Video at workshop?

[Anthony Liguori]

On 10/07/2011 01:31 PM, Karsten Wade wrote:
> 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?

I'm not going to be able to attend the workshop so I'm very eager about having a 
way to participate remotely.

I actually think video is not all that important as long as slide decks are made 
available before hand.  Audio is really what's important.  There's a lot of ways 
to stream audio (particularly, in real time).

For breakout sessions, projecting an IRC channel has worked well at past 
conferences, in particular, when combined with streaming audio.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> 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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