Video at workshop?

[Karsten Wade]

I'm a full-time telecommuter and I really, really appreciate when
events are webcast (with archives.) Sometimes it's the only chance I
have to see and hear the voices behind important events.

So I have a vision that we _could_ webcast the first day of the
workshop.[1] There are a lot of ways to accomplish this, the least of
which is me setting up a camera, recording, and posting on the web
afterwards.

Are there any thoughts from you all about this?

For some of us, it may be the first time we're going to participate
publicly in such an open way, and I want to respect the concerns that
can come with that. I assure you that people watching really do
benefit and it will help your interactions in the future when stuck in
text mode on IRC and mailing lists. I'm also thinking of the rest of
the existing developer teams at our individual organizations - they
can't be at the workshop and benefit from seeing all of us, too.

I know this is a complication that could be very annoying for the
presenters and audience if we don't do it right.

So I'm asking you - as developers and technologists - what way do you
think?

- Karsten

[1] I figure webcasting the breakout sessions is more annoyance than
    useful, although I'll be recommending using Etherpad and IRC for
    collaborative documentation of breakouts; wiki is archive for
    session notes. However, if you want to bring people in to your
    session using videoconferencing, great. Maybe we can talk about
    that possibility, too.

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