Alerternative Hosts - from outside organizations?

[kwray]

Hello!

Have a large meeting between several organizations. Would like to add ALTERNATIVE HOSTS for folks outside my company. When trying to do so, get a message they can't be found.

Example
Me = Company A

Desired Alternative Host = Company B
*Currently unable to add anyone unless they are Company A

Is there any way to assign Alternative Hosts in this case?

Thanks

[kjhartma · Accepted solution]

Based on the first sentence in this Zoom doc, alternate hosts must be licensed users on the same Zoom account.

What you might need to do is when the person outside your organization joins the meeting, is make them a co-host: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206330935

Co-host controls: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362603

Different roles in a meeting (Real nice chart on this page): https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360040324512-Roles-in-a-meeting

[alex24]

I don't feel that this question is solved.  I don't see why we cannot have folks from other orgs co-host WITHOUT having to have the event creator start the meeting.  Sometimes we cannot make a meeting.

[charadani]

I'd like to know if there has been any progress on this. The use case for this is clear.

There is a meeting between members of different organizations and there are several cohosts. Every cohost should be able to start the meeting by themselves without the need of the meeting organizer to do so every time.

Currently you have to send a link with the pass code to the cohosts so that they can join the meeting in the absence of the meeting creator. If that link gets on the wrong hands, they could start the meeting without the cohosts, whicch is a security risk IMO.

[Bort]

Alternative-hosts still require both users be licensed users of the same account. 

[charadani]

Oh,, that is unfortunate.

Where can I log this as a feature request for the team to consider an update?

[Bort]

Feedback and feature requests can be submitted here: https://zoom.us/feed

[Tonypalagonia]

Has there been any progress on this... I have a meeting that I have scheduled... notified folks ... that I now cannot make... the person who will be running the meeting is not from my organization.  How do I change this without sending cancellations or modifications to every participant?

[willalanjr]

Agreed on the clear use case -- this is an issue once one has scheduled a meeting with multiple people outside your own but then can't be present.

[mgomez]

Same issue, we want our sister company to be able to be alternate hosts

[Lholstein]

I'm currently in this exact situation. It's really not good enough. 

[akaliwo]

Surely, Zoom should work on this drawback. I don't think one can appoint co-hosts anyhow. This feature, where a co-host is not a registered user, is very important in the context where you delegate the chairing and administration of a meeting to someone. Please fix this!

[Gkjsuhhh]

There needs to be a workaround for this. I help to schedule meetings across nine different businesses, I cannot attend every meeting. I need to be able to make someone who is external a co-host.

[joeltru]

Wake UP, people! This is a MONEY maker for ZOOM. Do you really think they will EVER change it?  YOU want a co-host? PAY for IT!!! 🙂 Slaves!

[splante]

I am so surprised this is still an issue. I want to co-host with another school and the fact I cannot have someone outside the organization a co-host is shocking and disappointing.