Abstract: A text interface for recording archived notes in a video conference session is provided. Archived notes may comprise an updatable, modifiable record created or modified during one or more instances of a conference session. The archived notes may be saved from a previous instance of the conference session and retrieved at the commencement of a subsequent instance of the conference session. The archived notes and the concurrent notes may be edited by the participants in the conference session. A note area displayed within a layout allows one or more of the participants of the conference session to provide, modify, and/or view concurrent notes and archived notes.