 Welcome to the CBA 15 Community Boards hosted in Slack. Slack is a popular instant message and group chat platform. You can access it anytime from the community page of the CBA 15 platform and we recommend you download the desktop or mobile application. This video will show you how to get started in Slack. When you arrive into the workspace, set up your profile to let other participants know who you are. Click the person icon at the top of your screen and select Edit Profile. Here you can upload a profile picture and more details about yourself including your name, title and organization. Each community board is hosted in a Slack channel. When you first arrive at the workspace, you will be automatically added to some default channels created by the organizers. Anyone can create a channel at any time. To browse all of the channels, click More and select Channel Browser. Here you can see all the channels available to join. You can also search channels by keyword using the search bar. Once you've joined a channel, you can start posting right away and your joined channels will become visible in your channels list for easier access later. To start your own channel, click More, Channel Browser and then Create Channel. Choose a relevant channel prefix from the drop-down menu and name your channel. Enter a description to encourage other participants to join your channel. We recommend you do not make your channel private so others can join. Click Create and you will be asked to add people. Here you can enter specific participants you would like to join your channel or skip this step. Either way your channel will be visible to other participants in the channel browser. Now you are ready to post in your channel. At the bottom of each channel there is a text box. Here you can write your messages, style your messages, mention other participants with tags, use emojis in your messages, attach a file or enter a link. To keep discussions organized and on track, use threads to reply to specific messages within channels. When you see a message you want to reply to directly, hover over the message and click the Reply in Thread icon from the options that appear. A new messaging thread and text box will appear on the right for you to enter text. To send a direct message, find the participant you want to speak with. You can either do this from the participants page of the CBA 15 event platform or you can find someone directly in Slack. In Slack, click More and select People and User Groups to browse or search every member of the Slack workspace. Click a profile to send a direct message. Within your direct message, start a one-on-one video or audio call by clicking the phone icon. Lastly, if you find a community board has been lively and gathered momentum, you can propose a round table by emailing the organizers. Further written Slack support and guidance is available in the resources page of the CBA 15 event platform and you can always ask the organizers anything in the Slack Helpdesk channel. Thank you for watching. We look forward to you joining us at CBA 15.