Electrical service for lights should be planned carefully to give as much flexibility as possible. Don't stuff the rooms with too many seats. It reduces the ease with which the room can be reconfigured for each class. Realistically, video confernecing systems with one to three cameras can handle only about 18-20 students at most, no more than three rows deep. We strongly recommend that the facility be scheduled only for events and classes that need to use the video conferencing systems.
Visitors are often curious and can alter system settings incidentally by their curiosity.
For each hour of class use, the facility probably needs another hour of maintenance and testing time. We strongly recommend that the facility be placed in proximity to the offices of the support staff responsible for the systems, and that specific individuals be charged with oversight of the facility. Please contact Scott E. Siddall , Director, Mellon Program at Denison and Kenyon.