The conference services provide alternative communication channels to our users. The services assist UM members in the organization of online meetings, presentations, interviews, teaching and learning activities such as:

• Online PhD oral defense
• Online PhD or Master student recruitment
• Online staff recruitment
• Online webinar
• Multi-parties (on or off campus) online meeting
• Real time online teaching and global classroom

There are two conferencing options. They are:

• Microsoft Teams
• Hardware Based Video Conference

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams allows user to hold meeting, interview, oral defense, conference or virtual classroom from their own device (computer, mobile or tablet etc.) simultaneously with up to 300 participants per host.

Once you have started or joined a meeting, you can perform the following actions:

• Invite someone to join the meeting by email or just sending a URL (link)
• Share your desktop, web pages, documents, photos, videos, or specific application
• Remote control
• Group or private chat
• Mute/unmute audio
• Stop/start video
• Record the meeting session (To avoid violation of the Personal Data Protection Act, if you are going to record the session during the meeting, please have the consent of the participants first)

Download Microsoft Teams

Please click here to download and install the client for Windows.

For Android, please visit Google Play to download.

For iOS, please visit the Apple App Store to download.

Hardware Based Video Conference

ICTO has set up hardware based video conference (VC) system at N6-2022. Users can host or join the web conference meeting using the VC system with high quality video, clear audio, and automated camera technologies in the mentioned meeting room. It can also provide internet-based real time collaboration for meetings, presentations, teaching and learning activities with the participants around the world.

Video Conference Meeting room at N6-2022

To reserve the video conference service at N6-2022:

1. 1. Access to  UM Resource Booking System in your browser;
   2. Login with your UMPASS password;
   3. Select N6 under Building and click Filter;
      
   4. Select available date and time next to N6-2022;
      
   5. Enter reservation information on the form;
   6. Click Create button.

• How to download and install Microsoft Teams?
• How to sign in Microsoft Teams?
• How to Create / Schedule a Teams Meeting in Outlook?
• How to record meetings in Microsoft Teams?
• What are the features of Microsoft Teams?

Please visit ICTO Knowledge Base for more information.