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International Project Uses Video Conferencing Facility in the Daedalus Building
Video conferencing is an aspect of technology enabled learning which is growing in popularity due to the far reaching benefits of international collaboration in education and research. Anticipating increasing demand, UCD IT Services is offering users free access to its Video Conferencing facility located in the Collaboration Space in the Daedalus building.
This Video Conferencing equipment was recently used by Dr Iseult Honohan (School of Politics and International Relations, UCD) to host a meeting with the EUCITAC group, of which she is a partner. This is an international project focusing on access to citizenship in Europe and is funded under EU FP7. Five European universities participated in the conference, UCD, EUI in Florence, University of Maastricht, CEU in Budapest and the University of Edinburgh. This conference was made possible by connecting to HEAnet’s Polycom Multipoint Conferencing Unit (MCU).
“Everyone was really pleased with the efficiency and quality of the video-conference process” Dr Iseult Honohan, EUCITAC group
The image above is a snapshot taken during the recent EUCITAC conference showing all 5 participating locations.
The MCU or virtual meeting room facility has capacity for up to 40 video locations as well as an additional 40 voice locations. The room, located on the ground floor of the Daedalus building, can accommodate up to 16 people. It is equipped with 2 X 50” screens with 3 ceiling-mounted microphones and a Polycom HDX 8000 unit. The Polycom unit provides HD (high definition) resolution and also allows users to broadcast content (e.g. PowerPoint presentations) along with their audio to their conference.
More information about this service is available here. UCD staff can book this room by submitting the following online form.