---
type: concept
title: Online-Tagungen (Online Conferences)
tags: [web-conferencing, moodle, temporary-infrastructure, external-access]
related: [moodle, bigbluebutton, gastzugang, kursbeantragung]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_webdienste_webkonferenz_online_tagungen.md"]
---

# Online-Tagungen (Online Conferences)

**Online-Tagungen** (Online Conferences) are a specific implementation and use case of the [[moodle]] platform at the Universität Greifswald designed to facilitate meetings with external participants using the university's existing educational infrastructure.

## Technical Implementation
These conferences are hosted within [[moodle]]. 
- **Primary Tool**: They primarily utilize [[bigbluebutton]] for the interactive session.
- **Alternative Formats**: Other Moodle formats may also be employed.

## Implementation Workflow
To set up an online conference, the following process is used:
1. **Course Request**: The organizer must apply for a Moodle course through the [[kursbeantragung]] process.
2. **Area Specification**: The request must explicitly specify the "Online-Tagungen" course area.
3. **External Participation**: Access for non-university members is managed via [[gastzugang]] (Guest Access), which supports the use of individual display names for identification.

## Lifecycle and Data Retention
Unlike standard academic courses, Online-Tagungen courses are strictly temporary and have a transient lifecycle:
- **Duration**: Data is only available for the duration of the event.
- **Deletion**: The corresponding Moodle course and all associated data are deleted by the URZ immediately after the conference has ended.