System and method for high efficiency tunnelling for agile meetings

A method for providing a sub-electronic meeting within a main electronic meeting, comprising:

• providing a first graphic user interface (GUI) comprising a first shared meeting space for a main electronic meeting to each of a group of attendees of the main electronic meeting, the electronic meeting being provided over a first channel in a network, the main electronic meeting being managed by a moderator;
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• providing a second GUI comprising a second shared meeting space for a sub-electronic meeting to each of a subgroup of attendees, the sub-electronic meeting being provided over a separate second channel in the network, the sub-electronic meeting occurring simultaneously within the main electronic meeting without disconnecting the subgroup of attendees from the main electronic meeting.

A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having a computer readable program for providing a sub-electronic meeting within a main electronic meeting, wherein the computer readable program when executed on a computer causes the computer to:

• provide a first graphic user interface (GUI) comprising a first shared meeting space for a main electronic meeting to each of a group of attendees of the main electronic meeting, the electronic meeting being provided over a first channel in a network, the main electronic meeting being managed by a moderator;
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• provide a second GUI comprising a second shared meeting space for a sub-electronic meeting to each of a subgroup of attendees, the sub-electronic meeting being provided over a separate second channel in the network, the sub-electronic meeting occurring simultaneously within the main electronic meeting without disconnecting the subgroup of attendees from the main electronic meeting.