Photography and Social Media

Social media guidelines and best practices

We welcome social media use at AsiaPLAT, including live tweeting. Use includes all public settings such as the exhibit hall, cultural events and receptions, and scientific settings such as oral and poster sessions, lectures, keynotes, and town halls.

In particular, we ask social media users to adhere to the following:

1. Use the appropriate meeting hashtag, #AsiaPLAT2024.

2. Employ commonly used hashtags that relate to the content to increase engagement, eg #psychologyeducation, #conference

3. Treat all participants, attendees, and conference team with respect and consideration, valuing a diversity of views and opinions.

4. Be respectful and collaborative; communicate openly and with respect for others, critiquing ideas rather than individuals.

5. Avoid personal attacks directed toward other attendees, participants, staff, and food vendors.

6. Credit (identify) presenters by name.

7. Do not take or share photographs of individuals under 18 on social media without explicit verbal or written permission of a parent or guardian.

Photography guidelines and best practices

Photography by individuals for personal use and for social media is allowed at social events, in the Exhibit Hall and in public spaces throughout AsiaPLAT Conference is permitted. Additional uses of photography at the conference are permitted with the following guidelines:

• 1. Photography for personal and social media use is permitted throughout AsiaPLAT Conference – including sessions, lectures, plenaries and keynotes – unless the presenter has opted to be excluded.

  2. Attendees are expected to honor the preference of any presenter who has indicated “no photo.” AsiaPLAT will support and enforce this expectation.

  3. The presenter must be identified by name when a photograph of the presenter, presenter’s slides, or  poster is shared on social media or elsewhere.

  4. Attendees should be respectful and considerate of others. Do not use flash, block attendees view of presenters when capturing photos, or otherwise disrupt presentations.

  5. Do not photograph individuals under 18 years of age without explicit verbal or written permission of a parent or guardian. If in doubt, ask.

Photography permission: Permission is understood to be granted unless the following conditions apply:

The presenter has affixed a “no photo” image to the poster or presentation.

The presenter, and/or the convener on behalf of the presenter, explicitly states to the audience their preference for no photographs.

Due to the fact that attendees often come in and out of the room during sessions, Conference team recommends that presenters affix the “no photos” image on all slides to ensure that attendees are aware of the presenter’s preference.

Limits to audio and video recording: Audio and video recording by individuals for personal use and for social media use is allowed only at social events, and in public spaces throughout the meeting. Audio and video recording can be disruptive to the presentation and the attendees, and in addition, there are legal considerations that preclude attendees from making recordings.

The following limitations and exceptions apply to audio/video recording:

• Recording of all scientific sessions, and keynotes is not allowed for personal, social media, or any other use.

• Be respectful and considerate of others. 

• Do not record individuals under 18 years of age in any setting without permission of their parent or guardian. If in doubt, ask.

• AsiaPLAT Conference Documentation team who capture content from selected sessions, lectures, keynotes and town halls are excluded from this prohibition.