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Re: Radical Solution for remote participants

2013-08-15 20:48:52

On 13/08/2013, at 11:00 AM, Douglas Otis 
<doug(_dot_)mtview(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> wrote:

1) Ensure exact digital interfaces driving projectors are fully available 
remotely.  

That would be fantastic, if feasible. Much simpler than sharing through 
software.


2) Ensure Audio access requires an identified request via XMPP prior to 
enabling either a remote or local audio feed.

Hm.


3) RFI tags could facilitate enabling local audio feed instead of an 
identified request via XMPP.

Could be quite interesting; many conferences now provide attendees with RFID 
tags...


4) In the event of the local venue loosing Internet access, the device 
regulating A/V presentations must be able to operate in a virtual mode where 
only remote participants are permitted to continue the meeting proceedings.

That seems… extreme.

5) Important participants should plan for alternative modes of Internet 
access to remain part of the proceedings.

Not exactly practical.


6) Develop a simple syntax used on XMPP sessions to:
1) signify a request to speak on X 
2) withdraw a request to speak on X
3) signify support of Y
4) signify non-support of Y
5) signal when a request has been granted or revoked.  For local participants 
this could be in the form of a red or green light at their microphone. 

The W3C does much of this already with IRC bots, e.g.:
  http://www.w3.org/2001/12/zakim-irc-bot.html

(also can pick a scribe, track an agenda, etc.)


7) Develop a control panel managed by chairs or their proxies that 
consolidate and sequence requests and log support and nonsupport indications 
and the granting of requests.

See above (I think).


8) Chairs should be able to act as proxies for local participants lacking 
access to XMPP. 

Not practical, unless they delegate.


9) Chairs should have alternative Internet access independent of that of the 
venue's.

Seems extreme.


10) Establish a reasonable fee to facilitate remote participants who receive 
credit for their participation equal to that of being local.

11) The device regulating A/V presentations must drive both the video and 
audio portions of the presentations.  A web camera in a room is a very poor 
replacement.

12) All video information in the form of slides and text must be available 
from the Internet prior to the beginning of the meeting.

Cheers,


--
Mark Nottingham   http://www.mnot.net/