Using the Forum Room

Occupancy: Seats 68 people.

Description: The Forum Room has fixed seats with tablet writing arms.

As you enter the room, there are two presentation desks: one on the right for audio visual and computer projection, and one on the left for videoconferencing. For more information about the Forum Room's videoconferencing capabilities, or to schedule the room for a videoconference, please contact NUIT at VidConference@listserv.it.northwestern.edu

Scheduling: The Forum Room is available to members of the Northwestern community for computer and multimedia presentations and other special programs. It is not available for use as a regularly scheduled classroom or for events that do not require the use of audio-visual or computer equipment at each session. Multimedia Center facilities are not to be used for events for which an admission is charged or for which attendees are compensated.

Please note: Computer projection and laserdisc screenings must be reserved at the time of room scheduling.

To schedule the Forum Room, please contact staff at 491-7678, Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm., or email the department at: nulmedia@northwestern.edu. The Forum Room may also be scheduled through Meeting Maker.

Multimedia Center Collections: With the exception of laserdiscs, titles in our collection cannot be reserved with a room reservation. All titles in our collection except laserdiscs may be checked out with a valid NU WildCARD or vaild borrower's card and taken to the Forum Room for screening. Multimedia Center staff will assist faculty in loading media and using the equipment.

Audio Visual Equipment: The Forum Room is equipped with a fixed 8 foot screen. Most of the AV equipment listed below is remotely operated from a presentation desk at the front of the room:

 

• 1/2" VHS Videotape
• PAL/SECAM VHS and DVD
• DVD
• Laserdisc
• CD Audio
• LCD ceiling-mounted projector
• Slide Projector
• Overhead Projector

 

Computer Equipment:

• There is a Dell Optiplex GxPro computer in the lower black presentation desk with a 40 gb hard drive, 256 mg of RAM, a 1.8 kb Pentium 4 processor, CD-Rom and sound card.
• A zip drive is internal to the Dell computer. It accepts both 250 and 100 MB PC zip disks.
• A wireless keyboard and pointer with a wireless mouse is available for use by reservation.
• A Sony LCD projector with an Extron interface that can connect to any laptop or desktop computer (PC or Macintosh), that has a standard 15 pin VGA / SVGA monitor adapter.
• Computer equipment at the presentation desk on the left is for videoconferencing.
• Please contact staff at 491-7678, Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm., or email the department at:nulmedia@northwestern.edu

Computer Software on PC Windows XP:

• Microsoft Office XP: PowerPoint, Word, Access, Excel, etc.
• RealPlayer; QuickTime; Windows Media Player
• Voyager
• Adobe Reader
• Browsers: Internet Explorer; Firefox

Networking:

We provide both static and dynamic IP addresses, all standard networking protocols, Ethernet and wireless.

Miscellaneous Equipment:

• 2 Dry white boards at the front of the room.
• Intercom phone connected to the Multimedia Center service counter.
• Lighting controls from the front and back of the room.
• Dolby Surround Sound speaker system.