Joining an audioconference using an ordinary phone

You may join an audioconference using an ordinary phone by dialling a phone number best suited to your location.

Users within the Dunedin, Christchurch, and Wellington free calling areas: we have free numbers to access the audioconference system. These are:
Dunedin (03) 474 2102
Christchurch (03) 281 8592
Wellington (04) 460 2519

New Zealand freecall number
If you do not live within the Wellington, Christchurch, or Dunedin calling areas the free calling number for audioconferences for the rest of New Zealand is:
0508 CONFER (i.e. 0508 266337).

From Australia (other than Sydney, see above) there are additional numbers you can use in other cities:

Sydney 82315700
Gold Coast (07) 5630 2585
Melbourne 92210800
Brisbane 32952000
Perth 92821000
Adelaide 0881213301 (updated May 2010)

After dialing the access number above for the city you are in, you'll hear a voice welcoming you to ATP, dial extension 3215. Wait for the prompt "Welcome to OceanBrowser" then dial 1 conference room.

Dedicated International Numbers:
Tel Sydney +61 2 82315746 (2 lines)
Tel London + 44 (845) 8674634 (2 lines)
Tel Seattle +1 (206) 787-9201 (4 lines)

Dial 1 to access the conference room when you hear the "Welcome to OceanBrowser " prompt.

A complete list of audioconference dial in access numbers for Australia and many other countries is at: http://oceanbrowser.com/support/conferences.html

International users will not incur any cost if calling access numbers in your local area (e.g. the Sydney number is a local Sydney call, etc.) If you intend to participate in an audioconference via phone please bear in mind that these numbers have limited capacity and cannot be guaranteed to work. Where possible you should supply your phone number (landline) and mobile (backup) to support@oceanbrowser.com along with the paper name and date of the audioconference. We will send you a confirmation message, and in the event that you do not make the roll call we can call you on the phone number(s) you have supplied.

For students who do not have access to the internet, and who are unable to dial one of the access numbers above, you may request us to call you at the time of the audioconference. Please supply us with the following details: your name and paper name (e.g OPHX5001, SPSX 204 etc), audioconference date and time, your phone number (landline) and backup (mobile) where we may reach you at the time of the audioconference. Send these details at least one day in advance of the audioconference to support@oceanbrowser.com with a copy to your paper coordinator. If you have not received an acknowledgement email from us, then we have not received your email.

And finally!
If you need special assistance, please let us know. We will endeavour to support your requirements.

You can also ask for help in the text chat room during the audioconference if you are having difficulties.

All audioconferences are recorded and you may listen to these by following the instructions posted in the podcasting forum.

Audioconference sessions are made available in three formats:

1.    Web-accessible
You may listen to the archive through your web browser.

2.    iTunes podcast
Subscribe to the paper’s podcasts through iTunes. Audio archives will be downloaded to your computer as they become available. You may listen to iTunes podcasts offline on your computer or iPod.

3.    mp3 file
An mp3 audio file version will be provided for any students who wish to listen to the conference archive offline, but who have a non-iPod mp3 device that requires an mp3 file format.

Your lecturer may also podcast lecture materials that you may need to listen to before your audioconference. Any presentations involving video will need to be viewed on a computer, either through iTunes or a web browser. Additional instructions will be posted in the podcasting area of your paper before the first podcast from your lecturer is made available.

For additional information regarding podcasting, log into your paper’s forum at http://oceanbrowser.com/forum, then go to SPSX 204 and follow the link to podcasting.