M365 Changelog: Pre-assign Channel members to Breakout Rooms

MC408687 – This Breakout Rooms for Channel Meetings feature enables meeting organizers to efficiently pre-assign channel members to Breakout Rooms (both auto and manual) ahead of a channel meeting start.

Please note, that Meetings with Breakout Rooms are limited to 300 participants. If the channel contains more than 300 members, pre-assignment will not be available. Meeting organizers will have the ability to assign participants to Breakout Rooms during the meeting. 

This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 96350

When this will happen:

Preview: Microsoft will begin rolling out early August and expect to complete by mid August

Standard Release: Microsoft will begin rolling out mid-August and expect to complete by late August.

How this will affect your organization:

Meeting organizers are now able to pre-assign channel members to Breakout Rooms of Channels Meetings by accessing the Breakout rooms tab in the Channel Meeting’s meeting details. 

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What you need to do to prepare:

There is no action needed to prepare for this change. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation as appropriate