Technology for Computer-Supported Meetings

The emerging field of computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW) encompasses many different aspects of group work, from face-to-face meetings to video-conferences to asynchronous collaboration. Support for meetings as one form of group work has been the object of some important early CSCW research. Several existing facilities have been designed for computer-supported face to face meetings using advanced computer hardware, software and audio/visual equipment. Technology for supporting other aspects of CSCW is also beginning to emerge. Plans for the Collaboration Technology project, a joint venture between Andersen Consulting, The University of Michigan and Steelcase, Inc., include flexible and friendly computer support for meetings and for other aspects of group work.