Online Virtual Meetings are Cost Effective, Efficient & Not to Mention Green
October 22 2009, 1:20pm
Guest Blogger: LaRoun Tolbert; OrgSync Campus Liaison for Bowling Green University. Every year the world is continuing to advance itself and becoming more fast paced. People have become so accustomed to life on the web, we are technological people and our main source of connectivity is via the internet. Meeting up virtually eliminates many barriers and is beneficial for people and the environment.
Online Virtual Meetings are Green & Efficient. Virtual Meetings Reduce Corporate Expenses Introducing online conferencing into a company’s program could reduce costs tremendously. For example, meeting virtually can: • Eliminate the cost of catering and other amenities provided at conferences • Help large national corporations or national causes cut travel expenses necessary for internal strategic meetings
Virtual Meeting Help Faculty and Administration Become More Efficient Faculty and Administration can also benefit from meeting virtually and manage office hours easier. They have the option of: • Holding video conferences with several students at a time to make general meetings more efficient • Keeping communication open with commuter students by conveniently meeting online Virtual Meeting are Environmentally Friendly E-conferences facilitate environmentally friendly or “green” initiatives by: • Lowering car usage and gas emission into the air by reducing travel • Increasing sustainability efforts by saving paper and money on handouts that are available online Now and the Years to Come Meeting virtually will be without doubt the way of the future. Generation Y will soon be out of college and enter the workforce; this generation was practically raised on the internet. With that said, online activity will pick up speed like a snowball coming down a mountain, thus increasing our efficiency and our contributions to green causes.
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