A board room is a conference space used for meetings between the company’s Board of Directors and senior management. The meetings are held to discuss important issues and the directors are accountable for ensuring that decisions are taken by the company in line with the interests of shareholders. In spoken communication, the term “boardroom” may also be used to describe activities that are believed to be held in a corporate boardroom, despite not taking place in one.
While a boardroom may be found in any kind of structure, it’s usually situated within the corporate offices of a company or corporation. It can easily seat at least twenty people and is often equipped with large touch screens for visual presentations during meetings. A typical meeting will involve an agenda that’s distributed ahead of time so the participants know what to expect during the meeting.
In the event of not being used, the majority of boardrooms have cabinets that can store audio-visual equipment. A typical boardroom system will include a doc cam and Blu-ray player, an LCD display and a projector. Based on the layout and size of the boardroom it may be necessary for several screens to be installed along with an Extron DVS605 Plus scaling switcher to work with different sources. Most boardrooms also have video conference equipment that allows attendees to join the meeting from a different location than the meeting room.