What Is A Vac Bronze, Silver and Gold Award Holder Celebration?
Award Canada hosts virtual Bronze, Silver and Gold Celebrations (previously known as Ceremonies) for recipients within the Virtual Award Centre. During these Celebrations, Bronze, Silver and Gold Award recipients from across Canada come together to recognized for their Award achievements by an Award presenter.
How does it work?
All recipient and guest are required to log into Zoom to attend the Celebration.
The Celebration promises an engaging event with a keynote speaker, recognition ceremony and networking opportunities that will inspire and motive attendees. During the recognition portion of the Celebration, each recipient will be individually acknowledged, allowing for a personalized celebration of their achievements. In addition to these highlights, there will be opportunities for interaction and connection among recipients, making it a memorable and community-focused celebration. Participants will also have the chance to engage in Zoom breakout rooms for interactive discussions and networking.
Each Award recipient will receive one device link for accessing the Celebration, along with two additional guest devices, totaling three device access links with no limit on the number of guests who can appear on screen. If there are any changes to the guest(s) who will be logging in remotely, kindly send the name and email of the new guest(s) to at least 24 hours prior to the Celebration.
Please be aware that only those registered on the recipient and guest list will be allowed to enter the virtual celebration.
Device: An electronic device (computer, laptop, tablet) that permits the recipient to see, hear and speak in a Zoom video conference. For specific technical requirements and how to join the Zoom meeting, please read the following link.
Code of Conduct: Any form of abuse or bullying will not be tolerated. Recipients and their guests who engage in such behavior will be removed immediately from the celebration.
Tips and Recommendations
Backgrounds: To enhance your celebratory experience and make you stand out among attendees; we’ll supply you with a Zoom background prior to the event. We recommend using this background to add an extra festive touch to the occasion. Click here to learn how to change your Zoom background.
Setting Up: Find a quiet space with a neutral background to set up your electronic device for the ceremony: https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200407-zoom-five-tips-to-look-your-best-on-video-calls
Audio and Video: We encourage recipients to be on camera and remain on mute throughout the presentations. To avoid technical issues, please ensure your video and audio are working correctly in advance of the celebration.
Joining the Celebration: We encourage you to log in least 5 minutes early (6:55 PM ET) to ensure you are happy with the settings.
Household Awareness: Make sure all members of your household are aware that the Celebration is taking place and request that they use appropriate language and behavior if they are nearby.
Communication: If you have any questions or need assistance during the celebration, you can privately message designated Award Staff using the Zoom chat function.
- If it is a technical issue with Zoom, please email at [email protected]
The recommended dress code for all Bronze, Silver and Gold Award recipients is business casual attire. Business casual dress code typically includes the following examples: dress shirt, slacks, blouse dress pants etc.
We encourage everyone who has Award recognition pins to wear them to the virtual Celebration. Members of uniformed groups are encouraged to wear official and complete uniforms. The wearing of a decoration is optional.
- The Celebration will be recorded.
- Microphones for recipients and Guests will be set on mute by the organizer.
- Screenshots are encouraged as there will be no official individual photographs available.
- As with all Award events, photographs and/or video will be taken. By taking part in this event, recipients and guests grant The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award – Canada full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/recording and any reproductions or adaptations of the image for fundraising, publicity, or other purposes. This includes responses and photos submitted in the registration process. This might include (but is not limited to) the right to use them in printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications. Should Recipients and guests have any other questions about the usage of photographs and/or video, please email at [email protected] .
