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IAEA Video Conferencing Services Multimedia Electronics Unit Erich HAMPL. MTGS Facilities Management Section. What is Videoconferencing?.
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IAEA Video Conferencing ServicesMultimedia Electronics UnitErich HAMPL MTGS Facilities Management Section
What is Videoconferencing? “In videoconferencing technology, two or more people at different locations can see and hear each other at the same time, sometimes even sharing computer applications for collaboration.”
What can it be used for? • Job interviews • Regular Meetings (with Regional Offices, other UN Organisations, etc.) • Other options (Training courses, Keynote presentation, Staff Assembly etc.) • Telephone conferencing
What are the benefits of VC • Saves time and travel (recruitment) • Improves efficiency – real time collaboration • Ad-hoc availability rather than booking flights and hotels well in advance • Low costs compared to travel
ISDN / IP • Point to Point • Multipoint MCU How does it work?
In-house VC facilities • Main VC rooms: • Other rooms: • C 0355 (~20 persons) • C 0356 (~5 persons) • IAEA BR • C 07 IV • C 07 V • C 07 VI • A 0742
Other Agency’s VC facilities • Agency's satellite offices: • Seibersdorf • Monaco • New York • SG Tokyo, Toronto, Rokkasho • Other in-house facilities: • SGOA • SGOB • MTIT • IEC
Technical possibilities • Video/Audio Recording (Archive) • Video/DVD Transmitting • PC Connection (sending PP, Word, etc.) • Overhead-Camera • Encryption • Multipoint Connection • Additional Telephone Connection
Share of requests by type in 2006 8 Telephone-Conferences, 2% 18 Telephone-Interviews, 4% 176 Conferences, 34% 298 Interviews, 60%
What about the costs? • Line/connection costs • Seibersdorf = free of charge • New York = ~ 6 Euro / hour • Monaco = ~ 40 Euro / hour • India = ~ 60 Euro / hour • Costs for studio rental • ~ 150 to 450 Euro / hour • + booking fee ~ 45-75 Euro