If you’re traveling abroad and need to attend a Simmons or external meeting via GoToMeeting, there are two easy ways to call in.

When You’re the Organizer
If you’re scheduling a meeting, and you know that you and/or some of the attendees will be abroad, you can easily add a long distance or toll-free number for those locations. This will give you access to start the meeting from your location or to add country-specific numbers for other attendees. The steps to add call-in numbers for other countries are outlined in the image to the right.

When You’re an Attendee
If you’ll be attending a meeting while outside the US, ask the meeting’s organizer to add phone numbers for that country to the meeting. They’ll have the option of adding a long distance and/or toll-free number.

If you need a number immediately and cannot access the GoToMeeting interface or reach the meeting organizer, call theService Desk (617-521-2222) and a technician can provide you with a dial-in number for your current location.

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