An online collaboration system comprises at least one server in communication with multiple client computing devices over a communication network, the at least one server executing program code to host an online collaborative environment in which users of the client computing devices can collaborate. The at least one server executes program code to facilitate an online meeting between the users of the client computing devices in the online collaboration environment, display a plurality of conference panels on a user interface of at least some of the multiple client computing devices, each conference panel configured to depict a real-time video stream associated with one of the client computing devices participating in the online meeting and display at least one display panel on a user interface of at least some of the multiple client computing devices, wherein the at least one display panel of each user interface is configured to display common shared information relating to the online meeting.