In one embodiment, the meeting device, comprising, a housing, a processor disposed in the housing, at least one presence detector disposed in the housing and coupled to an environment processor to detect presence within a predetermined distance of the meeting device, provides to the environment processor at least one presence detection signal based on the detected presence, wherein the processor turns on at least one meeting device component when the at least one presence detection signal is detected and at least one wireless transceiver coupled to the environment processor to provide at least one wireless signal.