While Internet audio quality is still far from perfect, you can talk to two or more people over the Internet today. Conducting Internet audio is a less expensive alternative to placing regular telephone calls. In chat rooms a group of people access the same Web site at the same time and type on their keyboards in order to exchange ideas and information with each other. Defining Meetings Technological advancements are so numerous that the very way we define a meeting must be altered. An in-person meeting would fit within this category.
All delegates are in the same hotel or convention center when the meeting takes place.
Same time, different place. It may be a videoconference or an audioconference. Different time, different place. Finally, meetings in which participants communicate at different times and from different locations can take place. An online meeting through a message board or mailing list would fall within this category.