2022 Virtual Convention Guide

How to Access the Convention

The California Democratic Party 2022 Virtual Endorsing Convention is a work and networking fun-based event! It’s a virtual space with a not so traditional approach to how we put it all together.

  • We understood we needed to accommodate our committees and caucuses as well as our participants
  • We know delegates like to network and engage with each other in one place
  • Participants are provided with one link to enter the virtual event schedule with ease, interact between attendees, and move between meetings of the participants choice

Watch the video above and read the FAQ below to learn more about the CADEM 2022 Virtual Event Platform Whova so you are prepared for how to maneuver through the event!

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Whova attendee user guide

Sign in to Whova

  1. Enter the email address you used for event registration or use your social media account.
    To automatically log in to your event, please make sure to use the email you used when registering for the event.
  2. Create a password and type in your name
  3. Edit your profile. Other attendees will use this to network with you. So make it look nice 🙂
  4. The app will take you to your event page automatically if the organizers have updated the app with your registration information


If your event has live streaming for sessions, we suggest that you use Chrome browser for the web app. Some streaming software may have compatibility issues with other browsers.

  1. Get the webapp link for your event from the event organizer and open the page. The link looks like “https://whova.com/portal/webapp/xxxx/”
  2. Click “Sign up here” if you don’t have an account yet, and fill in your email and password.
    To automatically log in to your event, please make sure to use the email you used when registering for the event. Otherwise you need to input the event invitation code.
  3. The app will automatically take you to the event main page.

Note that if you are not using the registered email, you will be prompted to enter the event invitation code. Please request the code from your event organizers.

 

View the agenda and plan your schedule

  1. Find the Agenda tab at the bottom of the screen. You should see a list of sessions for that day.
  2. You can move through different days by selecting the date you want to view on the calendar at the top of the agenda 
  3. Browse or search for sessions on the top bar.
  4. Once you find the session you want to access, tap on it.
  5. If the session is live, it will begin playing immediately upon entering. Otherwise, a message will indicate the scheduled start time. 
  6. If the session hasn’t occurred yet, you can click Add to My Agenda to put the session on your own personal agenda and set a reminder.

  1. Find the Agenda tab on the side of the screen. You should see a list of sessions for that day.
  2. You can move through different days by selecting the date you want to view on the calendar at the top of the agenda 
  3. Browse or search for sessions on the top bar.
  4. Once you find the session you want to access, tap on it.
  5. If the session is live, it will begin playing immediately upon entering. Otherwise, a message will indicate the scheduled start time. 
  6. If the session hasn’t occurred yet, you can click Add to My Agenda to put the session on your own personal agenda.
See you online!

Frequently Asked Questions

Accessing the Virtual Platform

Feb 18th @ 5:00pm was the deadline to register on CADEM Delegate Portal to pay your 2022 DSCC dues ($60) + 2022 Convention fee ($90) to be fully registered and credentialed as a Delegate or to register as an Observer to the 2022 Virtual Endorsing Convention: https://cdpconvention.org/schedule/

All Delegates and Observer attendees will be sent a reminder to upload the Whova App to their desk top or phone to use the Virtual Convention App, starting Feb 26th if they registred by Feb 18th as a voting DSCc delegates or 2022 CDP Convention Delegate.

Delegates and Observer attendees will automatically be sent an invitation to join the virtual convention platform Whova.

Sign in to Whova

  1. Enter the email address you used for event registration or use your social media account.
    To automatically log in to your event, please make sure to use the email you used when registering for the event.
  2. Create a password and type in your name
  3. Edit your profile. Other attendees will use this to network with you. So make it look nice 🙂
  4. The app will take you to your event page automatically if the organizers have updated the app with your registration information

    If your event doesn’t show up automatically, search for it. Then, click the join button on the bottom of the event description page, and enter the event invitation code the organizers sent you.


    If your event has live streaming for sessions, we suggest that you use Chrome browser for the web app. Some streaming software may have compatibility issues with other browsers.

    1. Get the webapp link for your event from the event organizer and open the page. The link looks like “https://whova.com/portal/webapp/xxxx/”
    2. Click “Sign up here” if you don’t have an account yet, and fill in your email and password.
      To automatically log in to your event, please make sure to use the email you used when registering for the event. Otherwise you need to input the event invitation code.
    3. The app will automatically take you to the event main page.

    Note that if you are not using the registered email, you will be prompted to enter the event invitation code. Please request the code from your event organizers.

     
     

Programming is available to be viewed or heard through any smart device – both via app or web browser.  

Committee meetings and Sunday’s (Business) General Session will have a dial-in option due to a Zoom tie-in.

From the meeting room in the platform, voting members will be able to click through to a zoom link to access zoom voting features. 

  • Hand raise feature
  • Q&A
  • Dial-in option for those attendees needing dialing into the Zoom meeting

You may access the meetings via the session in our WHOVA platform via the Standing Committee meetings on the CADEM Standing Committee Pages in the platform – here once they are posted

The CADEM team staff are working closely with all meeting leads to determine the technology needs for each meeting.

You can view the full agenda of the convention at https://cdpconvention.org/schedule

Please scroll to the top of the page for a video tutorial on accessing the 2022 Whova Virtual Convention platform as an attendee.

The platform is completely web-based and there is also an app available for smart devices to access the virtual convention.

Setting Up Your Profile

Attendees will receive 3 emails! Save all your virtual platform emails so  you can find them later.

  • First, a welcome / invite email asking you to download the Whova app to your desktop and/or mobile app.
  • Second, an email verification with link to add the virtual event to your calendar 
  • Third, a reminder email 24 hours before the event to take you into the 2022 CADEM Convention Whova virtual event platform.

Attendees will be sent an email invitation to an online event. Please review the Whova virtual platform video at the top of this page for more details.

 

View the agenda and plan your schedule

  1. Find the Agenda tab at the bottom of the screen. You should see a list of sessions for that day.
  2. You can move through different days by selecting the date you want to view on the calendar at the top of the agenda 
  3. Browse or search for sessions on the top bar.
  4. Once you find the session you want to access, tap on it.
  5. If the session is live, it will begin playing immediately upon entering. Otherwise, a message will indicate the scheduled start time. 
  6. If the session hasn’t occurred yet, you can click Add to My Agenda to put the session on your own personal agenda and set a reminder.

  1. Find the Agenda tab on the side of the screen. You should see a list of sessions for that day.
  2. You can move through different days by selecting the date you want to view on the calendar at the top of the agenda 
  3. Browse or search for sessions on the top bar.
  4. Once you find the session you want to access, tap on it.
  5. If the session is live, it will begin playing immediately upon entering. Otherwise, a message will indicate the scheduled start time. 
  6. If the session hasn’t occurred yet, you can click Add to My Agenda to put the session on your own personal agenda.

Access live streams and session videos

You can watch videos and livestreams directly through the agenda item. Once you’ve accessed the agenda item, click on one of the options beneath Virtual Access: either Live Stream or Recorded video.


We suggest you use the Chrome browser to join the session streaming. Some streaming software may have compatibility issues with other browsers.

  1. From the agenda list, click the session you want to watch the stream or video. There is a green camera icon for the sessions with streaming or video.
  2. If the streaming screen directly shows up, click “Proceed” to start watching the stream. Otherwise click “View livestream” button to open a separate streaming page to watch.