This article is for faculty and staff who wish to host live events on Teams.
Teams live events is an extension of Teams meetings, enabling users to broadcast video and meeting content to a large online audience. Live events are meant for a one to many communication where the host of the event leads the presentation and the attendees participate by viewing the content shared by the host. The attendees can also interact using a moderated Q&A conversation. Users can create events and invite presenters/panelists to participate on their own devices.
If you have a professional camera, sound setup, and encoder and would prefer to use Stream for your live event, documentation can be found here.
Who can create a live event?
- UConn faculty and staff with permission to create live events in Teams
What are the different roles or permission levels in a live event?
Live events in Teams empower multiple roles (organizer, producer, presenter, and attendee) to successfully broadcast and participate in an event. More about these can be found here.
Who can attend a live event?
- If the event is public, anyone with the event link can attend without signing in.
- If the event is private, invited attendees must sign in to attend.
System Requirements and Supported Platforms
Supported operating systems: Windows 7 and later (32-bit and 64-bit), macOS X 10.10 and later
Supported mobile operating systems: Android 4.4 and later, iOS 10 and later
Supported web browsers: Chrome (last 3 versions), Edge RS2 and later, Firefox (last 3 versions), Internet Explorer 11, Safari
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