not be forwarded.

Earning Your Certificate: NASBA Standards

Universal Tax Systems, Inc., is a NASBA-approved sponsor of continuing professional education. NASBA standards require that webinars monitor the student’s attendance of group-Internet events. Due to these standards, please note the following:

When you log on to Live Meeting, make sure you type both your first and last name in the Name field. This helps ensure that the instructor can monitor each person correctly.

During each webinar, the instructor asks questions at random intervals. These questions are relevant to the course material. While there is not a required minimum passing score, you are required to answer each question in order to fulfill CPE requirements.

Each participant’s time in the session is recorded by the instructor using the Live Meeting software and the conference calling technology.

If any participant is not in attendance during the session and/or does not answer all of the questions during the session, that participant may receive partial or no CPE credit for the session. The CPE credit received depends upon the time the student actually attends the session and interacts with the instructor during the session.

Thank you,">>

I have deleted some of the information that is particular to the event I will be participating in, but you can get the jist of what will happen. I would encourage you to check your system for compatability prior to the day of the event.

[MargaretMort]

Gracious. I sure am glad I asked the question. I have to assume I will receive that email in the next couple of days since my session is the 10th. Such fun. I appreciate your answer so very much. Thank you. MM

[Catherine]

Gracious. I sure am glad I asked the question. I have to assume I will receive that email in the next couple of days since my session is the 10th. Such fun. I appreciate your answer so very much. Thank you. MM

I will reiterate the advice to make sure you're set up to be compatible. Also, try to log in early that day. I did check my compatibility, but I STILL had problems logging in to my webinar. And you don't get the phone code (to be entered after you dial in) until you're connected online.

They were not very good at letting people know: this update webinar is THREE hours long. I was not the only one surprised by this, and in fact several folks had to sign off early because they had other commitments. Lucky me, I just had to put off a whole pile of stuff I'd wanted to get done. However, there was some good information in the webinar.

Catherine

[MargaretMort]

Again, thanks. I assumed my afternoon would be tied up, didn't realize I will have to be messing around before lunch, too. Guess I should break down and install the program. Sure hope I don't run into a problem with it. Life is difficult enough at the moment without more hassles. MM

[Catherine]

Again, thanks. I assumed my afternoon would be tied up, didn't realize I will have to be messing around before lunch, too. Guess I should break down and install the program. Sure hope I don't run into a problem with it. Life is difficult enough at the moment without more hassles. MM

You don't need the program installed to learn from the webinar; it's all shown on-screen through ATX. I need to install mine, too, though.

Catherine