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    Conferencing and Meeting Resources

    Minnesota state agencies, boards and councils have a variety of online meeting and collaboration tools available to them. Different government organizations may have access to different tools. Find more information below about the best tool for your needs, tool features, and resources on how to use each tool.

    Conferencing Tools

    What tool is best for my meeting?

    Definitions

    • Conference call: audio-only call
    • Group discussion/meeting: all attendees can share content, audio, and video
    • Webinar/presentation: small group of presenters shares content with large audiences
    • Broadcast event: scheduled, produced, and broadcast to online large audiences

    Meeting Attendee Capacity Comparison

    Teams Teams Live Events Webex Webinars Webex Meetings Webex Events
    (retiring December 2022)    		 Webex Training
    (retiring June 30, 2022)    		 Intercall (ResPlus)
    1000 20,000 through 
    June 30, 2022    		 1000 1000 1000
    (retiring December 2022)     		 1000
    (retiring June 30, 2022)    		 150


    Meeting Type Comparison

    Type Teams Teams Live Events Webex Webinars Webex Meetings Webex Events
    (retiring December 2022)    		 Webex Training
    (retiring June 30, 2022)    		 Intercall (ResPlus)
    Conference Call Desktop, Mobile, Web No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
    Group Discussion/Meeting Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes
    Webinars/Presentations Yes Yes, audience participate with Q&A only Yes Yes Yes, audience participate with Q&A only Yes No
    Broadcast Event No Yes No No No No No


    Meeting Feature Comparison

    Feature Teams Teams Live Events Webex Webinars Webex Meetings Webex Events
    (retiring December 2022)    		 Webex Training
    (retiring June 30, 2022)    		 Intercall (ResPlus)
    Audience
    (Internal, External)    		 Internal collaboration 
    Schedule meetings for both    		 Both, must create public link for external audience Both Both Both Both Both
    Attendee Registration
    		Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Computer Audio Yes Yes Up to 1000 attendees Yes Yes Yes No
    Toll-free Number for Audio No No Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes
    Tolled Number for Audio Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Chat Yes Among presenters only Yes* Yes Yes Yes No
    Ad Hoc Chat/Collaboration Yes No No No No No No
    Moderated Q&A No Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
    Meeting Recording Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
    Breakout Rooms Yes, up to 300 attendees No Yes, up to 1000 attendees Yes No Yes No
    Operator-Assisted Call No No No No No No Yes*


    *This feature is available as an additional service and will be an additional cost to your organization.

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