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8.3.1 Applying Places to the context of the scenarioAs mentioned above, a Place is a virtual space within Sametime. It allows forusers who “enter” it to be aware of others’ online status, communicate directlywith other members of the Place, and take part in activities that run within thePlace.In the Panel Discussion, we use a Place to provide an area for the activity andapplication to work within. By using the Place, we also have the ability to addlisteners to allow us to listen for users entering and leaving the Place.8.3.2 Applying sections to the context of the scenarioA Place is made out of sections and each user that enters a Place enters into aspecific section in that Place. This is very useful; for example, in our applicationwe separate the audience members from the panel by putting them into differentsections. This allows the audience to communicate among themselves withouthaving the presenters “hear” them. This is possible due to the fact that sectionsare treated in the Places model just like any other Place member. A specialsection in the Place is entitled the Stage. A user in the stage has morepermissions that others. For example, he can talk to the entire Place, not only toother users in his section.Note: The Stage section is a special section with special abilities. For a full listof permissions in a Place see Table 3-1 on page 55 n the redbook Workingwith the Sametime Client Toolkit, SG24-6666.Our example divides the application into six non-stage sections and one stagesection. Each section has different capabilities and attributes within the Place.Table 8-1 on page 188 describes the different sections, their capabilities and theirattributes.Chapter 8. Places and Place awareness 187