Videoconferencing Production & Support

A. DISCOVERY COMMONS VC FACILITIES

There are two rooms in Discovery Commons that can be booked for videoconferencing: MSB 3174 and MSB 3175. Rooms can be booked for weekday usage between the hours of 8 am to 6 pm.  For details about the rooms, see the Facilities page. Additional VC-capable rooms are available in other areas of the Faculty of Medicine and our affiliated hospitals; for more information on these, scroll down this page.

The videoconferencing equipment in the Discovery Commons (and a number of other on-campus systems) can be set up to link to two types of networks:

• Secure: The Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) is a secure network that is restricted to clinical, administrative and educational sites. This is available in MSB 3174 only.
• Public: We can connect to any public videoconferencing system available over the internet.

Discovery Commons will set up and test the equipment before your videoconferencing session and provide on-demand support if any technical issues occur. Additional services, such as recording, are also available.

Available To:  Educators, Administrators, Students, Clinicians, Researchers

Pricing:

Basic support charge: $150 for a one-hour, point-to-point videoconference call.

For each additional hour over a one-hour call: $75.

For each additional site over a point-to-point call: $50.

For recording a videoconference: $100.

Premium charges may apply for videoconferences that take place outside of regular business hours.

Helpdesk Request Type:  Other- Videoconferencing Support

Primary Contact:  Service Desk Coordinator, Tel: 416-978-8504 or   Email: discovery.commons@utoronto.ca

B. OTHER ON-CAMPUS VC FACILITIES

In addition to the two VC-equipped meeting rooms listed above, the Faculty has a number of other VC-equipped, OTN-registered rooms that may be available for specific types of uses:

a) Dean's Conference Room (MSB 2317, St. George Campus)

b) The Mississauga Academy of Medicine VC Studio (HSC 170, UTM)

c) Department of Family and Community Medicine (500 University Avenue)

d) Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation (155 College Street)

These rooms must be booked directly with their owners; once that is done, simply contact the Discovery Commons to schedule the videoconference.

C. VC FACILITIES AT OUR AFFILIATED HOSPITALS

We are often asked who is responsible for helping the Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Professional Development Programs (UofT or hospital local departments) connect by videoconference at the teaching hospitals. The answer is that this varies by site; please see the contact list.