This document discusses videoconferencing tools and provides an overview of their advantages and technologies. It shares the IBBT community's experience with videoconferencing meetings based on an online survey. Tips are provided for both web-based videoconferencing using IM/VoIP software and dedicated systems like WebEx. Best practices for videoconferencing meetings are outlined from literature. Finally, future developments like the ICON iCoCoon system are briefly mentioned.

1. Collaboration tools:
videoconferencing
Kris Naessens (IBBT-SMIT)
03/05/2011
Brussels

2. Videoconferencing (VC)
• Advantages:
• Technologies:
– Web-based
– Dedicated

3. Overview
• IBBT community: experience of VC meetings.
• VC technology: current tools and tips.
– Web-based.
– Dedicated.
• VC meetings: tips and tricks.
• VC: Future developments.

4. IBBT community:
experience of VC meetings.
• Most striking results from online survey (max.
5 bullits).

5. VC technology: web-based
• IM/VoIP
• Dedicated software (e.g. WebEx).

6. VC technology: dedicated
• Tandberg system within IBBT: tips and tricks.

7. VC meetings: tips and tricks.
• Best practices from literature.

8. VC meetings: tips and tricks.
• Best practices from literature.

9. VC: future developments
• ICON iCoCoon: discuss features of focus.