For a webinar, you can invite panelists that do not have a Duke NetID but you can’t do this in a meeting.

NetID Only – this will limit attendees to only those with a Duke associated Zoom license.

That password will be encrypted in the URL you share with your attendees but it prevents someone from just guessing your Meeting ID and “Zoom Bombing”

Password – at a minimum, we recommend that all meetings use a unique meeting ID (not someone’s personal meeting room) and have a password.

You will need to determine the desired level of security and what is technically available for your event. Webinar and Large Meeting Production Assistanceįor groups that need assistance producing large meetings or webinars, Duke University Center Activities & Events can be contacted ( Security Your technical lead (whomever is the technical host of the event) should have the license associated with their account to make sure they are able to administer the event. For more information on how to obtain a license and its availability, email and request your ticket be assigned to Duke PACE. While meetings can limit attendee participation almost as good as a webinar, they are really designed for attendees to interact with each other and the hosts.ĭuke OIT has at its disposal several large meeting (500, 1000) and Webinar Licenses (100, 1000) available for loan to schools and departments for occasional use. In general, webinars are better for events where you want to have limited attendee participation – where you are presenting to an audience and they will not be interacting. On the other hand, if you want to use breakout rooms, then you have to use a meeting license. You want to prevent people from ever turning on their camera.

You want to have more than 1000 attendees in the Zoom event.

There are a couple of factors that if required or desired, would necessitate the use of a webinar license. This document is an overview of tips, tricks and best practices for producing your in-person event with Zoom and is designed for the non-technical event coordinator.ĭeciding on which type of Zoom license to use should be one of your first decisions.

Zoom webinar mode