Concurrent meetings and Webinars

[JR87]

I currently have a Pro license, and I'm running an upcoming event that will have both concurrent Meetings and concurrent Webinars. I know I need individual licenses for each one that runs concurrently, but I'm trying to figure out if I can simultaneously run a Meeting and a Webinar using the same account/email address, presuming I have the Webinar add-on.  I won't be presenting--just the behind-the-scenes administrator for all of the sessions.  

[Ray_Harwood · Accepted solution]

Sorry. @JR87  -- one user can only host one event at a time.  If you start another event, you are given the option as shown here:

At that point, you can either force-end the other meeting, and the new one you wanted to start will start, or you can cancel and allow the other meeting to continue.

Are these Meetings and Webinars all related to each other, like separate sessions in a single "big event"?  There's an option: Zoom Events.  It's not for the faint of heart, but it's only $20/month over the Webinar license, and allows you to have a wide range of sessions all in one Event/Conference.  But setting it up is tricky.  If you're going to be doing this a lot, though, it's worth investigating.

If you're interested, I'll drop in some additional information. 

[JR87]

Thanks @Ray_Harwood .  Bummer that I can't run a concurrent meeting and webinar, but I get it. We've already committed to a virtual platform that integrates with Zoom, so Zoom Events won't work for us at this point.  

[Ray_Harwood]

Too bad. Well, the good news is that you can use your Webinar license, and then add one additional user account to your organizational account, and just pay for one month of Pro, then let it ride as a Basic account til you need it again.  I’m a solo one-person event producer, and I’ve got 5 accounts ready to use as needed. 

[servicesteam]

Hey I saw your post. We have purchased a Zoom events package in order to run concurrent sessions (alongside other things) but I'm struggling to create an event at all and can't find any advice for this online. It just doesn't give me the drop down option to create event...

Thanks, Sophie

[Ray_Harwood]

@servicesteam/Sophie,

Welcome to Zoom Events!  I've sent you a private message with some information.

Zoom Events creation isn't "rocket science or brain surgery", but it's certainly at huge leap from your everyday Meeting or Webinar. There are a variety of resources out there, including:

• There is a huge block of support articles just on Zoom Events.  If you haven't found them yet, look here:
  https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/categories/4415032574861-Zoom-Events-Support
  They're not as intuitive as I'd like them to be, and the navigation to find what you want requires you to already know what you're looking for. 
• Denise Lahat has a Facebook group here:
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/zoomeventpros
  It's a great place for questions, and she has occasional online Q&A sessions.

See my PM for additional details.