So let’s say your VP of executive education drops by your desk and tells you she’s got $600k to drop and wants to spend it to set the program apart in a very technologically hip yet practical way. Well, here’s a suggestion for her: high definition video conferencing or “telepresence” as Cisco is calling it. Now the London executives enrolled in the program can easily join the Palo Alto executives in a virtual-immersive executive education experience without the expense and inconvenience of traveling across the pond.

What are the specs? Glad she asked. Three 65″ plasmas, 1080p, compressed using H.264 to 3-3.5 Megabits/second, all-IP based, and all controlled through a telephone. It’s essentially a turn-key package you can set up in virtually any room. The $600k will cover a triple-plasma setup in London and a triple-plasma setup in Palo Alto. Supports smart boards? Check. Supports document sharing? Check. Recording and multi-casting are coming soon.

Read more about it and grab the video press conference/demo from Robert Scoble’s blog.