At IUB and IUPUI, how can I arrange for a telephone conference, and what options are available?

Scheduling a conference call

Telephone conferences allow groups of people in different locations to hold discussions when time, travel, or budget constraints do not allow face-to-face meetings. Campus-specific teleconference information follows.

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Types of conference calls

The UITS Call Centers at IUB and IUPUI offer enhanced telephone conference capabilities to all faculty and staff at all IU campuses, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The different types of telephone conferences available are described below:

• Meet-me conference (IUB/IUPUI)

  This type of conference allows parties to connect at a designated time by calling a predetermined telephone number. Callers can participate from any location and do not have to wait by the phone for a conference operator to call. Long distance charges (if any) are the responsibility of each caller participating in the conference.

• Meet-me 800 conference (IUB/IUPUI)

  This type of conference is the same as the Meet-me conference, except that the department initiating the conference call will incur the charge of $0.075 per minute per port for the usage of the 800 line plus any long distance charges.

• Operator-assisted conference (IUB/IUPUI)

  With an operator-assisted conference call, the conference operator will place the calls to each party connecting them together. Any long distance charges will be billed to a departmental authorization code provided by the requesting department.

• SL 100 conference (IUPUI only)

  This type of conference call allows up to six parties to connect at a designated time by calling a predetermined telephone number. Callers can participate from any location. Unlike the Meet-me conference, when the first person calls into the conference number, the phone will ring continually until the second person joins the conference.

Also see:

• At IU, whom do I contact for help with telephone service?
• For faculty and staff at IUPUI, what telephone service feature packages are available, and what are their costs?
• For faculty and staff at IUB, what telephone service feature packages are available, and what are their costs?