Hybrid: BigBlueButton and DC 1568 at Davis Centre Library
This meeting will be held in a hybrid format: Online on our BigBlueButton instance, and in-person at the Davis Centre Library at the University of Waterloo. In the event that the library room is unavailable, we will hold the meeting online only. (If we are not able to meet in person we will announce this on the website page for the event.)
Virtual Location: BigBlueButton
The meeting URL is https://webconference.kwlug.org/room/kwlug . There is no passcode. Firefox and Chrome-based browsers both work, and there may be an option to call in using a telephone. (If you can, please contact us beforehand if you plan to call in via phone.)
For information about how to use BigBlueButton, see our BigBlueButton page.
Our goal is to maintain the quality of online meetings even as we meet in-person, in the sense that the online component of our hybrid meetings should be no worse than when we met online exclusively. People who attend online are not second-class citizens; they should be able to see and hear presentation content clearly.
We hope that the online versions of our meetings will remain an attractive option for those who join us from far away, those who (for whatever reason) feel uncomfortable gathering indoors, and especially those who are not feeling well. If you are feeling ill/contagious -- even if it is minor -- we ask you to participate online, not in person.
In-Person Location: DC 1568, Davis Centre Library, University of Waterloo
(Photo of the Davis Centre by Victor Vucicevich from the Wikimedia Commons, released under a CC-BY-SA license)
The Davis Centre library is on the first floor of the Davis Centre at the University of Waterloo (200 University Avenue West, Waterloo).
DC 1568 is a conference room inside the library. Below are directions to get to the room. You might also find this interactive map of the main floor of the library helpful.
When entering the building from the Ring Road entrance (opposite the ION station), the library is to your left.
Once in the library, walk just past the entrance (past the leisure reading area). The corridor leading to DC 1568 is to your left. Look for the following sign:
Follow the arrow. Walk past the silent study area. The conference room near the end of the hall, just past the washrooms. To keep the silent study area silent, the door will likely be closed; please open it and let yourself in.
Accessibility
The library is on the first floor of the Davis Centre, and there are no stairs. Navigating the passage through the study area to the conference room might be a tight fit for some.
Transportation and Parking
There is abundant bicycle parking at the University. A number of buses come to campus, as does the ION light-rail transit train.
Car parking is trickier. There is one free parking lot: Lot E next to the Laurier-Waterloo Park ION stop. There is also paid parking available for $5.00 . D Lot is closest to the library, but it does not offer many spaces. The closest lot to the Davis Centre library is Lot B. See the UW Parking Page for details. Note that some visitor parking lots require credit cards (not cash or debit) to pay.
Health and Safety
The University of Waterloo is a busy campus, so you will likely interact with some strangers as you arrive at the library.
The university has committed to MERV-13 filters in its HVAC systems. The room seats over 25 people, but attendees sit close together.
KWLUG is a mask-friendly environment, and there are attendees who will be masking. We also intend to have masks on hand for people to wear. If the university orders stronger mandates (such as mandatory masking or vaccinations) then we will comply with those requirements (and inform attendees on the website and in meeting announcements)
We ask those who are feeling ill to please participate virtually. (This goes for presenters too! Please contact the organizers if you are scheduled to present and would like to do so remotely.)