This room comfortably seats 14 people around a long table and can accomodate 20-30 additional people in chairs around the room. (Arrange for additional chairs ahead of time!)

The room has a regular white board at one end, a digital SmartBoard at the other, a dedicated computer, and a digital projector suspended from the ceiling. The digital projection system was donated by the SAHRA project. The room also has a coffee maker and a sink.

Please see the office staff in MSEC 208 to reserve this room.

SmartBoard

This amazing and fun gadget allows a presenter to draw on the board and to control the computer using the board as a giant touch screen. The SmartBoard software is already running when the computer is turned on, so all you have to do is start drawing with one of the pens or touch the board. There are four "ink" colors: brown, red, blue, and green. Pick up only one pen or the eraser at a time as the board can only recognize one item at a time. When using web-conferencing software, what you draw on the SmartBoard will be seen on all the other computers in the meeting! For more features, see the instruction manual. FAQs. Tips. Smart Technologies website.

Using the Desktop Computer with the Projector

1. Locate the KVM -- This is a black box that says "Omni View SE 4 port".
2. On the KVM Press the "Channel" Button until the blinking red light is under the number 1.
3. You should now see the desktop's screen on both the Dell monitor sitting on the desk and the projector.

Using a Laptop Computer with the Projector

1. Power on the Projector.
2. Locate the VGA cable -- This should be on the right hand side of the computer.
3. Plug the VGA cable into the Laptop Computer.
4. Locate the KVM -- This is a black box that says "Omni View SE 4 port".
5. On the KVM Press the "Channel" Button until the blinking red light is under the number 2.
6. You should now see the laptop's screen on both the Dell monitor sitting on the desk and the projector.

Digital Projector

Suspended from the ceiling is a digital projector. It is turned on/off using the remote control or buttons on the projector itself. Please turn off the lamp when not in use to prolong its expensive little lifetime.