MS live events

Overview

Purpose	Live events in M365 are an extension of Teams meetings that enable you to schedule, produce, and deliver live events that stream to large online audiences (up to 10,000 attendees).
Desktop client	Windows users must have Office 2013 or 2016 for Windows 7 and 10. Mac users must have Office 2016 for Mac.
Apps integration	Teams, Yammer and Stream.
Supported browser	Latest version of Internet Explorer , Microsoft Edge or Chrome.
External sharing	External sharing is possible.
Available via mobile	Only for attendees.
Limitations	Maximum audience size is 10,000 attendees. Maximum duration of an event is 4 hours. Maximum number of concurrent pre-live or live events across M365 is 15.
Accessibility	Accessibility tips for inclusive Teams meetings and Live Events.
Get it!	Send us a request through our Self Service portal.

Eligibility

A3 licence: professors, research associates (excluding postdoctoral fellows), librarians, power plant, and trades staff from the following groups: SSUO, PIPSC, management positions (NM) and confidential positions (NC).

Fees

Live events is part of M365 service and provided at no cost to eligible users.

Features

Live events is designed for one-to-many communications where the host of the event is leading the interactions and audience participation is primarily to view the content shared by host.
Attendees can watch the live or recorded event in Microsoft Teams, Yammer, or Microsoft Stream, and can participate in discussions using moderated Q & A or a Yammer conversation.