New Users
"Meet-Me" Teleconferences
With standard "Meet-Me" teleconferences, each conferee dials in to a local number to participate and pays for his or her own long distance charges.
After you have scheduled your teleconference, you will be assigned a local number for conferees to call. You may then notify each participant of the time of the conference and the number to dial. Callers may come and go during the conference.
Note: The first person who dials in to a "Meet-Me" teleconference will hear a constant ring tone until the next person dials in.
How to Order
Call Teleconference Operator Services at 512-232-CONF (2663) to schedule. You will be asked for the:
- date, time, and length of the conference; and
- the number of participants.
Please schedule at least a day in advance if possible.
Operator-assisted Teleconferences
With operator-assisted teleconferences, University Operators establish each connection at the time of the teleconference. Long distance charges are billed to a university long-distance authorization code.
At the time of the conference, a University Operator will establish a connection to each participant. At least one of the participants must be connected from a campus phone line in order for the conference to stay active after the operator releases it. If a caller leaves the conference, he or she will not be able to rejoin.
How to Order
Call the University Operator (on campus, dial 0; off campus, 512-232-CONF (2663)). You will be asked for the:
- date, time, and length of the conference;
- the names and numbers of conferees and originator; and
- the long-distance authorization code to be used. Please schedule at least a day in advance if possible.
Note: Operator-assisted teleconferences can only be scheduled for times when the operators are on duty. See University Operators for hours.
