Live Events on Teams

Owned by Former user (Deleted)
Last updated: Jan 12, 2022 by John Leahy (Deactivated)
2 min read

This article is for faculty and staff who wish to host live events on Teams.

Faculty and staff can schedule a Live Event to present to a large 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. Live events can be recorded by the organizer and attendees can view the same within 90 days of the actual event. 

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.

How many attendees can join a Live event?

Currently, Live event can support up to 10,000 attendee count and a total of 10 producers and/or presenters.

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

Related Articles