This will be the final meeting that we announce using Meetup, due to the excessive costs of $465.00 / year that can no longer be justified.
Future meetings will be announced in the VCWG Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1B9yVkHYpc/
Meetings will hopefully be both online and in-person in Victoria BC starting Fall 2025.
Tonight's meeting a free-form, talk-about-anything evening to meet fellow Victoria BC writers. You can discuss anything writing-related, form critique groups with similar writers, or just discuss what shape your passion for words takes. It's a relaxing evening spent in the company of fellow wordsmiths!
This will be an online-only event using Microsoft Teams. For ease of access, we recommend downloading MICROSOFT TEAMS APP for your device. Mobile, web-based or desktop versions will all work, get them here:
Mobile:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app
Web Login:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/log-in
**IMPORTANT: PLEASE ENSURE YOUR SCREEN NAME MATCHES YOUR MEETUP NAME! OTHERWISE WE MAY DECLINE TO ALLOW YOU ACCESS TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED DISRUPTIONS BY NON-VCWG RANDOMS.
-- Latecomers: you MAY not be admitted if your MS Teams screen name doesn't match your Meetup name, again to prevent random disruptors. Please be ON TIME!---
You WILL need a microphone. You DO NOT need a camera (although we would love to see your happy faces!).
At the allotted time, click on the link to join the call through the app. You can be a guest, or use your Microsoft logon to join in!
Please follow these basic meeting guidelines:
- People will be Muted by default when joining to cut down on accidental noise and feedback.
- If you want to speak, please use the 'Raise your hand' icon at the top of the MS Teams window, OR physically raise your hand in your video OR type a note in the chat window, which VCWG management will monitor.
- You will have to un-Mute yourself (admins do not have that ability)
- If you have a slow connection, consider turning off your own video
- If the number of video connections proves to be a problem for everyone, then we will again likely ask people to turn off their video to help stabilize the experience for the whole group
IF the Teams link FAILS, please check the VCWG Facebook group for an updated link in the meeting Comments.
We hope these guidelines will allow everyone to have a say while encouraging the group to listen to each speaker in turn. As video chatting is still new to many people, we'll work on improving the experience as we go.
