AMA Convention 2020
AMA Committees have begun to meet and conduct business via Zoom.
Zoom provides gateway to sharing information
AMA’s 2020 virtual convention will be held on the Zoom video conferencing platform with sup- port from GCI. What Is Zoom? Zoom is an online audio and web conferencing platform. Peo- ple use it to make phone calls or to participate in video conference meetings. It was founded in 2011 by Eric Yuan, a former Cisco executive. Cisco offered the WebEx web conferencing platform, which remains a competitor in the conferencing space today. Yu- an’s competitor, Zoom, evolved quickly; the service launched in 2013 and had a million users by the end of the year. Currently, research shows Zoom is the most commonly
used conferencing tool ahead of similar solutions like Skype and Google Hangouts. What Is a Zoom Meeting? Zoom’s core product and the way most people know the ser- vice is Zoom Meetings. Zoom Meetings are the audio and vid- eo conferences that allow two or more people to communicate on- line. Zoom Meetings happen in the Zoom app and can be started and shared by anyone. These meet- ings can even be started for free via the app, if you have it in- stalled, or via the Zoom website. You can also use Zoom on your smart phone. How Does Zoom Work? You don’t need a paid sub-
scription to start using Zoom. In fact, if someone else sets up the Zoom Meeting and invites you, all you need to do is follow the in- structions in the email invitation to start using Zoom. You’ll need to click a link to install the Zoom app, and then enter the confer- ence code to sign into the meet- ing to which you’ve been invited. What to Know Zoom is a Web conferencing platform that is commonly used for audio and/or video confer- encing. You need a free account to start your own calls for up to 100 people; paid versions can sup- port up to 1,000 people. You can make unlimited phone calls, hold unlimited meetings and even record both.
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The Alaska Miner
October 2020
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