When the participant joins the meeting by log on to the meeting environment with the PDA and then send a login message to the facilitator.
The facilitator agent intercepts the login message and sends a list of attendees to the participant as shown in the picture.
On receiving the login message the facilitator then sends a copy of the agenda to the participant which will be stored in the PDA and the current agenda item updated with the first agenda item description.
Any other supporting documents (artifacts) will also be sent to the participant, stored on the PDA and can be displayed on the screen if required. Messages to alert the facilitator (request to speak, clarify, etc.) will be sent from the PDA by the
participant which will be intercepted by the facilitator’s computer and displayed on the screen. The participant will be able to see whether the messages have been responded to by the facilitator and their status.