The in camera discussion is the portion of the defence when the examination committee meets privately to discuss their assessments of the candidate's oral defence and written dissertation and to determine their overall recommendation to the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Only the official members of the examining committee participate in this discussion; the candidate and all audience members will be asked to leave or will be put in a separate virtual room. The candidate will be recalled once this discussion is complete and the Chair will inform them of the recommendations the committee will make to the Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Note: this discussion is never recorded (i.e. there are no cameras involved).