Congress App guidance
As with previous years' we will be using an event app for the Congress this year, which will be your guide to the International Congress 2025.
The app contains important information, such as the most up to date programme, the list of exhibitors and poster presentations. It will also be where you can ask questions during the sessions, participate in polls and leave your feedback.
We have put together the below guide to assist you in using the app throughout the event. If you have any queries do not hesitate to contact us via email (congress@rcpsych.ac.uk) or visit us on the help desk during the event.
The Congress App is now available to download for your smartphone. You can also find the app on the Google Play and Apple App Store by searching for ‘RCPsych IC25’.
UK users can also use the following links (from their mobile device) to download the app:
Alternatively, you can access all the same content using our web browser version of the app (no download required).
There are two ways to access the Congress App. You can either download the app to your smartphone, or by using your web browser.
To log in:
- Enter your email address registered on your RCPsych account and click ‘confirm’
- Enter your first and last name, and set your password. Then click ‘register’
After logging in for the first time, you will be asked whether you would like to use the chat messaging function, and whether you want your profile to appear to other attendees in the app. This can be amended at any time in your settings.
Once you have logged in to the app on your smartphone or web browser, you will be taken to the homepage, which includes quick links to key areas of the app.
More options can be found on our side menu, located to the left. In browser, this should appear automatically. On your smartphone app, select the three lines on the top left of your screen to open the side menu.
Programme
To view the full Congress programme, select ‘Programme’ from the home screen or the side menu. By default, the programme will show in list view. You can change this to calendar view by selecting the calendar icon in the top right.
You can navigate through the different days of Congress by using the left and right arrows at the top of your screen.
You can also select your favourite sessions to build your own programme. Simply select the star next to the session on the main programme, and navigate to the ‘My Schedule’ tab at the top of the screen to view what you have chosen.
Your profile
To edit your profile, select the circle in the top-right of the app, which will open a menu of options. Then select “Edit Profile”.
Here you can add:
- a profile photo
- your job title and organisation
- some information about yourself
- preferred ways to contact you, including your social media details
Account settings
You can also update your privacy settings by clicking on the 'Account settings' option and then 'Privacy Settings'. This will let you change whether you would like your profile visible to other attendees, your availability for chat and video messaging, or business card exchanges.
You can also request or delete your personal data.
Don’t forget to read the Congress Privacy Notice in the joining instructions as this outlines how people will be able to see and interact with you on the platform.
Our Congress App can also be used as a way to network with other attendees. Within the app there are a number of ways to interact with others
You can view other delegates by navigating to 'Attendees' in the side menu. You can use the 'Search' function to find specific people. You will be able to initiate a private, one to one chat or email other delegates directly, if they have allowed this function. To start messaging, select the profile of the delegate and then ‘Chat’.
When you view an exhibitor profile you will be able to chat with their representatives, who will be listed under ‘Speak with an expert’. To start messaging, select the speech bubble icon next to the name of the representatives. They will not be given your email address unless you have allowed this function in your profile settings.
You can view speakers by navigating to ‘Speakers’ in the side menu. You can use the 'Search' function to find specific speakers and view their profile, as well as send them chat messages if they have allowed this function. Their profile will also show which session/s they are speaking in, which you can click on for more information.
Please read our International Congress Privacy Notice and Code of Conduct before interacting with others on the platform.
All Q&A and polls during Congress will be facilitated using the Congress App.
To find the Q&A and/or poll for the session you are attending, find the session on the ‘Programme’ and select to view more information.
Icons labeled 'Q&A' and 'Poll' will appear at the top of the session page, which you can click on to submit a question or participate in polling.
Documents, including speaker slides (where we have been given permission to share them), will be made available on the Congress App.
To access documents for the session you are attending, go to ‘Programme’, then find and select the session to view more information. Here you will find any documents related to the session.
We have a number of different types of session taking place this year, which have been indicated by coloured labels on the programme. You can use filters to find specific sessions in each category.
Please see the breakdown below to guide you through the programme
- Keynote: Keynote speakers will present for 30 minutes. There will not be Q&A opportunities in these sessions. These will take place in the Auditorium
- Sessions: Sessions will be taking place during the main Congress programme and will be 75 minutes in length and will include a Q&A section. These sessions will be taking place across the venue – please look at the programme for exact location.
- Rapid Fire Poster presentations: The rapid fire poster presentations will include short presentations from the top scoring submitted abstracts. Each presenter will present for 3 minutes with a short time for questions afterwards. Rapid Fire Poster sessions will take place in our ePoster hub in the Main hall.
- Congress fringe and social events: The Congress Fringe will include a number of Cultural sessions, including lunches, 1:1 coaching sessions, poetry reading, stand up comedy, yoga and many more exciting activities. We also have two social events – the student and resident doctor social and the Congress party
- Fringe stage: Following the success of 2024 we will be returning this year with a dedicated stage area showcasing music and dance, performed by various groups of peers and colleagues throughout the week
Not recorded: This year we are recording sessions where speakers have agreed. Any sessions that we do not have permission to record have been tagged with ‘Part/all of this session is not being recorded'
Additional Categories
- Student and Resident Doctor: We have highlighted sessions in our programme that are of interest to students and resident doctors with their own category, which will make it easier to find sessions suited to you
- Sustainability focus: The RCPsych planetary health and sustainability committee would like to showcase some of the session at the International Congress which highlight and promote exological and sustainable mental health care. These sessions have been tagged as 'sustainability focus'
- Psychopharmacology/ Clinical practice/ New science/ Quality improvement/ Disorders at the interface of neurology and psychiatry/ Education and training / Developmental / Policy and media / Leadership and management: Each of our sessions this year falls into one of these categories. You can use filters to select a category and find sessions of intertest to you.
Don't forget to also leave your feedback for each of the sessions you attend.
Feedback is always useful for us to improve the International Congress in the future.
To locate the feedback form, click on the relevant session with the Programme. The button to leave feedback will appear at the top of the session page.
