Quorum of Meeting Section 174 (1) of the Act provides that the quorum for a board meeting of a company shall be one-third of its total strength or two directors, whichever is higher, and the participation of the directors by video conferencing or by other audio visual means shall also be counted for this purpose.
Place of Meeting means the location designated by the Board for the purpose of holding a meeting.
Video conferencing is live, visual connection between two or more remote parties over the internet that simulates a face-to-face meeting. Video conferencing is important because it joins people who would not normally be able to form a face-to-face connection.
Place of Meeting: The scheduled venue of the meeting as set forth in the notice convening the meeting, shall be deemed to be the place of the said meeting and all recordings of the proceedings at the meeting shall be deemed to be made at such place.
To conduct a productive meeting with video conferencing, the following four things are typically required: Device with a camera and microphone. Reliable Internet connection. Video conferencing software. Invitation or link to join the conference:
Section 173(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 provides that a director may participate in a board meeting in person or through video conferencing or through audio-video visual means. Clearly, then, a director has three alternative methods to attend board meeting.
Videoconferencing synonyms teleconferencing, video chat, remote meeting, virtual meeting, web meeting, web conference.
Virtual Meeting Benefits Rather than taking a flight or driving to an out-of-the-way meeting location, board directors can attend from anywhere with a computer and an internet connection. Online board meetings are convenient, and that means board members are more likely to attend them regularly.