Short version: can Freeswitch create subconferences on-the-fly & let a moderator speak to all of them? Long version: We lead live experiential learning workshops, where we are constantly saying "get a partner and share about x" and then "now get in groups of 4/6/8" to share about that and then finally we come back to the "big room" where we take a few shares from the big group. In particular we would like to place participants in small groups where they interact with each other, but all groups can hear the facilitator. I'd like to do something similar over the phone, and am wondering if a programmer could fairly easily accomplish this in Freeswitch. It's critical that the presenter still be able to speak to everyone, even when they are in small subconferences. Thinking that Asterisk could do it, I wrote up some requirements below. They're definitely not all "must-haves". I heard from several Asterisk experts that the "one-way" nature of this requirement (subconference hears presenter but not the other way around) meant that Asterisk really wasn't suited for it. Below are the full requirements. Do people think they're do-able? Easily? What platforms would allow that, especially open-source? ps. If there's a video it's likely always simply the presenter delivering that. Ideally would have ability to connect with POTS but if this can be done in a computer-only method (is there still such a thing?) I'd still love to know about it. ---------------------------------------- -- ===================== Brian Burt, Founding Partner Financial Circles Empowerment in Community www.FinancialCircles.com 415-308-4258 mobile (best) 510-251-1189 office brianDELETE-ME@FinancialCircles.com ===================== - - - "Financial Circles teaches people to master money so that it serves their dreams. We offer courses and an active network where people wake up to possibility, master concrete financial and business skills, and take action on what truly matters to them." - - -