Environment
U-M Zoom
Issue
Can I host more than one meeting at a time in U-M Zoom?
Resolution
On Zoom, you can host up to two meetings concurrently. Please keep in mind the following:
- Both meetings must be started by either the original host (the person on whose account the meeting was created) or an alternative host.
- If the meeting host or an alternative host attempts to start a third meeting, the first meeting will end.
- This ability only applies to meetings. You cannot host multiple webinars or a single meeting and a webinar simultaneously.
- If a Zoom Room attempts to start a second meeting with the Join before host setting enabled, it will end the first meeting without warning.
- If participants attempt to join a meeting the host has not yet started, they will receive a message indicating that the host has another meeting in progress.
Refer to Zoom Support | Hosting multiple meetings simultaneously for more information.
Note: For several years, there has been a known issue that occasionally allows a user to host more than 2 meetings simultaneously. You are warned not to anticipate that you could host more than two meetings at once, as that is not the intended behavior of this feature.
Although this feature is available if needed, it is recommended as best practice that if you are running two meetings simultaneously, they be hosted (created) by two separate accounts to avoid encountering any of the limitations of this feature.
Additional Information
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