Interestingly, the poorer the audio, the more critical people are of video quality. If you want to have separate audio but have more than two sites you may want to use a teleconference bridge. The University of Alberta switchboard offers free multipoint teleconference bridging for up to six locations. To reserve this equipment, please direct inquiries to 492-3422. There is no fee for bridging.
Long distance is extra and is usually billed to a campus long distance number.
A second option for a teleconference bridge is the University of Alberta Teleconference Bridge that is housed and operated by AVC Edmonton. Cost includes bridge operator. Using A NetMeeting Facility on Campus Humanities 2-33 one of the University's compressed videoconference rooms has NetMeeting capability that is ideal for use with groups of people. Bibliography -Highly Recommended for Serious NetMeeting Users Summers, Bob. Official NetMeeting Book.