1. A method for providing multi-media conferencing, the method comprising: receiving textual information for display during a conference session among a plurality of participants; retrieving configuration information specifying language assistance for the textual information, wherein the configuration information is associated with one of the participants; augmenting the textual information according to the configuration information for comprehension of the textual information by the one participant, wherein the augmenting of the textual information includes determining whether the textual information is contained in a predetermined list of terms and associated supplemental information, wherein the supplemental information includes definitions of the corresponding terms, and marking the textual information to notify the one participant that the supplemental information is available for selective display if the textual information is in the list; and forwarding the textual information having the marking to the one participant for display during the conference session without replacement of the textual information.
1. A method for providing multi-media conferencing, the method comprising: receiving textual information for display during a conference session among a plurality of participants; retrieving configuration information specifying language assistance for the textual information, wherein the configuration information is associated with one of the participants; augmenting the textual information according to the configuration information for comprehension of the textual information by the one participant, wherein the augmenting of the textual information includes determining whether the textual information is contained in a predetermined list of terms and associated supplemental information, wherein the supplemental information includes definitions of the corresponding terms, and marking the textual information to notify the one participant that the supplemental information is available for selective display if the textual information is in the list; and forwarding the textual information having the marking to the one participant for display during the conference session without replacement of the textual information. 4. A method according to claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting a plurality of invitation messages to the participants; and determining confirmation status of the conference session based upon response messages received from the participants in response to the invitation messages.