Conferences

A conference lets a number of users exchange information online. You can send a public message to a conference just as you would send a private message to another user. You can also open a conference and read the messages posted there by others.
A conference icon is flagged when the conference contains unread mail.

Public conferences are created by your administrator. Conferences that are intended for everyone to see are located in a special conference on your Desktop. By default, this conference is called Conferences. If you do not see this conference, ask your administrator for the name of the conference.
Your administrator may also create restricted conferences that are only intended for certain users. You will only see those conferences to which your administrator has given you access by subscribing you. These conferences will appear directly on your Desktop, not within the Conferences conference. If there is another conference that you want to see, ask your administrator to subscribe you to it.

Your administrator determines what you can do in a public conference.
For example, you may only be able to read messages in a conference that covers personnel policies, but be able to send messages to a conference that deals with a project that you are working on. In this case, the personnel conference serves as a way to broadcast information. The project conference lets everyone involved in the project discuss it.