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=== Adding an Event ===
=== Adding an Event ===
To add an event, navigate to your community's home page and click on the '''Event''' tab, then '''Add Event'''.
To add an event, navigate to your community's home page and click on the '''Event''' tab, then '''Add Event'''. Click on the '''Add Event''' drop down list and chose '''NENA RSVP Conference Call - Repeating or Single'''


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===== Event Type =====
===== Event Type =====
In the Event Type field, choose '''NENA RSVP Conference Call - Repeating or Single'''.
If the Event Type field didn't auto-populate, choose '''NENA RSVP Conference Call - Repeating or Single'''.


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Revision as of 14:53, 6 May 2020

Setting up Meetings and Conference Calls in NENA Workspace

NENA Development Group meetings and conference calls are scheduled and entered as calendar events in NENA Workspace (NWS). The "Add Event" process in places the meeting information on the NWS calendar and sends notification emails to the NWS "Community" members (often an NDG Working Group).

Adding an Event

To add an event, navigate to your community's home page and click on the Event tab, then Add Event. Click on the Add Event drop down list and chose NENA RSVP Conference Call - Repeating or Single

How to select "Add Event"

Details

Title

The Title is a required field and should describe the event. An example of a recurring event title is References Working Group Weekly Conference Call.

Event Type

If the Event Type field didn't auto-populate, choose NENA RSVP Conference Call - Repeating or Single.

How to add details

Description

Enter the meeting details. This information should contain all the information needed by an attendee to join the TurboBridge voice bridge as well as the join.me web conference.

This is an example of a recommended format:

Meeting Description Example

To use this format, select HTML in the Description dialog box:

Meeting Setup Select HTML

Then, copy the HTML code below and paste it into the Source Code box. Be sure to replace the Conference ID (123 456 789) with your real one and the two Join.Me account (groupid) references with your Join.Me ID. Then click Ok.

<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>TurboBridge Voice Conferencing</strong></span><br />Primary Dial-in Number: (213) 235-4830<br />Conference ID: 123 456 789<br />Other Call Options: <a href="www.turbobridge.com/local_toll.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA local numbers</a>, <a href="www.turbobridge.com/international.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">international numbers</a>, <a href="www.turbobridge.com/webcall.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">web access</a>, and <a href="www.turbobridge.com/sip_access.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SIP access</a> <br />DO NOT USE TOLL-FREE DIAL-IN NUMBERS<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Join.me Web Conference</strong></span><br /><a href="https://join.me/groupid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">join.me/groupid<br /></a>If the meeting is locked, enter your name and click "knock to join."<br />If the meeting is unlocked, after joining, click on the participants icon and enter your name if it is not already there.</p>

Meeting HTML Source Code

Date & Time

For recurring meetings, enter the date, time and repeating event information. This is a typical example of a weekly recurring call:

How to enter date and time

Location

Contact Information

Send Invitations