Your main conference website profile includes several name fields: firstname, lastname, badge name, and legal name.
We combine your first and last name to form your professional name. Your academic name will be used as your author name on papers on the main conference website. Your professional name will appear on the registration receipt in most cases.
Your academic name will also be used in every public place, e.g. RocketChat, GatherTown and Topia unless you override it by entering a badge name. If a badge name is set, it will be used instead of your first + last names on your meeting badge (at a physical conference) and on the virtual site for chat and virtual worlds.
If your legal name as it appear on your government issued ID (e.g. your passport), is different than your professional name, then fill in the legal_name field. Your legal name will only be used at a physical conference as follows: