Henning Schulzrinne <hgs(_at_)cs(_dot_)columbia(_dot_)edu> wrote:
On Aug 4, 2008, at 12:00 AM, Spencer Dawkins wrote:
My biggest obstacle to using jabber for scribing is that we still
(used to be frequently, now very rarely, but it happened in Dublin)
experience networking problems on the wireless LAN.
I don't think the problems were related to the wireless network. My
ssh and IMAP session didn't blink, while the plenary jabber room would
periodically kick out a large fraction of the participants.
There certainly have been wireless problems, and they certainly could
recur.
If we could run one ethernet cable for the chairs/scribe, I bet we'd
have more volunteers (I remember that offering power for the scribes
worked as an inducement in Yokohama and in Vienna, and probably
other places as well).
It would be good to have ethernet and power for the jabber scribes.
Might I suggest a microphone as well, in case the jabber scribe can't
figure out who's speaking, or finds the need to channel a jabber
question?
Beyond that ... so how many working groups have formal secretaries?
Having formal secretaries seems like a better long-term approach; it
also provides recognition to the individuals and, in some cases, a
training ground for future WG chairs.
By all means!
(Don't forget the other direction: after graduating from WGC, you'll
have a leg up on judging what deserves to be recorded in minutes, and
you'll have a better chance of gleaning a name from the mumbled sylables
before speakers actually get close enough to the mike.)
--
John Leslie <john(_at_)jlc(_dot_)net>
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