Virtual collaboration with multiple degrees of availability

An apparatus, comprising:

• a network interface configured to enable network communications;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more memories storing instructions that when executed configure the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
• scheduling or initiating a collaboration session with a plurality of participants, the collaboration session configured to share information with a plurality of participant devices via a plurality of channels;
• receiving, from a first participant device of the plurality of participant devices, an indication of participation for the collaboration session, by a first participant associated with the first participant device, in each of the plurality of channels, wherein the indication of participation for each of the plurality of channels indicates whether the first participant intends to consume content associated with each of the plurality of channels for the collaboration session;
• and
• for a document viewing channel of the plurality of channels for which the first participant does not intend to consume content associated with the document viewing channel, providing, to a second participant device of the plurality of participant devices, the indication of participation by displaying a first icon on a user interface of the second participant device associated with a second participant, the first icon indicating that the first participant is unable to view a presentation provided by at least one other participant of the plurality of participants during the collaboration session.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that when executed configure one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• scheduling or initiating a collaboration session with a plurality of participants, the collaboration session configured to share information with a plurality of participant devices via a plurality of channels;
• receiving, from a first participant device of the plurality of participant devices, an indication of participation for the collaboration session, by a first participant associated with the first participant device, in each of the plurality of channels, wherein the indication of participation for each of the plurality of channels indicates whether the first participant intends to consume content associated with each of the plurality of channels for the collaboration session;
• and
• for a document viewing channel of the plurality of channels for which the first participant does not intend to consume content associated with the document viewing channel, providing, to a second participant device of the plurality of participant devices, the indication of participation by displaying a first icon on a user interface of the second participant device associated with a second participant, the first icon indicating that the first participant is unable to view a presentation provided by at least one other participant of the plurality of participants during the collaboration session.