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Teleconferencing is increasingly taking the place of face-to-face meetings in many business, social and academic settings.

While the pros (with tremendous savings in travel costs) and cons (lack of personal contact, and if the lines go down you're stuck) are still being debated here are some sites to help explain what, why, and how-to's of audio, video, and Web conferencing ...

The Teleconference Primer - The complete guide to effective audio & videoconferencing with tips, suggestions, facts & information on techniques, equipment and emerging issues, a glossary of teleconferencing jargon, related resources.

Conferencing Directory - Find, learn about, and purchase conference calling, Web conferencing, and video conferencing services and products, plus related links, books and resources.

Telecommunications Conferencing - Directory listings of video, audio and Web conferencing companies worldwide, from Business.com.

Teleconnections.info - Australian-based directory of audio, video and Web conference services and equipment providers.

MIVNET Public Room Videoconferencing - Worldwide association representing independently owned and operated videoconference facilities with a directory searchable by country, U.S. state or city.

SBC Knowledge Network Explorer: Videconferencing Directory - Searchable database of videoconferencing sites of interest to K-12 school, community college, and public library communities.

Conferencing on the Web - A comprehensive guide to software that powers video, audio, Web conferencing, instant messaging, forums and other collaborative tools for virtual teams, with related books and resources.

IMCCA : Information Pages - Industry association for multimedia conferencing offering links to related products, services, white papers and case studies, an online glossary of general or technical terms, press releases, and more.

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